Relaxed but not bone straight

[morehairplease]

what exactly does this mean?

thanks in advance

 

[myco]

It means to leave the relaxer on long enough to loosen the texture but not to remove it completely. Instead of leaving the relaxer in "as long as you can take it", you just leave it in long enough to stretch the newgrowth. People have varying degrees but the purpose is to preserve the strand and minimize damage. Your hair also tends to have more body and elasticity.

 

[Divine Inspiration]

what exactly does this mean?

thanks in advance

This means (IMHO) that the curl pattern is loosened to make the hair more manageable, but the hair is not so straight that it has no texture to it. The relaxer is typically left on for a shorter time than normal in order to save some of the thickness of the strands.
HTH

 

[morehairplease]

thanks Divine Inspiration & myco!

 

[lkg4healthyhair]

This means (IMHO) that the curl pattern is loosened to make the hair more manageable, but the hair is not so straight that it has no texture to it. The relaxer is typically left on for a shorter time than normal in order to save some of the thickness of the strands.
HTH

Like DI said...some people refer to it as "Texlaxed"

 

[Naijaqueen]

Phyto also gives the relaxed but not bone straight look, just used that phyto index II

 

[Crystalicequeen123]

But how do you determine how long you should leave the relaxer in your hair so that it's not "Bone straight", but also not "UNDER processed"??

 

[Divine Inspiration]

But how do you determine how long you should leave the relaxer in your hair so that it's not "Bone straight", but also not "UNDER processed"??

I think this varies according to the relaxer you have and the coarseness of your hair. As far as I know, it's a trial & error situation.

 

[Faith]

It's like my hair. If you look in my album it's relaxed but not stick straight. When I air dry it like in my album it looks kind of natural still. It still has a wave in it.

 

[~*~ShopAholic~*~]

I always thought it meant underprocessed/or texturized.

 

[esoterica]

Isn't texturised/not bone straight/under processed the same thing?

 

[morehairplease]

It's like my hair. If you look in my album it's relaxed but not stick straight. When I air dry it like in my album it looks kind of natural still. It still has a wave in it.

thanks faith!

 

[Isis]

I would say it's similar to underprocessed/texturized hair. I relax mine half the time recommended, on purpose.

 

[metalkitty]

Isn't texturised/not bone straight/under processed the same thing?

Hmm, I'm curious about this too. How do you know whether its underprocessed and damaged or just not bone straight?

 

[shoelover1972]

Hmm, I'm curious about this too. How do you know whether its underprocessed and damaged or just not bone straight?

I have always wondered this too.

 

[MissYocairis]

Isn't texturised/not bone straight/under processed the same thing?

I always thought this too.

 

[pink_flower]

I described it like this in another post. I just copied and pasted.

Texturizing=intentional
Underprocessed= unintentional

But the end result is the same on your hair (loose curl pattern)

 

[lkg4healthyhair]

Hmm, I'm curious about this too. How do you know whether its underprocessed and damaged or just not bone straight?

Everyone's hair is different, but on my hair it's:
*Bone Straight=Straight as heck

*Texturized=defined curl patten when airdried; Not straight unless pressed or blown dry etc.

*Underprocessed=Friz Ball -
I have all three currently in my hair now. Actually 4 because i am transitioning and have natural parts as well.

When I airdry. The underprocessed parts unless flatironed etc are just frizzy, not straight or curly. The texturized parts are curly and relaxed parts straight.

HTH

 

[OneInAMillion]

Everyone's hair is different, but on my hair it's:
*Bone Straight=Straight as heck

*Texturized=defined curl patten when airdried; Not straight unless pressed or blown dry etc.

*Underprocessed=Friz Ball -
I have all three currently in my hair now. Actually 4 because i am transitioning and have natural parts as well.

When I airdry. The underprocessed parts unless flatironed etc are just frizzy, not straight or curly. The texturized parts are curly and relaxed parts straight.

HTH

ITA -- the exact same is true for me.

Underprocessed and texturized look COMPLETELY different--that's why it's important for me to have the same person applying the relaxer, because they know how long to leave it on in order to achieve the look you want. If I ask anyone to texturize my hair, chances are they will underprocess, leaving it frizzy rather than curly. Having my regular hairdresser do it ensures that it comes out the same.

 

[Nanyanika]

ONLY STRAND TESTS DEMONSTRATES MORE ACCURATELY HOW THE HAIR WILL BE PROCESSED. FROM A PERSONAL VIEW IT WAS THE ONLY WAY I MANAGED TO HAVE TEXTURIZED LOOKING HAIR IN THE END.