My black hair, Pt. 2

Let's see...I first started transitioning from relaxed to natural in the summer of 2006. I knew absolutely nothing about my natural hair and was dying to stop using chemicals. I have some small patches of excema, a couple on my leg, some on my hands, and a couple patches on my scalp. The relaxer chemicals would burn my scalp immediately, but especially where the excema was. It would then scab and crust up on my scalp. It was very painful and gross.

I STRONGLY ADVISE AGAINST THE USE OF RELAXERS!!

I mean, we've seen "Good Hair", right? Anyway, many adults do not burn when they relax their hair. My Mother has been using a relaxer for like, 35 years. She never burns, uses any store bought kit "that's on sale", and has fabulous hair. She's a freak of nature and I want to strike her, and have her beautiful straight hair swoop over her face as she holds it.....holds it........and then slowly turns to look at me.

Anyway, I slowly transitioned to natural, Lito and I trimming my hair every month. Every time I trimmed part of my relaxed hair, it felt straight and brittle, boring even. Underneath were soft coils of MY OWN. During the transition, I wore senegalese twists, corn rows and microbraids. And by the following summer before our wedding, I held a great and proud afro. My hair grew fine for another few months, but I became impatient. I knew I had length, but my curls were so tight that I felt I could not enjoy it. Instead of researching natural hair products online.......I put a texturizer on it which STRAIGHTENED MY HAIR.

I. Was. Devastated. All my hard work was over because I wanted my curls to be softened, didn't read about products, etc. Defeated, I went all the way back to square one, and began relaxing again.

Creamy crack.........