Official 4b Hair Type Registry

4, what letter I don't know. I've been relaxed for 30 some odd years. I tried to transition but that was a disaster.
 
I'm still relatively new to LHCF, but from all the information that I've been reading for the past few months, I think I'm 4b and I'm relaxed. This time around I was able to stretch my relaxer to 12 weeks and this was possible from the information from LHCF and stalking folks' fotki pages also - so big thanks to all of you! DCing did wonders for my hair because usually I would be in dire need of a relaxer around 8 weeks but because I was able to retain moisture in my hair, it was very manageable during stretching. I wanted to try stretching for one more week but I sat under my hooded dryer to dry my hair Thursday night and couldn't get a comb thru Friday morning without a lot of sheddding and breakage. So I threw in the towel and said "It's time!". I do have a question tho, how do ladies with relaxers manage their new growth when trying to stretch? I blowdried my hair a few times to straighten the NG, and that seemed to be the best option but I try to keep my use of heat to a minimum. And with washing my hair once a week and co-washing 2x a week that's too much heat. But even after blowdrying, my hair was still super thick and the only thing I could do was pull it back into a bun (I know there are some hardcore advocates for protective styles but sometimes I like to wear my hair down, but couldn't because of the new growth). I'm learning to do rollersets and with each one I'm getting better. My last rollerset this past week was a disaster tho. My NG was entirely too thick for the rattail comb I usually use so I had to use my detaingling comb. The results were stunning to say the least. I felt so defeated because I had invested so much time in that rollerset. LOL But alas I'm definitely looking forward to doing a rollerset after my relaxer. I think a relaxer is just what I need so I don't feel like all my rollersetting efforts are futile. Are there any alternatives to managing NG while stretching? Tomorrow when I leave the salon I'm taking some pics to post because I'm super excited to see how my hair looks. Thanks to all you ladies for your insight. Whoever posted the thread about tea rinsing is a godsend! And sorry for the long post. I have still have soooo many questions. Thanks again!
 
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impatient 90% 4b natural here (with a 10% 4a/3c nape that breaks all the time due to peer pressure I guess:grin:)

can't wait until these twists stop shrinking so much!:drunk:
 
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