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Decided last minute to go to the office holiday party tonight so I did a cowash with Giovanni 50:50 and then I sprayed my hair with tresemme heat protectant and then put some John Frieda extra strength heat serum on. Then I air dried to about 70% an blow dried on low..then I flat ironed and clipped me ends a little bit. I am almost 9 weeks post and my hair is swangin right now..very proud of myself
 
mschristine said:
Decided last minute to go to the office holiday party tonight so I did a cowash with Giovanni 50:50 and then I sprayed my hair with tresemme heat protectant and then put some John Frieda extra strength heat serum on. Then I air dried to about 70% an blow dried on low..then I flat ironed and clipped me ends a little bit. I am almost 9 weeks post and my hair is swangin right now..very proud of myself
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Love the Freida serum. Wouldn't flat iron without it.
 
Cattypus1 said:
I'm 21 weeks post. I did my henndigo yesterday and blow dried and flat ironed my hair for the first time since about September. I used my usual Wen condish and styling gel and John Freida Frizz Ease as a heat protector. My hair came out great with about 3 inches of NG. My edges were not "relaxer" straight but I didn't want to burn myself.
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It would be easier to flat iron if I hadn't clipped my relaxed ends so soon, I just wanted a full head of texlaxed hair so bad... Also I didn't expect my texurizer date to come so soon, I thought I would have more hair than this 16 weeks is not enough
 
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Cattypus1 said:
Not transitioning, no no...my natural texture is evil..LOL...and I now know why my mother and grandmother struggled with me so much when I was a little girl. I've had some kind of chemical process since I was little. This stretch started because of the info I got here on the LHCF-thank you all, Ladies! I suffered a set back last spring and finally recognized what was going on in July after my first stretch. I was almost fully BSL (longest ever) when the breakage got the best of me. I had to trim to just below shoulder length. I'm ending this stretch on Jan 20th with way healthier hair. I'll probably still need more trims to recover from this years missteps but I know what to do now.
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Oh, I was getting ready to say, LOL! I know what you mean, I've been slowly trimming away damaged hair for almost two years which is why I'm not quite APL yet. I'll be dusting only for 2013. I was going to ask what causes your setback but someone already asked. We live and we learn, right? After your hair recovers, how long will you stretch??

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KiWiStyle said:
Oh, I was getting ready to say, LOL! I know what you mean, I've been slowly trimming away damaged hair for almost two years which is why I'm not quite APL yet. I'll be dusting only for 2013. I was going to ask what causes your setback but someone already asked. We live and we learn, right? After your hair recovers, how long will you stretch??

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Live and learn is the truth! I just needed to have a substantial amount of healthy hair attached to the relaxed hair and an inch or less was not enough. The relaxed hair was putting too much strain on the demarcation point and I was afraid I would lose more hair than I could hide without a major intervention. I will probably try to make 12 weeks be my regular stretch.
 
I've been keeping an eye on my ends and looks like my "chop" back to APL did some good. My ends have maintained a consistent length. Soooo, I betta be almost BSL when I relax this weekend! :look:
 
sunnieb said:
I've been keeping an eye on my ends and looks like my "chop" back to APL did some good. My ends have maintained a consistent length. Soooo, I betta be almost BSL when I relax this weekend! :look:
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What have you been doing to help maintain that your ends stay healthy and thick?? How often do you trim or dust?
 
SincerelyBeautiful said:
What have you been doing to help maintain that your ends stay healthy and thick?? How often do you trim or dust?
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Got fed up in July and chopped off all my uneven ends. I went from BSL back to APL, but it was worth it to get a fresh start.

I still wear my hair out daily, but I religiously moisturize in sections on nights that I don't wash/cowash. Never use direct heat. I also make sure to look at my ends weekly. If I saw them getting uneven again, I was prepared to dust as needed.

I will never get lazy and neglect my ends again!

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Hello Ladies! I have been a long time lurker but my first post. I just threw in the natural towel after 2 years. This is the third time I have transitioned and I think I can finally say unless I want short hair or locs, natural is not for me. I have ultra thick 4a/b/z with some patches of 5g around the hairline. My natural hair matts and dreads horribly the second it touches water so wash days were literally an all day and night affair and because I sweat in my head, every morning was also an ordeal. After 2 years I realized I was losing rather than gaining length and thickness because of detangling and rampant SSK (I only have SSK when I wear my hair curly) and decided my hair was healthier and longer when it was chemically straightened. One of the things that influenced me to relax again was that viral HIMAIN10nenece video. I realized that I was looking at type 3 curlies expecting their results. The other influence was Justgrowalready

I am currently texlaxed and my hair is still so curly that I can't airdry. I will have to either relax my whole head straighter or blowdry/flatiron. I haven't decided which yet. My hair usually needs a little heat or else it looks jacked up and super dry. Braidouts and twist outs give me SSK even when texlaxed so no more of those except for special occasions. And yesterday I just had my hair blunt cut into a collarbone-length bob which looks great straight but it is not a flattering cut for wearing curly.

Pre poo coconut and AO GPB
Wash 2Xweek AO Swimmer shmapoo, Giovanni SAS, (I have tried Co-washing but it makes me shed)
Conditioner Giovanni SAS, Dove Deep Conditioner with Oil
Reconstructer (my hair craves protein) Affirm5n1, Joico KPak
Leave in Loreal absolute repair blowdry spray, Infusium, Africa's Best on the ends
Serum Chi Silk
Oil Grapeseed, jojoba, almond i need light oils.

When I need a perfect hair day OJON line top to bottom. But way too expensive for daily use.

Just started using Hair Trigger and Black Tea rinses (thanks Sunnieb!) to battle post partum shedding.

I henna for my grays and for strength.
Bantu with Lye Mild/Color Treated. self-texlax stretching over 9 weeks gives me breakage on top but my kitchen is softer so I can skip the back every other relaxer

Lots of vitamins including prenatal, biotin, evening primrose, O369 and water always
Silk cap and satin pillows
 
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bebezazueta, good luck tomorrow!!!

Raspberry, I have those reddish/brown areas also. These areas also correspond to the unhealthiest areas on my head. Check this thread out. I bumped it for additional input.

sunnieb, great progress. I'm pretty much back to where I started but will be chopping again. I want all those reddish/brown areas gone. :yep:
 
Any relax heads using the curly rehab stuff?

also what are yall fav leave-ins..Im shopping for a couple..wouldnt mind suggestions..hair is on the fine side. Thanks!
 
Thanks divachyk you are so thoughtful. It's my wedding anniversary also so I have a hot dinner date that evening. Hoping I get back to MBL & from here on out beat the MBL hump by taking better care of my ends.
 
2 days until relaxer day and I'm so excited. I'm still mapping out my game plan. This was my first time in 5 years wearing my hair out with this much new growth since I'm usually in a weave. I'm still debating about these horrendous unprocessed mid-strands and doing a corrective. I can't air dry because of them :-/
 
I'm going to relax early so I can start fresh for the new year. I'm making a lot of changes in my life on the inside and out so I'm getting prepared now. I'm going to do my hard protein treatment tomorrow after work and then relax on Monday after work.
 
I posted this in the main area, but I rarely get responses there, so I thought I'd repost here:

I plan to relax next month with the Linange Shea Butter Relaxer (lye) and want to buy a new moisturizing conditioner. I've used Alter Ego's Hot Oil Treatment with Garlic and it was okay, but I've since found two more and am wondering whether anyone has tried them:

Coconut Conditioning Mask

Energizing & Rebalancing Cream

How did you use it and what were your results?
 
quirkydimples I use linage faithfully (relaxing again Friday in fact) and have not tried the conditioners you mentioned but have just started using the Aubrey Organics Rose Mosqueta. It's a great deep conditioner with no protein or cones.

Hopefully one of the other ladies will chime in on the two you mentioned.

HHJ!
 
FelaShrine said:
Any relax heads using the curly rehab stuff?

also what are yall fav leave-ins..Im shopping for a couple..wouldnt mind suggestions..hair is on the fine side. Thanks!
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My fav leave ins are Cantu Shea Butter leave in repair cream and Herbal Essences LTR leave in which is now called Touchably Smooth but I still have both the old and new formula. I also hear great reviews about Neutragena Triple Moist leave in. HTH!!'
 
going to relax Friday or tomorrow night. .. since last weekend I've been avoiding protein on my ng in hope that my relaxer takes better. We'll see.
 
I was going to relax this Friday, but I changed it for next Monday. - I can't wait any longer.

Excuse the typos but i'm on my iPod touch
 
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