Diamonds & Pebbles: I Didn’t Big Chop But It May Not Have Been That Bad.

It would seem that the nearer I get to my two year no relaxer anniversary that I’ve been thinking more about my hair and my hair journey, and how different it could have been. Like most girls I have an obsession with wanting my hair to be as long as possible (which in part was why I kept my hair relaxed for so many years), so when I realised I wanted to go natural, the LAST thing I wanted to do was chop my hair off aka opt or the Big Chop and be rendered bald for as long as it’d take my hair to grow; so instead I took the long slow path aka I transitioned over the course of about eighteen month which meant my hair just grew out. Now that I’m almost two years into my journey and a little less obsessed with having such long hair (I keep my hair in two braids 98% of the time so I don’t monitor my growth often), I see that the Big Chop may not have been the end of the world so long as I didn’t go full-on bald. Anyway a few months ago I came across an article talking about the pros of Big Chopping, and thought I’d share the one thing that really stood out to me.

Once you cut off all the damaged ends, what are you left with? Healthy hair that’s able to thrive given the right products and environments. Cutting the unhealthy ends means your strands have less dead weight to carry, allowing your hair to grow.

With my anniversary approaching I’m happy to have been able to share my journey so far. Look out for my anniversary post coming next month. And if you’re curious to know whether hair grows faster post Big Chop, check out this post from CurlyNikki.