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Originally Posted by shantennia
I wear my hair natural by choice for about a year now.I am a 4a-4c bi-racial adult. I wanted to know if I am trying to transition my daughter from a relaxer to Natural. Should I not use a texturizer?My daughters and I are very unhappy with the relaxers and am ready to call it quits.My daughters too have inherited my 4a-4c hair. Someone please help desperate mother. Also, is it better to go to a barber or hairstylist for a trim. Thanks Desperate Mother.
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Hi Shantennia!
Well, to answer the question about your daughter transistioning from a relaxer to Natural, I would need to know exactly how old your daughter is? As, the CurlyQ line of products is for young childeren to early teens and the Curls line for late teens to adult ages. Now, if your daughter is the appropriate age to use the CurlyQ line then I would suggest that you get the CurlyQ Curlie Cutie Cleansing Cream, Coconut Dream Conditioner, Moist Curls Moisturizer, and Custard.
You will also need a wide-toothed comb to use for detangling your daughter's hair while it has conditioner in it. And, you will also need a natural-boar bristle brush to detangle your daughter's hair while it is wet (after washing it) or when you need to brush your daughter's hair into a pulled back style (i.e., bun, ponytail, or curly puff).
Now, if your daughter is the appropriate age for her to use the Curls products then I would suggest that you get her the Curls Curliscious Cleansing Cream, Asian Hair Tea Conditioner, Quenched Moisturizer, and Curls Whipped Cream. Now, normally, I would suggest the Milkshake. However, due to what you have written about your daughter's hair, she will add more weight to her hair in order to really bring out the curl definition and provide more weight to the hair. As, this is essential to getting kinky curls to grow downwards instead of outward.
The only difference in the detangling tool (brush) that you would use if your child is a candidate for the Curls products would be to instead use a sturdier brush than a boar-bristle brush. I would recommend instead that you use the Denman Classic Brush D4 or another brush equivalent to it). As, this type of brush works excellent at more thoroughly detangling coarser hairtypes.
At night always make sure that your daughter sleeps with a satin bonnet on her head or on a satin pillowcase (instead of a cotton one). As, the satin bonnet or pillowcase will protect your daughter's hair from signs of breakage and tangling while she sleeps.
Importantly, the earlier that you can get your daughter's hair back to its original state of healthiness the better. As, the longer that you use chemicals in the hair, the more damage they can possibly do to the hair. And, as a mother, I know that you want to do only what is best for your children.
Also, I would suggest that you do have your daughter's hair trimmed every 3-4 months, since you are interested in having her transitioned from chemicals. You can go to a professional hairstylist or you can even trim the ends of your daughter's hair yourself. As, the objective is to gradually get rid of your daughter's relaxed ends, by the way.