4A /4B's how many minutes for a texlaxer?

[HairQueen]

I have done a search but cannot find the answers. Some of you say you are 50% relaxed or 75% etc but how long do u leave it the realxer on your head INCLUDING APPLICATION TIME to achieve this?

I want to get my hair done at my hairdressers tomorrow evening after work so urgently need answers please

Can you tell me how long do you leave it on for:

50% relaxed and what does your hair look & feel like afteward?

70% relaxed and what does the hair look & feel like afterward?

85-90% relaxed and what does your hair look & feel like afterward?

Thankyou!!

 

[Tootuff]

I have done a search but cannot find the answers. Some of you say you are 50% relaxed or 75% etc but how long do u leave it the realxer on your head for to achieve this?

I want to get my hair done at my hairdressers tomorrow evening after work so urgently need answers please

Can you tell me how long do you leave it on for:

50% relaxed and what does your hair look & feel like afteward?

70% relaxed and what does the hair look & feel like afterward?

85-90% relaxed and what does your hair look & feel like afterward?

Thankyou!!

I think it depends on your hair type...as soon as I am done putting the relaxer on I start rinsing it out starting with the section I started relaxing first. I would say that's about 7 minutes. My hair is 4A or B I think but it is fine and very soft.

After Im done I still have a lot of my curl pattern left and it's super soft.

 

[sareca]

I'm 4a and I leave it for 12-13 minutes using a mild relaxer that I've added oil to.

I guess it's about 50% relaxed...

 

[HairQueen]

I'm 4a and I leave it for 12-13 minutes.

Hi Sareca!

Yipeee you are one of the people I was hoping to hear from!! Your hair is gooorgeous. It is so pretty with those curls. Is it hard to get it straight?

I am a 4a/4b type there is huge 4a section of my hair at the back that just cannot seem to cope with the bone straight relaxing so I have decided that from now I will not be 100% relaxing.

 

[HairQueen]

I'm 4a and I leave it for 12-13 minutes.

I guess it's about 50% relaxed...

p.s. is that 12-13 minutes from the moment you start applying the relaxer? ( I have just edited my orginal post to ask people to include application time as I forgot to write that)

thanks..

 

[HairQueen]

Bump I need some more answers pleeease!!

I am getting my hair done tomorrow!

Thanks

 

[Cien]

4b texlaxed

100%--had last of straggly relaxed ends trimmed last month.

I leave my relaxer on between 8 and 10 minutes...for the whole head--from beginning to end.
Gotta move fast and always set a timer!

And I don't smooth after applying relaxer.

 

[sareca]

Hi Sareca!

Yipeee you are one of the people I was hoping to hear from!! Your hair is gooorgeous. It is so pretty with those curls. Is it hard to get it straight?

I am a 4a/4b type there is huge 4a section of my hair at the back that just cannot seem to cope with the bone straight relaxing so I have decided that from now I will not be 100% relaxing.

Don't fight it. you won't win...
I love having texturized hair, but getting the right and consistent results is no easy tasks. It has basically taken me 2.5 years to get it right. I just updated my fotki with my new relaxer instructions...

http://public.fotki.com/Serica/hair-to-stay/regime/pr2.html pw sareca

ETA: It straightens with just a rollerset...

 

[20Pearls_Girl]

I absolutely LOVE your hair. This is the texlax stage I want. This natural hair is too much of a battle for me.

I'm 4a and I leave it for 12-13 minutes using a mild relaxer that I've added oil to.

I guess it's about 50% relaxed...

 

[hopeful]

Don't fight it. you won't win...
I love having texturized hair, but getting the right and consistent results is no easy tasks. It has basically taken me 2.5 years to get it right. I just updated my fotki with my new relaxer instructions...

http://public.fotki.com/Serica/hair-to-stay/regime/pr2.html pw sareca

ETA: It straightens with just a rollerset...

You are so patient and determined. Your hair looks great. The pic on the right in your siggy is perfection. Thanks for posting the link to your tutorial.

 

[HairQueen]

4b texlaxed

100%--had last of straggly relaxed ends trimmed last month.

I leave my relaxer on between 8 and 10 minutes...for the whole head--from beginning to end.
Gotta move fast and always set a timer!

And I don't smooth after applying relaxer.

Thanks, gonna take a peek at your pics!

 

[hothair]

3-5 mins for me... I also put porosity control and aphogee on my ends to prevent it getting too straight HTH

 

[HairQueen]

Don't fight it. you won't win...
I love having texturized hair, but getting the right and consistent results is no easy tasks. It has basically taken me 2.5 years to get it right. I just updated my fotki with my new relaxer instructions...

http://public.fotki.com/Serica/hair-to-stay/regime/pr2.html pw sareca

ETA: It straightens with just a rollerset...

Your hair is amazing....both curly and straight.

2.5 years - thats about how long I have been on this forum and I still haven't got my hair 100% how I want it there have been times when I just want to give up. My hair looks healthy and strong and then it just becomes destroyed by the relaxer and then its back to thinning hair again *sigh* thats why I want to try something new.

 

[HairQueen]

Bump! Bump!

 

[sareca]

Your hair is amazing....both curly and straight.

2.5 years - thats about how long I have been on this forum and I still haven't got my hair 100% how I want it there have been times when I just want to give up. My hair looks healthy and strong and then it just becomes destroyed by the relaxer and then its back to thinning hair again *sigh* thats why I want to try something new.

Wow! Last month when I cut my hair and saw how short it was, I said EXACTLY the same thing. I QUIT! Every single year I find some new reason to cut off 4 inches! EVERY SINGLE YEAR! The first year was damage, the second year it was uneven, now it's too straight. Arrrgh! And every time I say "That's the last cut." This year after I cut it I actually had a little temper tantrum in the bathroom. :blush3: When I calmed down, I realized it might take me 5 years to get where I want to go. I asked myself why is that bad? The answer was 'Other people don't have to wait 5 years for BSL.' The light went off. Ah ha! I was disappointed because I was comparing myself to others. That's a recipe for disappointment. I'll get there when it's my season to get there and not one minute sooner and so will you. We can do this, we're just gonna have to be a bit more tenacious than we'd planned and a change of course might be in order.

 

[LiberianGirl]

Nothing to add...but dang Sareca your hair is BEAUTIFUL! You should be very proud of your progress.

 

[hopeful]

Wow! Last month when I cut my hair and saw how short it was, I said EXACTLY the same thing. I QUIT! Every single year I find some new reason to cut off 4 inches! EVERY SINGLE YEAR! The first year was damage, the second year it was uneven, now it's too straight. Arrrgh! And every time I say "That's the last cut." This year after I cut it I actually had a little temper tantrum in the bathroom. :blush3: When I calmed down, I realized it might take me 5 years to get where I want to go. I asked myself why is that bad? The answer was 'Other people don't have to wait 5 years for BSL.' The light went off. Ah ha! I was disappointed because I was comparing myself to others. That's a recipe for disappointment. I'll get there when it's my season to get there and not one minute sooner and so will you. We can do this, we're just gonna have to be a bit more tenacious than we'd planned and a change of course might be in order.

I know this was directed to HairQueen but thank you so much for saying this.

 

[LaNecia]

Just coming through to chime in on "Sareca, your hair is PERFECT!!". Thanks for the continued insights and inspiration!

Vixx

 

[HairQueen]

Wow! Last month when I cut my hair and saw how short it was, I said EXACTLY the same thing. I QUIT! Every single year I find some new reason to cut off 4 inches! EVERY SINGLE YEAR! The first year was damage, the second year it was uneven, now it's too straight. Arrrgh! And every time I say "That's the last cut." This year after I cut it I actually had a little temper tantrum in the bathroom. :blush3: When I calmed down, I realized it might take me 5 years to get where I want to go. I asked myself why is that bad? The answer was 'Other people don't have to wait 5 years for BSL.' The light went off. Ah ha! I was disappointed because I was comparing myself to others. That's a recipe for disappointment. I'll get there when it's my season to get there and not one minute sooner and so will you. We can do this, we're just gonna have to be a bit more tenacious than we'd planned and a change of course might be in order.

Thanks for the encouragement to me your hair looks perfect.

 

[Isis]

I get consistent results by doing this for exactly 10 minutes with a timer, which includes application and smoothing time.

 

[Nonpareil]

18 mins max - but I aim for 15 or less. I use S-Curl Regular Strength so it gives me more time to work.