What does a big chop do for your hair?

The big chop is the act of cutting off your relaxed or chemically processed hair therefore revealing your true natural hair texture. The big chop is the quickest way to become 100% natural. Those who decide to do the big chop typically transition for a couple of months before cutting their hair.

How do you grow Afro after big chop?

Here’s some tips on how to grow out your natural hair after the big chop.

  1. Wash, Deep Condition & Moisturize Regularly. First you’ll need to choose products that work for your natural hair.
  2. Trim Regularly.
  3. Keep Heat Styling To A Minimum.
  4. Wear Low Manipulation Hairstyles.
  5. Protective Style.
  6. Vitamins.

Does doing the big chop help hair grow faster?

People often get confused with this question a lot. The fundamental truth of hair growth is related at the scalp level with hair follicles. The big chop usually just a cut through the bottom of the strand. Therefore, the big chop does not relate to fast hair growth.

Which is better big chop or transition?

If you transition, you’ll get to keep your length, but you’ll have to deal with styling multi-textured tresses. If you do the big chop, you’ll get rid of your relaxer in one fell swoop, but you might be left with only an inch of hair.

Does the big chop really work?

The big chop eliminates all of that because you have only one texture to style. It may not be what you were expecting, but it’s yours. Whichever products and styling techniques you use, you’ll get uniform results with your 100 percent natural mane. This is also a great time to really get to know your natural texture.

How do you know if you need a big chop?

Here are signs that’s time to take a leap and start anew:

  1. #1 Your hair has become impossible to manage and style.
  2. #2 You have severe hair damage.
  3. #3 Your hair just doesn’t have the same fullness it once had.
  4. #4 Longer hair is just too much work.
  5. #5 You just need change.