OH NO!! half head bone straight other half texturized

[indarican]

Ladies i have a problem. I recently self relaxed, something i have been doing for years. I did my normal routine, parted it in four sections, applied the relaxer, smoothed it then rinsed out. After the whole process i wrapped my hair and all was good. This morning i took down my wrapped and have discovered that my nape and edges about two inches into the center of my head are bone straight like they always come out, but the center of my head where i had the most NG is more of a texturized hair. its soft but still very very curly. Im trying to figure out how this happened as I always do my nape and edges last so they dont get over processed. I have been using coconut oil in my regimine but i dont understand why only the center part of my hair would come out like this.
So now how do i fix it, can i re apply the relaxer?? ( This seems like a bad idea) Do i wait the 6 weeks until my next relaxer and just process this area more? perplexederplexed
I find this to be so strange.

 

[CaliDiamond]

You should stay up on balancing your moisturizing/protein DC's (at least 3x a week), low manipulation styles, and low/no heat for the next 6-8 weeks or so then get a corrective to the underprocessed area only. You might even want to consider going to a stylist or have a friend help you out to prevent further mishaps.

Happy Hair Growing!

 

[indarican]

You should stay up on balancing your moisturizing/protein DC's (at least 3x a week), low manipulation styles, and low/no heat for the next 6-8 weeks or so then get a corrective to the underprocessed area only. You might even want to consider going to a stylist or have a friend help you out to prevent further mishaps.

Happy Hair Growing!

thanks!! i would go to a stylist but i have some serious bad memories with stylist, they always seem to burn my scalp, i always come out with scabs on my head when i let the stylist do it.
Do you think the oil slowed down the process of the relaxer?? because i have been self relaxing for years and this has only happened one time before and it was the whole head that time.

 

[ms.blue]

the oil could have slowed the processing time especially if it was on the roots. I mix oil in the relaxer when relaxing my mother hair just b/c it does slows down the processing time. Next time don't oil your hair or if there is oil on your hair just increase the processing time a little longer.

 

[indarican]

the oil could have slowed the processing time especially if it was on the roots. I mix oil in the relaxer when relaxing my mother hair just b/c it does slows down the processing time. Next time don't oil your hair or if there is oil on your hair just increase the processing time a little longer.

Thanks for the tip... Ill probably end up increasing the processing time, but that kind of makes me worry about my edges, since even with the oil they came out bone straight.

 

[ms.blue]

Still do the edges last.

 

[calibella218]

I'm sorry this happened to you. This happened to me and that is one of the main reasons why I am transitioning. It was really difficult for me to get consistent results when texlaxing. I agree with the poster who mentioned the oil, I would either omit the oil and reduce the processing time or if you do want to add oil, make sure to increase the processing time. Maybe you could do a strand test in a few weeks to help you figure out how much time you do need. ((HUGS))

 

[grow]

this type of thing happened with my first texlax.
however, with time, it seemed to subside or at least the other areas blended more easily.
my crown is always more difficult lately, so i really empathize with you!
what i did in the interim, was wear alot of ps's to keep me from "tryng to do something" to fix it.
slicking it down and back into a bun or using that tecture to make a tall french twist really worked.
i'd also strongly suggest to stay away from heat.
maybe your sides processed so quickly because that area is naturally more fine.
i wouldn't do anything (perm wise) until the next normal time to touch up, then, if you still want to use oils, maybe try to smooth down the crown a little more.
if you do that and only perm the sides when you're already at the sink, hopefully they can even out.
i hope it works out for you!

 

[halee_J]

I'm sorry this happened to you. This happened to me and that is one of the main reasons why I am transitioning. It was really difficult for me to get consistent results when texlaxing. I agree with the poster who mentioned the oil, I would either omit the oil and reduce the processing time or if you do want to add oil, make sure to increase the processing time. Maybe you could do a strand test in a few weeks to help you figure out how much time you do need. ((HUGS))

Sorry this happened to you OP.

@ the bolded: Great idea! A corrective in a few weeks you should be good. Baby your hair in the meantime, you might have to minimize the "out" styles since one side may have more volume than the other, maybe do mostly buns, french braids, ponytails.

 

[indarican]

Thank you ladies for your input and advice. I knew i could count on yall!!

 

[Solitude]

Yeah, this is why I don't do the oil thing....the one time I tried "protecting" the rest of my hair with oil, the crown came out texturized.

I agree you should wait maybe 6 weeks, then go to the salon for a corrective? Or do a corrective yourself...?