adalexandria
Active Member
I have been a LHCF lurker for about a year now, but I only very recently (today) decided to join. Up until two weeks ago, I had a pretty healthy hair regime that kept my relaxed hair feeling and looking healthy. I CO wash weekly, followed by a deep conditioner and leave in conditioner. I usually let my hair airdry til almost totally dry, then blowout. Every few weeks I do a protein treatment and about every six weeks I do a clarifying poo to rid my hair of all impurities. I also have been relaxing my own hair for the past few years. I usually relax my hair once every 4-6 months, but I decided a couple weeks ago to do it a bit sooner than usual.
So, two weeks ago, I decided to do a little touch up on the new growth (I was about three months post relaxer). Everything about the process was normal and fine until I shampooed with the neutralizer. Suddenly all this hair came out! I was horrified to say the least, but rinsed/neutralized with additional poo several more times (as I always do post-relaxer to make sure the relaxer is completely out). The same thing happened - the hair wouldn't stop falling out! I followed up with Nexxus Emergencee which made my hair feel extremely hard, so I followed that with a DC. My hair was still hard after I rinsed everything out and the hair kept falling out. I didn't understand what was making this process different then any other relaxing process (I typically use Creme of Nature, but had switched to ORS no lye regular with no problems). So I looked over the relaxer ingredients and i realized to my horror that I had accidentally used ORS no lye extra strength relaxer instead of the normal one I always use!
For the past two weeks, my hair has been shedding/falling out more then it has ever done in my life and I just don't know what to do. I do know it's shedding and not breaking because I see the white bulb at the root. The hair at my roots feels crunchy/spongy, while the rest feels the same (obviously, because it wasn't relaxed). The hair at the roots also feels like a different texture - it's almost a bit curly and tangled. I don't know what I can do to help this situation and it's heartbreaking for me because I tried to be positively diligent with my hair. I have been scouring the forum archives for advice and decided to post my (first ever) post today for help. So ANY advice would be much appreciated. I want to cry every time I comb my hair. It seems as though the shedding won't stop.
So, two weeks ago, I decided to do a little touch up on the new growth (I was about three months post relaxer). Everything about the process was normal and fine until I shampooed with the neutralizer. Suddenly all this hair came out! I was horrified to say the least, but rinsed/neutralized with additional poo several more times (as I always do post-relaxer to make sure the relaxer is completely out). The same thing happened - the hair wouldn't stop falling out! I followed up with Nexxus Emergencee which made my hair feel extremely hard, so I followed that with a DC. My hair was still hard after I rinsed everything out and the hair kept falling out. I didn't understand what was making this process different then any other relaxing process (I typically use Creme of Nature, but had switched to ORS no lye regular with no problems). So I looked over the relaxer ingredients and i realized to my horror that I had accidentally used ORS no lye extra strength relaxer instead of the normal one I always use!
For the past two weeks, my hair has been shedding/falling out more then it has ever done in my life and I just don't know what to do. I do know it's shedding and not breaking because I see the white bulb at the root. The hair at my roots feels crunchy/spongy, while the rest feels the same (obviously, because it wasn't relaxed). The hair at the roots also feels like a different texture - it's almost a bit curly and tangled. I don't know what I can do to help this situation and it's heartbreaking for me because I tried to be positively diligent with my hair. I have been scouring the forum archives for advice and decided to post my (first ever) post today for help. So ANY advice would be much appreciated. I want to cry every time I comb my hair. It seems as though the shedding won't stop.
I agree with the others about this.
....It says it on the bottle
I guess I was just so terrified at all the hair shedding that I grabbed the closest thing in my shower! That is a mistake I will never, ever make again. Also, I don't think I am anemic or have an iron deficiency. If this persists I will see a doctor, but I take my vitamins (GNC Ultra Mega) every day, try to eat healthy, drink lots of water, etc etc. But the hair closest to the root (the overprocessed part) just seems so dry/hard no matter how much moisture I use on it. I'm not sure what else I can do at this point...
