Relaxed Hair Thread

Lilmama1011 said:
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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Oh no im not flat ironing every night lol. Im trying to stay motivated because no one im my family is giving me support. And its everyday sometimes twice a day like if they were bein negative once a week I wouldnt be worried about getting discouraged.

When I do get some length ima swing my hair alot and tell them "you remember what you told me?? I dont remember cause im to busy keeping my loooonnnngggg hair out my shirt, and out my seat belt. You can weave.check me if you want."

Ima act soo cocky at first just so they can see what it feels like.
 
sckri23 I'm with lilmama b/c I thought you meant every night. I do wonder how often you intend on putting heat in your hair. Most of us don't use heat often.
 
Ms. Tiki said:
sckri23 I'm with lilmama b/c I thought you meant every night. I do wonder how often you intend on putting heat in your hair. Most of us don't use heat often.
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Ima use heat once a month for now until I get a new steam straightener then ima use heat every 2 weeks on my ng to help me stretch
 
OK, that shouldn't be too bad just make sure you don't have the temp up to high. I would love to see you floss some long luscious locs.
 
sckri23 said:
Oh no im not flat ironing every night lol. Im trying to stay motivated because no one im my family is giving me support. And its everyday sometimes twice a day like if they were bein negative once a week I wouldnt be worried about getting discouraged.

When I do get some length ima swing my hair alot and tell them "you remember what you told me?? I dont remember cause im to busy keeping my loooonnnngggg hair out my shirt, and out my seat belt. You can weave.check me if you want."

Ima act soo cocky at first just so they can see what it feels like.
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:bighug:
my family were VERY negative when I started. I think it runs in my family to have a slick mouth cuz every time i did my hair, they were clownin me. My mom didnt want me sleeping any where near her when i did my egg treatments or used coconut or olive oil in my hair to seal. She said before i get that long hair rats would eat it.:rolleyes: its funny now but she said alot of hurtful things. i even made a bet with my brother that i would have hair to my waist by the time he got his degree (end of 2013)

now: my mom uses leave in, only relaxes twice a year (my mom HATES natural hair), DC, AND uses an oil mixture I make of coconut, olive and castor oil. :grin: my brother seen a pic of my hair a couple months ago and asked if it was my real hair. Dn't say a word just show them!
 
sckri23 Little people hate what they don't understand. My hair is longer and healthier than it has ever been before. I have been teased for being a self-relaxer and for having a bathroom full of every variety of hair styling equipment imaginable. Caring for your hair works. You have to be patient and ignore the haters. You can get all the support you need from this forum and from the ways your hair pays you back. Good luck on your journey. We're here for you.
 
lovebug10 said:
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.
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Did you do something differently this wash? Different products? Is your hair really stretchy when wet--that's protein. You will definitely need to balance the protein with moisture. I've been struggling with my comb-outs on wet hair since I had to switch relaxers last year. For years I was a die- hard Optimum, not Optimum Care but the professional lye version user and then Sally's stopped carrying it. I was in a panic because I was afraid to change what was working for me. Someone suggested Mizani BB and I started using that only it was the no lye version which I didn't know how to tell the difference at the time. Unfortunately, my hair knew the difference. I've lost lots of hair over the last year since the switch. That is what drove me here to the LHCF.
I started my 15 and a half week stretch at 8 weeks post. Along the way I got a little help from my friends with product suggestions to help me thru the stretch. Yesterday, I ended my stretch with the lye version of Mizani BB. Very little shedding, very soft and feels strong. I'm so glad I joined this forum.
 
Cattypus1 said:
Did you do something differently this wash? Different products? Is your hair really stretchy when wet--that's protein. You will definitely need to balance the protein with moisture. I've been struggling with my comb-outs on wet hair since I had to switch relaxers last year. For years I was a die- hard Optimum, not Optimum Care but the professional lye version user and then Sally's stopped carrying it. I was in a panic because I was afraid to change what was working for me. Someone suggested Mizani BB and I started using that only it was the no lye version which I didn't know how to tell the difference at the time. Unfortunately, my hair knew the difference. I've lost lots of hair over the last year since the switch. That is what drove me here to the LHCF.
I started my 15 and a half week stretch at 8 weeks post. Along the way I got a little help from my friends with product suggestions to help me thru the stretch. Yesterday, I ended my stretch with the lye version of Mizani BB. Very little shedding, very soft and feels strong. I'm so glad I joined this forum.
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Cattypus1,

You relaxed yesterday?!! Sounds like it was a successful stretch and relaxer! You have to post pictures!!

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The humidity is killing me! No point in flat ironing my hair because as soon as I step outside, it falls and my hair gets all puffy..smh. I'm sticking with buns for the rest of the summer
 
I had my relaxer consultation yesterday. I arrived at the salon and it looked clean and professional. I had a 9 am appointment and the stylist was there, made me wait about less than 10 minutes and apologized (before and after the consultation) for making me wait. She had what appeared to be natural hair under a hair wrap, she was soft spoken and attentive and listened.

The main drawback was that I called days before and specifically told them that I want a LYE relaxer and asked them if they carried DE lye and I was told that yes, they did. I come to the consultation and the stylist then tells me that they do not carry DE lye, only sensitive scalp and ORS lye. I started to get upset (no, I didn't cause a scene but she could see from my face that I was very upset) because I felt deceived. The consultation is $25 that goes against the relaxer price (or any other service) so I had 2 choices, either stop right there and ask them to forgo the consultation fee as I was misinformed (I wouldn't have scheduled a consultation if I had known all they had was no-lye), or continue and get another service done another day. Then while I'm paying I tell the receptionist what happened and she tells me they do carry DE lye but when she checked it was the lo-lye relaxer which is more like a texturizer.

I decided to go ahead and asked the stylist a million questions. She answered them all and was amenable to the changes I suggested, mainly divide the hair in 6 instead of 4 parts, start in the middle where my hair is more coarse, extend the relaxer mix to the underprocessed parts, and look at my hair as it processes because my hair laughs at manufacturer's suggested relaxer times. Oh, and that I will bring my own relaxer (I'm changing to Affirm Original Normal for this TU) and I will sign a waiver beforehand. She politely asked why I didn't want no lye and I told her my reasons. When we were done she said that that was why I had nice hair, and that she understood why I was so cautious.

After that I had my hair cut by my other stylist, it went very well. I lost some length (but my hair looks soooo much better, it's styled now, before it just hung there). I got layers in the front and in the back. I'll ask my husband to take pictures but it's very similar to the hair cut I had last year except I asked that the front layers be shorter framing my eyes.
 
The first pic is from oct 2011 when I first started my HHJ. The second pic is from yesterday after my relaxer process. I also got 2" chopped off.

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Hyacinthe said:
The first pic is from oct 2011 when I first started my HHJ. The second pic is from yesterday after my relaxer process. I also got 2" chopped off.

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Wow!! Wonderful progress!
 
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Napp said:
I am LOVING Vitale products. I have been using the mo body thickening & styling lotion and using the bounce and body cream to moisturize my bantu knot out and my hair is just so full and lush looking! I got weave checked twice this weekend! Plus my hair doesnt look greasy or feel stank like it usually does by this time of the week. I think i will try the relaxer and system when its time for a touch up.
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Don't know if you have used the relaxer system yet...but you will Love it!:yep::yep:
 
Thanks for all the encouraging words. LHCF was a big help and inspiration. I switched to lye in April of this year because of you girls and it changed my life. I almost cried today not because of length wise but because it just looked really nice it hasn't looked this good since the first time I relax when I was 13. Big up Girls!

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Hyacinthe said:
The first pic is from oct 2011 when I first started my HHJ. The second pic is from yesterday after my relaxer process. I also got 2" chopped off.

sent from IPad using LHCF app. POW!
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Great progress!!' You are well on your way!

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"I will bring my own relaxer (I'm changing to Affirm Original Normal for this TU) and "

Yes, agreed! I have used Affirm for over 10 years. You can order it online in the tubs, even though it says for stylists only.
 
ScorpioLove said:
:bighug:
my family were VERY negative when I started. I think it runs in my family to have a slick mouth cuz every time i did my hair, they were clownin me. My mom didnt want me sleeping any where near her when i did my egg treatments or used coconut or olive oil in my hair to seal. She said before i get that long hair rats would eat it.:rolleyes: its funny now but she said alot of hurtful things. i even made a bet with my brother that i would have hair to my waist by the time he got his degree (end of 2013)

now: my mom uses leave in, only relaxes twice a year (my mom HATES natural hair), DC, AND uses an oil mixture I make of coconut, olive and castor oil. :grin: my brother seen a pic of my hair a couple months ago and asked if it was my real hair. Dn't say a word just show them!
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YUP!!! Just do YOU and show them. Its fun accomplishing things that others tell you can't be done. When I get to BSL.....whoooo....imma be all over the place whippin' my hair back and forth in their faces!!! Even now my brothers are asking me if this is all my *real* hair. Ummmmm....:look:..YEAH!!!!
 
sunnieb said:
Taking a break from running my reports to take random hair pics:



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sunnieb: Very pretty hair, girl!! My 18week stretch is winding down, and before I know it, August 19th will be here.

Normally I self-relax using the half-and-half method, but I'm pretty sure this time I want to do the whole head in one fell swoop. I like your method of pre-parting the hair into actual relaxer sections. I think I'll start with the standard 4 sections, and then break down each of those into perhaps 10-12 more sections. Then all I need to do is apply the relaxer.

My question is this....what do you use to hold your sections? I have tons and tons of bobbypins. Will these work if I keep them closer to the bottom of the sections, away from the scalp and relaxer?
 
Help please relaxed ladies.
My hair is due for a relax (I have a wedding coming up) but I also want to colour it to cover my greys.

Can I relax & colour simultaneously? If not which do I do first? And what colourant/relaxer are best to use?

Signed:
Desperate to look good lol:grin:
 
baddison - Thanks! When I'm self-relaxing, I used those small 2" clips to hold my sections out of the way while I'm oiling and twisting each section.

Once all sections are oiled and twisted, they kinda just stay together. While applying the relaxer, I just lift a twist, apply relaxer, and move on the next twist. I'm able to quickly go through my entire head with plenty of time left over to smooth as needed.

Loving - Thanks girl! It occurred to me today that with all of my chops and mini-chops over the years, I think I have 95% post-LHCF hair! :grin: That thickness is thanks to my LHCF sistas showing me the right way to care for my hair! :yep:
 
Monaleezza said:
Help please relaxed ladies.
My hair is due for a relax (I have a wedding coming up) but I also want to colour it to cover my greys.

Can I relax & colour simultaneously? If not which do I do first? And what colourant/relaxer are best to use?

Signed:
Desperate to look good lol:grin:
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topnotch1010 can you help???
 
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