2014 Relaxed Hair Buddy Thread

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:wave: Hi Rozlewis and cassie712 !

I usually relax between 12 and 16 weeks. I just did 13 weeks which was a bit shorter than I planned because I was underprocessed from last time.

Hope your relaxers went well! Any goals for this stretch?
 
:wave: Hi Rozlewis and cassie712 !

I usually relax between 12 and 16 weeks. I just did 13 weeks which was a bit shorter than I planned because I was underprocessed from last time.

Hope your relaxers went well! Any goals for this stretch?

Yes I would try to stretch longer,just need to learn my hair.l have been a salon chick for two years and my hair has changed. So I will try to go 12 weeks
 
emada, how often do you relax? I relax every 16 weeks and I am also looking for a buddy. My next relaxer all be on April 11th.

hey i am trying to stretch for long. i will be at week 15 this friday. WOOOOW! never did that before and im a new relaxed head since end of november 2013 ( i was natural for 6 years).

if i hold on until the 11th, i will be 19 weeks post. not bad... i might try that :-)
 
hi ladies,

i need your help .

ive been dc with moisture these last weeks. i think i should aternate with protein dc too. one Week moisture, the other week protein. i usually prepoo-dc (oil+conditionner or dc) . its less manipulation for me. i have apoghee 2 min. is that enough ? i want to ors? is the mayonaise gonna be too strong? is it considered as a strong protein? or should i try the ors resplenishing (is that the name lol)? my stupid fine hair breaks easily. argggg so annoying!
 
hi ladies,

i need your help .

ive been dc with moisture these last weeks. i think i should aternate with protein dc too. one Week moisture, the other week protein. i usually prepoo-dc (oil+conditionner or dc) . its less manipulation for me. i have apoghee 2 min. is that enough ? i want to ors? is the mayonaise gonna be too strong? is it considered as a strong protein? or should i try the ors resplenishing (is that the name lol)? my stupid fine hair breaks easily. argggg so annoying!

Hi l did the ORS mayo and it was too much for my hair and its not thin
That was my first heavy protein tx. If u use that one DC after.I have used the ORS replenishing pak and I like that one

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hi ladies,

i need your help .

ive been dc with moisture these last weeks. i think i should aternate with protein dc too. one Week moisture, the other week protein. i usually prepoo-dc (oil+conditionner or dc) . its less manipulation for me. i have apoghee 2 min. is that enough ? i want to ors? is the mayonaise gonna be too strong? is it considered as a strong protein? or should i try the ors resplenishing (is that the name lol)? my stupid fine hair breaks easily. argggg so annoying!

it seriously depends on your hair. o have heard many say its suppose to be hard protein but it left their hair really soft and behaved more like a light or mediun protein
 
coolsista-paris

I usually use Aphogee 2 min regularly with most washes. I use that then follow with a moisturizing DC. I consider the ORS replenishing conditioner to be moisturizing.

With the ORS mayo I think how it acts may depend on your moisture/protein balance. At the beginning of my HHJ it was really strong for me, I would use it in the middle of my stretches and it would take weeks for my hair to feel normal again. However, around last year I revisited it and it made my hair feel great- soft, strong and moisturized. I think my hair would be able to handle it most washes. By the way my hair is coarse.
 
it seriously depends on your hair. o have heard many say its suppose to be hard protein but it left their hair really soft and behaved more like a light or mediun protein

Which one ORS replenish or mayo
Mayo was hard on my hair but I didn't DC
Replenish pak was soft on my hair

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thanks a lot for your answers.
i used to put apoghee 2 min every wash day when i was natural.years back when relaxed i bought ors mayo but knew nothing about hair care and cant tell if it worked or not.

i think i will use my apoghee 2 min to try on my relaxed hair and to finish it up a bit. ( i have 2 bottles remaining).

i will buy then both ors. as it seems to work as a moisturizing condit and protein for the other i feel like trying both.
i have a nice ceramids conditionner i never use. it has great slip too.

i should maybe alternate : moisture/ protein/ ceramids.

getting my reggie down is hard!!! its been 4 months since virgin relaxer :-(
 
:wave: Hi Rozlewis and cassie712 !

I usually relax between 12 and 16 weeks. I just did 13 weeks which was a bit shorter than I planned because I was underprocessed from last time.

Hope your relaxers went well! Any goals for this stretch?

emada, Hi. I am at 12 weeks so I have 4 more to go. My new growth has been manageable. I just finished cowashing and my hair feels really good. I am getting better at handling my new growth. I will relax 3 times this year (April 11th, August 15th, and December 19th). Trying to get to 2 times a year but that will take a lot of patience and practice. For now 16 is good for me. I go to the salon for my relaxers. I tried self-relaxing one time and it was an under processed mess. never again for me.
 
emada, Hi. I am at 12 weeks so I have 4 more to go. My new growth has been manageable. I just finished cowashing and my hair feels really good. I am getting better at handling my new growth. I will relax 3 times this year (April 11th, August 15th, and December 19th). Trying to get to 2 times a year but that will take a lot of patience and practice. For now 16 is good for me. I go to the salon for my relaxers. I tried self-relaxing one time and it was an under processed mess. never again for me.

I've only done 16 weeks once and it definitely requires patience! I think with the weather warming up it should be more manageable. I always have problems keeping my NG moisturized during stretches. I'm working up to less relaxers since self relaxing takes hours! I haven't found a salon I trust yet.
 
So I'm not sure if this is the right thread to post this in, but I'm posting it here anyway.

I am considering relaxing my hair. I am currently natural but I am sick and tired of the tangles and not being able to really enjoy my hair.
What advice can you give to help me prepare for the relaxer and daily care after I apply the relaxer? (specifically, what type of relaxer to use, regimens that work for fine hair; etc)

TIA
 
So I'm not sure if this is the right thread to post this in, but I'm posting it here anyway.

I am considering relaxing my hair. I am currently natural but I am sick and tired of the tangles and not being able to really enjoy my hair.
What advice can you give to help me prepare for the relaxer and daily care after I apply the relaxer? (specifically, what type of relaxer to use, regimens that work for fine hair; etc)

TIA

coolsista-paris, ckisland, tapioca_pudding and any others, will you please help SamandI
 
Good. Still waiting to get my energy back and dealing with pregnancy brain while having the appetite of a teenage boy. I wanted to ask if that eluence acidifying can be used as a clarifier. Your really the only source out there.

Saludable84

Its a chelating shampoo, so yes it can be used as a clarifier (but better).

Saludable84, it also neutralizes. I reviewed it recently. It's a great shampoo but it's not that forgiving on my hair in that if I use too much, my hair feels a little too clean. No stripped but just a little more cleaner than I prefer it to be. Nonethless, it's an awesome shampoo.
 
So I'm not sure if this is the right thread to post this in, but I'm posting it here anyway.

I am considering relaxing my hair. I am currently natural but I am sick and tired of the tangles and not being able to really enjoy my hair.
What advice can you give to help me prepare for the relaxer and daily care after I apply the relaxer? (specifically, what type of relaxer to use, regimens that work for fine hair; etc)

TIA
I don't know how helpful I can be but I'll try :yep:. I would suggest blowdrying your hair or doing some style that stretches it out depending on how much natural hair you have, and depending on how relaxed you want to go. Also, clarify and DC your hair at least several days before, and make sure to base your scalp (don't end up with a dry scalp like I did :nono:).
Do you want to be fully relaxed or texlaxed? I don't have a lot of relaxer experience, but I think Optimum would be good for fine hair. I have coarse, kinky strands. I did 2 full relaxers the same night using Optimum and still had a lot of texture and no breakage. I just used CON Straight from Eden (B) and my hair's finally straight and I love the results, but I also got breakage (which I was expecting).
For after care, I just DC once a week (skipped shampooing for awhile because my scalp was dry after relaxing), let my hair air dry about 70-80%, then apply my leave-ins (Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine leave-in crème and Aphogee Green Tea), and seal with a little pomade. I either do a braidout or set my hair on a few flexirods and just do minor touch ups during the week.

Honestly, I would say think long and hard about relaxing, and exhaust ways to solve the problems your having with your natural hair. I thought about relaxing about 2 years before I did the do. And then I did, and I have a new appreciation for my natural hair, and I can't wait to get it back :lachen:.
 
LOL!! I know re:regretting getting it relaxed. I've been going back and forth for about a year now. I remember why I cut to begin with:ridiculous stylists who had no respect for my time; thinning hair, etc. but since going natural my hair has grown longer than it has ever in all my life and I think it's because I know much more about its care and do more than just stick it in a bun, or put in braids when I get bored. I'm hoping those healthy hair practices will carry into relaxed? I don't know. I'm just at a loss for styling ideas. I went to work today in two corn row braids, looking like a 12 year old. I don't like to wear it out because it's such a pain to detangle at the end of the day. Wearing it straight is not feasible because I work out like 5 times a week.

I'll check out optimum, although I'm going to a stylist to get it done.
divachyk love the blog!
 
LOL!! I know re:regretting getting it relaxed. I've been going back and forth for about a year now. I remember why I cut to begin with:ridiculous stylists who had no respect for my time; thinning hair, etc. but since going natural my hair has grown longer than it has ever in all my life and I think it's because I know much more about its care and do more than just stick it in a bun, or put in braids when I get bored. I'm hoping those healthy hair practices will carry into relaxed? I don't know. I'm just at a loss for styling ideas. I went to work today in two corn row braids, looking like a 12 year old. I don't like to wear it out because it's such a pain to detangle at the end of the day. Wearing it straight is not feasible because I work out like 5 times a week.

I'll check out optimum, although I'm going to a stylist to get it done.
HA!! I am soooo style challenged!! I'm not creative like a lot of online ladies and I'm lazy. Not a dang thing about that changed once I relaxed :lachen:. Honestly, I find relaxed hair to take longer for me and requires more attention on wash day. But my natural hair was hard to tangle, while my relaxed hair velcros together :perplexed. I relaxed because my hatred of shrinkage blinded me to the ease of my hair :spinning:.
 
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