Do you have to relax starting at the crown?

[ComfortablyNumb]

Hello!

I am a natural considering becoming a permie! I have a few different textures of hair on my head (maybe 3), with the kinkiest being about the size of two quarters smack dead in the front of my head (I don't even know if this is a hairtype, it's just a small puff of slightly defined curls). The second kinkiest is the crown of my head (Maybe 3c?) The rest of my head is probably 3b. I don't want a receding hairline, but it just isn't making any sense in my head to put the relaxer on the hairline last. I was thinking of coming up with some kind of relaxer technique that would start at the little section in the front of my head, then go to the crown, then the rest of my head and then back to the part of my hairline not included in the kinky part.

Am I making a grave mistake? How do you ladies deal with relaxing different textures of hair?

 

[localhost]

I relax my kinkiest hair first, then finish up with the hairline. For me, I have to start at the crown, do the front, do the back, then toward the end of the total time, do the hairline.

When I used to go to a stylist, she would always, always, always start in the back, which resulted in the most breakage (since it didn't need the full time of the application). The bottom left section of my hair was always signifcantly shorter than any other section, and she made it seem as if it was something I was doing wrong when I questioned her about it

 

[prettygirl]

Start with the hardest part of your hair the hair at the crown is very fragile

 

[dontspeakdefeat]

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I relax my kinkiest hair first, then finish up with the hairline. For me, I have to start at the crown, do the front, do the back, then toward the end of the total time, do the hairline.

When I used to go to a stylist, she would always, always, always start in the back, which resulted in the most breakage (since it didn't need the full time of the application). The bottom left section of my hair was always signifcantly shorter than any other section, and she made it seem as if it was something I was doing wrong when I questioned her about it

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SweetPea, I was having that same problem until I found out the the back of my hair, the kitchen, is the thinest part. So that would be the last place for me to put the relaxer.

 

[dontspeakdefeat]

Oh and I forgot to say that I believe the hairline should be left for last!

 

[pebbles]

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I relax my kinkiest hair first, then finish up with the hairline. For me, I have to start at the crown, do the front, do the back, then toward the end of the total time, do the hairline.



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This is how I do it also.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

the kinky part that i'm talking about is right at the hairline...not the whole hairline, but like I said, it's about the size of two quarters...so will I have a receding hairline if I relax just that itty bitty section first?

 

[CurlyCrly]

The hair on your head that is most resistant to relaxing should be done first because this is where you'll want to leave it on the longest. I start in the back, then do the top, then the sides.

 

[72792]

I definitely start with my crown first because it's the most resistant part of my hair. The very back, sides, and hairline have always relaxed & absorbed color extremely fast so I save them for last.

 

[Peachtree]

When i used to relax...

I do a "ear to ear" part & start at the crown, working my way back to my neck, 1" at a time (leaving the outter perimeter). Then I'll work my way up (to my forehead). Finally, I'll do the hairline all around. That's it.

My crown & back has the most new growth... that's why i always start there.

 

[localhost]

Knowing your hair is the most important thing when getting relaxers...some stylists assess the hair, but they always start at the back because that's what they were taught in hair school, and it says on the back of the relaxer container to start in the back and work your way up to the forehead...not for everybody.

And the hairline -- when smoothing, a lot of stylists focus on the smoothing the hair into 4 ponytail sections, or even one big section, which completely covers the entire strand of the 'baby hair'. No wonder it stays short! The hairline becomes overprocessed then breaks off

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Just some food for thought ~

 

[sweetcocoa]

I start with the kinkiest section...which happens to be the crown...