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Je Ne Sais Quoi

Je Ne Sais Quoi

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What made you decide to take the plunge? What questions did you ask yourself before doing it to make sure it was the right decision? Just wondering :look:
 
whatyoutalkingbout bre bre? :look:

if i could i would, but i dont think my skin/scalp will take the chemicals:perplexed.

you bout to do it?
 
For me the first reason is shrinkage I was just neck length but the annoyance of my hair looking like a TWA:nono: made me feel like I was making no progress, then I wanted the option of straighter/ smoother styles without having to use soo much heat/ manipulation. What I found is (I literally rinsed the relaxer out of my hair - not more than 3-5 mins max) my hair STILL behaves much like it did when it was natural, ie shrinkage, volume - but it straightens easier with less heat, and holds styles I like a little longer, I'm only texlaxing 2ce a year (I colour too) and I think I will enjoy it more as my hair grows:yep:
 
*Bre~Bre* said:
What made you decide to take the plunge?
Boredom. I was seriously bored with my hair. It was so long and thick that all I could do was twists, the occasional braids, and the eternal bun. It was either have natural hair and cut off about 6 or 7 inches, or relax and keep it long. I wanted to telax it so that I could do a wash n go and it still look ok. I love being natural. I did what I did as a compromise with DH. He loves natural hair but didnt want me to cut it. We had to meet in the middle so this is what I came up with.
What questions did you ask yourself before doing it to make sure it was the right decision?
The only thing I asked myself was would I be willing to play Russian Roulette everytime I need to re-touch. Thats my biggest fear. I havent relaxed again since I did it the last time, and I need to, but like I said, Im scared. It doesnt really matter much to me anyways if I mess up b/c if I do I'll just bone-strait it the next time. :) Just wondering :look:
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My answers are in purple.
Bre, you sure you aint contemplating? :look:
 
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Stilalady- Don't be scared to touch up your hair! I just did my second self texlax touch up yesterday. I was terrified because whenever I went to the hairdresser she used to overlap and over straighten my pretty curls.

Anyway, I sprayed all my hair with the exception of my new growth with Aphogee green tea, let it dry and then covered it with Motions CPR conditioner. Then I mixed silk elements mild with CPR and olive oil and relaxed my hair in two sections. I did the 4a sections first and then rinsed, applied conditioner and then I relaxed the 3c sections. Then I rinsed all of that out put CPR over my whole head waited a few minutes, rinsed again, and then neutralized about 4 times. The texture turned out just right. I think that as long as you protect the previously relaxed sections with a protein conditioner and relax in as many sections as it takes to get the timing right then it'll be fine.

My stylist used to start in the back of my head (where I'm more 3c than 4a) and then work her way through to the front. The result was always hair that was nearly straight in the back and too kinky in the front. :nono:
 
I texlaxed because I was tired of how difficult my hair was. It was difficult to control, impossible to keep moisturized, and it was breaking. After I texlaxed I had more styling options, my roller sets lasted longer and looked better, and I can wash and go without looking like a crazy person. I just asked myself if being texlaxed would make life easier, and the answer was yes.
 
hopeful said:
Subscribing:sekret:.
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Hopeful?? :scratchchin:

hothair said:
For me the first reason is shrinkage I was just neck length but the annoyance of my hair looking like a TWA:nono: made me feel like I was making no progress, then I wanted the option of straighter/ smoother styles without having to use soo much heat/ manipulation. What I found is (I literally rinsed the relaxer out of my hair - not more than 3-5 mins max) my hair STILL behaves much like it did when it was natural, ie shrinkage, volume - but it straightens easier with less heat, and holds styles I like a little longer, I'm only texlaxing 2ce a year (I colour too) and I think I will enjoy it more as my hair grows:yep:
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~StillALady~ said:
My answers are in purple.
Bre, you sure you aint contemplating? :look:
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Welp, my hair definitely isn;t as long and thick as yours but I do like the idea of straightening with less heat and not so much shrinkage. It's something i've been thinking about but I just don't know...

chellero said:
I texlaxed because I was tired of how difficult my hair was. It was difficult to control, impossible to keep moisturized, and it was breaking. After I texlaxed I had more styling options, my roller sets lasted longer and looked better, and I can wash and go without looking like a crazy person. I just asked myself if being texlaxed would make life easier, and the answer was yes.
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Sounds like this was a simple choice for you and one that is more than worth while :yep:
 
Straight up, the day to day maintenance was time-consuming. I didn't have very many questions beforehand because I was going to texlax no matter what. My only concern was my hair getting too straight during the texlaxing process. I told my stylist exactly what I wanted and she did a darn good job. I have absolutely no regrets.
 
~StillALady~ said:
So ahhh......whacha gone do? :look:















:lachen: No pressure!
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:lachen::lachen::lachen: I dunno! Just keep thinking on it and give it some time I guess. There are the pros and cons to think about. I never thought i'd even consider it a few months ago :spinning:

SilkyandSmooth said:
Straight up, the day to day maintenance was time-consuming. I didn't have very many questions beforehand because I was going to texlax no matter what. My only concern was my hair getting too straight during the texlaxing process. I told my stylist exactly what I wanted and she did a darn good job. I have absolutely no regrets.
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Thank you for your reply. Sounds like you have a jammin stylist :yep:
 
i did it because i was tired of being a slave to the weather, afraid to break any type of sweat and because the crown area is a totally different texture! i was doing more harm with that section being natural. its alot tighter than the rest of my head.
i texlax myself. when i first had it done i went to the shop and told her what i wanted but it came out straight so i took over from there. i just want my pattern loosened up thats it AND to keep the frizzies away!!!
 
honeybadgirl said:
i did it because i was tired of being a slave to the weather, afraid to break any type of sweat and because the crown area is a totally different texture! i was doing more harm with that section being natural. its alot tighter than the rest of my head.
i texlax myself. when i first had it done i went to the shop and told her what i wanted but it came out straight so i took over from there. i just want my pattern loosened up thats it AND to keep the frizzies away!!!
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These are some of my concerns as well. I just think though that i'll be back to the creamy crack :perplexed I need to think on this!
 
I relaxed for five years, then was natural for five years and now have been telaxed for almost five years and I must say telaxed has been my favorite. I feel like it gives me much more styling options.
 
Jenaee said:
subscribing as well...will be doing this soon:sekret:
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LOL! Bre Bre done started something:lol: hasn't she? Ladies who have successfully done this, would you mind posting a pic, pretty please. Any tips would be welcome. I also have a question that I've been pondering. Some people cut their relaxer with conditioner and oils and only leave it on for 5 minutes or so but I've also seen posts where ladies say they coat the hair with a protein conditioner to preserve the integrity of the curl but leave the relaxer on for the full relaxing time so that it can fully process. Any thoughts on which is the best approach. I texturized once before and shed like crazy--how do you guys avoid this?
 
I had 1 3/4 years worth of new growth and was trying to transition. But I just could not take the detangling for an hour every wash day. So I decided to texlax. The day I texlaxed, while I was sectioning my hair in preparation, I found breakage in the center of my head (the curliest part) and I knew I had made the right decision. Now my styled hair looks virtually the same (just as curly and wavy) as before but detangling takes 10 minutes every wash day. I love it!
 
My reason was because the detangling started to get on my nerves :wallbash:. I really like being texlaxed because I were my hair in wash n go styles 95% of the time but when I want it straight I can do a rollerset and have straight hair without any direct heat.
 
My reasons were pretty much the same as everybody else. It was getting too time consuming and it was really hard to look fly on the spur of the moment. I had to plan my flyness LOL (wash, twist, dry over night, untwist in the morning). My natural hair was having some serious issues holding moisture all the sudden and started to break. I also couldn't see myself taking care of it at my goal length all natural. So... texlaxing was the way for me to go. Actually I still consider my hair texturized becuz I still have ALOT of texture. My hair is holding moisture MUCH better and the breakage is non-existant! I'm not afraid of doing my retouch because I text in sections and that helps alot. Whatever your decision, just remember to do you ;)

Oh and pics r in my fotki.
 
ella said:
Noooo way!
You too?
Lol what's happening here?
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:giggle:

I love my natural hair, I really do. And as far as texturizing, I still have so many questions. My history with relaxers is not good either:nono:. Right now I am trying to be patient and doing lots of research. If I could just wash and go, sigh, but my many different textures won't allow it unless I keep it really short. Like Shalilac said, it would be nice to be cute quickly. It takes me about an hour to wash and go because I have to add so many leave ins and fool with it so much. Big twists take an hour, smaller up to three hours. I promised myself I would wait till I made three years natural though before making any changes. I don't know what I'm going to do. And honestly, a part of me really hates the thought of ever relaxing again.
 
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