How long do you wait after a relaxer.....

How long do you wait after a relaxer to wash your hair?

  • A few days

    Votes: 115 29.3%

  • A week

    Votes: 208 52.9%

  • Between 1-2 weeks

    Votes: 61 15.5%

  • Longer

    Votes: 9 2.3%
  • Total voters
    393
  • Poll closed .
I finally washed Friday I'm going to wash tonight. I miss that new relaxer feel :ohwell: but it had to end sometime.
 
Hi ladies,

Since I've discovered the LHCF, I'm addicted! Before I used to wash my hair 1 or even 2 week after the relaxer, just to enjoy the newly relaxed-look. But I hate it now, since I cowash twice per week; relaxer or not I wash after 3 days.

I just realized after 3 days (my last relaxer was on 1st may I think and the 3rd day was my normal cowash day) my scalp was itching like hell but I think I just wanted a reason to wash my hair.
 
I just got my relaxer yesterday and since I work out every morning and my hair is wet with sweat when I'm done, I really should co-wash it today. I might wait until after my workout tomorrow morning, but the thought of 2 days of sweat drying out my hair makes me cringe. Dang! less than 24 hours of it down and pretty, it'll be wet and up in a bun like it always is. :(

I'll actually wash it after my workout tomorrow.
 
I used to wash my hair every 2 weeks after a relaxer back in the day. :ohwell: Yeah I know. Now I do it after 1 week because my hair needs that. Plus after awhile I get tired of the marcel stove flat iron smell from the beauty salon.
 
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! :lol:

I usually wait a week...typically no longer than that to wash or co wash my hair after a relaxer service.

However just a few weeks ago, after my touchup I co-washed my hair the next day! Yep! That's right! The very next day. :yep: I just couldn't stand how limp, fragile, dry, and thin my hair felt. :nono: Plus, my stylist put some setting lotion in my hair that made the crown of my hair all dry and hard. :mad:

So yeah...needless to say, I was all TOO happy to wash that stuff out of my hair. :lol:
 
drasgrl said:
To wash your hair? This Sunday will be a week since my touch up and I may go another week without a wash because I just hate loosing that new relaxer feel. The night I wash it and it dries it just doesn't feel the same. :ohwell: I want to enjoy it as long as I can.
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I can relate, Drasgrl
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so much so, I recently damaged my hair touching up between touch-ups. My nape and I also lost a lot in the back. It's coming along good now. It was a blessing in disguise, I found LHCF because of it :yep:. On my way to Long, Beautiful healthy hair :grin:.
Anna
 
drasgrl said:
To wash your hair? This Sunday will be a week since my touch up and I may go another week without a wash because I just hate loosing that new relaxer feel. The night I wash it and it dries it just doesn't feel the same. :ohwell: I want to enjoy it as long as I can.
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I usually wash two weeks after a relaxer. I like that new relaxer feel also. What I don't like about a new relaxer is that my hair is limp like in three days after. I have to do rollersets to bring it back to life. After a wash my hair is no longer limp but it is dry.
 
mika vs sasha said:
i typically wait 1 week before I wash... i don't really wear my hair out a lot and since I pay 115 for my relaxer. I like to see it swing for a couple of days.:grin:
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115 dollars for a relaxer??!!!!!! :perplexed:nuts: That s ALOT of money for a relaxer...what kind of relaxer did you use? I d never heard that much of price WOW! Mine was 25 dollars...
 
drasgrl said:
To wash your hair? This Sunday will be a week since my touch up and I may go another week without a wash because I just hate loosing that new relaxer feel. The night I wash it and it dries it just doesn't feel the same. :ohwell: I want to enjoy it as long as I can.
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I'm the same way.
I usually wash it after a couple of weeks though.
 
When I used to relax, I would wait between a week and two weeks. That was just the way I was told to do it. If I were to get a relaxer tomorrow, I'd probably wash my hair 2-3 days later, but I personally don't like the fresh relaxer look. It was always too limp for me.
 
A week.

I did a touch up last Saturday. So tonight I'm pre-pooing with oil, and then I'll wash and dc tomorrow.
 
I wash my hair in a couple of days to add some body...I don't like the fresh relaxer, sleek look
 
I wait maybe 4-5 days. I always worry about the effect of the relaxer on my hair, so I'm in a rush to wash it yet again with a neutralizing chelating shampoo (Aloe Rid), and then do a light protein (Aphogee 2 Min or Lekair Cholesterol).

I don't even like the newly relaxed feeling. My hair is thin and does anything I want it to do too easily. But then I really miss that feeling once I hit 8 weeks post.
 
LovinLea said:
I wait maybe 4-5 days. I always worry about the effect of the relaxer on my hair, so I'm in a rush to wash it yet again with a neutralizing chelating shampoo (Aloe Rid), and then do a light protein (Aphogee 2 Min or Lekair Cholesterol).

I don't even like the newly relaxed feeling. My hair is thin and does anything I want it to do too easily. But then I really miss that feeling once I hit 8 weeks post.
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Can you please list the process by which you do this in detail? I relaxed last Sunday and did an Aphogee treatment during relaxing. Now I'm ready to wash and want to use this method, but I'm not quite sure how... Should I pre-poo first? Should I deep condition (under dryer) afterward? I'm so lost :spinning:
 
ShantWhite said:
Can you please list the process by which you do this in detail? I relaxed last Sunday and did an Aphogee treatment during relaxing. Now I'm ready to wash and want to use this method, but I'm not quite sure how... Should I pre-poo first? Should I deep condition (under dryer) afterward? I'm so lost :spinning:
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I just do a regular wash and DC. The only difference is that instead of a moisturizing shampoo, I use the Aloe Rid (neutralizing chelating). Then I DC for 20 minutes under the hooded dryer with the light protein. You don't need to prepoo, unless of course, you want to.
 
LovinLea said:
I just do a regular wash and DC. The only difference is that instead of a moisturizing shampoo, I use the Aloe Rid (neutralizing chelating). Then I DC for 20 minutes under the hooded dryer with the light protein. You don't need to prepoo, unless of course, you want to.
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Ok, because I was going to use the Aphogee again... That was the first time I'd used it, but wasn't quite sure if I needed a follow-up.

So you're saying - just use the Aloe Rid to wash and then I can do my usual ORS Replinishing for my d/c and that should be fine...? Thanks!
 
tiffers said:
I'm addicted to washing my hair. It's sooooo hard for me to get in the shower and not AT LEAST wet it. Whether freshly relaxed or not, I can't go more than 3 days without rinsing, washing, deep conditioning, co-washing--SOMETHING! :rofl:

I just relaxed on Monday and I washed it again on Wednesday. I was itching to do it on Tuesday, but I figured I'd let myself enjoy my relaxed hair for a day :lol:
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I'm just like you girl. I relaxed Thursday and I've already washed it. Once I got a retouch and she styled it straight. Well I got home and decided that I wanted curls so I wet it and set it. I can't go more than 3 days either.
 
I usually wash every two weeks after a touchup, not because I necessarily care for the fresh relaxed look but because that's what I'm used to doing anyway. I just got a touch up today, but since I will be traveling for the holidays I will probably take my DC and leave ins with me so I can do my hair next week instead:spinning:
 
ShantWhite said:
Ok, because I was going to use the Aphogee again... That was the first time I'd used it, but wasn't quite sure if I needed a follow-up.

So you're saying - just use the Aloe Rid to wash and then I can do my usual ORS Replinishing for my d/c and that should be fine...? Thanks!
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Yup, that sounds fine :yep:
 
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