2014 Relaxed Hair Buddy Thread

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Well I have been MIA for a while. Just riding out this stretch. I will relax at the end of April. I am seriously considering self relaxing. I am going to practice with conditioner first and then decide if I can do it on my own. If anyone else has tried this, what conditioner did you use? I am trying to find a conditioner that is the same consistency as relaxer. I have been unsuccessful finding something as thick and pasty.
 
sunnieb said:
It's been a minute, but how are my buds?

Luprisi baddison divachyk DominicanBrazilian82 Nix08 Cherry89 Jobwright

I promise to try to check in here more often. :yep:
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divachyk said:
PrettyinPink001 sunnieb, Luprisi, baddison, DominicanBrazilian82, Nix08, Cherry89, Jobwright, Saludable84, my hair is doing good. No complaints which is good. So, when is everyone relaxing? I promise to check in more too (or least I will give it my best effort)
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YUP! Life seems to sneak up and take over...LOL! My first relaxer for the 2014 year is on April 19th. That's exactly 4 months (17weeks) after my last December relaxer. New growth is great. Put myself on personal Viviscal Challenge for the new year, and haven't skipped a beat - not even once!! so I'm basking in this ng.

Gonna need it since I recently had an out-of-body experience, where someone who looked exactly like me, took a pair of shears to my hair. When I came back to myself, I was 2-3 inches shorter. *sigh*....I know about the "don't drink & drive" law....but is there one out there about "drink & hair"...LOL!

Anywhoooooo.....buddies. Roll Call!! Check in!!
 
ChocolateCupcake said:
Well I have been MIA for a while. Just riding out this stretch. I will relax at the end of April. I am seriously considering self relaxing. I am going to practice with conditioner first and then decide if I can do it on my own. If anyone else has tried this, what conditioner did you use? I am trying to find a conditioner that is the same consistency as relaxer. I have been unsuccessful finding something as thick and pasty.
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Hey buddy. Any deep conditioner in a jar or bowl should work. Its moreso the concept that counts. ORS mayo is thick, Silk Dreams Razzberry Coconut affair is thick, even Loreal Damage repair ceramide DC might work.

I am finally relaxing on April 16. May go get a professional cut to give me some sort of style that I can maintain with trims and rollersetting.
 
divachyk PrettyinPink001 sunnieb Luprisi baddison DominicanBrazilian82 Nix08 Cherry89 Jobwright

I relaxed in January at 16 weeks I believe. I'm 7 weeks post and not planning on relaxing again until June at 20 weeks (I think). Since I'm turning food into a human, I know relaxers are ok, but my last stretch showed me I can stretch much longer if my hair stays straight i.e., roller set. So my goal this time around is to make my ultimate stretch of 20 weeks. Since the weather is getting nicer, I hope that will happen, but I'm not holding my breath.
 
Saludable84 - you are so right!

I can go 20 weeks now because I keep my newgrowth in check and stretched as much as possible.

However, I noticed that my weekly honey treatments help as well. My newgrowth stays softer and doesn't tangle/mat like it used to do.
 
sunnieb said:
Saludable84 - you are so right! I can go 20 weeks now because I keep my newgrowth in check and stretched as much as possible. However, I noticed that my weekly honey treatments help as well. My newgrowth stays softer and doesn't tangle/mat like it used to do.
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My hair does not like honey. I keep trying but it keeps saying :nono:
 
Babygrowth said:
Hey buddy. Any deep conditioner in a jar or bowl should work. Its moreso the concept that counts. ORS mayo is thick, Silk Dreams Razzberry Coconut affair is thick, even Loreal Damage repair ceramide DC might work.

I am finally relaxing on April 16. May go get a professional cut to give me some sort of style that I can maintain with trims and rollersetting.
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Hey buddy. I will be about a week behind you. I will probably relax on April 26. You said the right words...Silk Dreams. I have been wanting to buy some things from that website for a while. Well now I must buy the Razzberry Coconut Affair for relaxer practice and I wouldn't want that to feel lonely in the shopping cart so I should add a few more items too. :lachen:
 
I flat ironed my hair this morning and could see growth. Mind you, it is never enough, but I could see the reason why I am doing this long stretch. As I was doing this, I kept thinking these sections look so long - it's because it has grown, and I haven't managed to mess it up yet!

I'm at week 19 today. Thank Goodness for Naturelle Grow Marshmallow condition - it really helps detangle. My other saving grace is Darcy transition creme - love this stuff.

Hopefully next relaxer will be in May. I'm on the fence about doing myself. I haven't tried in twenty years. When I did it before, you could tell that anything had been done. I still have time to make my mind, and a bunch of videos to check out.
 
Saludable84 said:
My hair does not like honey. I keep trying but it keeps saying :nono:
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Aww man! Saludable84 my hair loves honey! I just bought another big jar today. I like that it's a cheap yet natural moisturizer.

Leave that alone then. Let us know what you find that does work. Does your hair like EVOO or Coconut Oil?
 
sunnieb said:
Aww man! Saludable84 my hair loves honey! I just bought another big jar today. I like that it's a cheap yet natural moisturizer.

Leave that alone then. Let us know what you find that does work. Does your hair like EVOO or Coconut Oil?
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:lachen::lachen::lachen::lachen:

No Boo!!!!

My hair hates EVOO and I can only use coconut oil if I clarify, otherwise, my hair strands are so thick that it doesn't really wash out, holds all the protein in and my hair gets so hard.

I just don't mix many things in anymore. I like the Keraveda oils mixed in, but I will continue with that after I give birth. :drunk:
 
Saludable84

YESSSS! I can see the pouch action your talking about. My sister was the same way. She was walking around 8 months pregnant and no one believed it. Next thing I know I have a big head nephew calling me about games for his PSP :lachen:

Your skin is amazing. I can defnitely see "the glow".
 
sunnieb said:
It's been a minute, but how are my buds?

Luprisi baddison divachyk DominicanBrazilian82 Nix08 Cherry89 Jobwright

I promise to try to check in here more often. :yep:
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divachyk said:
PrettyinPink001 sunnieb, Luprisi, baddison, DominicanBrazilian82, Nix08, Cherry89, Jobwright, Saludable84, my hair is doing good. No complaints which is good. So, when is everyone relaxing? I promise to check in more too (or least I will give it my best effort)
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Hi buddies,


I've been gone for way too long. Things are going great. I have been unemployed for 5 months but thank God I'm starting a new job on the first. As far as my hair goes, well, I'm 29 weeks post and seriously considering transitioning to natural. It's not official yet but I think is happening. I last texlaxed in August and I'm a slow grower so I think I have about 2.5 inches of new growth and 2 inches of barely texlaxed hair. I'm experimenting more with curly styles. Ill keep u all posted. God bless!
 
I can't even remember my last check in. Buddies what's happening on your end. I bun daily, my go to style is a ponytail and my edges have remained throughout all these weeks. So thankful.
 
Cowashed with WEN Spring Gardenia and airdrying now. I'm going to be up anyway, so may as well take care of my hair.
 
jenn132013PrettyinPink001 divachyk, Luprisi, baddison, DominicanBrazilian82, Nix08, Cherry89, Jobwright, Saludable84, pre_medicalrulz

Hey Buddies! Hope everyone is having a great hair week!

I'm still fighting with hair laziness, but I'm hanging with my hair routine that I know works. I'm doing a honey treatment right now and I will rinse in about 45 minutes.

I wanted to take more pics this year, so I took a pic of my hair right before I put the honey on. I've worn my hair down for the past 2 days because it just didn't want go in a bun. :perplexed My ends are horrendous! :nono: I know the problem. I haven't sealed with oil AND I've been doing some lackluster moisturizing.

Gotta do better!
 

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Hi buddies. Any updates? I practiced self relaxing with conditioner. It wasn't a disaster, but I will definitely need to practice more. Mainly, I need to move faster. It took me almost 45 minutes. I can't leave relaxer in that long.
 
ChocolateCupcake said:
Hi buddies. Any updates? I practiced self relaxing with conditioner. It wasn't a disaster, but I will definitely need to practice more. Mainly, I need to move faster. It took me almost 45 minutes. I can't leave relaxer in that long.
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Hey buddy! Maybe you should try the half and half method. I just took out half of my weave. I'm keeping the cornrows in for another week then its relaxer prep week then relaxer time! I'm excited. I think I found a good salon so I'm going to try to go and get a cut just to even out my hair.
 
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