Bone Straight --> Texlaxed

[VirtuousBeauty]

How many bone straight ladies here switch to Texlaxing? I'm thinking of doing this.

Encounter any problems?

Happy with your Decision?

 

[aquajoyice]

I changed up my reggie this past year, stretching my relaxers more and shortening the time frame I leave it in with no smoothing. I notice my hair is stronger and has a lot more elasticity to it. It absorbs moisture faster than when my hair was straighter and is shinier. My only complaint right now is the amount of frizz and shrinkage I get soon after my texlax. My hair is super healthy and I love my texture but the frizz it out of control. I've been incorporating Porosity control with no success in getting rid of the frizz. I'm working on changing up my reggie to resolve this.

 

[DDTexlaxed]

I changed up my reggie this past year, stretching my relaxers more and shortening the time frame I leave it in with no smoothing. I notice my hair is stronger and has a lot more elasticity to it. It absorbs moisture faster than when my hair was straighter and is shinier. My only complaint right now is the amount of frizz and shrinkage I get soon after my texlax. My hair is super healthy and I love my texture but the frizz it out of control. I've been incorporating Porosity control with no success in getting rid of the frizz. I'm working on changing up my reggie to resolve this.

Did you clip the strait ends or did you just start texlaxing? I'm considering doing this, too.

 

[phynestone]

Some of my hair is texlaxed and other parts are bone-straight. The texlaxed part is definitely fuller and I'm thinking about switching permanently.

 

[aquajoyice]

Did you clip the strait ends or did you just start texlaxing? I'm considering doing this, too.

It has been a slow transition. About a year ago I had a set back after my first 6 month stretch. I had no idea how to handle the tangles and knots and after texlaxing for only 8 min with no smoothing I decided to cut. I went from a little past BSL to a little above APL becuase of my ends being so thin. After continuing to stretch 4-5 months and texlaxing I notice a major difference in my hair. My hair now is half texlaxed to the point it looks natural and half with a looser curl pattern. None of it is straight but you can still see a difference. I plan on doing another trim come either Oct or Dec. I cut a lot of hair off over a 6 month period and I still want to cut off more. I love my texlaxed hair minus the frizz and extreme shrinkage LOL. My hair is definitely healthier and I loove seeing a curl pattern

If you decide to do it I would suggest trimming ever so often. It can be a shock to cut it all off.

 

[NJoy]

I think I started texlaxing in Feb. I had to get used to it because when I'd texlax, I'd feel so disappointed that the perm didn't take and was underprocessed. It would take a few minutes for it really to hit that that was the point of texlaxing, and it's supposed to be that way on purpose. But, each time, I'd consider a corrective with the next touch up. That passes by the time of my next touch up tho.

But, I've noticed that my texlaxed hair is thicker and I love to feel the wave pattern. I keep reminding myself that this is healthier for my hair while allowing me to tame the ng. I have tried other techniques to "naturally" tame my ng and that helps with stretching but, when it's out of control, I obsessively stress about breakage at the point of demarcation.

Oh, and it does bother me that it doesn't allow the hair to hang to its full length and looks shorter than it actually is but, I'm not wearing my length out these days anyway so...*shrugs*

I'm getting used to it now and love the thickness of my hair. It definitely makes my relaxed ends look scrawny but, I haven't done any cutting and don't really plan to until I reach and start maintaining at my goal length.

Having been relaxed for most of my life, I just couldn't imagine trying to deal with a head full of natural hair . I'm too easily frustrated and would be threatening a BC on the regular. Texlaxing is a happy medium between natural and relaxed....for me. I'll keep it up for now. Who knows what the future holds.

 

[aquajoyice]

^^^^^FYI, your going on my list of Hairspirations Your 1/2010 photo is my hair right now and i'm hoping to get to beyond BSL in 7 months

 

[Bigmommah]

I've done the bone straight thing most of my life until I started to relax my hair myself. My sister, who was my hairdresser, moved to another state and I didn't want to drive 45-60 minutes every week to spend 4-6 hours in the salon (I HATED traffic in Cali).

With my big head fuller hair looks better to me. With my serious push to live a healthier lifestyle I work out every day which leaves me unable to rock the fly do's I used to. It's no loss to me though, I'd rather be healthy from hair to toe.

Thanks to the wonderful ladies here I've found options galore on caring for and styling my crop and the only serious issue I have found is making sure I keep the proper moisture/protein balance.

I'm working on trying out products that work for me so it's a bit of an investment financially but I'm worth it.

 

[VirtuousBeauty]

So absolutely no smoothing if you want to texlax then?

I use ORS lye relaxer normal strength to relax my hair. I guess I can get the mild version and maybe add oil to the relaxer like some of you other ladies do

 

[MrsIQ]

I smooth my hair and I consider myself a transitioning texlaxer. My relaxed ends are so bone straight that it looks pitiful next to my texlax tresses. I hope to slowly cut them off when I reach WL.

 

[Chevelure618]

Me. Me! I had no problems except that it takes a long while to get some length because I kept trimming and trimming as I grew out the BS (bone straight) so as not to lose length.

I LOVE IT. It is ALMOST like having natural hair.

Cons: There is quite a bit of shrinkage so there is the constant urge to flat-iron.

see my short, thin bone-straight hair in my un-updated fotkihttp://www.fotki.com/cheveux

 

[DDTexlaxed]

COOL thread! I think this is the best way for me to go. I'm going to slowly transition to texlaxed.

 

[Nayeli]

I will be transitioning to texlaxed starting with my next self-relaxer in November. I will be trimming along the way because I know those scrawny bone-laxed ends will drive me crazy. So excited!

 

[prospurr4]

Meeee!!!

I am so happy with my texlaxed hair. People assume that I am a "pressed natural," because I still have a lot of my texture. I have length and thickness that was impossible FOR ME to obtain with relaxed-straight hair. I can do so many styles and don't ever have to use heat again in order to straighten my hair...just a rollerset on magnetic rollers is all I need to do.

Transitioning was easy for me...I just trimmed gradually until all the see-through ends were gone. It took me about 3 years to complete the transition, though, because I didn't want to lose allot of length at one time.

 

[VirtuousBeauty]

How do you guys texlax? Mild relaxer with added oil, texturizer etc?

 

[Bigmommah]

I smooth my relaxer because I want my hair slightly more straight than what I see as the average texlax. My hair is thick so even with smoothing I don't have to worry about volume.

I changed to using a mild relaxer so smoothing became doubly important because my hair laughed the last time I just tried to apply the mild with no manipulation.

I am currently trying to stretch for 22 weeks so I'll have more to add when I finally texlax again.

 

[kapriss_des_iles]

How do you guys texlax? Mild relaxer with added oil, texturizer etc?

I really want to know too

 

[NicBenny]

How do you guys texlax? Mild relaxer with added oil, texturizer etc?

Bumping...can we get an answer, curious as to how this works...

 

[Bigmommah]

I personally use a mild relaxer and then I smooth my hair since it gives me texture I'm looking for. Depending on how much curl you want you could add oil to a regular strength and smooth or use regular strength and not smooth.

It really does come down to personal choice.

 

[hopkinstudent]

I'm transitioning to texlaxed. This is the second time I've made this transition. The first time was a little difficult but I had a great HH stylist who wouldn't allow me to do my hair myself during the process. (She gave me a big discount on my visits so I was able to go every week and not have to do my hair myself.) This time I go to another stylist for my texlaxers (ORS no lye, no smoothing). I get them every 12-15 weeks and shampoo/protective style in between. My hair is much thicker and stronger than fully relaxed. I don't get to wear my hair down because I don't like how the thin relaxed ends look and I'm too hair anorexic to chop them all at once.

 

[gadgetdiva]

I've used a regular no-lye relaxer after coating my own hair with my oil concoction (hemp, avocado, wheat germ & castor oils) I plan to use a mild lye relaxer with my same oil concoction. I only leave on top (coarser hair) for 10 minutes an 5 minutes on my 'skirt' because that hair is finer and has a looser curl pattern.


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[Myjourney2009]

When you decide to texlax it is all dependent on your hair density and which relaxer you use.

I decided to texlax and I use Mizani BB Super relaxer for my hair ( yes super because my hair is veeeeery dense especially in the back). Any one who has used this relaxer knows that it is mild. I still have to smooth, I tried not smoothing and left it on for 18 mins and this relaxer laughed at my hair. No I know that I have to smooth 3x and leave it on for 18 min.

I then tried smoothing for 2x and was left with texlaxed hair. However because I exercise and I am a heavy sweater the hair curled up too much for my liking. I just did a corrective and smoothed once and left it on for 10 min and now I have what I want. I have texture but it won't require more work than I am willing to commit to get the hair that I desire at this stage in my life. Now I know that I have to smooth 3x and leave it on for 18 min.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

OP:

Thanks for starting this thread.

I am 'texlaxed' by my own inexperience in relaxing. I used MBB Lye (Regular) with little smoothing & added Pure Keratin Oil and my hair was severly underprocessed.

I ended up with Knots wrapping around my hair and was incredibly frustrated trying to figure out what I did wrong? Obviously, I shoulda' combed through it better.

I don't know if I didn't 'smooth' it out enough OR if I didn't get down in the Roots as close as I should have?

I was/am also thinking about a "Corrective" (Texlax) as well in about 3 weeks. However, this thread is helping me not feel so bad about the outcome. I just need to tighten up some things on my application. And possibly stay w/Texlaxed Hair.

Thanks Ladies for sharing your Insight. I really, really appreciate it!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

It has been a slow transition. About a year ago I had a set back after my first 6 month stretch. I had no idea how to handle the tangles and knots and after texlaxing for only 8 min with no smoothing I decided to cut. I went from a little past BSL to a little above APL becuase of my ends being so thin. After continuing to stretch 4-5 months and texlaxing I notice a major difference in my hair. My hair now is half texlaxed to the point it looks natural and half with a looser curl pattern. None of it is straight but you can still see a difference. I plan on doing another trim come either Oct or Dec. I cut a lot of hair off over a 6 month period and I still want to cut off more. I love my texlaxed hair minus the frizz and extreme shrinkage LOL. My hair is definitely healthier and I loove seeing a curl pattern

If you decide to do it I would suggest trimming ever so often. It can be a shock to cut it all off.

aquajoyice (And Others, of course)

What did you do to "Handle" the Tangles & Knots?

I try to work through them with Oil or Conditioner, but I still have alot of knots wrapping around my hair?erplexed

 

[Myjourney2009]

I forgot to add because Mizani BB already has cocoa butter, shea butter, and honey there is no reason to add anything to it to make is less harsh. It is a very mild relaxer which should give a person the curly results they desire. I did not want very curly hair, because I would have to depend on a flatiron too much to get and keep it straight.

I do the half/half method. I relax the front with the super but only smooth once and keep it on for a total of 11 -12 minutes (10 min to apply and 1 -2 min to smooth 1x only) The back gets more time and more smoothing but the results are come out the same.

@IDareT'sHair

To defeat the ssk's when you m&S, do so in smaller sections and finger seperate the section as you are moisturizing, then apply your oil. Twirl the section also to ensure the strands are seperated and are recieving the moisture and oil. Hope this helps

It takes me longer to M&S my more texture hair but it is worth it for the fullness I desire when I am to my goal I want a big ole pony tail.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

IDareT'sHair

To defeat the ssk's when you m&S, do so in smaller sections and finger seperate the section as you are moisturizing, then apply your oil. Twirl the section also to ensure the strands are seperated and are recieving the moisture and oil. Hope this helps

It takes me longer to M&S my more texture hair but it is worth it for the fullness I desire.

Myjourney2009

Thanks so much!

 

[MrsSmitty77]

I too have decided to switch to texlax, my plan is to continue to use ORS LYE and add oil. I am going to smooth because I want a loose curl. I will be 11 weeks the weekend before Thanksgiving and that will be my big intro into the wonderful world of texlaxing.

 

[aquajoyice]

Since posting that reply i've learned a lot about detangling my hair. Before I wash I go through section by section and lightly spritz with a glycerin & Distilled wated mix then shea butter. I make sure to gently work this down my hair shaft all the while gently pulling out shed hair then I follow up with a wide tooth pick and detangle. I happen to randomly do this one day and my hair was so much easier to manage. Even if I had gone 2 weeks on 14 week post hair I was able to get the tangles out of my hair.
My hair is so moisturized and has a real creamy kind of slip that's easier for me to detangle. Then once i'm done I do my baking soda distilled wated rinse and follow up with my V05 Moisture milks. I leave it in for a few minutes then rinse. I don't run a comb through my hair again until my next detangle. This has helped me tremendously and so far i've been using this method for the past 2 months.

 

[Jobwright]

Bumping this...trying to make a decision. Any updates to those who decided to leave the bone straight life and join the textlax crew?

 

[hothair]

I am. Enjoyed the bone straight but maintaining bone straight and coloured hair got to be a chore. I texlaxed a few weeks ago and chopped off about 4" because the ends were so straggly looking and tangly in comparison.

I used Designer's Touch for 8-10 mins no smoothing and intend to texlax twice a year. Hair feels a lot better already. I will now colour once a year. Putting myself on a co-wash challenge for added moisture too.