Relaxed Hair Thread

@KhandiB Looks great! I can never seem to manage a successful twistout or braidout. It ALWAYS frizzes on me. :ohwell:

Yours is really cute, though - a perfect Summer style! :yep:
 
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Hi! What was your regimen with wigs? How often did you DC and detangle your hair?

BayAreaDream said:
Hello, I'm having kind of having a hair crisis that's left me pretty confused about what steps to take moving forward :perplexed. I relaxed my November after being natural for just under a year. I found a LOVE for wigs and started growing my relaxed hair out... The problem is I stretched toooo long (about 5 months) and when I decided to relax a huge chunk of my hair fell out in clumps. I have a short hair patch the size of a tennis ball in the middle of my head. The rest of my hair grew to APL though, So I stuck on weather or not I want to completely chop off and start all over again. I just ordered some Wagmans hair to get a weave install next week. I also made hair clip in for the disaster spot, I'm 4 weeks into my relaxer. SMH. I'm thinking that starting over would be nice, So ill be all one legnth, but maybe I can stick it out and grow out the patch so that way I wont loose any progress thats still on my head. Any tips or ideas would appreciated. Thank you.
1st picture is relaxer day Nov 26th 2011
2nd picture is February 29th 2012
3rd picture is today June 16th 2012
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divachyk said:
Ladies, when you go to the salon and get your hair flat ironed, how does the stylist get your hair from wet to dry? Do you sit under the hooded dryer or do she blow dry? I don't get my hair flat ironed unless I'm getting a trim, which I will be getting a TU and trim tomorrow. Last time she flat ironed me, she sat me under the hooded dryer for about 10 - 15 mins and blow dried me the rest of the way with heat. Just curious.
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My stylist sits me under the dry until I 90% dry or sometimes all the way dry. Every blue moon she will blow dry my hair out. The crown of my hair is thick but not as long as yours so that might be the reason why your stylist does your hair that may....
 
So I flat ironed and trimmed again. I haven't flat ironed in about 3 weeks. I felt my hair was shedding too much. I feel I shouldn't have but a few hairs in my comb and that makes me nervous if I see alot. I check any hair to see if it's shed or breakage. My ends feel great right now.

I really wish I knew what healthy hair is? I mean this is the long hair site but not healthy. I want my hair as healthy. I guess the more I get fit the more I'm focused on making sure everything is healthy.
 
shortdub78 said:
i have no issues with heat! when i use heat, i have less tangles, less breakage, and less shedding for some odd reason. flat ironing my roots during the new growth phase helped me out so much. i say do what works! when i was relaxed before and going to the salon. i used heat once a week with no problem. i would wrap my hair and it would last. my hair was very healthy.
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shortdub78, TBH since I flat ironed on Sunday, my ends are moist, no tangles on my length but I still have breakage. I just trimmed my ends tonight so hopefully I'll see less breakage. I just keep running my hands through my hair. It feels sooo good.:lol:

The length of my hair feels moisturized, it never felt moisturized no matter how much products I used on it when I air dried without flat ironing.

My only concern is learning how to flat iron properly with the right and safe technique.
 
Almost 17 weeks post. Planned to relax to 16 passed it. Getting box braids so may stretch to 20 weeks. Wow new HHJ personal record
 
Ok ladies I'm in a weave install until the end of the summer. Due to my breakage incident this is probably the best choice for now. This is my 3rd install ever and I love it. Wags hair NC.
 

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I went to a new Dominican salon yesterday and saw several very healthy heads of relaxed hair in there. One thing they all had in common, I could see their hair was all texlaxed to some extent. It was def refreshing to see. There was also another girl in there that looked like she needed a touch up, but when I asked her about her hair she said she's natural and she gets a wash and blow out. Her hair was beautiful too. She told me she transitioned by cutting off the relaxed ends every 2 wks until it was all gone. At the very least, my trip to the salon yesterday motivated me to stretch my relaxer and start to texlax my hair going forward.
 
So, I need as much input as possible from everyone in this thread, please!

*sigh* So, long story short, I had a setback yesterday...it's ALL MY FAULT though...I did several BIG NO-NO's prior to my relaxer application yesterday and now I've got a sore/tender scalp with a few small chemical burns as well :perplexed:ohwell: I'm lucky to still have hair on my head.

Now, I know I have to get some Neosporin or Aloe Vera for the scabs, but I was just wondering what to do from there. My hair is looking pretty limp from the relaxer (I had an awful salon styling experience yesterday!) and I just want to know what I can do bring my ENTIRE scalp back to good health as well as treat my hair (and bring some plump/thickness back to it)

Thanks all in advance :)
 
outspokenwallflower said:
So, I need as much input as possible from everyone in this thread, please!

*sigh* So, long story short, I had a setback yesterday...it's ALL MY FAULT though...I did several BIG NO-NO's prior to my relaxer application yesterday and now I've got a sore/tender scalp with a few small chemical burns as well :perplexed:ohwell: I'm lucky to still have hair on my head.

Now, I know I have to get some Neosporin or Aloe Vera for the scabs, but I was just wondering what to do from there. My hair is looking pretty limp from the relaxer (I had an awful salon styling experience yesterday!) and I just want to know what I can do bring my ENTIRE scalp back to good health as well as treat my hair (and bring some plump/thickness back to it)

Thanks all in advance :)
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when i had got some chemical burns from not basing my scalp, i rubbed some neosporin and aloe vera gel on my scabs. i was very gentle with my hair. washing and conditioning helped in healing my scalp too. i would cowash or deep condition with moisture to plump your hair back up. if air drying works for you, do that too. just give your hair time to heal.
 
Brittster said:
I went to a new Dominican salon yesterday and saw several very healthy heads of relaxed hair in there. One thing they all had in common, I could see their hair was all texlaxed to some extent. It was def refreshing to see. There was also another girl in there that looked like she needed a touch up, but when I asked her about her hair she said she's natural and she gets a wash and blow out. Her hair was beautiful too. She told me she transitioned by cutting off the relaxed ends every 2 wks until it was all gone. At the very least, my trip to the salon yesterday motivated me to stretch my relaxer and start to texlax my hair going forward.
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i am not going to do long stretches, but i switched relaxers to be able to achieve a little more texture. i am not into bone straight hair at the moment. i like to have some body.
 
shortdub78 said:
when i had got some chemical burns from not basing my scalp, i rubbed some neosporin and aloe vera gel on my scabs. i was very gentle with my hair. washing and conditioning helped in healing my scalp too. i would cowash or deep condition with moisture to plump your hair back up. if air drying works for you, do that too. just give your hair time to heal.
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Yeah, not basing my scalp was just ONE of the many rules I broke yesterday. Thanks for the tips :)
 
outspokenwallflower you're already on it but as shortdub78 said use aloe vera gel. I self relax and without fail I apply avg to my scalp after and always come out scab free:yep: maybe apply a lot of aloe gel before and after each wash/cowash. I also recommend co washing to up the moisture.
 
Going to the salon this saturday to get my hair back in a healthy condition cause im trying myself but my hair doesn't feel the same.

Also I might start co washing every other day and 'poo and dc on saturdays

Can anybody recommend a dc please?
 
outspokenwallflower said:
Hey, how many ladies in here co wash? If so how often?
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I cowash every other day. However, temps here are in the 100s, so I might increase that to daily.

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Nix08 and sunnieb

how do you dry your hair and how do you wear your hair with frequent cowashing?

also do you think blow drying your hair on cool is much healthier than using heat? i thought about trying that instead of roller setting twice a week. i can't really air dry my hair because it does a number on my ends.
 
outspokenwallflower and shortdub78 daily cowashing just seems like the right thing to do for me. It allows my hair to feel fantastic all the time:yep: It's always balanced and my moisture level is never an issue. I cowash in the evening...and I air dry with my hair hanging down. I finger comb as it's drying (while I do other things around the house). My hair dries fully in about 2 hours but after 1 to 1.5 hours I'm able to put it up for the night...a simple bun or a few bantu knots for style. If it's too damp it will also be damp in the AM but if I'm bunning for the day then I'm ok with that. Daily co washing doesn't harm my hair and I have a low maintenance system so it doesn't require a lot of work or take a lot of time. One thing for sure is that it gives me styling freedom:yep: I'm not trying to preserve styles and my hair always feels just as it should:grin:

blowdrying on cool may be better than using heat but I'm confident with some practice you can manage without blowdrying at all:grin: Are you texlaxed?
 
@outspokenwallflower let me add that in the beginning I thought cowashing was silly and not for me:look:...I then started cowashing mid week, then every other day and last summer I started cowashing daily and once I got my low key system in place I knew I wouldn't turn back. I also dry DC often for say 1 hour or so before I co wash and I make sure I use protein as needed a couple times a week.

shortdub78 I wear my hair in either a bun or bantu knot outs but I don't use any styling products. Just my leave in and oil to seal when my hair is wet. When my hair is damp or dry I do a bun (that I take down and redo in the am) or 2 - 7 bantu knots that I take down in the am ... all done with my fingers.
 
shortdub78 - I always airdry.

If total airdrying doesn't work for you, try airdrying for 20 minutes. Then gently blow dry on cool for a short time. Airdry another 20 minutes, and blow dry on cool again. Keep rotating this cycle until your hair is dry enough for you to set.

Check out my airdrying album in my fotki for additional tips.

I always cowash at night, so I am not limited to how I wear my hair the next day.

Cowashing so much gives my hair a good moisture boost!

Sent from my Comet using LHCF
 
Nix08 said:
outspokenwallflower and shortdub78 daily cowashing just seems like the right thing to do for me. It allows my hair to feel fantastic all the time:yep: It's always balanced and my moisture level is never an issue. I cowash in the evening...and I air dry with my hair hanging down. I finger comb as it's drying (while I do other things around the house). My hair dries fully in about 2 hours but after 1 to 1.5 hours I'm able to put it up for the night...a simple bun or a few bantu knots for style. If it's too damp it will also be damp in the AM but if I'm bunning for the day then I'm ok with that. Daily co washing doesn't harm my hair and I have a low maintenance system so it doesn't require a lot of work or take a lot of time. One thing for sure is that it gives me styling freedom:yep: I'm not trying to preserve styles and my hair always feels just as it should:grin:

blowdrying on cool may be better than using heat but I'm confident with some practice you can manage without blowdrying at all:grin: Are you texlaxed?
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no my ends are pretty straight, but still curl a tiny bit. i have to apply a lot of product on my ends to make sure they don't dry out from air drying. roller setting helps me smooth them out and keeps the moisture in. air drying robs my ends of moisture.
 
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