Over time youll have removed all of the damaged relaxed hair to above the demarcation line allowing your natural hair to.

Cutting hair off to go natural. You can also leave your hair down and carefully look through your ends for split ends and single strand knots snipping them off when you find them. How to trim your own natural haircurls. Going all in on the big chopor dramatically cutting off relaxed hair into a short styleis one of the fastest ways to start your natural hair journey but its definitely not a requirement.

No matter which route you choose remember to. You need detangling spray a paddle brush sectioning clips a wide-tooth comb time and patience. Then go curl by curl trimming off the scraggly ends.

Use scissors to cut 12 inch off from the end of each twist. You can always go over the hair again with scissors to clip off any extra hair. We generally consider cutting your hair a trim when you cut off more than half an inch.

Big Chop or Transition. The big chop route involves cutting off all or almost all of your permed hair. Everyone looking to go natural does not always want to begin their journey by cutting off all of their hair.

This method is recommend for those with looser curls type 3A - 3C Search and destroy. If you prefer a fresh buzz cut you can completely omit the guards. Section hair into four sections and double-strand twist each.

If I stopped relaxing my hair Id have to cut it off cut it all off. Transitioning to natural hair simply means that you want to let go of the creamy crack perm and embrace the hair that naturally grows directly out of your head. If youre not willing to go for the big chop the next step is to do regular trims of your hair.