Help! Underprocessed patches

[*KP*]

I relaxed my hair a little over a week ago after a 6 month long stretch, I had over 3 inches of regrowth.

Now my hair is relaxed, the 2 inches at the root are straight, about 1 inch looks kind of texlaxed and then the rest is straight. It just looks weird.

What would you suggest? My mum suggested running the relaxer through those parts when I get my next touch-up but I don't want to risk over processing the parts that are already straight.

 

[*KP*]

Here is a picture so you can see what I mean

I've also attached it because sometimes fotki images just disappear

 

[locabouthair]

I dont think it's too bad. You can always flat iron it. I wouldnt do a corrective. Or if you choose to do one, put it on that area last.

 

[poookie]

Here is a picture so you can see what I mean

I've also attached it because sometimes fotki images just disappear

sheesh, looks a lot better than mine looked! i had the same problem 2 touchups ago, where i missed patches, and some hair was puffy and underprocessed in the middle of the strands.

if it's seriously bothering you, and you can't manage to comb your hair without breakage, then do a hard protein treatment, deep condition, and keep deep conditioning at every wash until you decide to do a corrective relaxer. but wait at least a month or so.

don't leave relaxer on the red part in the picture for more than a few minutes, so you won't risk overprocessing, and also make sure to base all sections of hair that you don't want to get relaxed. from scalp to root to tip (if that makes sense).

i have 1 patch in the middle of my scalp that's about 1 inch long, that barely touched relaxer at all. even though i relaxed on 3/7/08, i'm doing a corrective this Sunday on just that spot.

hope that helps

 

[LiLi]

It really doesn't look bad. A quick run through with a flat iron will have it looking like the rest of your hair. If it were dry,frizzy and breaking easily, I would say do a corrective (with a lye). But if it's not, I would leave it be.

When you comb it, I would do it in small sections and keep it moisturized.

 

[MizAvalon]

It really doesn't look bad. A quick run through with a flat iron will have it looking like the rest of your hair. If it were dry,frizzy and breaking easily, I would say do a corrective (with a lye). But if it's not, I would leave it be.

When you comb it, I would do it in small sections and keep it moisturized.

I agree. I wouldn't even bother with a corrective, too much risk of it getting overprocessed. That's nothing a little light flat ironing can't fix.

 

[gymfreak336]

Given that it isn't that bad I wouldn't worry about. Overlapping is impossible to avoid entirely and the runoff at your next relaxer will over time help straighten it a little more. I wouldn't sweat it.

 

[*KP*]

Thanks for your responses ladies, I'll skip the corrective and just do my normal touch-up at 9-10 weeks and see how it turns out.

I actually do like the texture and wouldn't mind if my whole head was like that but it's patchy so it's annoying! It is worse in the middle of my head where most of it seems underprocessed...I guess I accidentally texlaxed!