I need some serious advice

[Ginn1]

I am 9 weeks post relaxer and my hair is only chin length. The problem I'm experiencing is that my new growth (about 1 1/2 inches) is extremely soft and loose, the comb just glides through. when the comb hits my relaxed hair it gets caught in all this rough tangly hair. I'm beginning to hate the relaxed portion of my hair. I've been taking my vitamins (all the usual suspects for hair growth) for the past 3 months. I'm wondering when I get a touchup will my soft, beautiful, easily managed new growth become like the rest of this crap on my head. I'm wondering if there is something I can do or if this is a sign that I need to go ahead and relax again. I only began to notice this about 2 weeks ago, prior to that my hair was very easy to manage. Is this just what one must expect when trying to stretch these relaxers? I'm really not losing any hair due to this (maybe 5-7 hairs) I'm very gentle when combing and detagling. Every 2 days I rinse hair, conditioner wash, or shampoo with cream of nature. I use humecto to condition and pantene spray to detangle I moisturize with S-curl followd by olive oil and use a protien conditioner about every 5 weeks. Does anyone have any sugestions? Thank you.
Ginny

 

[Peachtree]

Hi Ginn,
I'm sorry to hear of your dilemma. I've gone as long as 6mths without a relaxer & still did not face the problems u are.

Sweetheart, the only thing I could suggest isn't really gonna help u, because you're already doing it...(conditioner washes, shampoo w/CON *for dry/brittle hair*, using S-Curl moisturizer, conditioning, leave in).

Oh, here's something....maybe u could try a pre-shampoo treatment. I'm totally in love with VO5

. Extra virgin olive oil (grocery store kind) works really well also. I usually dampen the hair with warm water, apply the warm oil, cover with a plastic cap, then sit under a warm hooded dryer for 10-15 min. I like to leave the oil on for an hour (if time permits). Then rinse & proceed to shampooing or conditioner washing.

I hope others will jump in here & give u more suggestions...

God Bless,
Peachtree

 

[Ginn1]

Peachtree, thank you so much for your advice. You know its funny that you should mention hot oil treatments because until 2 weeks ago I was doing them and when iI stopped my troubles began. I suppose I just became lazy. I'm still doing them on my daughters and my son who is growing out a really big fro has even even jumped on the band wagon. Neither of my daughters (both relaxed) are suffering from the tangles so I'm certain your on the right track. I will start the hot oil treatments immediately. I'm so glad you were able to see the missing link in my regimine. What would I do without you ladies?