Transitioning from permed or relaxed hair to natural hair should be like a life changing process. Although it can be long an tedious, it’s super beneficial. You should not be feeling insecure at this time your feelings should be more proud.   During the transitioning phase, women my feel out casted from society and get weird reactions from husbands/boyfriends, family/friends, and even co workers. Although there is no way to prevent people reactions to your decision of being natural, I can provide some helpful tips to make this process easy.

There are different ways to transition to natural hair. The easiest way is to do the BC. the Big Chop, and rock a TWA until your hair grows out. This is what a lot of women do. Some women transition long term, meaning that they let their hair grow out to a certain length that they’re happy with and then cut off what ever hair is left. This is a long process  that can take two years, to achieve a desirable length.

Your hair is very fragile during the transitioning period. Handle it with care, and as little as possible. Always make sure your hair is well moisturized and sleep with a silk scarf to prevent friction on your pillow. This can break or damage your hair.

If you are transitioning long term, consider doing protective styling. your options may be limited because dealing with two different textures can be a little difficult. Here are some transitioning hair style you can try during your transitioning period:

1. Two strand twist
2. Bantu Knots
3. Straw sets
4. micro braid/ corn rows
5. Full head weaves

The place where the natural hair joins the permed hair is a weak point, you can minimize the breakage by taking  special care of your hair. Remember when transitioning you still have to care for the relaxed hair although you have intentions of cutting it off. Minimal heat usage or none is an ideal way to prevent hair breakage. Deep conditioning and treatments will soften and maintain the healthiness of you hair.