Do you flat iron your hair or leave your roots curly before getting a relaxer?

[Qualitee]

Flat ironing my hair bone straight makes it easier to apply the relaxer cream. Plus it reduces overpressing.What about you?

 

[Nonie]

But doesn't flat-ironing make it harder to see where the new growth ends and thus make it more likely that you will overprocess previously relaxed hair by overlapping too much?

 

[weaveadiva]

interesting...i have never heard of flat ironing beforehand

and yeah, how do you tell where the new growth ends?
also, aren't you supposed to avoid manipulating/stressing the roots?

 

[Nice Lady]

I have heard that people have flatiron at least 3 days beforehand especially after long stretches to help them in self-relaxing apply the relaxer to their hair without underprocessing.

 

[MissNadia]

I flat iron my hair also. Although it never gets bone straight at the roots, but it does help with applying the relaxer creme.

 

[Qualitee]

But doesn't flat-ironing make it harder to see where the new growth ends and thus make it more likely that you will overprocess previously relaxed hair by overlapping too much?

interesting...i have never heard of flat ironing beforehand

and yeah, how do you tell where the new growth ends?
also, aren't you supposed to avoid manipulating/stressing the roots?

Good question. I measure my Ng before hand. It works for me because if I have alot of NG the rest of my hair curls up just like the NG. Even when I flat ion I can still tell which is NG and which is relaxed hair.

 

[ceebee3]

I leave my roots curly. If I flat iron you can not tell where my new growth ends. Also I don't self relax and I like my stylist to see the difference in textures.

 

[Shay72]

Leave the roots curly.

 

[Optimus_Prime]

I leave them curly. I know some people may have stronger hair than I, but I don't want to push my luck.

 

[Lanea87]

Leave them curly so she knows where to stop putting the relaxer.....

 

[Magnolia85]

I also leave them curly. Its easier to apply the relaxer with a brush on the new growth. I can clearly see it so I wont overlap.

 

[butterfly_wings]

I've heard this before, I'm streching til december so i might try this

 

[Desarae]

Leave them curly so I can see how straight it's getting.

 

[iNicola]

I also leave them curly...

 

[soulie]

I leave my roots curly; the last time I cowash before I relax I don't do anything at all to straighten/flatten/stretch my NG because I want to be absolutely sure where it ends when I'm applying the relaxer.

 

[wish4length]

i would leave it curly. you can distinguish the new growth from previously relaxed hair

 

[McQuay30]

I leave mine curly, I may blow dry it but not enough for it to be straight, just enough to make it easier to comb.

 

[Flavia]

Good question. I measure my Ng before hand. It works for me because if I have alot of NG the rest of my hair curls up just like the NG. Even when I flat ion I can still tell which is NG and which is relaxed hair.

I have to do the same thing. I am 7 months into a year long stretch and I can already tell the only way I will be able to see the different textures is to flat iron on very low heat.

 

[Kacie]

I have to do the same thing. I am 7 months into a year long stretch and I can already tell the only way I will be able to see the different textures is to flat iron on very low heat.

I like to prepart my hair out into thin sections and apply a plastic roller clip under the new growth. That way all you have to do is slap the relaxer on.

I'm assuming you guys are adjusting the processing time when flat ironing the roots prior to relaxing.....?

 

[Flavia]

I like to prepart my hair out into thin sections and apply a plastic roller clip under the new growth. That way all you have to do is slap the relaxer on.

I'm assuming you guys are adjusting the processing time when flat ironing the roots prior to relaxing.....?

I am going to flat iron a week prior to my relaxer and skip the daily CW. I don't think I will need to adjust the processing time.

 

[hillytmj]

But doesn't flat-ironing make it harder to see where the new growth ends and thus make it more likely that you will overprocess previously relaxed hair by overlapping too much?

That's what I thought.

 

[DDTexlaxed]

I'd be too scared to do it, but if it works for you, go for it!

 

[wannabelong]

I leave it curly...

 

[BeautifulESQ]

I leave mine curly so I can see where to put the relaxer. I actually CW a few days before to make sure that there is a distinction between my roots and already processed hair. Also leaving it curly lets me see how much it is processing while the relaxer is on there because I like to get a texlax result.

 

[*KP*]

I don't flat iron mine but I make sure I will do a straight style the previous wash. I might do a roller set and blow out the roots...by the time I come to relax they have reverted enough to see the two textures.

One time I airdried the wash before relaxing (long stretch) my hair was way too curly at the roots and ended up soooo underprocessed - it wasn't funny. Caused a massive set back