2013 Relaxed Hair Buddy Thread

[Nix08]

This doesn't make any sense...I'm 7 weeks post and normally struggling something fierce...could drinking more water really change my hair like this??? I've also begun using coconut milk in my mid wash rinse which I really like too. Maybe it's that as well. Because frankly I have a completely different type of hair growing out of my head.

 

[Evolving78]

I have been using my scrunchie for buns. It's the ponytail that my hair doesn't like. The hair in the middle gets all tangly. I added less indigo this time because I thought my hair got too dark last time. What is your recipe? Last time I did 100 gm of henna and indigo each. This time I used only 50 gm of indigo. High buns don't really look good on me either. It's just a thought to change the position of the pony.

a member of the forum has a good video on the bun method i use. she using a clip, but i use spin pins. she has a method for a high and low bun.

i don't really use any ponytail holders of any kind. i use the spin pins. i will say sometimes i will use a ponytail holder for more tension, but not daily.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gileMTowIY

 

[KiWiStyle]

I have been using my scrunchie for buns. It's the ponytail that my hair doesn't like. The hair in the middle gets all tangly. I added less indigo this time because I thought my hair got too dark last time. What is your recipe? Last time I did 100 gm of henna and indigo each. This time I used only 50 gm of indigo. High buns don't really look good on me either. It's just a thought to change the position of the pony.

I have fine, low density hair so I don't need that much. 100 grams total is enough to cover my whole head but I usually do 100g of henna and a third gram of indigo. This time I mixed 100g of henna as usual but froze some of it and mixed more indigo than usual. I didn't really measure, I figure as long as I stayed within 10-20g of either (less/more) the results will be satisfactory. I'm glad it's darker because now it blends better with my black sock bun if it happens to peek through.

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[Cattypus1]

a member of the forum has a good video on the bun method i use. she using a clip, but i use spin pins. she has a method for a high and low bun.

i don't really use any ponytail holders of any kind. i use the spin pins. i will say sometimes i will use a ponytail holder for more tension, but not daily.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gileMTowIY

Thanks, shortdub78. I don't think I have enough hair for that method. I'm going to give it a shot though.

 

[Evolving78]

Thanks, shortdub78. I don't think I have enough hair for that method. I'm going to give it a shot though.

yes you do! that has all i ever used from SL til now!

 

[Cattypus1]

yes you do! that has all i ever used from SL til now!

My ends are too thin....my bun is anorexic. It needs some help, gotta go with either a scrunchie or a doughnut. Maybe I'm just not doing it right.

 

[Evolving78]

My ends are too thin....my bun is anorexic. It needs some help, gotta go with either a scrunchie or a doughnut. Maybe I'm just not doing it right.

i would bun, then use a decorative bun hair net thingy and a scrunchie over it. my bun started off as a bunny tail those accessories concealed it looking pathetic. but i know how you feel. my hair isn't long enough or thick enough to try more bun styles. i need to wait until i reach MBL to get the ball rolling.

 

[yoli184]

I think my hair is mad at bunning...I've been trying to change the position but the hair on the back of my head seems to be suffering...really, really tangly. I'm hendigo-ing today and I haven't tried the high bun yet but I think that's my next choice. Your hydrating balm sounds lovely! Did you henna last week? Any more henna-heads in the group?

I hendigoed a few days ago.

 

[Cattypus1]

I think I've finally nailed my hendigo recipe! I do not have a lot of gray but what I do have is prominently displayed by the gray hair gods at my temples and sideburns...oddly enough, the hardest areas to cover with my hendigo. I got it right this time, my hair is dark brown with coppery red-brown highlights. I love it! My strands are noticeably thicker, I've been henna-ing since last summer, about once a month. Got my rinse technique down too. I am a happy henna head!

 

[klsjackson]

Mande30 mschristine hnntrr
I was so tired of the protein overload that I washed again yesterday instead of waiting a full week. I'm so glad I did!!! My hair looks and feels fabulous. I keep it simple: washed with Kera Care hydrating detangling shampoo 2x, towel dried and applied Humecto sat under steam cap for 45 mins; rinsed and applied Kera Care leave in and rollerset with diluted Lotrabody. Hair looks and feels much softer and more sleek. I don't think I will do my hot oil pre poo and use porosity control at every wash. I think my hair likes a very simple routine. I'm going to tweak my routine. What works at 1 or 2 weeks post doesn't necessarily work at week 6 or 7.

 

[Mande30]

@Mande30 @mschristine @hnntrr
I was so tired of the protein overload that I washed again yesterday instead of waiting a full week. I'm so glad I did!!! My hair looks and feels fabulous. I keep it simple: washed with Kera Care hydrating detangling shampoo 2x, towel dried and applied Humecto sat under steam cap for 45 mins; rinsed and applied Kera Care leave in and rollerset with diluted Lotrabody. Hair looks and feels much softer and more sleek. I don't think I will do my hot oil pre poo and use porosity control at every wash. I think my hair likes a very simple routine. I'm going to tweak my routine. What works at 1 or 2 weeks post doesn't necessarily work at week 6 or 7.

klsjackson The protein overload had me washing more frequently also. But that really helped me get over it. I love love Humecto.

 

[KhandiB]

So this weekend I tried something different.

Saturday night I tried Baggying, I used some water, jojoba oil, and my cream moisturizer, did this overnight, I then used my Organics Olive Oil Deep Moisturizer for about 30 minutes, I airdried with jojoba and a little coconut oil and my cream conditioner, took like 6 hours to dry, (I was complaining while it was drying because it didn’t feel moisturized to me) When It was finally dry, I flatironed with this random polisher I got in a relaxer kit last year. Um, my hair is F-A-B-O-L-O-U-S today. I cannot remember the last time my hair was this bouncy and moisturized looking (after a flat iron) . I will post a pic or 2 later – Just thought Id share!

 

[KiWiStyle]

I think I've finally nailed my hendigo recipe! I do not have a lot of gray but what I do have is prominently displayed by the gray hair gods at my temples and sideburns...oddly enough, the hardest areas to cover with my hendigo. I got it right this time, my hair is dark brown with coppery red-brown highlights. I love it! My strands are noticeably thicker, I've been henna-ing since last summer, about once a month. Got my rinse technique down too. I am a happy henna head!

YAY!! I know you've been struggling with finding the right recipe and technique. My henndigo treatment are now a no brainer, my last one I literally had no application spills. I have two old sheets that I spread over the vanity and the floor and it was completely clean when I was finished. Practice really does make perfect!!

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[mschristine]

Mande30 mschristine hnntrr
I was so tired of the protein overload that I washed again yesterday instead of waiting a full week. I'm so glad I did!!! My hair looks and feels fabulous. I keep it simple: washed with Kera Care hydrating detangling shampoo 2x, towel dried and applied Humecto sat under steam cap for 45 mins; rinsed and applied Kera Care leave in and rollerset with diluted Lotrabody. Hair looks and feels much softer and more sleek. I don't think I will do my hot oil pre poo and use porosity control at every wash. I think my hair likes a very simple routine. I'm going to tweak my routine. What works at 1 or 2 weeks post doesn't necessarily work at week 6 or 7.

I have been crazy busy at work so tonight I can finally have some time to DC my hair. Since its going to rain all week, I can bun all week and not get the itch to pull out the flat iron.

 

[KhandiB]

Ok, so here are the end results, Im happy Sorry Pic is so big

 

[GrowAHead]

Hey ya'll what are the buddy rules? I relaxed about 4 weeks ahead of schedule so now me and my buddy are all out of sync. I relaxed on Sat Feb 2nd at 16 weeks and my buddy is a 6 month stretcher who doesn't relax until like late Feb early March. :-( Advice?

 

[Toy]

KhandiB,Great job so shiny and pretty.

 

[KhandiB]

Toy – Thanks Lady. I hope now I don’t deviate from this reggie since it worked so well for me, I do that a lot,

KhandiB,Great job so shiny and pretty.

 

[klsjackson]

Mande30 mschristine hnntrr
do any of you cowash? If so, how do you do it and what conditioner do you use? I've never cowashed before, but this protein overload has me thinking of ways to incorporate more moisture into my routine. Any advice or tips you have will help, of course I stalking any threads that have info about co-washing.

 

[hnntrr]

Mande30 mschristine hnntrr
do any of you cowash? If so, how do you do it and what conditioner do you use? I've never cowashed before, but this protein overload has me thinking of ways to incorporate more moisture into my routine. Any advice or tips you have will help, of course I stalking any threads that have info about co-washing.

klsjackson

I cowash 2x a week with a weekly cowoash/tea rinse and DC. I have been cowashing for about a year (shampoo strips my hair really bad I hve found so I only shampoo if I am clarifying, then I pre-poo first.

I cowash with Organix Morrocan Argan creme extra moisturizing or thwir Tea tree oil creme if i need a mild mild protein (which isnt often). Then I moisturize everynight with coconut oil and a water based moisturizer (unless I am curly then i spray with a mix of tea tree argan water based moisturizer and gylcerin and rosewater and water mix

 

[Mande30]

@Mande30 @mschristine @hnntrr
do any of you cowash? If so, how do you do it and what conditioner do you use? I've never cowashed before, but this protein overload has me thinking of ways to incorporate more moisture into my routine. Any advice or tips you have will help, of course I stalking any threads that have info about co-washing.

klsjackson

That is so funny. When I had my protein overload I tried to turn to cowashing or anything else to help me get over it. I bought some Suave conditioner and co-washed with it. It made my hair harder than when I used shampoo. After reading the ingredients I saw that it had EDTA, which is a chelator, in it. (The only rinse out conditioner that I have found that doesn't have EDTA is Tressemme Naturals, Herbal Essence even had sodium hydroxide (relaxer chemical) in it) That is what my hair actually felt like, like it had been stripped dry. I started looking closer at the ingredients in some of my other products. I ended up throwing a few conditioners away. I always wondered why they made my hair feel some what hard. Now I know that I can not let my hair come in contact with any EDTA unless I am chelating or clarifying.

This is the only experience that I have had with cowashing. I always pre poo with EVCO and the Tressemme. So I consider this as the same thing as a cowash, to me. I use sulfate free shampoo, which does not strip my hair at all. What got me over my protein overload was prepooing, shampooing (sulfate free) and DCing more than once a week and laying off of the coconut oil (prevents protein loss) for a week or so.

 

[Cattypus1]

xu93texas KiWiStyle shortdub78 yoli184 Altruisticoam

I had to give up the ghost on the bun month...back to my twist-outs. I just couldn't make a bun happen every day without looking raggedy by day 3. How r y'all doin?

 

[Evolving78]

xu93texas KiWiStyle shortdub78 yoli184 Altruisticoam

I had to give up the ghost on the bun month...back to my twist-outs. I just couldn't make a bun happen every day without looking raggedy by day 3. How r y'all doin?

i'm doing.. just been trying to keep this scarf on, so i won't dry my hair out.

 

[KiWiStyle]

xu93texas KiWiStyle shortdub78 yoli184 Altruisticoam

I had to give up the ghost on the bun month...back to my twist-outs. I just couldn't make a bun happen every day without looking raggedy by day 3. How r y'all doin?

I don't do my hair everyday because I don't have to. I normally finger comb my hair into a low bun w/o the sock and w/sock when I'm going somewhere. I feel you though, I wanna jump ship too but I'll hang tight until the end. I'm going to rollerset on Friday because I'm going out with DH, then back to my bun for the last two weeks of the month.

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[divachyk]

Hey ya'll what are the buddy rules? I relaxed about 4 weeks ahead of schedule so now me and my buddy are all out of sync. I relaxed on Sat Feb 2nd at 16 weeks and my buddy is a 6 month stretcher who doesn't relax until like late Feb early March. :-( Advice?

GrowAHead, you can sync up with another buddy. Just find someone that's nearby your weeks post.

 

[sunnieb]

Hey divachyk!

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[GrowAHead]

GrowAHead, you can sync up with another buddy. Just find someone that's nearby your weeks post.

Ok - I'll do that! Before I shop around for a buddy - to be honest.. I'm real quiet when my NG is tame... it's when it's out of control that I go post crazy! lol so my classified is:

14-16 week stretcher looking for buddy intending to relax in May 2013 (last relaxer late Jan or early feb)

 

[SunySydeofLyfe]

Ok - I'll do that! Before I shop around for a buddy - to be honest.. I'm real quiet when my NG is tame... it's when it's out of control that I go post crazy! lol so my classified is:

14-16 week stretcher looking for buddy intending to relax in May 2013 (last relaxer late Jan or early feb)

You can join us lamaria211 we are stretching for six months we are 12/13 weeks in so our TU will be around May.

Suny

 

[GrowAHead]

You can join us lamaria211 we are stretching for six months we are 12/13 weeks in so our TU will be around May.

Suny

Ok - are ya'll doing 6 month stretches each time?

 

[Kim0105]

Hanging in. I'm 6 weeks post with about an inch of new growth. Deep conditioned overnight with Vanilla Silk Dream with Vatika coconut oil underneath. Did a cowash with Whip my hair, rinsed out with a mix of Aussie moist and honey suckle rose. Used S-curl as leave in, top with Safflower oil and moisturizer from Naturelle Grow. Hair is soft and cornrowed up in one. Just gonna moisturize and seal all week until wash day next week.