Oooh! (raising hand) I know this one.....
Bone staight = hair with absolutely no curl or a very slight (and I do mean slight) wave when wet.
Over processed = hair? what hair? Oh, that hair in the comb, the brush, on the floor, in the sink. Every where but where it's supposed to be: on your head.
Over processed hair is very, very weak, brittle and breaks easily. Depending on your hair type, regimen, styling methods, etc. being bone straight is just a step away from being over processed.
It's a very fine line. How do I know?
Because that was me this summer. I was using a lye relaxer so moisture loss wasn't really an issue for me. I was doing fine until my heat fiasco. You have very little wiggle room if you relax bone straight. I can't do it any more....texlaxed is better for me.
HTH
@ the bolded. Amarech's right. I'm bone straight and there is only a slight waviness to my wet/airdried hair. Severely overprocessed hair is very weak and mushy
. It snaps at the slightest pull when wet or dry.
Ain't that a relief!! I'm gonna stretch another week or two, then tell my stylist only relax me 90% straight. Then I'll put some oil on my hair before I go and keep it extra protected unless overlapping occurs.
, u know the sad part, i thought it was cute esp when slicked back, but now i know this is no good for my fine, thin hair. Thank god for hair boards!
Oooh! (raising hand) I know this one.....
Bone staight = hair with absolutely no curl or a very slight (and I do mean slight) wave when wet.
Over processed = hair? what hair? Oh, that hair in the comb, the brush, on the floor, in the sink. Every where but where it's supposed to be: on your head.
Over processed hair is very, very weak, brittle and breaks easily. Depending on your hair type, regimen, styling methods, etc. being bone straight is just a step away from being over processed.
It's a very fine line. How do I know?
Because that was me this summer. I was using a lye relaxer so moisture loss wasn't really an issue for me. I was doing fine until my heat fiasco. You have very little wiggle room if you relax bone straight. I can't do it any more....texlaxed is better for me.
HTH
This is me right now!! Hair in the comb, in the sink, on the floor, etc--like a trail of bread crumbs. I was bone straight then--I fell over that fine line. My advice is to be careful. A little texture is a good thing.
