Relaxed Heads: How many weeks post relaxer are you and when is your next touch up???

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Still haven't relaxed.

Forgot how many weeks post I am!

Relaxing soon though. The heat is coming and my after-workout hair is looking kinda on the rough side.

This is me

I had to hurry up and start the crochet process. My new growth has my relaxed hair flying in the air.

 

[Sanity]

Relaxed yesterday at 14 wks, I had 2" of newgrowth! I will post length check by Friday.

 

[Supergirl]

I'm about 12 weeks post now, planning to relax in the next 3-4 weeks.

 

[Destiny9109]

Ok ladies, I LOVE the Affirm Fiberguard! It definitely held up to every claim it states. My hair is silky and straight(but not stuck to my head), but doesn't feel weak at all, it's still thick. I don't have that "fresh relaxer smell", my hair smells like my conditioner and styling products. Those people at Avlon knew what they were doing with this one! The only thing that threw me off was in the places where I guess I didn't base too well there was no burning but itching, that was so weird. I mean I'm not complaining but I wasn't expecting that. Could it have been something I put in my hair before?

Oh and I used all steps this time, I got a good discount on them.

 

[Rozlewis]

Ok ladies, I LOVE the Affirm Fiberguard! It definitely held up to every claim it states. My hair is silky and straight(but not stuck to my head), but doesn't feel weak at all, it's still thick. I don't have that "fresh relaxer smell", my hair smells like my conditioner and styling products. Those people at Avlon knew what they were doing with this one! The only thing that threw me off was in the places where I guess I didn't base too well there was no burning but itching, that was so weird. I mean I'm not complaining but I wasn't expecting that. Could it have been something I put in my hair before?

Oh and I used all steps this time, I got a good discount on them.

@Destiny9109 I have been using this relaxer for a few years now and I love it. It leaves me with some texture and I don't feel like my hair is weak afterwards. My hair is soft and it does not even feel like I just got a relaxer. I usually base my scalp really well so I have not had an issues with itching.

 

[Evolving78]

Ok ladies, I LOVE the Affirm Fiberguard! It definitely held up to every claim it states. My hair is silky and straight(but not stuck to my head), but doesn't feel weak at all, it's still thick. I don't have that "fresh relaxer smell", my hair smells like my conditioner and styling products. Those people at Avlon knew what they were doing with this one! The only thing that threw me off was in the places where I guess I didn't base too well there was no burning but itching, that was so weird. I mean I'm not complaining but I wasn't expecting that. Could it have been something I put in my hair before?

Oh and I used all steps this time, I got a good discount on them.

I'm gonna try this. I'll get it from Cosmoprof.

 

[sunnieb]

16 weeks post.

 

[MzSwift]

Wow, I'm already 7 weeks post. Time is flying!

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I'm ret' to relax my hair sooo bad. But I have scratched the bajeezus out of my hair. I'm gonna do it Monday night though. I'm tired boss

 

[LushLox]

@Destiny9109 I have been using this relaxer for a few years now and I love it. It leaves me with some texture and I don't feel like my hair is weak afterwards. My hair is soft and it does not even feel like I just got a relaxer. I usually base my scalp really well so I have not had an issues with itching.

Ok ladies, I LOVE the Affirm Fiberguard! It definitely held up to every claim it states. My hair is silky and straight(but not stuck to my head), but doesn't feel weak at all, it's still thick. I don't have that "fresh relaxer smell", my hair smells like my conditioner and styling products. Those people at Avlon knew what they were doing with this one! The only thing that threw me off was in the places where I guess I didn't base too well there was no burning but itching, that was so weird. I mean I'm not complaining but I wasn't expecting that. Could it have been something I put in my hair before?

Oh and I used all steps this time, I got a good discount on them.

I hear nothing but good things about this relaxer. I'm tempted but I feel very nervous about changing relaxer. I assume it's a lye relaxer?

ETA The more I look at it the whole system sounds so on point. I'm sure it's expensive but you get what you pay for.

 

[Rozlewis]

I hear nothing but good things about this relaxer. I'm tempted but I feel very nervous about changing relaxer. I assume it's a lye relaxer?

ETA The more I look at it the whole system sounds so on point. I'm sure it's expensive but you get what you pay for.

@LushLox Yes, I use the lye version but they also have a no-lye relaxer as well. I feel the same way about changing relaxers but this change was worth it for me.

 

[LushLox]

@LushLox Yes, I use the lye version but they also have a no-lye relaxer as well. I feel the same way about changing relaxers but this change was worth it for me.

Thanks and what strength of the relaxer do you use, same for Destiny9109

 

[Aggie]

I hear nothing but good things about this relaxer. I'm tempted but I feel very nervous about changing relaxer. I assume it's a lye relaxer?

ETA The more I look at it the whole system sounds so on point. I'm sure it's expensive but you get what you pay for.

Mine is a lye relaxer, yes. I changed from Mizani Creme Relaxer to Mizani Butterblend to Affirm Creme Relaxer to Affirm Fiberguard and never looked back. This is it right here. I base my scalp really well to avoid burns.

ETA:

I use the mild relaxer - my hair strands are fine.

 

[Aggie]

18 weeks post yesterday and I know I should be relaxing my hair today but I am feeling so lazy and tired all at the same time. I'll rest for another hour and see how I feel after that.

 

[Aggie]

I finally mildly texlaxed my hair today with:

-Affirm Fiberguard Lye Relaxer System (mild)

-Deep Conditioned with Keracare Humecto

-Detangled with Soultanicals KG

-Leave-in - Bekura Tonga Mousse

 

[Rozlewis]

Thanks and what strength of the relaxer do you use, same for Destiny9109

I use the regular. My hair is very course but the regular works pretty good. Also, I like some texture in my hair.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I swear I have like 2-3 inches of new growth. I don't know how you long term stretchers do it. My head is sore as ever and my arms and feet are tired from trying to part my hair. It's not going down without a fight.

 

[sunnieb]

Stretch over!

I'm 5 minutes post!

Not smart to wait so late on a Sunday night, but I don't regret it one bit. Off to condition......

 

[LushLox]

For those who self relax do you do your whole head at once or do you split into half or even quarters and relax that way?

I separate my hair into two halves and relax the back and front seperately. I've tried doing my whole head all at once; let's just say fail!

 

[Evolving78]

For those who self relax do you do your whole head at once or do you split into half or even quarters and relax that way?

I separate my hair into two halves and relax the back and front seperately. I've tried doing my whole head all at once; let's just say fail!

You mean rinse out, then start the other side. I have only done that once. That was too much for me.

 

[sunnieb]

For those who self relax do you do your whole head at once or do you split into half or even quarters and relax that way?

I separate my hair into two halves and relax the back and front seperately. I've tried doing my whole head all at once; let's just say fail!

Whole head at once. That's why I take the time to pre-part my hair prior to relaxing. I'm able to quickly move through my head without fighting with newgrowth.

The half/half method seemed like too much work trying to keep unrelaxed hair dry. Plus having to go through all the post-relaxer steps twice? I don't have the patience for that.

 

[LushLox]

Whole head at once. That's why I take the time to pre-part my hair prior to relaxing. I'm able to quickly move through my head without fighting with newgrowth.

The half/half method seemed like too much work trying to keep unrelaxed hair dry. Plus having to go through all the post-relaxer steps twice? I don't have the patience for that.

You mean rinse out, then start the other side. I have only done that once. That was too much for me.

It is a lot of work but I've had the best results doing it this way. I'll try whole head next time as I've gotten so much better in my application methods now.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I do one half at a time. I'm too slow to do my whole head at once

 

[MzSwift]

For those who self relax do you do your whole head at once or do you split into half or even quarters and relax that way?

I separate my hair into two halves and relax the back and front seperately. I've tried doing my whole head all at once; let's just say fail!

I do my whole head at once.
Thanks to @sunnieb , I now pre-part my hair better which cuts down on my application time SO much! I have MBL hair and I used to pre-part my hair into quarters but it used to be frustrating trying to part the quarters with my fingers while applying. I use my fingers to apply, no gloves and it would cost me a lot of time parting during application. Now, I pre-part the quarters the day before and breeze through application!

I use my fingers because I can better feel where my NG ends. Gloves made it hard for me to feel that. My fine strands won't be able to tolerate overlapping my relaxers.

 

[MzSwift]

I finally mildly texlaxed my hair today with:

-Affirm Fiberguard Lye Relaxer System (mild)

-Deep Conditioned with Keracare Humecto

-Detangled with Soultanicals KG

-Leave-in - Bekura Tonga Mousse

Oh, please tell me more about what "midly texlaxed" means for you. Is it like a crinkle or more like slightly relaxed natural texture?
Do you apply without diluting the relaxer?

 

[LushLox]

I do my whole head at once.
Thanks to @sunnieb , I now pre-part my hair better which cuts down on my application time SO much! I have MBL hair and I used to pre-part my hair into quarters but it used to be frustrating trying to part the quarters with my fingers while applying. I use my fingers to apply, no gloves and it would cost me a lot of time parting during application. Now, I pre-part the quarters the day before and breeze through application!

I use my fingers because I can better feel where my NG ends. Gloves made it hard for me to feel that. My fine strands won't be able to tolerate overlapping my relaxers.

I do the initial application with the gloves and then I take them off so I can feel the NG. Otherwise it's just guesswork.

Will definitely try the sectioning off beforehand.

 

[LushLox]

I do one half at a time. I'm too slow to do my whole head at once

Well this is my problem, I'm too slow!

 

[Aggie]

Oh, please tell me more about what "midly texlaxed" means for you. Is it like a crinkle or more like slightly relaxed natural texture?
Do you apply without diluting the relaxer?

Oh no, it is a very slight change in texture - I would say it's closer to a 3c texture now. I'm ordinarily a 4a. I do mix my relaxer with oil and conditioner.

Here is what I mix:

4 heaping tablespoons of relaxer
3-4 tablespoons of sunflower oil
1.5 tablespoons of a protein treatment - the one I use is Keracare Restorative Masque.

Mix well until well blended together. It should be creamy and not watery but it should have movement when you let it slow drip off your spatula/spoon.

I work this in for 11-12 minutes from start to finish now because when I left it on for just 8-9 minutes, it wasn't long enough and there was no texture change. HTH!

 

[Aggie]

For those who self relax do you do your whole head at once or do you split into half or even quarters and relax that way?

I separate my hair into two halves and relax the back and front seperately. I've tried doing my whole head all at once; let's just say fail!

I do mine all at once, I move very quickly since I've had more than 7 years of practice.

 

[sunnieb]

I buy the gloves that allow me to feel my newgrowth, but keep my hands protected. Found them at Sally's and they work like a charm!