2013 Relaxed Hair Buddy Thread

[mschristine]

klsjackson hnntrr Mande30 I'm doing well. Keeping it simple. Just did a protein treatment on Sunday followed up by a moisturizing dc, of course. Using jojoba oil with a few drops of rosemary EO on my scalp about two times a week. I need to increase my water intake, been slacking lately. Going on vacation for my anniversary in a couple of weeks so ill probably straighten and wrap my hair for a few days..but until then..keeping it moisturized and conditioned with no heat

 

[klsjackson]

klsjackson hnntrr Mande30 I'm doing well. Keeping it simple. Just did a protein treatment on Sunday followed up by a moisturizing dc, of course. Using jojoba oil with a few drops of rosemary EO on my scalp about two times a week. I need to increase my water intake, been slacking lately. Going on vacation for my anniversary in a couple of weeks so ill probably straighten and wrap my hair for a few days..but until then..keeping it moisturized and conditioned with no heat

mschristine
Glad to hear things are going well. I plan to do a protein treatment with Vatika oil this weekend. I have also increased my water intake. I'm drinking about 50oz a day, but I would like to do about 80oz.

 

[sharifeh]

Nix08

thanks, just wondering

 

[KiWiStyle]

Hey, ladies. I'm doing great. I'm 9.4 weeks post according to my counter. I don't drink much water but I'm all about the fruits and veggies--no green smoothies, though (LOL). No supplements but I'm sugar-free, sort of. I gave up sweetened drinks a couple of years ago, artificial sweeteners included. On the exercise front, I hate to do it but I will walk a couple of miles a day if Mother Nature would just cooperate!
On the hair front, my new-growth is so soft and manageable, my relaxed hair is in great shape. I did a self-trim last week because my ends looked a little crazy. I don't know what the LC on the 31st is going to bring, I may not see much progress.

When are you planning to relax?? I have lessened my sugar drinks but I need to really get rid if my 2 morning cups of coffee with creamer. When I'm out eating, unusually grab lemonade but we know they're not all created equal.

I've decided no more LCs prior to relaxer. They are usually weeks apart and then I'm left looking like "DUH" when I get my relaxer because I already knew my length. I'll do my LC in mid April.

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[MissyB]

@lovely_locks @sckri23 @MissyB, How are you ladies doing?
Happy Hair growing Buddies!!

I've been out of town (on business/visiting family) so my DC'ing hasn't happened. I'm taking my vitamins consistently, eating well (due to Lent) and drinking lots of water. I'm feeling some new growth, which has me excited. My mom complimented my hair today which is big because she doesn't like straight hair! My sister pin curled my hair for me last night and asked what have I been doing because "it doesn't feel real" I asked what she meant, she said it feels "much thicker and is shiny like weave hair". I guess that's a good thing. I didn't think my hair was thick or felt strong.

 

[Babygrowth]

I've been out of town (on business/visiting family) so my DC'ing hasn't happened. I'm taking my vitamins consistently, eating well (due to Lent) and drinking lots of water. I'm feeling some new growth, which has me excited. My mom complimented my hair today which is big because she doesn't like straight hair! My sister pin curled my hair for me last night and asked what have I been doing because "it doesn't feel real" I asked what she meant, she said it feels "much thicker and is shiny like weave hair". I guess that's a good thing. I didn't think my hair was thick or felt strong.

Now that's a good update!!! Other people always tend to see what we don't see!

 

[londonfog]

I've been out of town (on business/visiting family) so my DC'ing hasn't happened. I'm taking my vitamins consistently, eating well (due to Lent) and drinking lots of water. I'm feeling some new growth, which has me excited. My mom complimented my hair today which is big because she doesn't like straight hair! My sister pin curled my hair for me last night and asked what have I been doing because "it doesn't feel real" I asked what she meant, she said it feels "much thicker and is shiny like weave hair". I guess that's a good thing. I didn't think my hair was thick or felt strong.

Now you know if your hair could pass for shiny weave hair then you must be doing something right!!

 

[Altruisticoam]

Cattypus1 xu93texas Altruisticoam yoli184 shortdub78

How is it going ladies? Only a few more weeks to go, YAY!!! Ok so what week are we all in and when is relaxer day/week? I'll be 9 weeks post on Thursday and I plan to relax on Thursday, April 18th @ 12 weeks.

I'm going to end my Rollersetting for now and do my single French braid on both CW day (Wedbesday) and wash day (weekend). I need to lay low and keep my manipulation down to a bare minimum. Other than that, I'm still getting few tangles on wash days, my NG moisture is in check, ends are in check and my hair moisture & protein balance is in check. My hair is feeling nice and thick at the roots so I'm claiming record breaking length on relaxer day.

How's your water intake?
Fruits & veggies?
Vitamin & mineral supplements?
Protein
Exercise?

I'm doing great in all the areas above! I drink a minimum of 48oz. a day, I get my daily fruit and veggies via fresh/organic smoothies, I take my supplements twice daily without fail and I've started walking a mile a day on the treadmill. I get my protein via two eggs daily in the AM and a meat in the PM, I need to get more protein in my diet though...

..shortdub78 I'm trying to remember if you relaxed prior to your new arrival? I know you are busy taking care of your baby boy so you get a pass .

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Hey ladies

All is well. Friday ill be 9 weeks post and I'm relaxing that day as well (my wedding is in one week and honeymooning right after). My hair is super thick but I'm managing it really well. The tea rinses seem to be helping with manageability

Water intake is coming along. I aim for 8 cups a day
Fruits and veggies are apart of my normal diet
I'm only taking a multivitamin. I discontinued my biotin use until we start getting some moisture in the air. My hair is naturally dry and I feel like the biotin makes my hair even harder to manage.
Protein in my body yes with foods no supplement. Protein in my hair another story still trying to find something I like. But I did hear that the tea rinses serve as a light protein.
Exercise yes trying to get ready. I lift 2-3 days a week and do cardio 1-2 days a week and m going to start adding a day of yoga.

So ready to be done with wedding planning!

 

[sunnieb]

I'm seriously considering giving up relaxing for 2 years to color my hair. Iunno yet.

no! dont!
buy a wig or slip some snap in pieces in the color you want......

karenjoe - No worries! I'm not giving up relaxing just yet. I do see doing this sometime in the future though. Just out of curiosity.

 

[sunnieb]

divachyk Nix08 baddison Cherry89

What's up ladies? My counter says I only have 30 days left until my relaxer day!

I wanted to ask ya'll what you are doing for edge control. I don't use direct heat, and usually I don't care about my edges.....BUT they are looking a bit rough even for me.

Are ya'll using gel, heat, moisturizer, what??? Hep me! Hep me!

'Bout to go cowash with WEN Fig to give my ng a moisture boost. Hope ya'll are doing well!

 

[divachyk]

sunnieb, I've used a number of things with great success. The cheapest and best hold, especially for short hairs that won't lay down at the nape -- ecostyler gel (the green one which is olive oil). It doesn't make the hair hard or brittle.

Random ramblings - other things I've used with varying degrees of success - whipped gelly (love it), Oyin burnt sugar pomade (better for sealing than holding), Kyra's pomegranate pomade (greasy and more of a miss than a hit) and Bee Mine curly butter (love it) to name a few. Whipped gelly and Curly Butter are great for the edges where a tougher hold isn't required. However, I've used eco on my edges with great success. I'll likely stick to eco going forward because it's cheap and accessible at Sally's.

 

[Cherry89]

sunnieb, Glad we still hangin in there.. yayyy only 3-4 weeks to go.
I have Marley twist in now. I was getting tired of trying to style it. The best technique that work for my edges, is a good co-washes, then I use a soft boar bristle brush with some type of hold gel or creme... black gel was pretty fine with me, and brush my edges, then tied it with a scarf.. HTH..

 

[Nix08]

sunnieb I don't use anything in particular...I do make sure to apply my cream leave in then oil over top on that area and then tie down my hair or use a satin headband.

I'm still flirting between doing my TU between 16 and 18 weeks. But that's because I haven't washed my hair in a couple days rather than my usual daily wash. It's hard to manage when it isn't freshly washed

 

[baddison]

divachyk Nix08 baddison Cherry89

What's up ladies? My counter says I only have 30 days left until my relaxer day!

I wanted to ask ya'll what you are doing for edge control. I don't use direct heat, and usually I don't care about my edges.....BUT they are looking a bit rough even for me.

Are ya'll using gel, heat, moisturizer, what??? Hep me! Hep me!

'Bout to go cowash with WEN Fig to give my ng a moisture boost. Hope ya'll are doing well!

sunnieb Well, I don't use anything for my edges. I simply moisturize and seal my hair, and then when I have achieved the style I wanna wear (*sigh*...buns, buns, buns...) then I tie down with scarf for about an hour or so. When I take of the scarf, the edges are neat and laid down. They stay that way for the entire day for me.

I'm sure excited about our upcoming relaxer day! Judging by all the new growth I have, I'm hoping to be very pleased with the results!! Way to go ladies!!

 

[Cattypus1]

Hey ladies

All is well. Friday ill be 9 weeks post and I'm relaxing that day as well (my wedding is in one week and honeymooning right after). My hair is super thick but I'm managing it really well. The tea rinses seem to be helping with manageability

Water intake is coming along. I aim for 8 cups a day
Fruits and veggies are apart of my normal diet
I'm only taking a multivitamin. I discontinued my biotin use until we start getting some moisture in the air. My hair is naturally dry and I feel like the biotin makes my hair even harder to manage.
Protein in my body yes with foods no supplement. Protein in my hair another story still trying to find something I like. But I did hear that the tea rinses serve as a light protein.
Exercise yes trying to get ready. I lift 2-3 days a week and do cardio 1-2 days a week and m going to start adding a day of yoga.

So ready to be done with wedding planning!

One week til I Do...you getting nervous? Gotta see pics, at least of the wedding hair. Congrats and good luck.

 

[Cattypus1]

When are you planning to relax?? I have lessened my sugar drinks but I need to really get rid if my 2 morning cups of coffee with creamer. When I'm out eating, unusually grab lemonade but we know they're not all created equal.

I've decided no more LCs prior to relaxer. They are usually weeks apart and then I'm left looking like "DUH" when I get my relaxer because I already knew my length. I'll do my LC in mid April.

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April 13th is my day...exactly 12 weeks post. I was thinking of doing the LC on the 31st but I may just wait until my touch-up on the 13th. I haven't done any LCs but I did do a trim last week for my roots. I may have trimmed off some of my progress. I've been kinda scared to look. Waiting sounds like a good idea. When are you relaxing?

 

[MissyB]

Now you know if your hair could pass for shiny weave hair then you must be doing something right!!

I think she was saying that in comparison to the dryness that she's used to seeing w/ my hair. Ppl always called my hair color "sandy brown" growing up. I guess that was just due to not sealing in the moisture that was out in.

 

[Altruisticoam]

One week til I Do...you getting nervous? Gotta see pics, at least of the wedding hair. Congrats and good luck.

Naw not nervous just excited. Pics will be posted for sure

 

[KiWiStyle]

April 13th is my day...exactly 12 weeks post. I was thinking of doing the LC on the 31st but I may just wait until my touch-up on the 13th. I haven't done any LCs but I did do a trim last week for my roots. I may have trimmed off some of my progress. I've been kinda scared to look. Waiting sounds like a good idea. When are you relaxing?

I made my appointment today, I'll be relaxing April 17th, one day shy of 12 weeks.

I'm sure your retention didn't suffer from the trim, it's a necessary evil.

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[karenjoe]

@karenjoe - No worries! I'm not giving up relaxing just yet. I do see doing this sometime in the future though. Just out of curiosity.

ok.... I was Tina Turner in the movie when her fell out.
thank goodness I was streaking it.
I bought tracks sewed in combs... that's my color curiosity forever...

 

[karenjoe]

@divachyk @Nix08 @baddison @Cherry89

What's up ladies? My counter says I only have 30 days left until my relaxer day!

I wanted to ask ya'll what you are doing for edge control. I don't use direct heat, and usually I don't care about my edges.....BUT they are looking a bit rough even for me.

Are ya'll using gel, heat, moisturizer, what??? Hep me! Hep me!

I liker Lotta body wrap & tap.
put on a headband fpr 10 min.
they stay down & are soft & easy to comb when I do.
gels make my edges hard

 

[londonfog]

Hey buddies, sckri23, Babygrowth, lovely_locks, Angelinhell, Kim0105, MissyB!

So I co-washed with HEHH & DC'd Motions Silk Protein for about 20 minutes then with E-QP DPR 11+ (moisturizing condish) on Tuesday night. Cantu leave-in then wrapped my hair. On Wednesday, I flat ironed for my length check & was horrified at the difference between my HHJ hair & my jacked up before HHJ hair!! I mean the ends were seriously thin, not split, just thin. I was going to eventually trime off the ends some at a time as my hair grew out but I whipped out the shears & got my trim on. It looked so much better by the time that I finished but just seeing my hair without the thin ends got me to thinking about a possible long term transition to being natural.

I lurked on the Transitioning / BC board to see how these ladies were handling it & got some useful information. I think that I can definitely do it & maybe try to go for a year. Yes I said a year because I already have a good bit of NG & wanted to aim for at least another 6-10 inches before I cut the previously relaxed hair off. Off to do more research!

 

[Babygrowth]

Hey buddies, sckri23, Babygrowth, lovely_locks, Angelinhell, Kim0105, MissyB!

So I co-washed with HEHH & DC'd Motions Silk Protein for about 20 minutes then with E-QP DPR 11+ (moisturizing condish) on Tuesday night. Cantu leave-in then wrapped my hair. On Wednesday, I flat ironed for my length check & was horrified at the difference between my HHJ hair & my jacked up before HHJ hair!! I mean the ends were seriously thin, not split, just thin. I was going to eventually trime off the ends some at a time as my hair grew out but I whipped out the shears & got my trim on. It looked so much better by the time that I finished but just seeing my hair without the thin ends got me to thinking about a possible long term transition to being natural.

I lurked on the Transitioning / BC board to see how these ladies were handling it & got some useful information. I think that I can definitely do it & maybe try to go for a year. Yes I said a year because I already have a good bit of NG & wanted to aim for at least another 6-10 inches before I cut the previously relaxed hair off. Off to do more research!

Alright dere' now! Lol! You got my full support whichever way you go! For me its either locs or relaxed hair and right now I'm choosing to relax but later on I may choose to loc my hair...

 

[sunnieb]

Tonight is my cowashing night, but I'm feeling lazy........

 

[Nix08]

Tonight I'm feeling like 16 weeks will be good enough

 

[sunnieb]

Nix08 - I ain't mad at ya. I'm trolling all of the relaxed threads now. I always do this when I'm gettin' that relaxer itch.

I think I can stick it out for 18 weeks though. My hair is behaving.

 

[Cattypus1]

xu93texas KiWiStyle shortdub78 yoli184 Altruisticoam

2 Weeks until Lift-off, I mean touch-up. 10 weeks post today and I'm hendigo-ing as we speak. How is everybody doing, what are your hair plans for this weekend?

 

[MissyB]

Hey buddies, @sckri23, @Babygrowth, @lovely_locks, @Angelinhell, @Kim0105, @londonfog

I've learned my lesson..... Alt the way... For real this time. I'm done with salons. I went yesterday to get a wash, deep condition and flat iron. I figured it was hitting 2 birds w/ one stone= 1) get cute hair for Resurrection Sunday 2) have it good for my length 3) DC w/ heat would be nice because I don't have a hooded dryer.

Well, when I go to the salon, they tell me that the stylist I saw before wasn't in (why didn't they say that on the phone?) Wash and DC goes well. I should have gotten up when the lady started to blowdry and brush my hair right after taking the towel off. No gentle detangling! Just yanking with the brush. Why didn't I get up?

Okay, now my hair is dry and she suggests a dusting. I said okay because I'm looking at what she's doing in the mirror. I should have taken a before picture because even though I saw 'dusting sized clippings' on the cape my hair looks considerably shorter to me.

As she's flat ironing, I ask about 'what heat protectant do you like best?' Chick shows me some milk protein stuff that doesn't say anything about thermal protection. Here I go again, turning red flags into roses and putting them into vases! I should have just got up. She's halfway finished flat ironing and is talking about hair health. Most of the things that she's saying makes sense and links up with the things that I've learned here. Then she says that her hair 'won't grow past this length, some hair just won't grow. It's healthy and all but it just stays at this length... and I'm a hairdresser, so I know' she has NL hair. I'm done.

 

[KiWiStyle]

xu93texas KiWiStyle shortdub78 yoli184 Altruisticoam

2 Weeks until Lift-off, I mean touch-up. 10 weeks post today and I'm hendigo-ing as we speak. How is everybody doing, what are your hair plans for this weekend?

Yay for henndigo! I can't wait to do another treatment after I relax. The only thing I plan to do is wash with WEN 613 and do a protein treatment with Nexxus Emergencee, this is my first time using it so wish me luck! Oh and a usual tea rinse.

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[Cattypus1]

Yay for henndigo! I can't wait to do another treatment after I relax. The only thing I plan to do is wash with WEN 613 and do a protein treatment with Nexxus Emergencee, this is my first time using it so wish me luck! Oh and a usual tea rinse.

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Last touch-up I did my henndigo a week or so before I did my touch-up and it worked out great. I made a mistake this time and bought Mizani Rhelaxer instead of the butter blends. I think I'll be okay because I plan to add EVOO or Almond oil. I think the henndigo gives me some added protection for my touch-up. I changed my henndigo formula this time and reduced the amount of indigo by half to allow for a little more brown. I might actually be getting the hang of this thing. Thank you, ladies of the LHCF! Good luck, KiWiStyle with the Nexxus. I love their products.