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2013 Relaxed Hair Buddy Thread

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Babygrowth said:
Sounds like your growing great over there! Girl, if it works keep at it! I stretch for 16-20 weeks but 17/18 weeks seems to be my favorite time limit to stretch. I'm doing okay over here. Thinking about stretching longer since this stretch is going very well. I've been using HH Sprout or Jar of Joe to moisturize my scalp and NG in these cornrows and they are awesome. Since I don't do anything else to my hair but braid it and wig it my hairs thriving...
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londonfog said:
@Babygrowth, @sckri23, @lovely_locks, @Kim0105

Hello my buddies!! How are you ladies doing? I'm a little over 8 weeks post right now & I've been hanging in there. I went from having a teensy bit of very manageable NG to having a very thick inch (1 1/2 in some places) of disobedient NG all over!!

On Saturday I co-washed with V05 & DC'd with ORS Replenishment Conditioner mixed with some Organix Argan Oil & Shea Butter conditioner. Canutu leave-in & wrapped with Motions. When my hair had dried, I combed it out & it was moisturized but heavy duty thick. My NG went rogue & started a rebellion against all the combs in my drawer. So I parted my hair in 4 sections & went over my NG only with some Just For Me Moisturizer (yeah it has mineral oil in it & probably something else that LHCF despises) and brushed it into each part. I'd tried this before with just one section that was being stubborn on the last stretch & it worked great thats why I tried it again all over this time. Then put my hair up into 4 ponytails & wrapped my head up for the night. When I took it down in the morning, it looked like I had just had a fresh relaxer & the comb did not snag one bit!! I used my regular moisturizer on the length of my hair & sealed with ECVO.

After my wash & DC on Tuesday night, I'll try the same thing with the Elasta QP Mango Butter & Olive Oil to see if I get the same results. If I do then I'll continue doing my stretch with the E-QP to moisturize my NG. If it doesn't have the same effect then I'll continue using the JFM Moisturizer. I can do an extra long stretch if I can keep this up!! Buddies how long do you normally stretch again? I may be able to go longer with you guys after our next relaxer in April. :grin:
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Sounds like things are going good you two. I'm thinking of relaxing at 12 weeks. Was toying with stretching until May but this new growth is too thick. Since this is my first stretch after a virgin relaxer I think 12 weeks is pretty good. So the plan is to relax around the 28th and get my ends trimmed. Might try for 14-18 weeks next stretch.
 
Kim0105 said:
Sounds like things are going good you two. I'm thinking of relaxing at 12 weeks. Was toying with stretching until May but this new growth is too thick. Since this is my first stretch after a virgin relaxer I think 12 weeks is pretty good. So the plan is to relax around the 28th and get my ends trimmed. Might try for 14-18 weeks next stretch.
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Man, that first stretch after my virgin relaxer was the easiest. However I was not bone straight, I was texlaxed. My second relaxer I overprocessed so I'm bone straight. This third time I'm praying I get it right! Lol!
 
Babygrowth said:
Man, that first stretch after my virgin relaxer was the easiest. However I was not bone straight, I was texlaxed. My second relaxer I overprocessed so I'm bone straight. This third time I'm praying I get it right! Lol!
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I'm texlaxed right now. I just figured that since there is no issue now with little breakage or shedding I'll go 2 more weeks then relax. Hopefully it stays like this.
 
Babygrowth said:
Sounds like your growing great over there! Girl, if it works keep at it! I stretch for 16-20 weeks but 17/18 weeks seems to be my favorite time limit to stretch. I'm doing okay over here. Thinking about stretching longer since this stretch is going very well. I've been using HH Sprout or Jar of Joe to moisturize my scalp and NG in these cornrows and they are awesome. Since I don't do anything else to my hair but braid it and wig it my hairs thriving...
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Well let me know if you would like to go longer than April for the stretch & I'm all in!! I tried the Elasta QP Mango Butter & Olive Oil Moisturizer on my NG & it had the same effect on my NG as the Just For Me as far as stretching it so I'll be using that from now on for my stretches.
 
Cherry89 Nix08 divachyk baddison

Trying to keep up with my every other day cowashing to keep my newgrowth in check. Last night I cowashed so late that I literally got out of the shower detangled, put in two braids and went to bed.

Here's how it came out:

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I planned to bun today, but I think I'll fluff this out and wear my hair down. :yep:

Sent from my Comet using LHCF
 
All fluffed out and ready to run my errands!

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It's days like today that I :lol: when people say relaxed hair is limp and flat. Really???

Sent from my Comet using LHCF
 
londonfog said:
Well let me know if you would like to go longer than April for the stretch & I'm all in!! I tried the Elasta QP Mango Butter & Olive Oil Moisturizer on my NG & it had the same effect on my NG as the Just For Me as far as stretching it so I'll be using that from now on for my stretches.
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I did the coconut creme relaxer today and I could easily go until May doing this every other week.detangling was a breeze and my new growth is so soft. Feels like 5 weeks post instead of the 10 that I am.
 
I don't remember who my buddies are lol, but I'm coming up on 8 weeks post this Friday. I ordered some new products, so I'll see how my hair responds after a protein treatment and deep conditioning.
 
Angelinhell said:
I don't remember who my buddies are lol, but I'm coming up on 8 weeks post this Friday. I ordered some new products, so I'll see how my hair responds after a protein treatment and deep conditioning.
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What did you order? I have some Wen coming but I might not try them until next stretch as I have some things I want to use up first.
 
londonfog said:
Well let me know if you would like to go longer than April for the stretch & I'm all in!! I tried the Elasta QP Mango Butter & Olive Oil Moisturizer on my NG & it had the same effect on my NG as the Just For Me as far as stretching it so I'll be using that from now on for my stretches.
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Kim0105 said:
I did the coconut creme relaxer today and I could easily go until May doing this every other week.detangling was a breeze and my new growth is so soft. Feels like 5 weeks post instead of the 10 that I am.
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Well then let's do it! If the other buddies want to y'all can too! If not we will still support each other! How much longer do y'all want to go? I'm going to look up this coconut creme relaxer... my hair loves coconut milk prepoos/rinses so it should love this too.
 
Babygrowth said:
Well then let's do it! If the other buddies want to y'all can too! If not we will still support each other! How much longer do y'all want to go? I'm going to look up this coconut creme relaxer... my hair loves coconut milk prepoos/rinses so it should love this too.
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I would like to try for at least an additional month if possible. I'm only experienced with 12 & less weeks right now so I don't want to aim to high just yet, LOL!
 
Babygrowth said:
Well then let's do it! If the other buddies want to y'all can too! If not we will still support each other! How much longer do y'all want to go? I'm going to look up this coconut creme relaxer... my hair loves coconut milk prepoos/rinses so it should love this too.
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I'd love to go until May 9th. I figure I'd touch up for Mother's Day. That would take me to 18 weeks and hopefully real close to APL.
I was looking at you tubers' reviews on the coconut creme relaxer and decided to give it a try. I did 2 tbsp coconut milk, 2 tbsp coconut oil and about 3-4oz of nonfat plain yogurt. Applied it on dry hair concentrating on the roots for just over an hour. I then rinsed that out, cleansed with Whip My Hair, put oil on my wet hair and AOWC. I left that on while I showered. I was able to run my comb through my wet hair with no tangles. Did a final rinse with ACV. I am still touching my hair ever so often - it just feels really good and soft.
 
londonfog said:
I would like to try for at least an additional month if possible. I'm only experienced with 12 & less weeks right now so I don't want to aim to high just yet, LOL!
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Lol! I totally understand.

Kim0105 said:
I'd love to go until May 9th. I figure I'd touch up for Mother's Day. That would take me to 18 weeks and hopefully real close to APL.
I was looking at you tubers' reviews on the coconut creme relaxer and decided to give it a try. I did 2 tbsp coconut milk, 2 tbsp coconut oil and about 3-4oz of nonfat plain yogurt. Applied it on dry hair concentrating on the roots for just over an hour. I then rinsed that out, cleansed with Whip My Hair, put oil on my wet hair and AOWC. I left that on while I showered. I was able to run my comb through my wet hair with no tangles. Did a final rinse with ACV. I am still touching my hair ever so often - it just feels really good and soft.
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That sounds exactly like what I was doing minus the yogurt and it was way tooo liquidy. So I will try that Saturday. Can you do it every week? I need to pay my NG special attention and doing this first makes it easier for me to make sure I get the NG real good.

So it sounds like end of April early May. I will do May 11th so that will be 20/21 weeks for me.
 
Babygrowth said:
Lol! I totally understand.



That sounds exactly like what I was doing minus the yogurt and it was way tooo liquidy. So I will try that Saturday. Can you do it every week? I need to pay my NG special attention and doing this first makes it easier for me to make sure I get the NG real good.

So it sounds like end of April early May. I will do May 11th so that will be 20/21 weeks for me.
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I'm not sure if it can be done every week. I'll check but if your hair isn't sensitive to coconut oil/milk I don't see why not. I'm toying with the idea of doing this weekly or every other week myself.
 
Nix08 said:
Looking really good @sunnieb:yep:

Do you comb through your ng when you're this far into a stretch?
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Thanks Nix08!

And absolutely NOT! I leave my ng alone when I'm this far in. Now, I deal with it while cowashing and detangling. However, that's why I use WEN exclusively and also use Mane n Tail detangler because those products help to melt through the tangles.

Once it's dry, I comb "around" my ng, but never "through" it.
 
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