Relaxed Hair Thread

LushLox said:
I did post something on the other page lol. In essence I wash and DC once or twice a week, moisturise and seal every few days. I normally air dry. My relaxer tends to be between 12 and 16 weeks.

That’s it really I try not to over complicate things too much.
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Lol, I saw it. I was just messing with you because you dropped those pix and rolled out like you didn’t know any better. Lol
 
So, it’s clear. This exhaustion is making it difficult for me to DC. So what I’m doing instead is drenching my hair in my DC to cornrow it and leaving it in until the next water rinse or cowash. We’ll see how this works out for the next few weeks. Between that and my ayurveda leave ins, my hair should get enough conditioning. I just throw in a scalp wash with a cleanser once per week.

Also thinking about changing my stretches to every 12 weeks instead of 16. My roots are not having it. And it’s forcing me to have to rock cornrows under wigs and scarves for 3 months. What’s the point of texlaxing if I’m not going to wear my hair out? So I think every 12 weeks will allow me to rock my hair out more often. 6 weeks out and 6 weeks in a PS.

I might even have to return to mini braids to help me get my fix of wearing my hair out.
 
sweetiep said:
:hiya:I love this thread. Nice to know there are still relaxed ladies with beautiful hair. I was a member a long while ago but couldn’t remember my info so I just recently rejoined with a new name. It was almost like being a Newbie again. I’m SL and recently relaxed last week after being natural for about 3 years. Pic above. I moved to TX from VA and could not handle the humidity anymore and it was causing me to use heat more than I wanted since I like to wear my hair straight. I still have a lot to read and catch up on.
Glad to be here ladies!
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Welcome back, welcome back, welllcome back! :lachen:
 
MzSwift said:
So I’m not going to continue with the Vitale relaxer. For a mild, it processed my hair really fast! I’m also finding that my hair feels different in a not so good way during this stretch. I’m going back to my Motions. Even if I don’t mix it, it doesn’t process too quickly. My next relax day is scheduled for May 4th and I’m planning to stay in cornrows and wigs until the week before.

And why the heck can’t I find my beloved CPR?? I’m so hurt because these Joico products just aren’t making my hair feel the same. I’m usually a cheapie girl but I wanted to see if more expensive salon products would work better. I’ve given them almost a year and I’m not impressed. I’m just gonna keep mixing my Queen Helene based DCs and call it a day. I may keep the K-Pak for a strong tx pre or post relaxer.
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It wasn’t the Vitale Sensitive Scalp was it? I’m thinking, the next time I relax, I’m gonna add some oil to the relaxer so I can thicken my strands up. I might relax in April or May. Someone mentioned using CareFree Curl, so I’m gonna experiment layering the leave in under the CFC.
 
ItsMeLilLucky said:
It wasn’t the Vitale Sensitive Scalp was it? I’m thinking, the next time I relax, I’m gonna add some oil to the relaxer so I can thicken my strands up. I might relax in April or May. Someone mentioned using CareFree Curl, so I’m gonna experiment layering the leave in under the CFC.
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Naw girl, it was the Vitale IDEAL mild relaxer. That stuff was strong! I thought since it was mild I could get away with not diluting it. Wrong! In the trash it goes...
 
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MzSwift said:
Naw girl, it was the Vitale IDEAL mild relaxer. That stuff was strong! I thought since it was mild I could get away with not diluting it. Wrong! In the trash it goes...
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Oh wow, I tried that recently and I didn't think it made much of a difference to the new growth. I Just bought the Life and Body relaxer to try instead. What do you use to base your scalp? I may have based too heavily for the mild to work like it did for you...
 
SugarSweetCoco** said:
Oh wow, I tried that recently and I didn't think it made much of a difference to the new growth. I Just bought the Life and Body relaxer to try instead. What do you use to base your scalp? I may have based too heavily for the mild to work like it did for you...
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Lol, I use straight petroleum jelly!! But I do wash my hair within a week of my relaxer. Maybe that had something to do with it. All I know is that it started burning so I rushed the rest of the application. SMH.
 
@sweetiep welcome back a and welcome to Texas!

Why do you think I jumped on the bunning train so hard? :lol: The heat and humidity here refuses to let our hair be great - especially if you stretch.

Cramps are kicking my butt today, but I'm going to mix a batch of shea butter moisturizer and do a honey/ castor oil mask tonight. Just moving slow today.......
 
sunnieb said:
@sweetiep welcome back a and welcome to Texas!

Why do you think I jumped on the bunning train so hard? :lol: The heat and humidity here refuses to let our hair be great - especially if you stretch.

Cramps are kicking my butt today, but I'm going to mix a batch of shea butter moisturizer and do a honey/ castor oil mask tonight. Just moving slow today.......
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Lol! So so true! Sorry about the cramps, I feel your pain. Literally last week. I’m only a few weeks post relaxer so I will have see how this stretching goes. How many weeks do you normally stretch? I’m gonna try 12 weeks and go from there.
 
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sweetiep said:
Lol! So so true! Sorry about the cramps, I feel your pain. Literally last week. I’m only a few weeks post relaxer so I will have see how this stretching goes. How many weeks do you normally stretch? I’m gonna try 12 weeks ago go from there.
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I'm recovering from a major setback, so I'm stretching 26 weeks this year to give my hair a break. Normally I'd stretch 14-16 weeks. 12 weeks is good too. :yep:
 
LushLox said:
How long have you stretched for this time round?
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7 months and 24 days according to convertunits.com’s Date Difference calculator lol. Y’all know how lazy I am, so I just been using leave ins and the Care Free Curl on top. I think it’s been helping the line of demarcation. The left side is really freaking luscious and I wish the right side would hurry up and catch up lol
 
ItsMeLilLucky said:
7 months and 24 days according to convertunits.com’s Date Difference calculator lol. Y’all know how lazy I am, so I just been using leave ins and the Care Free Curl on top. I think it’s been helping the line of demarcation. The left side is really freaking luscious and I wish the right side would hurry up and catch up lol
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You may as well stop playing and transition! :lol:

I know what you mean about having a weaker side. My right side is just meh, the left side is so much better.
 
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ItsMeLilLucky said:
7 months and 24 days according to convertunits.com’s Date Difference calculator lol. Y’all know how lazy I am, so I just been using leave ins and the Care Free Curl on top. I think it’s been helping the line of demarcation. The left side is really freaking luscious and I wish the right side would hurry up and catch up lol
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That’s some serious stretching! Wow
 
sweetiep said:
That’s some serious stretching! Wow
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That’s because the dress code is really casual at my job. I look a hot mess most of the time, cause I get sweaty and dirty :lachen:

This is how I’ve been wearing my hair on and off for the last two weeks. Sometimes I wear 3 ponytails, or two buns in various ways.
 

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I remember when I first started lurking LCHF as a natural and kept seeing all of these relaxed ladies growing from SL to MBL/WL in months just from cowashing and wet bunning. I’m seriously needing that simplicity in my life right now but I don’t know the way to properly do it. I remember they used to alternate cowashing with a protein and a moisturizing condish but don’t remember the rest. Does anyone have any other tips?

Oh, and I plan to relax this week. Did my protein tx two days ago. My hair is telling me it’s time.
 
ItsMeLilLucky said:
That’s because the dress code is really casual at my job. I look a hot mess most of the time, cause I get sweaty and dirty :lachen:

This is how I’ve been wearing my hair on and off for the last two weeks. Sometimes I wear 3 ponytails, or two buns in various ways.
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:lachen:Oh ok! Well it still looks good! Doesn’t look a hot mess to me. Not sure what my stretch is gonna look like. I’m just getting started.
 
MzSwift said:
I remember when I first started lurking LCHF as a natural and kept seeing all of these relaxed ladies growing from SL to MBL/WL in months just from cowashing and wet bunning. I’m seriously needing that simplicity in my life right now but I don’t know the way to properly do it. I remember they used to alternate cowashing with a protein and a moisturizing condish but don’t remember the rest. Does anyone have any other tips?

Oh, and I plan to relax this week. Did my protein tx two days ago. My hair is telling me it’s time.
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Now I really like this plan. Sounds simple enough.
 
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