Two years into my natural hair journey, I was at my wit’s end with the dual texture of my hair. I had opted to ‘transition’ – a term used to describe choosing to grow out your relaxed hair rather than cutting it off and starting afresh (aka The Big Chop).

I was happy with my decision as I wasn’t comfortable with short hair, but the thickness of my coils and the scragginess of the relaxed ends I had neglected didn’t mesh well. I was straightening my hair to try to gel the textures together but it wasn’t cutting it. I had resolved to go back to relaxer when my boss told me about the Avlon Texture Release system.

Since my first treatment, I haven’t looked back and now get one or two a year, even though my hair is back to fully natural. I do it mostly to help with smoothness and manageability.

So, if you are using hot tools on your coily hair regularly and often think about returning to relaxer, allow me to tell you about texture releasing before you do.

This is why you should consider a texture release if you’re thinking of returning to relaxer