Burnt to a Crisp

by Melissa
(Frankfort, KY, USA)

I called myself trying to go natural a few years ago back when I was still in college. I wanted to wear my hair straight that week, so I decided to go old school and use the pressing comb. The kind that goes on the stove top. At the same time, I was trying to watch a movie on t.v., I think it was Mean Girls. Big Mistake!

When you are pressing your hair you should be paying very close attention. My living room was right around the corner from my kitchen so I would walk around to get the comb when I thought it was ready during the commercial breaks.

Well, eventually I got so caught up in the movie, that I left the pressing comb on the stove too long. I went to go get it and without thinking raked it through my hair, I smelled this awful burning smell and reached up to touch my hair, a big clump of my hair came out in my hands.

I was mortified, the burn left about a fourth of an inch of hair left, I had this big gap in the back of my head. It's grown back in since then, thank goodness, but I have weaned myself of the pressing comb and gone back to relaxers. I was so mad at myself I could have slapped me!!!!