Relaxed Heads: How many weeks post relaxer are you and when is your next touch up???

[Evolving78]

Me too! A good Relaxer day doesn't take less than 4 hours for me.

The basing my scalp takes the longest... I didn’t style my hair this go around, so after the base and parting, it took about 2 hours.

 

[Royalq]

My goodness!! I started at 10:30 and legit just now finished perming my hair at 4. Dis tew murch! now im under a heated cap with ORS replenish pac. Then I put Aussie moist conditioner then this thang is going straight into a bun.

 

[Aggie]

8 weeks post and a minimum of 4 to go. I may not texlax until January though. I won't have time in 4 weeks to do it. I will be super busy working and when I'm not working, I'll be sleeping

 

[lalla]

I am at 7 weeks. I think I'll relax in 5 weeks.

 

[Destiny9109]

7 weeks post. Might get some twists or a straight hair crochet until New Year's because 12 weeks would be January 4th.

 

[LushLox]

I'll be 15 weeks post by mid week; this has been a good stretch, (although I can only really assess its efficacy once I touch up). I've had minimal breakage and shedding and I feel like I've retained, but the proof is in the pudding I guess.

I will touch up by the end of this month starting the year afresh in January.

 

[Evolving78]

1 week down. 5-7 more weeks to go!

 

[Aggie]

Will be 10 weeks post tomorrow and will be probably be texlaxing in January so a minimum of 5 or 6 weeks to go now.

 

[Rozlewis]

12 weeks post. 3 more to go.

 

[irsgirl]

About 15 weeks today and will be relaxing 12/30! I have been bunning the last 4-5 weeks and really paying attention to my ends! I use hawaiin silky 14 and 1 and hawaiin silky leave in conditioner daily!

 

[sunnieb]

11 weeks post yesterday and I still haven't relaxed!

Been busy with work and Christmas stuff so my hair takes a back seat. I have all the stuff laid out. I only need a solid 2 hour block to prep and relax. Hopefully tonight!

 

[Fotchygirl]

14 weeks post, maybe I'll relax the day before Christmas which will put me at 17 week post. These days when I wash I put my hair in about 16 or 17 braids and wash it. I don't get major problems that way. I have also noticed that my hair breaks less on wash day if I detangle when it's fully dry.

 

[fifigirl]

18 weeks post; 2 weeks to go! I'm trying to push to the 21st to relax though as it is, i am tired of stretching....ny hair is in plaits at the moment and i wear a wig during the day when i'm out and about

 

[MzSwift]

Finally did it today after 32 weeks. Not going to stretch this long next time just not sure how long though. I think I'll evalute my hair at 12 weeks and go from there.

 

[sandy100]

How many weeks post relaxer are you right now?

When is your next touch up?

What relaxer will you use?

Are you going to a salon or will you self-relax?

Hello, I have gotten my hair routine down to the point that i can go 16 weeks between relaxers and I have 4C hair !!!

I go to a salon and my stylist uses Design Esstential products.

 

[sandy100]

I wi

Hello, I have gotten my hair routine down to the point that i can go 16 weeks between relaxers and I have 4C hair !!!

I go to a salon and my stylist uses Design Esstential products.

I will post a pic after my next relaxer.

 

[sunnieb]

Hello, I have gotten my hair routine down to the point that i can go 16 weeks between relaxers and I have 4C hair !!!

I go to a salon and my stylist uses Design Esstential products.

Hey!

16 weeks is no joke! I love Design Essentials. I've been using it for almost 10 years now. Can't wait for your pics!

 

[fifigirl]

Finally did it today after 32 weeks. Not going to stretch this long next time just not sure how long though. I think I'll evalute my hair at 12 weeks and go from there.

Did you have any breakage from stretching your hair that long? Any tips to share? Were you thinking of transitioning?

 

[MzSwift]

Did you have any breakage from stretching your hair that long? Any tips to share? Were you thinking of transitioning?

@fifigirl

No ma'am, not transitioning. My baby boy pulls my hair so it's been covered and I hadn't found any justification to perm it just to hide it again. Lol.

Fortunately no breakage either. I think it's because the longer I get in my stretch, the less manipulation I need my styles to be. I usually hide my hair to keep from messing with it. I'm either cornrowing and wigging/scarfing, braid/twist extensions or mini braids with no extensions. This time, I also installed crochet braids. Anything that will allow me to go 3 weeks or more without having to redo the style.

I also don't perm bone straight so the demarcation line isn't as severe. I think being better about doing protein treatments helped to strengthen my strands too.

HTH!

 

[Sosoothing]

Finally did it today after 32 weeks. Not going to stretch this long next time just not sure how long though. I think I'll evalute my hair at 12 weeks and go from there.

That was a long stretch. You must have retained some good length .

 

[sandy100]

Hey!

16 weeks is no joke! I love Design Essentials. I've been using it for almost 10 years now. Can't wait for your pics!

Okay! I will post in sometime in February. I'm going to stretch to 20 weeks.

 

[fifigirl]

@fifigirl

No ma'am, not transitioning. My baby boy pulls my hair so it's been covered and I hadn't found any justification to perm it just to hide it again. Lol.

Fortunately no breakage either. I think it's because the longer I get in my stretch, the less manipulation I need my styles to be. I usually hide my hair to keep from messing with it. I'm either cornrowing and wigging/scarfing, braid/twist extensions or mini braids with no extensions. This time, I also installed crochet braids. Anything that will allow me to go 3 weeks or more without having to redo the style.

I also don't perm bone straight so the demarcation line isn't as severe. I think being better about doing protein treatments helped to strengthen my strands too.

HTH!

awesome! thanks for the tips......will certainly apply them

 

[MzSwift]

That was a long stretch. You must have retained some good length .

It's so hard to tell becuase I left a lot of texture in it. I'm going to find out next week when I flat iron though. I'll post some pics!

 

[Sosoothing]

It's so hard to tell becuase I left a lot of texture in it. I'm going to find out next week when I flat iron though. I'll post some pics!

Look forward to the pics!

 

[fifigirl]

It's going down tonight! I've had enough of my new growth and been having hot and cold flushes(premenopausal?) anyway the thought of a wig on my scalp is no fun .....just want my hair flat so i can bun it

 

[Aggie]

Will be 11 weeks post this weekend and have maybe 4-5 more weeks to go.

 

[11228]

I lost track of when I relaxed. I guess I'll let my hair decide when I retouch

 

[LushLox]

Hello, I have gotten my hair routine down to the point that i can go 16 weeks between relaxers and I have 4C hair !!!

I go to a salon and my stylist uses Design Esstential products.

Same 16 weeks is the sweet spot for me.

 

[TLC1020]

I'm 11 weeks post relaxer now, I'll be relaxing in January when the semester start back up, that will be about 15 weeks post..

 

[quirkydimples]

My last relaxer was 10/29/17. My hair likes 8 week stretches right now, but now that my hair is long enough to bun, I’ll keep adding a week as my hair grows until I get back to 12 weeks. That’s about how long I stretched when I was APL. I have a bob right now.