The summer of '99 was when I started growing out my hair naturally. I did so unknowingly, actually. I had heard that it's best to get your braids done on your new growth rather than on your relaxed hair because the new growth is stronger and will be less likely to break. So that's what I did. I had my braids done twice as my transition style. By the time summer came and I had noticeable new growth. Now, after catching a thread about Natural hair on Blackvoices.com I was hooked and never got another relaxer again. Some of those relaxer stories scared the heck out of me! Ultimately, I wanted what was best for my hair. I wanted my hair to grow! I was tired of having my hair break every time it reached ponytail length, and tired of waking up to stray hairs spread over my pillow. I started taking the advice of these wise ladies and started clearing out my medicine cabinet to fill it up with good products for natural hair, such as Wild Growth Hair Oil, Infusium 23 Leave-In Conditioner and things. I really started investing in the well being of my hair.

My transition was to continue to wear braids until I began venturing into wearing my hair out and learning how to press it. I would soon learn about something called "natural hair care" and the do's and don'ts of growing healthy natural hair. Hence, my real journey began.