What is exactly is NATURAL HAIR? I think this term varies from person to person. But we can all agree that being completely natural means being perm free. Notice I didn't say chemically free. To me, being natural means embracing your hair in its natural state without chemically changing the texture of your hair which a perm/relaxer/texturizer and any other hair chemicals used to make your hair straight or curly do. I think you can still be natural and play wit your hair when it comes to adding color, highlights, etc that you accomplish with the used of dye chemicals. Im not going to discredit anyone for being natural because they have color in their hair. In my head there are three types of natural haired people but that's for another post.
This post is dedicated to two of my friends who are currently transitioning from the creamy crack to the natural hair cult. Yes I said cult. What's the difference between transition vs. the big chop? My friend asked me. Well here you are:
The Big Chop
- The big chop comprises of you cutting all your hair off. It doesn't mean skin bald but for the most part a substantial amount of your hair is gone. Most people big chop when they feel as though their natural hair has gotten to a length they can cut all their relaxed ends off, while other people big chop all their hair off because they want to start from the beginning.
Transitioning
- Transitioning are for those ladies/gentleman who do not want to completely cut all their hair off, but want to gradually grow their hair out while cutting off the relaxed ends bit by bit. This approach is more for the person who is transitioning from the creamy crack to relaxed hair. Last time I checked you couldn't transition from natural hair to natural hair. But these days who knows?
At the end of the day, the goal is to grow healthy natural hair whether you decide to big chop or transition into your natural tresses.
Which method are you considering ?
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