Transitioning is a process of trying to grow your natural out without doing a big chop immediately, in the hopes of cutting the relaxed part later on. Transitioning can be frustrating sometimes, believe me am in that stage right now but learning how to deal with it is very important. First of all transitioning is a very crucial stage for your hair and this means you have to take good care of your hair by washing frequently, Oiling with coconut oil or olive oil and making protective styles. A good protective Style that would last long enough could be braids or a sew in. If you find that these styles stress your hair you can always go with natural looking wigs.
Now I am going to make a checklist all things you can do to maintain your natural hair. These are the things I have experimented with and they work for me, if it doesn't work for you you can always switch it up or try order options.
1. Always deep-condition your hair every 2 weeks, if you make a protective Style you should deep condition before and after you take down your protective Style
2. Do not allow your scalp to dry up, this Would pave the way for dandruff and make your hair break off. You can use any essential oil like coconut oil or olive oil or even hair creams that have one or more of these essential oils. This does not mean you should overload your hair with too much oil but just apply enough to grease your scalp making sure that's you line the areas where your natural hair meets the relax hair.
3. Make protective styles that are not too tight on your scalp. If the style is too tight it would break your hair and exact tension on your hairline.
4. Always wash your hair at least once in two to three weeks. This is essential because you are using a lot of oil on your scalp and you need to wash it off from time to time and apply again using the hot oil treatment method. The hot oil treatment involves warming up the oil of your choice just a little bit that's warm to the touch, then section your hair and line the oil at the base where your natural hair and the relaxed hair meets.
5. Stay positive and try not to get frustrated. The transitioning time is very crucial and time-consuming and you could easily be tempted to relax your hair because of the stress you may be facing. Just remember that once you get true this stage you would be happy with the end result. Have a blessed week ahead.