Relaxed Hair Thread
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LifeafterLHCF
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I know this may be wrong but I get excited when a natural relaxes..I guess since I have I want others to as well. I like natural hair on others just not on me esp not in it's most natural state..No e-shots please.
sunnieb
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GoddessMaker - I get excited too! 
It's great seeing ladies realize that a relaxer is not a death sentence for their hair.
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It's great seeing ladies realize that a relaxer is not a death sentence for their hair.
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Loving
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@GoddessMaker and @sunnieb I get excited too! But I have been seeing a few lately who have regretted their decisions to relax because they didn't seek advice before going that route. Makes me sad.....
I carefully thought about my decision before I relaxed 8 months ago and I made sure to prepare my natural hair for months before relaxing.
I carefully thought about my decision before I relaxed 8 months ago and I made sure to prepare my natural hair for months before relaxing.
Evolving78
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i wish i could get some twists put in, but i am not feeling the cost. kids will be starting school next month, so that is where my money is going. i am about 5 weeks post, but i am just not feeling the new growth.
this is a great video to show you how it is done!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI7kGvNI2Yw
maybe i could get my friend to help me, if she felt like dedicating a whole day to my head!
this is a great video to show you how it is done!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI7kGvNI2Yw
maybe i could get my friend to help me, if she felt like dedicating a whole day to my head!
SerenavanderWoodsen
SkinnyMe
Been relaxed over a month now, loving the freedom. my braidouts are soooooooo much easier, no major frizz disasters. My rollersets are also better, just less frizz and more hang. I don't think i ever want to be natural again lol. My hair still has quite a bit of wave to it but it's not what I could really call curly anymore. I love lye relaxer so much. My hair in my avi is NOT a braidout, that's the texture the lye relaxer left in my hair, sort of beach waves but it can still get VERY frizzy.
I'd never dare try no lye again, that was what I used years ago and had severe breakage ( of course coupled with awful hair care practices so who knows).
Lye seems sooo gentle to the hair, it's amazing...
I'd never dare try no lye again, that was what I used years ago and had severe breakage ( of course coupled with awful hair care practices so who knows).
Lye seems sooo gentle to the hair, it's amazing...
mschristine
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My hair is still wet from deep conditioning last night. But I have a few errands to run before I flat iron so it can finish air drying while I do that. I'm going to spray my hair with my tresemme heat protectant and put some grapeseed oil on it before I leave the house in preparation for my flat iron session. Pics coming later today
sunnieb
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Um...
....healthy2008....where the pics???
....healthy2008....where the pics???
mschristine
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sunnieb said:Um...
Lol, sorry! I posted them in the relax buddy thread. Here they go. I'm new to this posting pics thing...so please excuse the terrible quality:
The first one is when my hair was wet after deep conditioning. The other two are after I flat ironed
mochalocks
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Loving said:
Me too. 3 months in to having relaxed hair after having natural for 7 years, and I have no regrets. I know how to take better care of my relaxed hair now then before.
KiSseS03
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Hi ladies. Lots of great info in this thread. I have BSL natural hair and have decided to texturize in the next month. I am still working out the details, i.e. Salon vs. Self relax, how long to process my hair, whether or not to add oils to the relaxer.
My goal is to keep plenty of texture, but to cut down on detangling time and most importantly to be able to rollerset my 4a/4b hair again. If any of you ladies who relaxed/texturized virgin hair have any suggestions that would be wonderful!
My goal is to keep plenty of texture, but to cut down on detangling time and most importantly to be able to rollerset my 4a/4b hair again. If any of you ladies who relaxed/texturized virgin hair have any suggestions that would be wonderful!
H0tPinkButtafly
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any relaxed/texlaxed ladies air dry then do the silk wrap? how did it come out?
Qtee
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Just ordered Mizani butter blends mild/color treated relaxer from Amazon..Actually I spent $150 on everything I can think of. Chelating shampoo, K Pak reconstructer and intense hydrator, I got the Mizani base treatment, the pre-treatment, the night hydrating hairdresser (I told yall I've been stalking for about a month or so)..OK I think I'm ready and so excited..Be back after I get it done with pic...
MzRhonda
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KiWiStyle
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When I used Mizani BB I went to the BS for professional access only. My sister is a stylist so I use her account, I give them her telephone number and pay cash. Maybe you guys can ask your previous stylist for access or know a friend or relative who is a stylist. Just trying to help.
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Sitting under the dryer with my rollerset... took about 1.5 hours to put in the rollers =/ Maybe it would go faster if I didn't watch TV at the same time?
Anyways, I did a HOT with Hairveda Vatika Frosting (coconut oil) and then washed and DC with the Neutrogena Triple Moist DC. When wet I lost more hair then normal. I could finger comb and then long strands of hair just slid out. Does this happen to any other relaxed heads? Some of it is shed hair but some might be breakage as well. I'm not sure what to use to fix this.
Anyways, I did a HOT with Hairveda Vatika Frosting (coconut oil) and then washed and DC with the Neutrogena Triple Moist DC. When wet I lost more hair then normal. I could finger comb and then long strands of hair just slid out. Does this happen to any other relaxed heads? Some of it is shed hair but some might be breakage as well. I'm not sure what to use to fix this.
Cheekychica
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I used the Mizani Rhelaxer in regular when I got my virgin relaxer earlier this month.
sckri23
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Im officially done with everybody in my family.... Really??? Thats why my hair is hard?? Are you serious?? Have you felt my hair?? My hair has never been hard a day in my life, honey you need to think again....
Good thing I said that in my head I coulda been put out not like I would care right now. Im too heated. What I really said was "Im following the same steps that women with waist length hair are doin."
Im done talkin, all I did was moisturize and flat iron my hair like forreal ima start doin my hair in the middle of the night now.
Here's the results.......
ETA: I just set a 2 am alarm on my phone cause im tired of them bein negative. I get discouraged and slack off too easily and I dont want that to happen when it comes to my hair.
Good thing I said that in my head I coulda been put out not like I would care right now. Im too heated. What I really said was "Im following the same steps that women with waist length hair are doin."
Im done talkin, all I did was moisturize and flat iron my hair like forreal ima start doin my hair in the middle of the night now.
Here's the results.......
ETA: I just set a 2 am alarm on my phone cause im tired of them bein negative. I get discouraged and slack off too easily and I dont want that to happen when it comes to my hair.
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Lilmama1011
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But you confused me when you said flat iron and moisturize and you going to start doing in the middle of the night! You saying you going to flat iron every night?! Because I'm a little confused lol. But don't let your family bring you down just have patience and you will see what patience brings you. When your hair grows pass theirs they will be asking you all kinds of questions watch!
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