dargirl
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Dear LHCF Sistas,
This is my first post and I'm in desperate need of help
erplexed. I've been lurking on the forum for weeks but this lil' situation 
has finally "encouraged" me to post.
Some background: I'm Tanzanian and moved back home from DC a couple of years ago. I have thick, mostly 4b hair which was natural until recently. I attempted to texlax my hair with Motions Salon Herbals mild in early December. My hair is around 7 inches long stretched but it shrinks like mad. In hindsight, I realize that I added too much protein conditioner (L'Oreal Elvive Smooth Silk Intense Anti-Frizz Conditioner) to the relaxer; the ratio was 60% relaxer to 40% conditioner. Also, I deliberately didn't smooth the relaxer because I was scared that my hair would end up straight.
Anyway, suffice it to say that the end result was that my hair looked pretty much the same after the texlax, but now shrinks less and is easier to detangle. It is currently braided and I plan to keep it this way until 2 weeks before I do a corrective in early February.
But my real problem is that I don't know which lye relaxer to use for the corrective texlax. Should I stick to the same relaxer but not dilute it? Or try something else. It's not as if I have that many choices to begin with
. What I'm trying to achieve with the texlax is looser kinks, loose enough that detangling is a breeze and definitely less shrinkage. But I still want to retain enough texture so I can wear wash 'n' gos, afro puffs, and braid outs. I want to avoid straight hair.
So I would appreciate any advice on the following.
1. Which relaxer to use? The only choices available to me locally are:
3. Any tips to help me achieve the intended outcome?
This is what I plan to do in preparation for the texlax:
This is my first post and I'm in desperate need of help
erplexed. I've been lurking on the forum for weeks but this lil' situation has finally "encouraged" me to post.Some background: I'm Tanzanian and moved back home from DC a couple of years ago. I have thick, mostly 4b hair which was natural until recently. I attempted to texlax my hair with Motions Salon Herbals mild in early December. My hair is around 7 inches long stretched but it shrinks like mad. In hindsight, I realize that I added too much protein conditioner (L'Oreal Elvive Smooth Silk Intense Anti-Frizz Conditioner) to the relaxer; the ratio was 60% relaxer to 40% conditioner. Also, I deliberately didn't smooth the relaxer because I was scared that my hair would end up straight.
Anyway, suffice it to say that the end result was that my hair looked pretty much the same after the texlax, but now shrinks less and is easier to detangle. It is currently braided and I plan to keep it this way until 2 weeks before I do a corrective in early February.
But my real problem is that I don't know which lye relaxer to use for the corrective texlax. Should I stick to the same relaxer but not dilute it? Or try something else. It's not as if I have that many choices to begin with
. What I'm trying to achieve with the texlax is looser kinks, loose enough that detangling is a breeze and definitely less shrinkage. But I still want to retain enough texture so I can wear wash 'n' gos, afro puffs, and braid outs. I want to avoid straight hair. So I would appreciate any advice on the following.
1. Which relaxer to use? The only choices available to me locally are:
- Motions Salon Herbals, mild
- Motions Salon Herbals, regular
- Motions Oil Moisturizing Relaxer, mild
- Motions Oil Moisturizing Relaxer, regular
- Elasta QP No Base Crème Relaxer, regular
- Relax with Leisure Silky Smooth No Base Conditioning Relaxer, regular (same maker as Hawaiian Silky)
- Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Lye, regular
- Revlon Realistic Extra Conditioning Crème Relaxer, mild
- Revlon Realistic Extra Conditioning Crème Relaxer, regular
- Crème of Nature No Base Crème Relaxer, mild
- Crème of Nature No Base Crème Relaxer, regular
3. Any tips to help me achieve the intended outcome?
This is what I plan to do in preparation for the texlax:
- Remove braids 2 weeks before. Detangle hair thoroughly. Henna and follow up with moisturizing DC.
- The following week, prepoo with Vatika oil, wash with no-sulfate poo and use moisturizing conditioner. Finish with Roux Porosity Control Conditioner.
- A week before the corrective, use clarifying poo. Use co-wash condish to detangle thoroughly. Finish off with Roux Porosity Control Conditioner.
- Base scalp with shea butter mix the day before corrective
- Coat already processed hair with coconut oil the night before
- Pre-part hair into 4 sections. Make 15 small loose twists above new growth within each section.
Thanks in advance and I look forward to your responses!
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Thank you - but how ´d you find me since I don´t post much?
