Hairsofab
Well-Known Member
In March I did a mild texturizer/texlax treatment, after nearly 3 years of being natural. Honestly, this is the best hair decision that I've ever made.
I used to not be able to wear a wash and gro fro because within a few hours my hair would tangle and I would have a million new single/double strand knots. I felt like the knots were killing my hair retention over the past few months.
Also, I could not retain moisture with my natural hair for more than a couple of hours. And Yes I tried everything on this forum, all kinds of conditioners, cowashing all the time, the salt treatment, the carmel treatment everything for 2 and a half years. Still my hair was always bone dry.
So after a lot of research and thought, I applied a mild Hawaiian Silky no lye lithium hydroxide relaxer. Total application processing time was 6 minutes. Did not smooth. I did not want straight hair or curly hair, I just wanted loosen my texture a bit.
I'm so glad I did this.
I don't have the single strand knot problem at all and I am able to retain moisture throughout the day. And my texture is basically exactly the same. I am still a CNaPP/4b/4bz or whatever you want to call it. It is just a bit looser. There is no way most people would know that a relaxer had been anywhere near my head because of my texture. Ironically, only after the texturizer am I able to wear an afro succesfully.
Another good thing, is my washing detangling session takes half the time.
These pictures are of my hair after the texturizer.
I used to not be able to wear a wash and gro fro because within a few hours my hair would tangle and I would have a million new single/double strand knots. I felt like the knots were killing my hair retention over the past few months.
Also, I could not retain moisture with my natural hair for more than a couple of hours. And Yes I tried everything on this forum, all kinds of conditioners, cowashing all the time, the salt treatment, the carmel treatment everything for 2 and a half years. Still my hair was always bone dry.So after a lot of research and thought, I applied a mild Hawaiian Silky no lye lithium hydroxide relaxer. Total application processing time was 6 minutes. Did not smooth. I did not want straight hair or curly hair, I just wanted loosen my texture a bit.
I'm so glad I did this.
I don't have the single strand knot problem at all and I am able to retain moisture throughout the day. And my texture is basically exactly the same. I am still a CNaPP/4b/4bz or whatever you want to call it. It is just a bit looser. There is no way most people would know that a relaxer had been anywhere near my head because of my texture. Ironically, only after the texturizer am I able to wear an afro succesfully. Another good thing, is my washing detangling session takes half the time.These pictures are of my hair after the texturizer.
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