LADIES, you would think that I would know the answer to this question, but I need your help!
I am on the quest for obtaining thick hair.
Right now, I am seventh months, post-relaxer.
Is natural, healthy hair by default THICKER than relaxed, healthy hair?
For those whom have gone natural, have you found a difference in the overall density and thickness of your hair?
Talk to me!
Talking to you
long post ahead lol.
This right here was def
driving impetus in my decision to go natural. It wasn't a lifestyle change, or anything deep/spiritual - it was for healthier, and thicker hair, and also a different look.
I haven't been natural long, but when I got my hair straightened I can't say that it felt and looks much thicker than my relaxed hair. It looks shinier and has a different finish when it's straightened but the volume and density don't seem to be that much different as yet. I will have a better assessment as my hair gets longer and it's more even. My straightened hair is in layers and has different lengths so that makes it a little tricky to really compare it how my relaxed hair looks.
I've seen sooo many naturalistas that when they go natural and straighten their hair it
pales in comparison to their relaxed hair. But at the same time, I notice that not all of us have thick, high density hair where when it's straightened it's thick and heavy. Just as there are naturals who have thick, high density hair, there are naturals who have low density or thinner hair. Kikicouture10 on YT comes to mind when I think of her relaxed hair compared to her natural hair. There's also a member here whose name Idk, but I've seen her hair journey on natural blogs and on youtube and she came across my IG feed the other day and I was like DAMNNNN, she really has a HUGE beautiful head of hair now.
Like, I know my hair will never look like those naturals with a heavy head of hair where they have hair for days. I just don't have that amount of volume and density. My twist outs will not look like everyone else's. I do think b/c your hair is natural, by default it will look fuller and fluffier and give the illusion of more hair and it
feels like more hair. My natural hair feels soo fluffy, soft, full and thick in my hands I
it.
On a more hopeful note, I will have a better answer for this when I'm like 2 years natural b/c so many naturals I see literally have a MUCH thicker head of hair after they've been natural for a while. I'm not saying in 2 years I'm gonna wake up and have hair like Nap85, but I'm quite sure my hair will be more than it is now. When I was transitioning, this is the one thing that I'd watch and study in blogs/youtube/forums --- the before and after when ppl go natural. I also think hair changes overtime too when you've been chemical free for a while. I know that early on in my transitioning, specifically around the 6 month part, the back of my hair was straight disrespectful! I know I have different textures all over, but back there was DIFFICULT. It wasn't until my transition continued that the hair became more tame and easier to manage lol. Now when I do my hair and I feel and look back there I'm like wowww, this was the area that I dreaded and now it's not difficult at all. It's not as dry and wiry. And honestly, I wear textured styles alllll the time so everything pretty much plays together well b/c it's in a twist out.
I hope this gives you some insight