Relaxed Hair Thread

EnExitStageLeft, I need to try my Curl Rehab. It's been in my product like forever.

SuchaLady, Good question. What causes you to give in and relax? Is it the missing slick hair? Can you use heat in these moments -- roller set, etc. to give you the slick feel without relaxing?
 
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@brownb83

On Ground:
I love Sallys GVP Conditioning Balm, thick, creamy, plenty slip and super hydrating.
I also like Giovanni Smooth As Silk Conditioner.

Online:
I love curl junkie curl rehab, Naturelle Grow DC's(all of them), SSI Avocado Conditioner and plenty mo'.

I am cone free so all of my options are cone free. If you like cones then your options are endless.
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@EnExitStageLeft @brownb83, ITA Sally's GVP Conditioning Balm (knockoff Matrix Biolage) is awesome. I didn't have luck with Giovanni but will be willing to try it again now that I know what my hair likes/dislikes. I tried this way back when during the times I was clueless about my hair. SSI Avocado - love it. Bee Mine Luscious - love it. Tried & true that never fails: Aubrey Organics HSR OR WC! HairVeda SitriNillah - pure awesomeness. Dang, I can go on and on. However, the top ones that I love off the shelf at a store near you is Sally's & Aubrey's.
 
I am having such a problem with moisture .. all my usual conditioners are not slipping like before ... I need something with some slip , so frustrated
 
divachyk Well last time I was like 10 months post I washed, DC'd, and let my hair airdry like normal (dont ever airdry 40~ weeks post relaxer hair btw horrible idea) and then flat ironed on a medium setting then bunned. It came out fine just like my freshly relaxed hair. The thought of doing it all over a week or 2 later had me exhausted :look: so I went home and got a relaxer. That was in March and I still keep thinking why did I even bother? :lol:
 
I'm not bout this stretching life. Anything over 10 weeks is too much for me. OAN I'm getting a cut I think.
 

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KhandiB Every try Joico Moisture Recovery Balm? Its my new fave. I love Kenra as well. Divachyk put me on that a year or 2 ago and I havent looked back yet.

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I am having such a problem with moisture .. all my usual conditioners are not slipping like before ... I need something with some slip , so frustrated
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SuchaLady - I may need to go ahead and invest in that, I have had pretty good success in using low cost products (Organics Hair Mayo) But I might have to go ahead and pony up.

SuchaLady said:
KhandiB Every try Joico Moisture Recovery Balm? Its my new fave. I love Kenra as well. Divachyk put me on that a year or 2 ago and I havent looked back yet.
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I really love Aubrey Organics but between the container, having to order it online, and only getting 3 or 4 uses out of each bottle Im not sure if its worth it.
 
Khandi Yeah I cant use those types of products anymore. I have to use salon conditioners. They are much richer and thicker which works better for my thick hair. The only type on non-salon conditioner I can still get by with is CON Argan. That is my lover :love2: These haul threads make me want to delve into homemade small business hair lines but Im still too hesitant about that.


KhandiB said:
SuchaLady - I may need to go ahead and invest in that, I have had pretty good success in using low cost products (Organics Hair Mayo) But I might have to go ahead and pony up.
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SuchaLady said:
@Khandi Yeah I cant use those types of products anymore. I have to use salon conditioners. They are much richer and thicker which works better for my thick hair. The only type on non-salon conditioner I can still get by with is CON Argan. That is my lover :love2: These haul threads make me want to delve into homemade small business hair lines but Im still too hesitant about that.
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DO IT! I promise you won't regret it. First line I suggest you try is Silk Dreams's. Its Supergirls haircare line and its MAGNIFICENT! It takes a while to recieve it 6-14 business days depending on if its a sale or not, but when I say its more then worth it...BELIEVE ME!
 
EnExitStageLeft Well I definitely wont be potentially relaxing anytime soon since Im about to weave my hair for a few months. I probably will straighten in between so I will take yalls advice. :yep:

And darn you. Ive been eyeing SD for the longest. :look: I wonder if it would work well with DCing in braids while hair hiding. I need to go on and order some things to try while my hair is still out.
 
EnExitStageLeft here is my graduation hair. It's a upart I made using 3 bundles of hair with a small leaveout. Hair was straightened and wand curled. Ignore the Instagram vibe it's giving off :look:
 
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:lachen: Instagram vibe, it so full :gorgeous: @ suchalady. Now how you did it is what I want to know

@pre_medicalrulz I was thinking about full wigs, but with this big ole' head I'm sure it'll end up looking like a helmet. *LE SIGH
 
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Very, very simple. Marked where I wanted my leave out, put my cap on the styrafoam head, pinned it down. and sewed! That is it! You want to know what the hardest part was for me? Threading the needles! Seriously :lol: I think I fought with the needles more than anything. Once I was finished. I cut the u-shape part open with some scissors and I had a wig. :yep: Throw on your favorite movie and you will be done in no time.
 
I left for a few hours and you ladies have me looking up transcripts!

SuchaLady if you want to relax, then don't. Or better yet, just don't commit yourself to one. As time goes on, I can see myself not committing to needing a relaxer but wanting one when I want it of that makes sense. I can't promise when i will give them up, but the whole point of texlaxing was to ease myself into learning my texture and possibly just stop relaxing. Heat is not bad in the right had.

I need to do a SD haul btw. I just bought some new products to try, but I saw that I have 2 vanilla silks left and was about to beat myself for not buying more. Whatevs. SD so far is the best homemade line I have found.

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@SuchaLady

I think I'm going to have to glue it :look: I have zero sewing skills. I think I may try a U part wig from Freetress or Outre first per @veesweets advice and then venture into making my own once I become use to it.

Where did you order the hair from @SuchaLady? I think I may just get mine from Alieexpress should I ever make one.
 
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Saludable84 That was one of my biggest goals of this entire hair journey I guess you would say. To break myself out of time restraints of when to relax. Doing that really got me thinking and adjusting my actions. I relax when and if I want to and no sooner nor no later. I havent wanted to relax in awhile but I dont think that necessarily means I want to be natural. I hope Im making sense to yall :lachen:

Let me go. I have enough posts in here for today :lol:; dont want yall talking about me :look:
 
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I left for a few hours and you ladies have me looking up transcripts!

@SuchaLady if you want to relax, then don't. Or better yet, just don't commit yourself to one. As time goes on, I can see myself not committing to needing a relaxer but wanting one when I want it of that makes sense. I can't promise when i will give them up, but the whole point of texlaxing was to ease myself into learning my texture and possibly just stop relaxing. Heat is not bad in the right had.

I need to do a SD haul btw. I just bought some new products to try, but I saw that I have 2 vanilla silks left and was about to beat myself for not buying more. Whatevs. SD so far is the best homemade line I have found.

Please excuse my iPhone
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See SuchaLady Silk Dreams is bomb.com and Saludable84's hair is proof: Check it out here: http://smoothcuticles.wordpress.com/2013/10/06/relaxer-day-3/
 
Would love to try her stuff(inmfact have an imaginary list in my head) but until she becomes half as generous as other vendors, not happening.
 
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@SuchaLady

I think it would be. Also, can someone (AHEM @pre_medicalrulz @HairPleezeGrow or any other wig/weave expert) PLEASE start a wig basics thread. I really want to invest in a U part wig, but shawty don't know what in the history of hecks she is doing :perplexed
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That would be ms.blue field of expertise. I wouldn't know where to start with basic as I am still learning along the way. ms.blue please chime in girl!
 
Wig basics:
-Caps- The type of cap you use to make your wig is very important. There are dome mesh caps, dome spandex caps, weave caps with the strings to make it tighter or looser←these types of caps can be found at your local bss. Then there are u-part caps with the u shape already cut out either in the middle, left or right which comes in brown or black←these are found online at aliexpress.com or some American hair vendors sell them ex. exotichairla.com and kinkycurlyyaki.com (actually a Canadian company). Then there is my personal favorite....the Japanese mesh swim caps. These caps are perfect for those who want to make closure wigs since the caps had minimal stretch which means that no sewing down or using wig clips.

Manniquin head, Styrofoam head or wig block-You going to need one of these as your base to make your wig. The cheapest and easily available is the Styrofoam head but the issues that lies with using a Styrofoam head is that the head maybe is smaller than your actual head. The solution is to increase the head by tape or paper and tape. A wig block honestly is great because it's shaped very similar to a human head and comes in different sizes.

Measuring tape, t-pins, white or colored lip or eyeliner (to mark measurements on the cap), needles, thread and most important-patience and lots of yt vids (peekmill, fabulastyisme (sp?), hairdelacreme have good detailed vids on how to make both closure and u-part wigs) Your first wig is never your best wig but with time and practice, you will get better with placement of tracks and overall fit. When I make a closure wig, after every bundle, I take off the wig from the wig block to check to fit on my head. I make mental notes on where I have place the tracks and see if the wig fit.

If this is too much then, you could send your hair to be made into a u-part or closure wigs to trebella wigs, agrape customs and fly honey wigs...google search and yt those companies for more details.
 
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