Kind of liking my underprocessed hair!!

[DigitalRain]

The past 3 relaxers I've had left me with quite a lot of underprocessed hair. When I air dry its nice and fluffy and big. I've always liked big hair. And I'm kind of liking it. My mom thinks its cute. Its not so kinky that I look like I have a fro but the underprocessed hair adds a lot of volume and fluffiness.

 

[Leslie_C]

yeah I do like that aspect of it, but that all changed within 10 minutes of walking out the door in good old humid sticky FL! It puffs out like popcorn...lol...

 

[ubavka123]

Me too. I recently did my own touch-up and I underprocessed compared to the rest of my hair. My hair was fuller and had more body after the touch-up as opposed to being slathered to my head, which is always how it looks after a salon touch-up until I wash again. I am debating whether to keep it this way or have it fixed. I am on the fence. I like the body and fullness, but I guess I am a creature of habit and need to break my addiction to the slick straight look. Still deciding, but liking what I have right now while I make the decision...I imagine that if my whole head was like this (more like a texturizer) then I would LOVE it!

 

[ubavka123]

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DigitalRain said:
The past 3 relaxers I've had left me with quite a lot of underprocessed hair. When I air dry its nice and fluffy and big. I've always liked big hair. And I'm kind of liking it. My mom thinks its cute. Its not so kinky that I look like I have a fro but the underprocessed hair adds a lot of volume and fluffiness.

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DigitalRain, are you going to fix it or keep it that way?

 

[DigitalRain]

I will probably correct it, lol. But I definitely don't want it bone straight.

 

[ubavka123]

Will you fix it yourself or professionally? I am going to fix mine professionally, because I see that I am not quite skilled yet for the self-relaxing journey...

I wish! I am so tired of the hair salon!

 

[DigitalRain]

I don't know yet!! I haven't been able to find that perfect stylist yet. I may end up doing it myself and using the half and half method. I can't seem to complete my entire head within the time limits, even my mom cant do it anymore and she's always been the one to apply my relaxers.

 

[ubavka123]

The half and half method is great! I did that and I had enough time for both sections. I think my problem is that the relaxer I chose (elucence normal) was not strong enough for my hair. I am thinking I might give it another go with Affirm, but I am such a chicken! I envy all of the people whose mother's do their hair. You are so lucky! And your hair is beautiful, so obviously, you and mom are doing something right. Good luck!

 

[SUPER SWEET]

I would like to perm myself but everytime I have attempted ....the dresser says when was your last touchup? What is the best way to smooth roots and get them straight?

 

[ubavka123]

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mysweetevie said:
I would like to perm myself but everytime I have attempted ....the dresser says when was your last touchup? What is the best way to smooth roots and get them straight?

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Better that he/she say that than, "Where'd your hair go?" right? I am glad that I am under, not over processed. As far as the smoothing, I think the strength of the relaxer and the time left on must have something to do with it. Someone once posted that they applied their relaxer (super strength) w/o smoothing and got 80-90 percent straight. I can't mess with that stuff, myself (I'm not skilled like that). I am sure there are some other more seasoned self-relaxers who can help with better smoothing techniques.

 

[kjames001]

I too have underprocessed my hair and am liking it. Still undecided on what to do. I really dont want to go to a salon. More practice,more practice.

 

[ChasingBliss]

My hair is underprocessed as well, mostly with the first 4 to 5 inches--thanking msm for that. I dont mind it at all, I cannot wait for it to grow downward as the overprocessed hair grows out. My only challenge is taking good care of both until it is all the same.

 

[lonei]

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mysweetevie said:
I would like to perm myself but everytime I have attempted ....the dresser says when was your last touchup? What is the best way to smooth roots and get them straight?

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I use the back of the applicator brush or if im in a rush my fingers, this smooths it out extremely well.