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pre_medicalrulz
I used it as a leave-in and it was kinda hard, but as a conditioner it was great. I'm just asking in terms of leave in because it is a superb conditioner. Wishing I never have it away

mschristine
Some DCs have a high ph and leave the cuticles a little open. I mostly use it to ensure my cuticles stay closed. I have low po hair, so I HAVE to use heat when I dc, and use some Roux to ensure that if the ph of my conditioner is a little high my porosity returns to normal. It actually does without it, but the added slip is a great excuse to keep using it.

Please excuse my iPhone; it's trying to get it together
 
You used the 3MM as a leave-in? If so, I see why it got hard. Once I got caught up in a conversation w/ a friend in DR & I had left it in for longer than 3 mins and it was soooo hard! Yea I wouldn't use it as a leave in cause it can't even handle being in the hair for longer than 3 mins.
 
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Ended my 6 month stretch today, doing my touch up texlax. So glad it's over!!! Now I'm flexirod ding my hair. Half way there: ;-)
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I'm realizing that buns are my default hairstyle. If I don't know what to do with my hair...I bun it. Most of the time I bun because of the ease of it.

I'm trying to break out of this habit until I get deeper in my stretch. So here we go with a braidout....
 
shasha8685 said:
I'm realizing that buns are my default hairstyle. If I don't know what to do with my hair...I bun it. Most of the time I bun because of the ease of it.

I'm trying to break out of this habit until I get deeper in my stretch. So here we go with a braidout....
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I can't do a bun to save my life because ends are thin and I don't like how it looks so little, im ApL and looks like in a bun it stops at my ears smh and it always exposed the tool I'm using to make a bun
 
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Well, my hair turned out straight! Yay, I can see my scalp! :lol: I relaxed on 05/24/2013 and my previous relaxer was 12/23/2012. Stretching was no problem, thanks to Silk Dreams brand products, as usual.

Pics are taken from a previous thread written earlier this week.
Angelicus said:
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Actually I am in my indigo process :yep: I like to color my hair a couple of days after relaxing because doing it all in one day is very tiresome.
 
Angelicus said:
Well, my hair turned out straight! Yay, I can see my scalp! :lol: I relaxed on 05/24/2013 and my previous relaxer was 12/23/2012. Stretching was no problem, thanks to Silk Dreams brand products, as usual.

Pics are taken from a previous thread written earlier this week.

Actually I am in my indigo process :yep: I like to color my hair a couple of days after relaxing because doing it all in one day is very tiresome.
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Angelicus What do you use from silk dreams?
 
SuchaLady said:
It's a wonder I haven't chopped off all my hair yet.
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i'm right there with you. i have never been so committed to making my hair goal, especially with all of the setbacks i have encountered. i hope i can make it until the weekend to wash my hair. until the shedding gets under control, i would like to start washing my hair once a week.
 
mschristine, I have low porosity and do not use porosity control. It closed my cuticles tighter and moisture couldn't get in. I see Saludable84 is pulling it off without issue and she has low porosity hair also.

ElegantElephant, LOC/LOCO doesn't leave hair stiff or flat. I wear my hair out whenever. No particular schedule.
 
Uhm where the hell did my edges go? Screw this. No more wigs. 3 years later & my edges look sparse. smh Actually it might be the stocking cap.
 
My hairs health is continuously improving. I can tell because conditioners I could once use are like a joke to my hair now :lol: Its all fun and games until you can't use any conditioner that costs less than $10 :sad: :lol: Sally's does nothing for me anymore.
 
pre_medicalrulz said:
Uhm where the hell did my edges go? Screw this. No more wigs. 3 years later & my edges look sparse. smh Actually it might be the stocking cap.
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Might be the stocking cap that thing is tight as hell you should try the mens cap the spandex one i even forget im wearing a wig sometimes thats how comfortable it is
 
mschristine said:
divachyk what do you do to regulate your porosity?
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mschristine - my porosity has become less of an issue with changing up technique (steaming, cowashing, baggying), using high quality products (hand mades vs. retail brands), limiting protein treatments (use Ion Effective Care) and trimming my ends. ETA: I typically don't use porosity control at all. I feel those products are geared toward those with high porosity not low porosity. On occasion, I'll using Hairveda's ph Balancing Rinse directly after I shampoo if I feel my hair is super tangled and cuticles raised. Otherwise, I don't use it out of caution. I don't want any issues. I then proceed to DCing after using the ph rinse.
 
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ghanagirl23 said:
Might be the stocking cap that thing is tight as hell you should try the mens cap the spandex one i even forget im wearing a wig sometimes thats how comfortable it is
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That's actually a good idea. Will have to pick up a few. As long as they don't slide off then I'm good. :)
 
I think I'm going to relax in a couple of weeks and go to super cuts to get a fresh cut..I've come to the conclusion that its time to start over
 
pre_medicalrulz

I wore wigs for most of my 18 month transition and stocking caps trapped too much heat and were too tight for me. Men's spandex caps were too thick and hot...so I wore weaving caps which are mesh and have a soft, smooth elastic band which is not hard on edges. There are elastic weaving caps open at the top, but I wore the ones that are fully closed, they look like a mesh cap.

They allow the scalp to breathe much better than any other cap Ive found to wear under wigs. My hair is quite thick and even braided down I still needed smthn to let air get to my scalp. I might have a pic of the cap in my old Fotki under "Wigs/Protective Styles." The address is: http://fotki.com/jewellj They are .99 at most BSS's.
 
relaxed last night. I couldn't wait until this weekend since my class reunion is on Saturday:grin:

I added VO5 moisture milk, Roux and hempseed oil to my length and a lil' more VO5 to my nu-growth. I did the half and half method & added some hempseed oil to my relaxer. I pre- twisted and from start to finish I timed for 15 min which is my recommended use with ORS.

NOW...LOL :perplexed

My roots came out straight(I saw it doing a nice wave at 11min or so but I decided to do the whole 15 from past totally underprocessed texlax results) so I have 3in of straight hair from the roots then 5inches of fluffly texlaxed hair:lick: then 4 inches of straight relaxed ends :nono:

This is what kills me about texlaxing- I cannot get consistency. I have an appointment with the JC Penny Salon today which is why I relaxed so I can just have them style, but I am seriously considering getting my relaxer at a salon, the fee is 80 + 12 for and DC treatment AND they use Affirm which I know will give me the texlaxed look but Im so used to doing it on my own IDK and that price is some nice change I could use for shoes or more hair stuff:yep:

I hope, pray & hope again that my roots get some waves after a couple washes and doesn't stay straight:ohwell: I love the fluffy look!!

I have some pics for examination purposes:look:
**it looks APL but I know I am BSL(not full yet:ohwell:) but definately BSL. I will see the full results and take more pics after my visit at the salon.**
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SuchaLady

Aint that a beotch how our hair starts to act like a diva and refuses "regular" products after a while?! Mine had me spending serious dough on salon-only products once I got into the hair boards and serious hair care. She has since become balanced and likes a variety of products in all price ranges. Lol :)
 
mschristine said:
I think I'm going to relax in a couple of weeks and go to super cuts to get a fresh cut..I've come to the conclusion that its time to start over
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I relaxed about 2 weeks ago and went to Great Clips to get a trim. She suggested I cut about an inch off because my colortreated ends look thin. She cut me to a little past sl, but my ends look much better. I feel a lot better about my hair too. I'm going to go back in about 3 months and let her trim it again. I wish I had never dyed my hair. Now I'm basically waiting for the color to grow out so it can be nice and healthy like the texlaxed no color roots.
 
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