Relaxed Hair Thread

divachyk sorry to be late...
The main things that work and are a must do for me are:

Doing a parting action under the running water as my method of detangling

Apply moisturizing dc's to my ng relaxer style

Avoiding too much protein on my ng

Making sure that my hair is well dried (and finger detangled) before I go to bed otherwise I get matting.
 
sunnieb said:
divachyk

~patience
~never go a week without a dc
~cowash with WEN weekly
~never go over 24 hours without detangling wet or dry
~massage moisturizer down to the roots
~airdry in stretched ponies (see fotki)
~patience
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Nix08 said:
divachyk sorry to be late...
The main things that work and are a must do for me are:

Doing a parting action under the running water as my method of detangling

Apply moisturizing dc's to my ng relaxer style

Avoiding too much protein on my ng

Making sure that my hair is well dried (and finger detangled) before I go to bed otherwise I get matting.
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sunnieb,
I have patience (well, sorta kinda), typically use a DCner once weekly, WEN makes my hair feel protein treated, I always massage moisturizer in the roots (hawaiian silky is awesome) and I air dry using the banding method. My issue is tangles. No matter how much I pre-detangle, my hair still clumps together which causes post-wash combing detangling nightmares.

Nix08,
I cannot wash my hair loose - tangles. I apply DCners with relaxer method. I pretty much run from protein. I get matting as well if it doesn't dry before bed.

Thanks ladies!
 
Nix08 sunnieb, I blog posted about the reasons I don't stretch. Here's a pic of what my hair is capable of becoming.
matting+&+tangles.jpg

This is 10 weeks post on my last stretch
 
SuchaLady said:
SuchaLady how have you been styling your hair? Just wearing it straight or do you flat iron for manageability purposes?
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i get it blown out/flatironed about once every two weeks at the salon

it's a struggle because i work out frequently though...don't know how practical this is ....in between that i roller set, but my roots are still mad poofy when i rollerset

i really don't know what to do with my hair other than that, i think my relaxed hair is too limp for braidouts and such

i need to order that hicks edges stuff for buns and ponytails
 
sharifeh said:
i get it blown out/flatironed about once every two weeks at the salon

it's a struggle because i work out frequently though...don't know how practical this is ....in between that i roller set, but my roots are still mad poofy when i rollerset

i really don't know what to do with my hair other than that, i think my relaxed hair is too limp for braidouts and such

i need to order that hicks edges stuff for buns and ponytails
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When I say I can't stretch, that is the reason for it sharifeh. My hair tangles (webbed is a better word; I may have to use that) no matter what. I wash in braids but it still webs from root to the the start (base) of the braid. That pic was 10 weeks on loose hair if I recall correctly. It's not as webbed when washing in braids. I don't scrub or pile my hair on top of my head either. It's just problematic hair.
 
Another option I was lightly considering was relaxing annually but who wants to go the entire year like they are transitioning repeatedly? Im either going to be all the way natural (with a BKT :duck:) :look: or I am going to be all the way relaxed. I dont have time to be trying to do some exotical special type of relaxed head mess
 
Done. No more buns. Today I had to cut my hair from around my hair band. What the heck?! That patch doesn't even touch my shoulders now. Done.
 
@pre_medicalrulz

Chile leave them buns alone and wear your wigs. Bunning is a hit for some and a no go for others. You wanted to see if it would work and now you know. You may be a low manipulation girl....who knows. But what I do know is that if something happens to the head of yours I'm loading the car up and heading to FLA tomorrow and whoppin' some butt. I'm in GA so you ain't that far and ain't hard to find either.

I'll just go to every office looking for a unicorn haired woman twerking and soon as that bun falls....I'm going ham :yep:......:lachen:

Originally Posted by pre_medicalrulz

Either that or I need to stop twerking at work.
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SuchaLady said:
Try these
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OH yea! This is what I should've been using!! Augh!!!


EnExitStageLeft said:
@pre_medicalrulz

Chile leave them buns alone and wear your wigs. Bunning is a hit for some and a no go for others. You wanted to see if it would work and now you know. You may be a low manipulation girl....who knows. But what I do know is that if something happens to the head of yours I'm loading the car up and heading to FLA tomorrow and whoppin' some butt. I'm in GA so you ain't that far and ain't hard to find either.

I'll just go to every office looking for a unicorn haired woman twerking and soon as that bun falls....I'm going ham :yep:......:lachen:
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LMBO!!!!!!!!!!!!! For real, Im starting to think my wigs are the only way up. Sigh....
 
pre_medicalrulz said:
Girl. Everytime I use shampoo this is what my hair looks like. Lol i just let it airdry this way & its easier for me to slide the tangles out in a shorter time.
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pre_medicalrulz, I feel so bad that everyone is giving me great advice on how best to make this work but I seriously feel I've tried every variation of detangling. My hair does pretty good until around week 10. That's when the major tangling starts. I feel I lose less hair on not so wet hair. I know some of this feeling has to do with I can see what hair is lost to shedding and breakage when out of the shower. All hairs look like breakage when wet / shower detangling.

Lilmama1011 said:
Oh wow, your hair looks webbed. I know it took a long time to detangle. Do you wash in sections? divachyk
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Yes Lilmama1011, I wash in sections.
 
^^^ do you unravel the sections or do you leave them twisted/braided while washing? As in putting the shampoo directly on the braid.
 
beloved1bx said:
Do you put anything on your hair after rinsing while you air dry? I've never done an avj rinse at the end of a wash (I do acv rinses) but I do spray some avj on my hair during my moisturizing and seal routine. Maybe you can try applying a little leave-in or oil to seal in the avj? Or something with some light protein?
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On my last condition in the shower whether I am co washing or washing, I pour AVJ or AVG on my hair over the conditioner, thinking that I am sealing in the moisture. After my body wash, I rinse and my hair feel super silky, strong yet soft. Then I wrap my hair in a towel to dry to about 50%, then air dry the rest. That obviously is not working because I noticed some short broken pieces during the finger detangle due to a desert dry feeling in my hair. I think I will try oil rinsing last, after the conditioner/AVJ rinse. I saw a hair and body oil mix on naptural85 channel with JBCO, sweet almond, jojoba, grape seed, olive, avocado and vit e oil. So if I squirt that in and do a light rinse, maybe the goodness from the AVJ will be sealed in and as it shirt and air dries my hair won't be so clumped together and dry smoother! rather than being desert dry with broken pieces.

divachyk I respect your struggle with webbing and stretching. My hair is not as long as yours but mine looks THE SAME WAY when on a stretch. I thought I was the only one. Even with a fresh relaxer, the webbing and clumping is real. When people say detangle in the shower, it just doesn't make sense to me because of the aftermath clumping and webbing. I can't completely detangle when wet because 1. My hair is thin and will stretch and pop with heavy wet manipulation 2. Even if I did completely detangle with the water rushing through my hair, once the drying process begins, the webbing and clumping happens and I have to wait till it's dry to detangle. And if it's too dry, then the dry breakage happens. Maybe the final oil rinsing will help. If nothing else, at least my skin will be properly coated with oil.
 
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See. That's why I dont use shampoo after 8 weeks post. I cowash all the way up to my relaxer. I cant handle that clumping at every wash. Im so not about that life cause I will shave my hair off.
 
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