What's The Thing You Miss The Least About Having Relaxed Hair?

I'm going to the salon this Saturday to get some twists done, and I am excited that I don't have to be in there all day. She does her twists and I'm out.

I have to reflect on the old days, when I would be in the salon for hours on end, sometimes 8 hours getting my hair relaxed, or waiting.

How DARE I think about leaving, when I had a "kitchen" on the top of my head. I would've waited days if it meant taming my hair. If I was going out that weekend, I damned sure had to have my hair relaxed. Who would think I was on fire if my hair looked a mess?

Now, I just wash and go, do a retro style, or do a cute and efficient afro puff. But there are still plenty of sisters who wait for hours and pay exorbitant amounts of money to get their hair straightened. I've heard some sisters have gone in as late as 11 pm to get their relaxer in.

I remember when I had a cold, and I waited for hours in a very cramped salon so Miss Kim could do my hair.

So I certainly don't miss those long waits in the salon just to add a caustic chemical to my head.

What do you miss least about having a relaxer?

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