Relaxed Hair Thread

NGraceO said:
How Long did she leave the mid step protein treatment on? Did she put you under the dryer?

NGraceO
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NGraceO, roughly 10-15 mins.

PureSilver said:
It's fine, i just clicked the link to your blog and fed my longing :grin: Glad you got great results and i too need to read up on the de-calcification treatment.
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PureSilver, I will ask her more on this when I return. I tried googling the topic but haven't come up with much. She mentioned it removes calcium deposits and the waxy feel from the hair. I was asking so many other questions that I didn't want to overwhelm her on my first visit back.
 
I hope I'm not speaking to soon, but I might have found a new staple and .:love: . Hydrolyzed keratin, where have you been all my life!?! Well, hair journey.

NGraceO
 
I have my sights set in a FHI Platform with 1 3/4 in plates that I would love to use to do my Dec length check (originally I decided to stay away from heat until WL, but I can't resist the urge to see my progress by ending the year with a good flat iron LC vs a stretching LC).

Any experiences with FHI ladies? Good and bad welcome. The world of flat irons is a daunting one for me.

NGraceO
 
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NGraceO said:
I have my sights set in a FHI Platform with 1 3/4 in plates that I would love to use to do my Dec length check (originally I decided to stay away from heat until WL, but I can't resist the urge to see my progress by ending the year with a good flat iron LC vs a stretching LC). Any experiences with FHI ladies? Good and bad welcome. The world of flat irons is a daunting one for me. NGraceO
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Buy it. Lol it gets my hair fresh relaxer straight. I'm glad you mentioned this because I owe another poster in this thread pictures. I have to go back a few pages to find her name.
 

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SuchaLady said:
Buy it. Lol it gets my hair fresh relaxer straight. I'm glad you mentioned this because I owe another poster in this thread pictures. I have to go back a few pages to find her name.
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THANK YOU!! How long have you had it? And where did u purchase urs?

NGraceO
 
So I only wash my hair once a week since it's winter and I'm protective styling. I also work out everyday from 30 to 60 min. But I do the ghe method afterwards. I don't really comb my hair during that week. Maybe only 1 time. I think I had extra shed hairs this week and my scalp was also itching more than usual. Like on tuesday (i washed that sunday) I detangled my hair when it was dry with a wide tooth comb. I had like 100 hairs. When I detangled and washed today I had like 200! I did oil my scalp every time it itched..

Do you guys think this all just a coincidence? Has anyone else shed extra from sweat?

I guess I'll just have to find out at the end of this week to see if anything changes.
 
Mahsiah said:
So I only wash my hair once a week since it's winter and I'm protective styling. I also work out everyday from 30 to 60 min. But I do the ghe method afterwards. I don't really comb my hair during that week. Maybe only 1 time. I think I had extra shed hairs this week and my scalp was also itching more than usual. Like on tuesday (i washed that sunday) I detangled my hair when it was dry with a wide tooth comb. I had like 100 hairs. When I detangled and washed today I had like 200! I did oil my scalp every time it itched.. Do you guys think this all just a coincidence? Has anyone else shed extra from sweat? I guess I'll just have to find out at the end of this week to see if anything changes.
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That actually did happen to me. I didn't notice that much, but I noticed the extra shedding. It happens to me when I DC with a plastic cap as well. For me, I know sweating and my scalp are a no-no. The GHE did not work well for me though that's why I stopped it. It just irritated my scalp something fierce.

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NGraceO said:
THANK YOU!! How long have you had it? And where did u purchase urs? NGraceO
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I actually just bought it. My stylist uses it and I couldn't help but wonder how she got my hair so freaking straight. Any salon in the mall should have it. I believe my came from Regis.
 
Saludable84 said:
That actually did happen to me. I didn't notice that much, but I noticed the extra shedding. It happens to me when I DC with a plastic cap as well. For me, I know sweating and my scalp are a no-no. The GHE did not work well for me though that's why I stopped it. It just irritated my scalp something fierce.

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*Sigh* guess I try co washing in braids. I've gotten so lazy with my hair.
 
Im rethinking this possible t-r-a-n-s-i-t-i-o-n. I do not like my hair fuzzy. :nono: My hair is thick enough on its own so the extra newgrowth being frizzy is driving me up the wall. All the recent relaxer remarks are making me want to stay relaxed even more sometimes :rolleyes:
 
SuchaLady said:
Im rethinking this possible t-r-a-n-s-i-t-i-o-n. I do not like my hair fuzzy. :nono: My hair is thick enough on its own so the extra newgrowth being frizzy is driving me up the wall. All the recent relaxer remarks are making me want to stay relaxed even more sometimes :rolleyes:
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Take your time. There's no rush. Think of it as a long stretch. If you decide to relax, so what. If you keep on transitioning, cool.

Yeah, the bolded has been rubbing me the wrong way for years. I love it though. I'm on a mission to grow some beautiful, healthy, long relaxed hurr. :lol:
 
Thanks to the post office for delivering my dryer at 7 last night after I went there yesterday morning to try to pick it up 0_0 *end sarcasm. Relaxer day is here finally. I'll be trying Nairobi for the first time instead of my usual Mizani.
 
I probably wont relax now just because I dont like making decisions while Im frustrated with my hair. Yeah and in 2013 I thought we were over the relaxer shade. Its always the same person too :look::rolleyes:


sunnieb said:
Take your time. There's no rush. Think of it as a long stretch. If you decide to relax, so what. If you keep on transitioning, cool.

Yeah, the bolded has been rubbing me the wrong way for years. I love it though. I'm on a mission to grow some beautiful, healthy, long relaxed hurr. :lol:
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Thank you :bighug: I love all of you as well :yep: Glad to see our hair is doing well after your TU :giggle:

divachyk said:
SuchaLady, we will support you relaxed or natural. It's all love.
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Agreed! I will always love my relaxed hair! Its treated me so well over the years. I just minimized my relaxers over time and wondered why bother anymore at all. I might be bothering soon :look:

EnExitStageLeft said:
SuchaLady

Someone asked me the other day why I still go so hard for Relaxed Heads.

I just responded with, "Why would I not?".

I'm sure that pissed her right off :lachen:
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I'd probably transition to natural when I'm older. :yep:

Until then I shall keep foolin people to think I'm already natural :lol::lol:

SuchaLady said:
Agreed! I will always love my relaxed hair! Its treated me so well over the years. I just minimized my relaxers over time and wondered why bother anymore at all. I might be bothering soon :look:
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Glad to know you won't get that new natural attitude that claims relaxers are satanic, like some people :look::look:
 
I'm new so I'm coming here to say hi! ~Newly informed full SL relaxed head over here

I am facing a slight bout of dryness due to my highlighted top of my head. I know I know, chemicals on top of more chemicals is bad but I wanted to treat myself lol. My hair is still doing ok, but as I said in my "please help a new girl out" thread, I'm just trying to work on my short sides.
 
jgirl3 said:
I'm new so I'm coming here to say hi! ~Newly informed full SL relaxed head over here I am facing a slight bout of dryness due to my highlighted top of my head. I know I know, chemicals on top of more chemicals is bad but I wanted to treat myself lol. My hair is still doing ok, but as I said in my "please help a new girl out" thread, I'm just trying to work on my short sides.
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Moisturize and seal twice a day, deep condition after every wash, or co wash until the health of your hair improves. I had high lights and colored my hair and my hair never broke off. I just moisturize and seal before bed and when I was leaving out the door and I deep condition all the time jgirl3
 
jgirl3 said:
I'm new so I'm coming here to say hi! ~Newly informed full SL relaxed head over here

I am facing a slight bout of dryness due to my highlighted top of my head. I know I know, chemicals on top of more chemicals is bad but I wanted to treat myself lol. My hair is still doing ok, but as I said in my "please help a new girl out" thread, I'm just trying to work on my short sides.
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My sides have always been shorter than the rest of may hair. I got over it because its pointless to let it catch up unless I am at my goal length. Just let them do their thang or you'll be have "growth stunts" for a long time.

If you have a small color patch, you should be fine. If anything, I have always wondered how drying hair due to dye and using a rinse in that color after the damage has been done can actually help the hair. Most people turn to protein, but I have always felt that Henna prevails in the real hair repair department.
 
Saludable84 well I use cassia sometimes, is that alright? I just don't want to get that red tinge that I know henna can give. And it's hard not to stress out about my sides lol. I see so many ladies here with even length hair and I for the life of me can't understand why my side hair is so slow and picky

Lilmama1011 Well I've been trying to up my moisture game up so hopefully I'll bounce back to "normal" in a couple of weeks.
 
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