No More Relaxer Until.....

[havilland]

Has anyone ever delayed getting a touch up until they reached their hair goal?

I am considering not extending my long stretches until I reach my hair goal. I think that minimizing my chemical exposure will help me keep my ends healthier and aid in retention.

(currently I stretch 10 months or so between texlaxing.)


Any thoughts ladies?




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[lustrous]

OP you arent the only one with thoughts along those lines. I am doing that now. my last relaxer was september 1rst. I am trying to hold out until december with the hopes that the 2 inches (hopefully 2+ with megatek, DC and frequent CO washes) will bring me to grazing bra strap.

I'm doing it partially to dec the amount of relaxers I have in a year but mostly because I want to make my relaxer process worthwhile. (aka - i'm impatient ) I'm getting mightly annoyed with relaxing only to see an inch worth of difference.

 

[bellebebe]

Same here... But be very careful. These long stretches can cause setbacks because of the two different textures.

 

[Dposh167]

it depends on how long you're stretching to get to that length. 2 months ain't nothing. But if its gonna be 8 months til u reach your goal, then u have to be EXTRA EXTRA careful when handling your hair. You can suffer major breakage with that amount of ng

 

[sunnieb]

Nope, I'm averaging around 3 or 4 bonelaxed touchups a year, so I think I'm doing fine with limiting my exposure to the relaxer chemicals.

Like others have stated, you can set yourself up for a major setback if you're not careful. However, there are ladies here who do super long stretches so it can be done.

 

[hothair]

My stretch has been about 13 weeks so far. I was thinking of trying for 16 weeks but I have a wedding in a humid country so I will be doing about 13 weeks again. I'm semi-PS-ing though to make up for it.

 

[DDTexlaxed]

Long stretches can be done if you know how to deal with the two textures. I stretched 6 months with no issues. Right now, I am currently natural , but I sometimes miss the ease of my relaxed hair. If you need assistance, there is a thread that Sylver2 started a few years ago called the Sylver 2 challenge. She stretched her relaxer for a year. Some ladies can't do long stretches, but even waiting an extra week is a great accomplishment. Oil rinsing helped me and bunning.

 

[havilland]

Thanks ladies for the feedback!

I currently stretch ten months or so. So I feel confident I can do it but does Anyone go longer than that?

I want to hit mbl before I touch up. I think I'm a year or less away IF I can retain every inch.

DDTexlaxed oil rinses....I use olive oil now but the residual is a bit much. What oils do u use?


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[DDTexlaxed]

Thanks ladies for the feedback!

I currently stretch ten months or so. So I feel confident I can do it but does Anyone go longer than that?

I want to hit mbl before I touch up. I think I'm a year or less away IF I can retain every inch.

@DDTexlaxed oil rinses....I use olive oil now but the residual is a bit much. What oils do u use?


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I'm natural now so my oil mix may be too much. I use a pre poo of vatika frosting and the Dabur Vatika coconut oil mix. My hair just sucks it up. When I was relaxed, this oil rinse version just made all my knots melt. I could smooth my hair so much easier. All I did was bun my hair after my 3rd month post to six months.

 

[havilland]

Thanks ladies. I'm am going to work with my stylist on a 12 month strategy. Whew......nervous!

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