Lots of times when women decide to go natural and grow out their relaxers they decide to do a "big chop." A big chop is when you cut all the remaining relaxed hair off, so you are an instant natural. There are several reasons why people do the big chop, mainly because keeping up with the two textures is enough to drive you up the wall. Then if that wasn't enough a lot of people have issues with the line of demarcation, for example that area is weak or the hair gets easily tangle there resulting in breakage. I know if I stretch my relaxer for a certain amount of weeks I notice a definite difference and I can feel the line of demarcation even when my hair has been blow dried and flat ironed. So what do you do? The best thing is to baby the area and don't fight with your natural texture. It is much easier (& healthier) to allow your hair to dry naturally and wear two strand twists and braid-outs. Other than that, moisturize and condition your hair well during your transition phase or relaxer stretch to protect the line of demarcation.
P.S. Excuse my drawing, I'm not into graphic design and that' the best I could do.
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lol! I was just chuckling at your drawing. It makes the point so no worries about your skills!
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