2013 Relaxed Hair Buddy Thread
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DominicanBrazilian82
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baddison
natural for good
DominicanBrazilian82 - yeah, I tried to order from my local CVS here in NJ, and the pharm gave me some nonsense excuse that they couldn't order it. So, i just resorted to ordering online instead of arguing with him. I'm sure if I pressed the issue, I could have gotten them to order it for me....but I just couldn't be bothered with it...or him. SMH.
Luprisi
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Talking about aloe vera juice... I have to say that I love how easy is to detangle my hair at 20 weeks post when I mix it with my DC. I started washing my hair in two sections and it was a breeze! Now, if I can find a way to control my edges better so I can stick to the original plan of stretching for 6 months, I'd be happy! I'm currently using Eco styler and CON argan oil edge control but is not helping much!
Cattypus1
All loced up...
I'm gonna need to get my hands on some AV juice!
Luprisi
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I highly recommend it. I had mixed it with 3 different conditioners (humecto, kenra and ORS replenishing pack) and it has given me consistent results. It literally took me about 2 minutes per section so a total of 4 minutes and the best part is that I had almost no shedding or breakage.
KiWiStyle
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KiWiStyle,
Your hair looks great! Sorry about the scalp burns. The aloe Vera juice will help.
You need to get back in the BSL challenge. You are APL now. Stop being hard on yourself. This is a hair journey, you'll get to bsl. Enjoy the journey
xu93texas girl I am not tripping about this hair. Seriously, BSL isn't in the cards for 2013, I should make full BSL by my birthday June-2014. Like its been said before, it's a life long journey so what's the hurry, right? I'll get there when I get there and in the meantime I'm going to enjoy my hair and not sweat the small stuff. Now this chemical burn is another story, it's a full time job trying to not imagine a bald spot when the scab falls off.
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KiWiStyle
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I dabbed a little AVJ on the burn before bed last night and it hurt even more but the scab seemed smaller. I'm going to apply it nightly until its gone.
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Evolving78
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Cattypus1 xu93texas Altruisticoam yoli184 shortdub78 EnExitStageLeft soonergirl SunySydeofLyfe
Hey my buddies. Here is my relaxer results...my growth seems stagnant...it's weird my hair feels longer, my pony is slightly longer but my hair appears shorter in pictures:
I cut a half inch and want to cut another half but I don't know that I will. I also just dropped out of the 2013 BSL challenge and will join the APL 2013. I think my eyes have been playing tricks on me, it's crazy...either that or my back has gotten longer, LOL!
About my relaxer: I told you ladies that I was going to let my sister, my previous stylist texlax my hair instead of my usual girl. Well...epic fail. I do have texture but i'n not texlaxed, I won't know for sure until I shampoo again. Here is what went wrong.
1. My hair was tangled at the roots (i detangled) so she couldn't work as fast as we wanted thus leaving the relaxer in my head for 21 minutes :-O! Yeah the instructions says for fine hair 8-13 minutes and no more than 20 minutes even for the most course hair.
2. Scalp burning and running to the bowl, she scrubbed my scalp to remove the relaxer, my head was so sore afterwards, I haven't felt this relaxer discomfort in years...the last times I let her relax my hair to be exact.
3. I lost a nice size ball of hair due to tangles but nothing too alarming.
4. Brace yourselves ladies...I have a f%#...g relaxer burn on my scalp! When I woke up I examined my scalp because I knew my scalp felt bad enough to later have burns. I found a small patch in my nape and now I'm terrified that I'll lose my hair back there
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to treat relaxer burns so to not lose hair???
This will never, EVER happen again...I had a temporary lapse in judgement...the bad thing is I felt nervous and apprehensive about it days up to and the morning of and I did it anyway so there is really no one else to blame but myself. HELP ME HEAL THIS BURN!!!
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Your hair turned out nice and u have gained Length but more thickness. All of the suggestions are on point. How is your scalp feeling?
KiWiStyle
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Thanks shortdub78. It's thicker because I tried texlaxing for the first time. I'll know how much texture I have when I wash and air dry.
My scalp is feeling better everyday and my burn feels a lot better, it doesn't hurt anymore. I've been trying to wait for the scab to fall off to wash but I'm losing my patience. My hair in general feels good and strong, shedding is within normal range and breakage is pretty much non-existent.
My next stretch will be at least 18 weeks but I'm going to splurge and either do tree or interlock braids by a licensed hair braider. I'm also going back to my regular stylist because with her, my scalp never had a hint of chemicals being applied afterwards. Life is full of lessons and this was a huge one for me.
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divachyk
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Nix08, Cherry89, baddison, Luprisi DominicanBrazilian82
First off - happy anniversary Nix08!!! :blowkiss:
My hair is annoying me. It's big, fluffy & dry. I used WEN fig and it made my hair feel delightful, at first. My new growth softened and my hair felt phenomenal. After it dried, the hair remained soft but it got big, fluffy and uncontrollable. The weird thing is, it's soft but dry. I compare it to getting a roller set -- you know how sometimes the hair comes out soft but it's a bit dry and you get tiny little breaks when you comb it. That's kinda what my hair feels like now - soft but dry and it looks dull. I washed with WEN and followed up with a quick conditioning session of AO HSR while showering. Perhaps I need a full out DCing session post-WEN. I might have to cowash tonight. REALLY don't want to but I need hydration. I baggyed last night but that didn't do it.
First off - happy anniversary Nix08!!! :blowkiss:
My hair is annoying me. It's big, fluffy & dry. I used WEN fig and it made my hair feel delightful, at first. My new growth softened and my hair felt phenomenal. After it dried, the hair remained soft but it got big, fluffy and uncontrollable. The weird thing is, it's soft but dry. I compare it to getting a roller set -- you know how sometimes the hair comes out soft but it's a bit dry and you get tiny little breaks when you comb it. That's kinda what my hair feels like now - soft but dry and it looks dull. I washed with WEN and followed up with a quick conditioning session of AO HSR while showering. Perhaps I need a full out DCing session post-WEN. I might have to cowash tonight. REALLY don't want to but I need hydration. I baggyed last night but that didn't do it.
Nix08
Relaxed, 4B
@divachyk you are just too sweet
Thank you
This isn't the first time that you've used that WEN is it, I'm wondering if there is some wheat protein in there that you didn't realize?
However, I find that if I am several weeks post that I need to get my ng to dry under controlled circumstances otherwise my hair feels like you've described. Which prevents me from cowashing as much as I'd like because I can't always wait for my hair to dry 100% before falling asleep.
ETA: KiWiStyle your hair looks great! I too have found my hair growth to seem stagnant at certain points although by way of measurements I know it's growing. I wonder if it's the curve of the back or something that throws you off visually.
Thank youThis isn't the first time that you've used that WEN is it, I'm wondering if there is some wheat protein in there that you didn't realize?
However, I find that if I am several weeks post that I need to get my ng to dry under controlled circumstances otherwise my hair feels like you've described. Which prevents me from cowashing as much as I'd like because I can't always wait for my hair to dry 100% before falling asleep.
ETA: KiWiStyle your hair looks great! I too have found my hair growth to seem stagnant at certain points although by way of measurements I know it's growing. I wonder if it's the curve of the back or something that throws you off visually.
Evolving78
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Go ahead and wash. It will help! I'm 10 weeks post. Hair is doing alright. I think I will just go ahead and wait until the end of the month. I found the new scurl. I tried it last night on my new growth.
divachyk
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Nix08, WEN Fig has wheat protein - I knew this before using it but wanted to feel the magic as others described. I know that sounds dumb because I know wheat protein is meh on my hair. However, it was further down the ingredients list so I thought I may be ok. WEN was magical, just not hydrating. Perhaps a good dry DC or post-wash DC will help next time around.
EnExitStageLeft
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Cattypus1 xu93texas Altruisticoam yoli184 shortdub78 KiWiStyle soonergirl SunySydeofLyfe
Hey Buddies,
I haven't formally checked in a while. I'm a bit frustrated, but its nothing a good pair of shears can't fix
. What brand of shears do you guys use? I need to invest in a new pair and decided to splurge a bit for quality sake. Any recommendations?
Also, do you guys know any place I can bulk order Flexi-rods? My local BSS's are charging 3 arms and 2 1/2 legs per pack ($4.99 and that was the cheapest)....ain't nobody got time for that
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Hey Buddies,
I haven't formally checked in a while. I'm a bit frustrated, but its nothing a good pair of shears can't fix
. What brand of shears do you guys use? I need to invest in a new pair and decided to splurge a bit for quality sake. Any recommendations?Also, do you guys know any place I can bulk order Flexi-rods? My local BSS's are charging 3 arms and 2 1/2 legs per pack ($4.99 and that was the cheapest)....ain't nobody got time for that
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Luprisi
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That must be annoying! Let us know how it goes if you decide to cowash tonight. I have never used wen so I can't really give any recommendation.
Evolving78
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Cattypus1 xu93texas Altruisticoam yoli184 shortdub78 KiWiStyle soonergirl SunySydeofLyfe
Hey Buddies,
I haven't formally checked in a while. I'm a bit frustrated, but its nothing a good pair of shears can't fix
Also, do you guys know any place I can bulk order Flexi-rods? My local BSS's are charging 3 arms and 2 1/2 legs per pack ($4.99 and that was the cheapest)....ain't nobody got time for that
I got some $20 shears from Sally. I need to get them sharpened. Bulk rods, check eBay?
Altruisticoam
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@EnExitStage!eft xu93texas KiWiStyle yoli184 Cattypus1, shortdub78, soonergirl SunySydeofLyfe
Hey ladies...I think I'm finally getting the hang of this hair thing...
I'm currently about 7 weeks post and I have a good system going. Every other week to alternate between hot oil treatments and black tea rinses and my dc concoction. Still trying for no heat
This week I decided to try a different style and did twists all over my head and pinned them up. I didn't really use any holding products so no sure how long it will last.
Hey ladies...I think I'm finally getting the hang of this hair thing...
I'm currently about 7 weeks post and I have a good system going. Every other week to alternate between hot oil treatments and black tea rinses and my dc concoction. Still trying for no heat
This week I decided to try a different style and did twists all over my head and pinned them up. I didn't really use any holding products so no sure how long it will last.
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Very pretty style. Its perfect for the hot weather. How long did it take you to twist your entire head?
Very pretty style. Its perfect for the hot weather. How long did it take you to twist your entire head?
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KiWiStyle
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That's cute!!! I love those types of styles, everybody can't rock them but you got it girl!!
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KiWiStyle
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Cattypus1 xu93texas Altruisticoam yoli184 shortdub78 KiWiStyle soonergirl SunySydeofLyfe
Hey Buddies,
I haven't formally checked in a while. I'm a bit frustrated, but its nothing a good pair of shears can't fix
Also, do you guys know any place I can bulk order Flexi-rods? My local BSS's are charging 3 arms and 2 1/2 legs per pack ($4.99 and that was the cheapest)....ain't nobody got time for that
I just buy the adjustable Goody Professional shears. It comes with a carrying pouch and costs about $10. Drug and grocery stores carry them as well as the big box stores like Target and Walmart. M
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