Extreme relaxer stretchers (20, 30, 40+ weeks) get in here!

[taz007]

What is your regime?

Does your regime change as the weeks go by?

How do you prevent demarcation breakage?

Do you use Lye or No Lye?

Do you protective style?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Bachelorette]

Wow Taz. One year?? WHY? LOL

 

[melissa-bee]

I'm currently almost 25 weeks post and i'm just taking it as it comes. I give my hair and scalp what it wants when it wants.

 

[hair4romheaven]

My regimen stays the same
i cornrow under my full wig. co wash 1x a week dc 1x a week in braids
every 4-6 weeks i take braids down i wash dc, protein treatment while still in braids take braids once 80 % dry. As I take one braid out I add heat protectant and blow dry using hand tension method and detangle at roots with my fingers. comb when dry and braid back up once i have finished the whole head. I get such little shedding doing this but the once a month thing is TIME CONSUMING!!
Staples used:
Alternate between QH chlolesterol and jason biotin cond. mixed with jherri rheding natural protein and cocnut or JBCO
DRC 28 protein 1x a month
VO5 co wash
Taliah waajid moisturizer (KEY)
scalp - BT, MN

 

[SherylsTresses]

I'm 28 weeks post (but I'm transitioning to natural )

What is your regime?
- My weekly regimen:
1. Separate hair into 4 sections with long silver scrunci clamps
2. Prepoo moisture/dandruff/garlic powder treatment overnight
3. Shampoo with Silicon Mix
4. Every other week, I do a protein treatment with Protein de Perla for 45 mins w/ no heat and no follow-up with moisturizing DC
5. DC with Silicon Mix moisturizing conditioner w/ no heat for 20-30 mins
6. Detangle in shower with lots of conditioner
7. Final rinse with Roux Porosity Control
8. Apply Chi Keratin mist, Lacio Lacio leave-in and EVOO
9. Style as curly ponytail, steam flat iron or rollerset & blowout roots
10. Moisturize as needed with Nexxus humectin and EVOO

Does your regime change as the weeks go by?
I simply alternate moisture and protein conditioners

How do you prevent demarcation breakage?
I use my water-based moisturizer Nexxus Humectin Conditioner and seal with EVOO or EVCO from roots to ends

Do you use Lye or No Lye?
Transitioning to natural

Do you protective style?
Not really, only when I don't feel like dealing with my hair

 

[Serenity_Peace]

Thanks so much, taz!!

 

[nymane]

Currently 26 weeks post

What is your regime?
Up to 18 weeks post: Shampoo & DC weekly, Co-wash 2-3x weekly... air dry in 6-8 braids And I M&S daily
Does your regime change as the weeks go by?
After 19/20 weeks post I found Silicon Mix ( this keeps my ng soft for days)...I'd wash and DC every 4-5days and air dry in braids
How do you prevent demarcation breakage?
Aphogee 2-step every 6-8 weeks & on wash days I make sure I detangle well so that the tangles do not accumulate.
Do you use Lye or No Lye?
No-Lye
Do you protective style?
When I air dry in braids I leave them in until my next wash day (when I go out I just rock a braid out)

 

[jahzyira]

What is your regime?
*Deep condition 2x a week, moisturize and seal every other day, full head baggy either overnight or 2-3 days....

Does your regime change as the weeks go by?
*Yea it does...Ive recently been full head baggying for 2-3 days at a time for extra moisture..

How do you prevent demarcation breakage?
*Ceramides, glycerin based products, and thick/rich/creamy deep conditioners...

Do you use Lye or No Lye?
*Currently using Alter Ego Lye....

Do you protective style?
*STILL in a braided bun tucked away under a wig...

This stretch is a real journey for me...Currently im about 7 months post. Ive learned so much about my hair... ive found my staple products, my moisturizers, and recently added Abba Color Protect Conditioner to my regimen and im soooo in love. Ceramides are definitely keeping my fine fragile strands from breaking at the line of demarcation and baggying has left my newgrowth feeling like butter. Im toying with the idea of stretching till the end of the year making it 17-18 months.....

 

[taz007]

Thanks everyone!

Bachelorette - Trust I am counting the days till I relax again!

 

[sharifeh]

Here is a thread I started a while ago about changing your regimen as time goes by....


Further and further into a stretch, what changes for you?

 

[taz007]

Here is a thread I started a while ago about changing your regimen as time goes by....


Further and further into a stretch, what changes for you?

Thank you so much, Sharifeh!

 

[4evershika]

I just got done with a 30wk stretch (relaxed last week)... it was my first stretch ever and I'm still a relative newbie but I'll add my 3cents =)

What is your regime?
I DC'd twice a week
Co-washed 1x weekly
baggied 3-4x weekly
Moisturized daily

Does your regime change as the weeks go by?
At first it did but around 24 wks, I started just doing what worked and sticking to the same schedule religiously every week... styling got boring but it helped me to not lose hair.

How do you prevent demarcation breakage?
By making sure I got all my NG each and every time I DC'd... also baggying helped to keep everything moisturized. Oh, and protein was my friend.

Do you use Lye or No Lye?
no lye

Do you protective style?
I practiced low manipulations strictly... twist-outs pretty much exclusively after 24 wks (but I do have pretty short hair my hair never touched my clothing...)

HTH (at least a little!)

 

[Bluetopia]

omg this is the EXACT regimen ive always said i would have if i knew how to cornrow (minus the protein treatment).

i seriously need to invest in a mannequin head to practice on

My regimen stays the same
i cornrow under my full wig. co wash 1x a week dc 1x a week in braids
every 4-6 weeks i take braids down i wash dc, protein treatment while still in braids take braids once 80 % dry. As I take one braid out I add heat protectant and blow dry using hand tension method and detangle at roots with my fingers. comb when dry and braid back up once i have finished the whole head. I get such little shedding doing this but the once a month thing is TIME CONSUMING!!
Staples used:
Alternate between QH chlolesterol and jason biotin cond. mixed with jherri rheding natural protein and cocnut or JBCO
DRC 28 protein 1x a month
VO5 co wash
Taliah waajid moisturizer (KEY)
scalp - BT, MN

 

[Latina212]

can someone tell me the benefits of stretching?