Relaxed Hair Thread

Welp, looks like we are not getting a relaxed subforum. No worries! We still have each other in here! :grouphug:

How ya'll doin' today?

I'm 12 weeks post hoping to go another 3 weeks. My hair is still in 4 ponytails from when I stretched airdried last night. Don't feel like doing anything hair-related today. :yawn:
 
Well I'm about 4 days post and wearing my hair down for the second day in a row and I CAN NOT keep my hand out of my hair or stop looking in the mirror:look:

My longest pieces are at the bottom of my bra strap but the majority is about 3" up from that...I plan to not cut until maybe the end of the summer or end of the year ...just start to really look hard for an splits...and do search and destroys.

One thing that's certain is that I'm in LOVE with my hair:yep: :grin:
 
3 weeks post texlaxer today and deep conditioning with Mizani Renew Reconstructing Masque followed by KeraCare Creme Humecto. My hair needs a cut really bad. I have tons of ssks and split ends I need to get rid of.

My next texlax will have to be even straighter than the last one I did to prevent these ssks. Not totally straight but definitely straighter. I want my hair textured, but not this textured:nono:.
 
Im 10 weeks post as of today.. 6 more weeks to go.. :) Did a hard protein treatment last week so I should be due for another one before my next touchup or a week after :D
 
I'm 2days post. I stretched for 8weeks after a virgin relaxer, I plan to gradually increase my stretches, I'm taking this warily,my relaxed hair was a mess two years ago, and I am completely DIY, if my hair is going to be messed up, I rather do it myself, not paying anyone to give me a setback.
 
flat ironed my hair last night... it feels nice to be able to run my hands through my hair. plan to enjoy it for a week before i wash again. plus it motivates me since i do see a little progress. i dont know when i plan to relax again
 
I am 10 weeks post today. I'm managing with low to no manipulation. I tried out the Oyinhandmade hair dew and I'm really loving it as a moisturizer. I think I prefer it to the NTM.

I'm having a struggle with the bee mine luscious moisturizer and the Darcy's lemongrass transitioning creme. Any ideas on how to use these two products.
 
I wish I had followed sunnieb's 4 ponytail air dry method more closely. I didn't realize that she didn't attempt to comb the new growth at that point.. I was trying to comb it and I saw some breakage from the manipulation and made my appt for a TU. I dunno why I was actin brand new like I don't know about finger-combing. But yea, fingercombing in sections on stretched hair is the way to go for me during a stretch.
 
Raspberry said:
I wish I had followed @sunnieb's 4 ponytail air dry method more closely. I didn't realize that she didn't attempt to comb the new growth at that point.. I was trying to comb it and I saw some breakage from the manipulation and made my appt for a TU. I dunno why I was actin brand new like I don't know about finger-combing. But yea, fingercombing in sections on stretched hair is the way to go for me during a stretch.
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Raspberry

At the bolded:
:spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank:

Now you KNOW better! My newgrowth barely sees a comb once I hit 9-10 weeks post.
 
Ms. Tiki you're post was right on time...I was just co washing and thinking that I think I need to be team 10 weeks because as a self relaxer I'm not sure if I manage the 12 weeks properly without being under processed each time. After you calling me out here, I'm thinking ok I can do this...12 weeks and I'll have to just figure out how to do my self relaxer with whatever new growth that I have.
So on that note we're 1 week post:lol:
 
Love this thread. very motivating. I am 17weeks post, and practically DYING to get my touchup. Thanks goodness its only 2days away. Joined the Hairfinitly challenge for the year 2012. So I been taking them since january and my ng is a BEAST!!!! :lachen::lachen: Looking forward to my relaxer...
 
LaidBak said:
The comb I have has temp settings. I never really had success with flat irons. Takes too many passes to get my roots straight. With the comb its just one pass and its good. Less exposure to the heat.
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I think she is talking about the comb itself and not the heat. Hot combs usually have tiny teeth and tiny teeth rips out and damages hair.

Also, try to use heat only every once in a while if you can. Each time you use heat you are weakening your hair because heat temporarily breaks the hair's protein bonds. That's why some naturals end up with hair that is strait in some areas--it's heat damage from altering the protein bonds over and over again. But with relaxed hair I think the result of too much heat too often is thinning and breaking hair.

HTH.
 
Nix08 I need you to get it together. I initially said 10 or 12 but you ran with 12! Let play this by ear. I liked how my hair turn out when I did 10 weeks but I know the extra 2 weeks is healthier in the long run.
 
Ms. Tiki said:
@Nix08 I need you to get it together. I initially said 10 or 12 but you ran with 12! Let play this by ear. I liked how my hair turn out when I did 10 weeks but I know the extra 2 weeks is healthier in the long run.
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Ms. Tiki You're the best:grin:...that's the exact kind of talking to that I need:yep: You are right..12 weeks it is:yep:
 
sunnieb said:
Raspberry

At the bolded:
:spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank::spank:

Now you KNOW better! My newgrowth barely sees a comb once I hit 9-10 weeks post.
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Oh, man... So much to learn now that I'm relaxed. I had no idea you were supposed to lay off the comb once you're into a stretch. It makes sense though!
 
HauteHippie said:
Oh, man... So much to learn now that I'm relaxed. I had no idea you were supposed to lay off the comb once you're into a stretch. It makes sense though!
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HauteHippie Yea it makes the most sense to treat your relaxed hair kinda like natural hair when it comes to manipulation. It's that we get used to combing through it easily in the first few weeks and act like we have no sense further into the stretch :lol:
 
As I scroll through posts on LHCF I've been feeling kinda discriminated against because I have relaxed hair idk y, it feels like I'm at a PETA fund raiser wearing fur :lol: it's like we're looked down on or something. sheesh
 
jazzybklyn said:
As I scroll through posts on LHCF I've been feeling kinda discriminated against because I have relaxed hair idk y, it feels like I'm at a PETA fund raiser wearing fur :lol: it's like we're looked down on or something. sheesh
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:lol: That's why sunnieb has been making and bumping relaxed threads for us to enjoy:yep: We're becoming a little community:grin:
 
jazzybklyn said:
As I scroll through posts on LHCF I've been feeling kinda discriminated against because I have relaxed hair idk y, it feels like I'm at a PETA fund raiser wearing fur :lol: it's like we're looked down on or something. sheesh
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This made me laugh! :lachen: With my personality, I'd be up in that mug wearing a full length chinchilla and movie star shades lookin' around like :look:....what???

Naaah, for real though, we are here and we aren't going anywhere. Join us in the relaxed threads! :yep:

And for the record, the naturals on LHCF aren't like the ones on the other hair boards. They like us here. :grin:
 
A little comunity we are Nix08.

Don't let those hate threads deter youjazzybklyn, because that's exactly what they are. The sad thing is, they (not all of them but most of them) don't even realize that's what they do, ie, TRY to make us relaxed heads feel inferior to them.

We are not inferior to them. We like who we are and our relaxed hair has nothing to do with the sum of who we are. Remember that!

I tried the natural thing and I found nothing special about it:nono:.
 
sunnieb said:
This made me laugh! :lachen: With my personality, I'd be up in that mug wearing a full length chinchilla and movie star shades lookin' around like :look:....what???

Naaah, for real though, we are here and we aren't going anywhere. Join us in the relaxed threads! :yep:

And for the record, the naturals on LHCF aren't like the ones on the other hair boards. They like us here. :grin:
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I agree:yep: I actually get a lot of my hair tips from the naturals:giggle:
 
sunnieb said:
This made me laugh! :lachen: With my personality, I'd be up in that mug wearing a full length chinchilla and movie star shades lookin' around like :look:....what???

Naaah, for real though, we are here and we aren't going anywhere. Join us in the relaxed threads! :yep:

And for the record, the naturals on LHCF aren't like the ones on the other hair boards. They like us here. :grin:
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Lmaoooo yeaa thanks I agree I have seen worst
 
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