SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
This is long lol. I guess I just wanted to sort of vent my relaxer history. This is hair therapy for me 
... I transitioned back in 2005 after being relaxed since 2001. Prior to that I had my first relaxer in late 1997 and then stopped till 2001. Had a lot of breakage in the subsequent months after my first relaxers. I also had severe breakage after the 2001 relaxer. I had also been getting weekly blowouts all these years which caused SEVERE damage to my hair combined with the perms of course, round brushes and my hair do not get along at all. I had also been dyeing my hair from time to time
Finally in 2004 I started to relax myself with Just For me No Lye. In 2005 I discovered hair boards and transitioned gradually trimming away the relaxer. My hair began to thrive and when I finally stopped the blowouts and learned to flat iron myself my haitr truly thrived and I made it all the way past waist length back in 2008 but with a lot of damage still from all the heat and other things.
Anyway, I do feel like I'm betraying myself a bit here
. I spoke so harshly of relaxers for years because I believed they were what destroyed my hair when in hindsight I believe it was the combo of round brush blowouts, dyes, relaxer and improper conditioning etc.
Last year I texlaxed the back ( curliest part) of my hair with Silk Elements Lye Mild and have seen no detrimental effects so now I'm tempted to do my whole head. I think my hair likes lye. I'm soooooooo tired of my frizzy hairline and out of control FRIZZY curls. I want to be able to be a little more carefree so I'm just going to go for it. I think it will make my rollersets tremendously easier to do.
I plan to do it next week, wish me luck
I figure if I do get some breakage I won't have a stroke, my hair grows fast, I have confidence in it and I know I can always transition again if I hate it.
... I transitioned back in 2005 after being relaxed since 2001. Prior to that I had my first relaxer in late 1997 and then stopped till 2001. Had a lot of breakage in the subsequent months after my first relaxers. I also had severe breakage after the 2001 relaxer. I had also been getting weekly blowouts all these years which caused SEVERE damage to my hair combined with the perms of course, round brushes and my hair do not get along at all. I had also been dyeing my hair from time to time
Finally in 2004 I started to relax myself with Just For me No Lye. In 2005 I discovered hair boards and transitioned gradually trimming away the relaxer. My hair began to thrive and when I finally stopped the blowouts and learned to flat iron myself my haitr truly thrived and I made it all the way past waist length back in 2008 but with a lot of damage still from all the heat and other things.
Anyway, I do feel like I'm betraying myself a bit here
. I spoke so harshly of relaxers for years because I believed they were what destroyed my hair when in hindsight I believe it was the combo of round brush blowouts, dyes, relaxer and improper conditioning etc.Last year I texlaxed the back ( curliest part) of my hair with Silk Elements Lye Mild and have seen no detrimental effects so now I'm tempted to do my whole head. I think my hair likes lye. I'm soooooooo tired of my frizzy hairline and out of control FRIZZY curls. I want to be able to be a little more carefree so I'm just going to go for it. I think it will make my rollersets tremendously easier to do.
I plan to do it next week, wish me luck
I figure if I do get some breakage I won't have a stroke, my hair grows fast, I have confidence in it and I know I can always transition again if I hate it.
Last edited:
no pressure though 
