I'm black with long hair, NOT weave, and I want to get rid of my perm.?

Do I have to cut out my permed hair or is there another option. If anyone has experience with this issue, PLEASE HELP.

I'm black with long hair, NOT weave, and I want to get rid of my perm.?

Yes but not all at once. Some women transition, cut out the perm a little at a time. Im doing the exact same thing as you. Im waiting for my hair to reach my waist before I go natural because I want to do a long transition. The longest I've heard of someone transitioning is two years. You said you have long hair so Im assuming you already know how to take care of your hair. Remember though, when your new growth, virgin hair, grows in, the point were the natural hair meets the relaxed is called demarcation. Your going to experience a lot of breakage along the demarcation point. Which is natural but if you take care of it you can slow it down significantly.

good luck.

I'm black with long hair, NOT weave, and I want to get rid of my perm.?

you could get it chemically relaxed, might damage the hair a bit, or just straighten it but you'll have to do that daily...

or as you said, cut it off! =) GOOD LUCK!

I'm black with long hair, NOT weave, and I want to get rid of my perm.?

That will be tricky. Get a good conditioner because you will need it. Simply stop getting your relaxer retouches, shampoo and condition your hair well and make sure you keep your ends trimmed. There is no need to "cut" the relaxer out.

I'm black with long hair, NOT weave, and I want to get rid of my perm.?

By perm do you mean straightened or curled? Either way you may be able to perm over it if your hair is healthy enough, however, this should not be done at home, seak a professional, ask, follow her directions, ask how... and what you need to do to make sure your hair is healthy enough for the proceedure, and stays that way afterword... ask, that is the second most important thing you can do... the first is to actually follow the advice your professional gives you. Good luck.

I'm black with long hair, NOT weave, and I want to get rid of my perm.?

you have 2 options:

1: chop it all off and learn to take care of your hair as it grows

1: cut it every now and then letting it grow out. when i transitioned i cut 4 inches every couple of weeks Either way you need to make sure you keep your hair moisturized. there are a wealth of websites you can go to that will help you

www.motowngirl.com

www.napputurality.com

www.napturalglory.com

www.going-natural.com

www.blackhairmedia.com

For the hard days when you just want to relax because it seems so much easier

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/forums/...

www.naturalhairphotos.com

happy transitioning.