It's been a long time since I put any kind of chemical in my hair... one day I decided to try a Just for Me texture softener on my hair to loosen the curls, thinking that all was peachy and it would still be natural and curly, I so thought wrong!!! As I worked through, my natural naps, I noticed that my hair was starting to straighten a tad too much. Even so, I still continued, onto those unfortunate times that made me remember why I didn't like chemicals in my head in the first place.....CHEMICAL BURNS!!!! Gosh I hated those things, and to feel them on my scalp for the first time in years, really made me rethink what I had done. No since in crying about spilled milk right, even though I am still upset, I did get what I asked for, manageable hair. So that I feel good about, the fact that I have no hair styles to put my hair in, is another story in itself. I still love my natural though and even though I have put a texture softener on it I don't feel like I have totally lost...