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shortdub78 said:
when i detangle, i am all fingers during the first 4 weeks after a touchup. 4-8 is fingers first, comb on 80-90% dry.

i am going back to applying my leave-ins first and just gently separate and glide my fingers through.

i tee-shirt dry too to remove excess water and it still keeps my hair smooth. the key to figuring out what will work for you hair is knowing your porosity. i have low porosity hair, with high porosity ends. my ends have been colored a lot. my ends get dry very quickly, so that is my main focus on dusting and trying to keep them moisturized and sealed. i also can't go too long with out washing my hair. i have to wash it at least once a week. since i moisturize and seal daily, that causes more buildup, so i have toI wash at least 2x a week.

i don't stay away from sulfate shampoos. i use hydrating shampoos that are not clear or that are creamy. my hair doesn't feel stripped.

right now i am trying something a little different. i am going to switch between cowashing and shampoo every two days since i am just wearing a bun. i will be air drying as well. i will throw in a light protein treatment every other week.

you will always be learning when it comes to hair period. do you keep a journal?
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Thanks shortdub78 I have been keeping a journal and so far I've discovered several things. Thanks for asking that because it's making me realize i really have learned a lot about my newly relaxed hair so far. Examples:
My hair is highly porous so I use Roux as my final step in wash routine.
My hair likes weekly protein treatments and weekly DC. (Aphoghee 2-5 mins/Organix Macademia)
Combing wet hair is a no-no.
My scalp likes to be cleaned weekly, hence my weekly wash day, which I love and always look forward to!
My DC works best left on for 30 minutes with heat or 1 hour without heat.
My hair air dries soft and nice if I apply a little of my moisturizer to wet hair, airdry to 90 percent then section by section M&S.
I think I'm also figuring out that one moisturizer works better on cold, dry days versus hot, humid days.

I guess I've learned a whole lot more than I thought! I'm going to keep journaling!
 
lamaria211 said:
Have you tried the nourishing DC yet? I'd love your review . I just bought a pack from Sally's (they had a lot) but I want to try it before I went wild.
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I have tried it before and I like it. I do feel like I have to rinse a little bit more than I do with other deep conditioners but I like it
 
It's relaxer time soon. I want to do an Aphogee 2 step treatment so I can style my hair one last time but I washed my hair two days ago. too soon?
 
lamaria211 said:
I'm thinking about trying the Optimum Care Relaxer next TU, does anyone use this? Tia
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I do!! I love it! My hair doesn't get that limp after relaxer look and has so much body afterwards! Love it!
 
pre_medicalrulz said:
That only happens to me when I have product build-up. Do you put oils on your scalp to soothe the itching? Maybe that'll help.
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I clarified earlier this week and that didnt help. I use coconut oil, jojoba oil, and castor oils on my hair to seal so im not sure whats going on. back in the day an itching scalp meant your hair but growing but this is ridiculous. I have to stop this soon or i cant relax.
 
LexiDior said:
I clarified earlier this week and that didnt help. I use coconut oil, jojoba oil, and castor oils on my hair to seal so im not sure whats going on. back in the day an itching scalp meant your hair but growing but this is ridiculous. I have to stop this soon or i cant relax.
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But do you put oils on your scalp? If you avoid putting oils on your scalp, your scalp may be dry. That might cause the itching. Try putting the lighter oil on your scalp next time.

Eta: I saw your post but I still think its a dry scalp
 
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ok tomorrow im 13 weeks post. im trimming all my relaxed ends and im stuck.:look: im texlaxing in 3 more weeks but i cant tell what is my previously texlaxed hair and what is my ng.:perplexed i dont want to texlax to the ends but its really confusing.
 
Man my NG is showing out already and I'm only 7 weeks post. How am I going to make it to 20 weeks when it's super thick in there now?? Lol and smh.....this is bitter sweet.

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Question:

For those of you who are transitioning from relaxed to texlaxed, how long did it take you to trim off your super straight relaxed hair? How long was your hair starting out? I have about 6-7" of straight hair left but I can't muster the courage to chop it off just yet. My hair grows really slow and 6-7" would take me over a year and a half to grow back. :nono:

I'm so embarrassed by the current state of my hair. This time last year, I had a healthly head of relaxed BSL/MBL-ish hair and now my hair is grazing APL and looks like it's been to :heated: and back! :giggle:
Setbacks are so discouraging :perplexed
 
i don't feel like getting in the shower to wash my hair. i've had my shower already today. i will have to get in there three times! i don't feel like doing all of that. i wonder if i can wash in the kitchen sink, apply my protein treatment, rinse in the kitchen, and for my final rinse for my dc hop in the shower. i have eczema it is starting to flare up a bit in some spots.
 
sckri23 said:
ok tomorrow im 13 weeks post. im trimming all my relaxed ends and im stuck.:look: im texlaxing in 3 more weeks but i cant tell what is my previously texlaxed hair and what is my ng.:perplexed i dont want to texlax to the ends but its really confusing.
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I am also approaching 13 wks post. You ladies know I quit doing long stretches after things went really south :sad: in June. My hair was literally locking up and I lost soooo much hair when I relaxed June 30th. So I have been really babying my hair since then and cut my stretch the last time to 9 wks (Sept 1st). I changed up a few things and this time things are really going good....I hope I don't eat the words.:lol:
 
pearlific1 said:
Question:

For those of you who are transitioning from relaxed to texlaxed, how long did it take you to trim off your super straight relaxed hair? How long was your hair starting out? I have about 6-7" of straight hair left but I can't muster the courage to chop it off just yet. My hair grows really slow and 6-7" would take me over a year and a half to grow back. :nono:

I'm so embarrassed by the current state of my hair. This time last year, I had a healthly head of relaxed BSL/MBL-ish hair and now my hair is grazing APL and looks like it's been to :heated: and back! :giggle:
Setbacks are so discouraging :perplexed
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I'm just beginning the transition. Got about 10 inches of straight ends attached to 2 inches of texlaxed hair now attached to two more inches of natural (18-weeks post) hair. I've wondered the same thing myself. I'm not considering BC. I'm hoping I can live through the two years its going to take me to grow it out with twist outs and the like.
 
Does anybody else's hair start acting up when it's time for a relaxer? I'm like 13-14 weeks post and my hair is going crazy! My conditioners won't work, I even tried clarifying, but my hair still feels rough/hard. I think it's just time to relax...
 
Danniquin said:
Does anybody else's hair start acting up when it's time for a relaxer? I'm like 13-14 weeks post and my hair is going crazy! My conditioners won't work, I even tried clarifying, but my hair still feels rough/hard. I think it's just time to relax...
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LOL, I think you should relax. Sometimes our hair knows how to speak for itself :-).

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Cattypus1 said:
I'm just beginning the transition. Got about 10 inches of straight ends attached to 2 inches of texlaxed hair now attached to two more inches of natural (18-weeks post) hair. I've wondered the same thing myself. I'm not considering BC. I'm hoping I can live through the two years its going to take me to grow it out with twist outs and the like.
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Good luck!!! I really don't want to cut of my straight ends because I wouldn't be able to do much of anything with my hair, but Lord give me strength because it's taking a ton of patience to deal with my remaining ends.
 
I was originally trying to wait until february to do my touch up but after I clarified and did a protein tx my hair was giving me the blues. Tangling like crazy, my nG feels extra kinky, and trying to detangle almost gave me a headache. It did feel almost like protein overload so I clarified again and have just been using moisturizing products so it can feel normal again but I know its time. So I will be babying my hair until next week which will be 22wks post. This is my first touchup since I permed my virgin hair last july so I hope it goes well and I didn't make a mistake by stretching this long.
 
I'm dyinggggg to relax but I did a henna treatment last week and oiled my scalp with a cream containing sulfur 2 days this week so I'm forced to wait until my initial date. I want to wash my hair and do a protein treatment but I don't want to wet my hair again because of all this new growth.
 
I relaxed on Wed. My NG was getting on my nerves (a corrective was in order), my moisture/protein was accurate and I had the time. I took my time and used the tint bottle method.
 
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