Do you have to adjust the frequency of your Relaxers

[leleepop]

to accomidate the summer growth spurts? My hair seems to be shedding and breaking more and I dont know what to do. It has been 9 weeks since my last relaxer and my hair has more than an inch of new growth. This will be my third texlaxer so its my first summer. I am tryna wait till 12 weeks but I might have to break out the creamy crack 10 or 11. I'm gonna do another heavy protein but if that doesnt work what else? What do ya'll think?TIA

 

[leleepop]

Bump... Bump... Bump

 

[beana]

I say relax... if your hair suffers more breakage by waiting to reach a quota you've set for yourself, its not worth it. As lon as you're not doing it every 6 weeks and abusing your hair in the interim, you should be fine.

I normally relax at 12 weeks myself, but during the summer months i play it by ear. Do the protein treatment see how your hair recats, and if its still acting up relax next week. HTH

 

[Candy_C]

I say relax... if your hair suffers more breakage by waiting to reach a quota you've set for yourself, its not worth it. As lon as you're not doing it every 6 weeks and abusing your hair in the interim, you should be fine.

I normally relax at 12 weeks myself, but during the summer months i play it by ear. Do the protein treatment see how your hair recats, and if its still acting up relax next week. HTH

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try and drag it out if you can, clip off any dodgey ends aswell, and splits...this will save you alot of bother. when it gets to this stage u gotta do less, and do a few protein with moisture. macherieamours trick of doing protein b4 shampoo works. i'm at 9 weeks also and i feel ur pain, i wanna go the whole 12 weeks...i feel i MIGHt be able to, if not, 10 weeks isn't so bad!

 

[jaded_faerie]

id go with relaxing it...i personally think you should relax your hair based on the amount of new growth that you have AND can handle...

 

[leleepop]

Thanks Ladies I'm gonna try a protein and if that doesnt work I'm gonna have to relax this stuff sooner. I live in Texas and it can get to be over 100' and dont let me start with the humidty. I'm very underprocessed so I think I have so room to put the relaxer on without any major damage to my hair goals. I needed some encouragement.

 

[JenniferMD]

I'm adjusting the frequency of my relaxers for the warmer months. I'm getting relaxers every three instead of four months.