Relaxed Hair Thread

[sckri23]

Im dcing now. I don't get what happened yesterday. I moisturized and sealed with my oil/grease mix, it straightened my curls (ugh), so I wrapped it. I unwrapped it yesterday and strands were coming out all over the place. It looked like I been using heat for a week straight.

Right now I am praying I didn't lose too much hair. I just started my texlaxed journey with a bc so I don't really have alot of hair to begin with.

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[Evolving78]

Im dcing now. I don't get what happened yesterday. I moisturized and sealed with my oil/grease mix, it straightened my curls (ugh), so I wrapped it. I unwrapped it yesterday and strands were coming out all over the place. It looked like I been using heat for a week straight.

Right now I am praying I didn't lose too much hair. I just started my texlaxed journey with a bc so I don't really have alot of hair to begin with.

Swype thinks weird and wierd are both correct

it sounds like you could be having a reaction? i would have shampooed again. it's been a minute since the dc right? is it too late to do a tea rinse? has the shedding stopped?

 

[Evolving78]

You can do a protein treatment on dry hair? Interesting....

What kind of protein treatment do you use?

pre_medicalrulz

i used ORS Mayo. i was doing some dangerous stuff, doing it on dry hair, but i did wet it a little before i put on my plastic cap. and to top it off, i left it in my hair for almost 4 hours! but my hair felt so good and moisturized when i rinsed it out!erplexed

 

[sckri23]

it sounds like you could be having a reaction? i would have shampooed again. it's been a minute since the dc right? is it too late to do a tea rinse? has the shedding stopped?

I'm dcing right now its been almost 2 hours. I was shedding all day yesterday and it was scary. Everytime I combed, brushed or just ran my fingers threw my hair it was hair everywhere. Its been 3 weeks since I relaxed so I really don't know what caused it.

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[Jobwright]

Ok...sooooo I am on week 8 of a 4 month stretch, potentially a transition (not sure yet). I have been wearing Bantu knots daily to avoid heat. When I do the knots at night and take them out in the morning, with each knot a couple of strands of my hair is in my hands. I am not doing them too tight because most times I need a hair pin to keep them coiled. I use JBCO on my scalp nightly. I coat my hands and fingers with coconut oil prior to manipulating my hair. I wear a satin scarf to bed. I DC'ed Saturday and used Giovanni leave in under coconut oil. What am I doing wrong or not doing at all? Is this normal...to have strands of hair come out daily? It's time for me to cowash again but trying to decide if I will do Bantu knots again or a different hairstyle. Any suggestions ladies? I love the way the loose Bantus look by the way, almost like a roller set...

APL 2013, BSL 2013

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

My hair is breaking too and I don't know why. I am doing a Roux Porosity control shampoo and conditioner treatment tonight. My ends stay dry, crunchy and feel rough no matter how much I moisturize. I also did a clarifying poo last weekend. I can't take a setback

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Maybe its the Roux. That stuff can be tricky.

 

[Nix08]

@pre_medicalrulz

i used ORS Mayo. i was doing some dangerous stuff, doing it on dry hair, but i did wet it a little before i put on my plastic cap. and to top it off, i left it in my hair for almost 4 hours! but my hair felt so good and moisturized when i rinsed it out!erplexed

I do all of my DC's or protein treatments on dry hair

 

[hnntrr]

moving to another thread....

 

[KiWiStyle]

Maybe its the Roux. That stuff can be tricky.

I hope not :-(. I haven't used the Roux in a few weeks so I'm hoping my hair's ph levels are not quite right and so I'm hoping the roux will correct it. I've tried everything else EXCEPT an overnight DC. I plan to do that tonight.

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[sckri23]

I guess I'm not oiling my scalp tonight I gotta stay in this hospital.

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[Nix08]

hnntrr there is a low porosity thread that faithVA started. You will get great tips in there. I'm on my phone and searching is hard on it. Hope that helps.

 

[hnntrr]

hnntrr there is a low porosity thread that faithVA started. You will get great tips in there. I'm on my phone and searching is hard on it. Hope that helps.

Thanks! I had looked earlier and didnt find anything but it was a few pages back on the search

 

[Babygrowth]

Ok...sooooo I am on week 8 of a 4 month stretch, potentially a transition (not sure yet). I have been wearing Bantu knots daily to avoid heat. When I do the knots at night and take them out in the morning, with each knot a couple of strands of my hair is in my hands. I am not doing them too tight because most times I need a hair pin to keep them coiled. I use JBCO on my scalp nightly. I coat my hands and fingers with coconut oil prior to manipulating my hair. I wear a satin scarf to bed. I DC'ed Saturday and used Giovanni leave in under coconut oil. What am I doing wrong or not doing at all? Is this normal...to have strands of hair come out daily? It's time for me to cowash again but trying to decide if I will do Bantu knots again or a different hairstyle. Any suggestions ladies? I love the way the loose Bantus look by the way, almost like a roller set...

APL 2013, BSL 2013

Typical shedding is 50-100 strands a day (I think) so it could be normal but on the other hand that demarcation line is fragile you might need todo a protein DC to help strengthen your hair...

 

[freckledface]

I'm not too sure what to do about my hair. Lately I've been having breakage in the middle only while its wet. My first thought was ok protein but that hasn't too much helped I've done a 2step I tried the 2 mi. and I used an egg ( all this over the past few weeks.) Last time I had breakage it was from my relaxed not taking on top of lots of new growth. I've relaxed and its still breaking. GPB helped but I can't get a hold of that right now. Any ideas ladies? Oh yea I always follow up with a moisture dc and I co wash that's why I think I need protein not to mention I have kinda fine hair

 

[Cattypus1]

My hair is breaking too and I don't know why. I am doing a Roux Porosity control shampoo and conditioner treatment tonight. My ends stay dry, crunchy and feel rough no matter how much I moisturize. I also did a clarifying poo last weekend. I can't take a setback

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I was seeing quite a few broken ends a couple of weeks ago and I started reading about ceramides. Someone recommended Burt's Bees Baby Bee baby oil. I started using it nightly as a scalp massage and then to smooth over my hair. The broken hairs are gone. I changed two things in my regi...I use Nexxus Headdress as a leave-in and I use the BBBBO nightly. Next to no shedding and no breakage.

 

[UGQueen]

ok here to rant...

im getting a little upset cause it looks like im having some set backs.
I relaxed on nov 10 and braiided my hair shortly after and went under a wig.
daily i have been spraying my rose water and glycerin mix on my hair. plus baggying my ends with AOHSR.
i took the braids out 6 weeks later and the shedding/breakage. OMG! it was never ending, while detangling, in the shower, after the dc .... ughhh!
while in the braids i used my MT and castor oil mix and i THINK this may be the culprit.

nonethelesss i am trying it again, however this time around i made sure to DC my hair while in the braids over night as well as stop using the MT and just oil my scalp with JBCO.

can someone help me, what could be the issue? I self relax and did a corrective so that can be the problem as well. SHould i stop wearing protective styles? and maybe leave my hair out so i can see and feel whats going on with it.

i find that when i started my journey my hair was much healther and maybe thats cause i didnt protective style as much.
im just scared of another set back.

 

[Guinan]

Jobwright

Do the strands have little white bulbs on them? Are there more than 50-100 strands coming out a day? This might be regular shedding. However, if you see alot of breakage (little strands), then it may be too much manipulation to do Bantu knots every day. When I do my braidouts I try to do them every other day, so that I dont manipulate my hair too much. On the days that I dont rebraid my hair, I put my hair up in a crawl clip and sometimes flat twist the front of my hair. Is your hair fine?

 

[Guinan]

I guess I'm not oiling my scalp tonight I gotta stay in this hospital.

Swype thinks weird and wierd are both correct

I hope you feel better.

 

[Guinan]

I'm not too sure what to do about my hair. Lately I've been having breakage in the middle only while its wet. My first thought was ok protein but that hasn't too much helped I've done a 2step I tried the 2 mi. and I used an egg ( all this over the past few weeks.) Last time I had breakage it was from my relaxed not taking on top of lots of new growth. I've relaxed and its still breaking. GPB helped but I can't get a hold of that right now. Any ideas ladies? Oh yea I always follow up with a moisture dc and I co wash that's why I think I need protein not to mention I have kinda fine hair

That sucks. I had the same exact problem prior to relaxing. I waited wayyyy to long to relaxed which ended up causing breakage in my crown. However, by me babying it and not manipulating it too much, I think I was able to slow the breakage (if that makes sense). Are you sure that you need all that protein? Is the hair snapping when breaking off or is it stretching then breaking? I believe (and ladies correct me if I am wrong), if its snapping when breaking that's too much protein and if its strectching then breaking then that's too much moisture.

 

[Guinan]

ok here to rant...

im getting a little upset cause it looks like im having some set backs.
I relaxed on nov 10 and braiided my hair shortly after and went under a wig.
daily i have been spraying my rose water and glycerin mix on my hair. plus baggying my ends with AOHSR.
i took the braids out 6 weeks later and the shedding/breakage. OMG! it was never ending, while detangling, in the shower, after the dc .... ughhh!
while in the braids i used my MT and castor oil mix and i THINK this may be the culprit.

nonethelesss i am trying it again, however this time around i made sure to DC my hair while in the braids over night as well as stop using the MT and just oil my scalp with JBCO.

can someone help me, what could be the issue? I self relax and did a corrective so that can be the problem as well. SHould i stop wearing protective styles? and maybe leave my hair out so i can see and feel whats going on with it.

i find that when i started my journey my hair was much healther and maybe thats cause i didnt protective style as much.
im just scared of another set back.

Sorry ladies for not multi quoting but this site keeps crashing on me

How long did you wait to do a corrective relaxer? How tight were the braids? Having the braids in for 6 weeks w/o redoing them, would result, what appears to be alot, of shedding/breakage since your hair has been hidden in the braids. When I had my mini braids in for 3wks and took them down, I'm also went crazy at all the shedding/breakage but it was understandable b/c I had my hair hidden in the braids and I wasnt able to de-shed my hair b/c of the braids. But if your hair is still breaking after a week or 2 from taking out the braids then that's a different issue. How is the hair breaking? Is it snapping or popping? When was the last time you used protein? I know when I used Glycerin it caused my hair to be way too moisturized and I had to do several protein treatments. You have to be careful w/ glycerin b/c its in almost every hair products. So if your using a product where glycerin is in the 1st 5 ingredients then using a pure glycerin mixture, then that could be too much moisture.

 

[sckri23]

I hope you feel better.

Thanks but it was my friend I was her ride, she has exams so she left before the doctors could see her. She still have to go back tomorrow

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[Evolving78]

closing in on 8 weeks and i am still hanging on. since i went bone straight, i don't have a bunch of crazy new growth. so i guess trying to hold out for the full 12 weeks will be in my best interest.

trying to work on keeping my new growth moisturized.

 

[freckledface]

pelohello I'm sorry to say that I haven't paid much attention to how it was breaking, but after rereading my post that is a lot of protein. I'm going to do a long moisture dc and see if that helps.

Cattypus1 ill have to look in ceramids. I have grapeseed oil but I do.t use it enough to notice any difference. Where were you able to find the Burts Bees?


What is the rule on hot oil treatment before you clarify? Will the shampoo wash all the goodness away? I usually use EVOO EVCO and grapeseed. Thanks for saving my hair again ladies. Sometime you need a sounding board so you can have your duh moment

 

[freckledface]

Smh I've been using my 14in1 the past 2 days and I'd baggy my hair at night. I just wet my hair this morning for my bun and now that I'm running my fingers through my hair its not breaking. I'm mad I lost hair for such a simple solution. I had my moisture protein balance in check before but I've really gotta get on it again. When I had all the new growth protein is all my hair wanted but not anymore.

 

[BeautifullyExotic]

Im four weeks post and I havent notice no new growth. Is that a good thing? My hair look healthy though. I bun and pull it up at any time

 

[sunnieb]

Im four weeks post and I havent notice no new growth. Is that a good thing? My hair look healthy though. I bun and pull it up at any time

BeautifullyExotic I'll be three weeks post tomorrow and don't have any noticeable newgrowth. I can tell something is going on with my scalp, but I don't usually notice it until around 5-6 weeks post.

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[BeautifullyExotic]

Same here. My scalp look very good. I love it. Never really care for my hair like im doing now. Just hope I can keep up with it

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

Im four weeks post and I havent notice no new growth. Is that a good thing? My hair look healthy though. I bun and pull it up at any time

Yes that's normal. I notice NG close to 8 to 12 weeks. Lol

 

[KaramelDiva1978]

@KaramelDiva1978
I have the peach aloe pomade which says it's for sealing, and the Coconut Mango moisturizer...
These things are HEAVEN for my hair....I love them. I wish they came in larger jars! Cause I'm heavy handed....but a little goes a long way!

I'm so glad to hear how much you like it! I want to get it for my mother. She has very coarse, color treated hair and its thinned out because its so dry. Their products look yummy! Have you tried the jar of Joe or any of the others?

 

[sckri23]

Ok I know its winter but I might start cowashing every other day cause moisturizing in sections is becoming too much

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