Relaxed Hair Thread

PureSilver said:
I'm very happy to say that my 6 weeks post hair is getting 4 stars for good behavior, lets see if she can maintain those 4 stars for another 6 weeks cuz God knows i have a hell of a lonnnnnnnnnngggggggggg stretch.
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great! im at 5 weeks post now. just a week behind you! :-)

i dont know how long im stretching but i hope up to 12 weeks to at least. maxumimum would be 16 (if i can take it) we will see
 
coolsista-paris said:
i just finishd doing henna treatment, shampoo woth loreal sulfat free shampoo. my hair felt strong then. after i added my melty ceramid conditionner : hair was soft but then i had some on my hands. i shirt dried, added s tiny bit of apoghee green tea spray. it felt strog with less hair out, but kinda hard so i added s curl spray.. its soft again. but: why do i always end up with hair on my hands when im being gentle?? i try pullin the hair to check elasticity, strenth... its seems fine but then hair still comes out ( some are sheds ànd some are broke) i dont know.... this new relaxed journey is fustrating. :-/ makes me really feel like shaving! or just transitionning to what ive known for 6 years. is it normal to lose hairs. im not losing over 100 per day but i hate seing small pieces on my hands.
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The best thing I can tell you is it is going to happen. It also seems like you protein moisture balance either isn't intact or you might be assessing the breakage wrong. I expect my hair to break when wet though not excessively, but when it's dry that when I really make an assessment as to what is going on.

Try blow drying on cool next time, then seeing if your hair is still breaking when dry.

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coolsista-paris said:
i just finishd doing henna treatment, shampoo woth loreal sulfat free shampoo. my hair felt strong then.

after i added my melty ceramid conditionner : hair was soft but then i had some on my hands.

i shirt dried, added s tiny bit of apoghee green tea spray. it felt strog with less hair out, but kinda hard so i added s curl spray.. its soft again.

but: why do i always end up with hair on my hands when im being gentle??

i try pullin the hair to check elasticity, strenth... its seems fine but then hair still comes out ( some are sheds ànd some are broke)

i dont know.... this new relaxed journey is fustrating. :-/
makes me really feel like shaving! or just transitionning to what ive known for 6 years.

is it normal to lose hairs. im not losing over 100 per day but i hate seing small pieces on my hands.
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I see a little bit of breakage too, but honestly it's way less than what I was getting while natural :look:. The problem you may have had with this wash is using too much protein. Henna, ceramides, and Aphogee Green Tea are all different ranges of protein and you hit them all back to back. Like when I used AO GPB, I didn't use any of the Aphogee spray like I normally would. I just used my moisturizer. Two of my 3 leave-ins are protein heavy, but I spread them out. You should try adding a bit more moisture and maybe that would help :yep:.
 
ckisland said:
I see a little bit of breakage too, but honestly it's way less than what I was getting while natural :look:. The problem you may have had with this wash is using too much protein. Henna, ceramides, and Aphogee Green Tea are all different ranges of protein and you hit them all back to back. Like when I used AO GPB, I didn't use any of the Aphogee spray like I normally would. I just used my moisturizer. Two of my 3 leave-ins are protein heavy, but I spread them out. You should try adding a bit more moisture and maybe that would help :yep:.
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I concur.

Contrary to popular belief, relaxed hair does not need a ton of protein.

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How do you tell the difference between shedding from the root and breakage from the point of demarcation? I can't tell if these long hairs should or not be coming out of my head :look:.
And now I'm wondering about whether I should stretch my relaxers or not. I'm lazy and straight hair (not super textured) was my goal. I'm also a little rough with my hair. From some of these posts, it makes stretching not seem like a good idea. One the other hand, I am worried about my scalp and would rather not have it go H.A.M on me anymore than it already has.
 
ckisland said:
How do you tell the difference between shedding from the root and breakage from the point of demarcation? I can't tell if these long hairs should or not be coming out of my head :look:. And now I'm wondering about whether I should stretch my relaxers or not. I'm lazy and straight hair (not super textured) was my goal. I'm also a little rough with my hair. From some of these posts, it makes stretching not seem like a good idea. One the other hand, I am worried about my scalp and would rather not have it go H.A.M on me anymore than it already has.
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It's usually a long strand and mine (used to) look a little crooked where it breaks.

Stretching is hard. When my hair was straight, I needed to stretch for less amount of time, but more texture for me means less stretching. I also have thick strands, so that also makes a difference. You've just got to feel it out. I honestly don't care for stretching, but at this point I just don't need to relax as much. When I was straighter 8-10 weeks was really ideal.

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:wave:Hi everyone , quick question, I'm a natural 4a ish with shoulder/collar bone length hair, and am getting ready to texturize...but I only bought one box. Is that enough?

I'm using the Linange texturizer if that makes a difference.
 
kimpaur

If your hair is dense I suggest using 2.

When I texlaxed after being natural the first time I used 2 full jars and I was too SL. However, my hair is quite dense so I'm sure that played a part in it.
 
kimpaur said:
:wave:Hi everyone , quick question, I'm a natural 4a ish with shoulder/collar bone length hair, and am getting ready to texturize...but I only bought one box. Is that enough? I'm using the Linange texturizer if that makes a difference.
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Get two just in case. Even if you don't use the second jar, you will still have it for later.

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I've been in a hair funk lately. I don't know if I want to relax or not. I want to dye my whole head instead of just the front of my hair but I don't want to do both (relax and dye). Before my HJ, I would only relax once a year to every 2yrs and bleach the front of my hair only. My hair had a good length and it was pretty healthy. IDK if I'm transitioning or just doing a really long stretch. I think I'll make up my mind in July. So for now, I'm not relaxing until I make up my mind.

I'm soooo torn. I luv the ease of my hair with the relaxer but I REALLY want to dye my hair. I want a change. I'm starting to get hair-boredom.
 
pelohello I can totally relate, that's pretty much the main reason I'm texturizing/texlaxing, boredom with my hair. I also want color, but I think I'm gonna go the natural root and experiment with cinnamon to avoid chemicals.
 
Omg so I'm totally loving this braided ponytail. I styled my hair in the shower as I normally do. My only fear is breakage around the ponytail holder. Any suggestions which do not include manipulating my 10 weeks post hair. New growth got a party going on in there!!!
 

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Join the club. It's a few of us with this same predicament floating around. :ohwell: it's a sucky place to be in.


pelohello said:
I've been in a hair funk lately. I don't know if I want to relax or not. I want to dye my whole head instead of just the front of my hair but I don't want to do both (relax and dye). Before my HJ, I would only relax once a year to every 2yrs and bleach the front of my hair only. My hair had a good length and it was pretty healthy. IDK if I'm transitioning or just doing a really long stretch. I think I'll make up my mind in July. So for now, I'm not relaxing until I make up my mind. I'm soooo torn. I luv the ease of my hair with the relaxer but I REALLY want to dye my hair. I want a change. I'm starting to get hair-boredom.
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halfindian said:
Omg so I'm totally loving this braided ponytail. I styled my hair in the shower as I normally do. My only fear is breakage around the ponytail holder. Any suggestions which do not include manipulating my 10 weeks post hair. New growth got a party going on in there!!!
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Your hair is beautiful. Your pictures did attach
 
pelohello

I am at 13 weeks, my usual relax time, and this time it came so fast and Im not even bothering to relaxer prep. My next touch-up is not scheduled until Feb and that can span the whole month. By the way my hair is acting, I am just going with the flow. Not saying Im not relaxing, but Im not rushing it either. Im not having any hair problems, so if I get to a point that I say "Ok, I give up!" I will relax. Until then, I just don't care. Im going to take care of my hair regardless.
 
pelohello said:
I've been in a hair funk lately. I don't know if I want to relax or not. I want to dye my whole head instead of just the front of my hair but I don't want to do both (relax and dye). Before my HJ, I would only relax once a year to every 2yrs and bleach the front of my hair only. My hair had a good length and it was pretty healthy. IDK if I'm transitioning or just doing a really long stretch. I think I'll make up my mind in July. So for now, I'm not relaxing until I make up my mind.

I'm soooo torn. I luv the ease of my hair with the relaxer but I REALLY want to dye my hair. I want a change. I'm starting to get hair-boredom.
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I feel you on the hair boredom. Feeling apathetic about hair lately. As i've been working out the kinks in my hide my hair wig regimen, its been underwhelming to realize MY hair will be cooped up in dookie braids 100% of the time. Sigh. lol
 
halfindian said:
Omg so I'm totally loving this braided ponytail. I styled my hair in the shower as I normally do. My only fear is breakage around the ponytail holder. Any suggestions which do not include manipulating my 10 weeks post hair. New growth got a party going on in there!!!
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I am 19 weeks post now and if I wasn't in dookie braids under my wig, I would be wearing braid outs in a bun:

I wash my hair weekly and braid in plaits after DCing. After these dry I take them down and bun them until I wash again. I also wash/ condition my hair in sections (decreases manipulation) and detangle on dry hair w/ oil before even beginning the wash process to minimize manipulation on my wet hair during stretches. HTH :)
 
curious how many women in here are torn between transitioning and relaxing. i feel like everyone is natural now, except on here.
 
naija24 said:
curious how many women in here are torn between transitioning and relaxing. i feel like everyone is natural now, except on here.
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being natural is overrated sometimes :look:
Lol JK, I am/was natural for 4, going on 5 years. I say was because I plan on textlaxing this week. I'm a 4a i believe and my hair is gorgeous...and beautiful...but overwhelming. Also, my birthday is next week and I really want a change...an easier,less shrunken change. Natural just got boring for me. And too many people are Natural now, so I don't feel as unique :look: Anywho, I do believe that every woman SHOULD go natural if she doesn't know her true texture. That's why I'm not really tripping, I feel confident that in the future I can decide to stop using chemicals and be perfectly prepared/fine with the idea because I know my hair.


ETA Sorry for writing my hair's life story LOL, I just needed to get that off my chest :look:
 
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