Relaxed Heads: How many weeks post relaxer are you and when is your next touch up???
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divachyk
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Yes ma'am, I have now for about a year. sunnieb I love it much, much better. All the things I use to complain about are pretty much only happening with the relaxed ends. I would have made this decision long ago had I known texlaxed hair would calm all my issues.
Yes ma'am, I have now for about a year. sunnieb I love it much, much better. All the things I use to complain about are pretty much only happening with the relaxed ends. I would have made this decision long ago had I known texlaxed hair would calm all my issues.
sunnieb
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Where have I been???
Where have I been???
Rozlewis
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Texlaxed my hair today and I love the way it feels. This was my 2nd time texlaxing. The first time I was under processed in the back because I did not smooth enough. This time it is perfect. After my hair finishes drying I will flat iron and trim those ends. It feels good to be a DIY'er.
Texlaxed my hair today and I love the way it feels. This was my 2nd time texlaxing. The first time I was under processed in the back because I did not smooth enough. This time it is perfect. After my hair finishes drying I will flat iron and trim those ends. It feels good to be a DIY'er.
greenandchic
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Did you correct the under-processed areas?
Did you correct the under-processed areas?
kikisf
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I sweat in my head so I can wake up with a bad situation even if I detangled the night before. My hair dresser used to relax me 5.5 weeks religiously (mild lye for color-treated hair) and when I lived abroad where there were no Black hairdressers I stretched by blowing-out my roots with a small round brush (that European voltage made blowdrying a snap). Whenever I came back to the States I would make sure I had an appointment with my hairdresser.
I guess that is why I have never made it past APL.
Wow! How do you manage the new growth once you get past 6-8 weeks? My roots get matted easily and by week 4 I feel like I am ripping my hair out when I comb through. Same thing with cornbraids or weaves. I can get 4-6 weeks out of them tops otherwise the roots are OC and I lose too much hair during take down.
I sweat in my head so I can wake up with a bad situation even if I detangled the night before. My hair dresser used to relax me 5.5 weeks religiously (mild lye for color-treated hair) and when I lived abroad where there were no Black hairdressers I stretched by blowing-out my roots with a small round brush (that European voltage made blowdrying a snap). Whenever I came back to the States I would make sure I had an appointment with my hairdresser.
I guess that is why I have never made it past APL.
Evolving78
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what do you use to detangle your hair with? I use mane and tail detangler
sunnieb
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kikisf I was getting relaxers every 4 weeks at the salon when I joined LHCF!
I had no idea how to manage newgrowth, so I made sure to never have any.
It takes practice, products, and patience for me to stretch. My hair thrives on water. So I have to wet it at least 3x a week minimum. This keeps my newgrowth soft and manageable. If I try to go too long, my newgrowth matts up and that's no bueno.
I used to have to use Mane 'n Tail detangler, but now I don't. I think my hair is responding well to weekly honey treatments and that helps keep it from tangling and matting to much.
kikisf I was getting relaxers every 4 weeks at the salon when I joined LHCF!
I had no idea how to manage newgrowth, so I made sure to never have any.
It takes practice, products, and patience for me to stretch. My hair thrives on water. So I have to wet it at least 3x a week minimum. This keeps my newgrowth soft and manageable. If I try to go too long, my newgrowth matts up and that's no bueno.
I used to have to use Mane 'n Tail detangler, but now I don't. I think my hair is responding well to weekly honey treatments and that helps keep it from tangling and matting to much.
divachyk
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Re: Relaxed Heads: How many weeks post relaxer are you and when is your next touch up
15 weeks!
4mia, I started leaving the relaxers on for less time. So, right now, I have three textures going, new growth, texlaxed hair and relaxed hair. I will keep the relaxed hair and just gradually trim over time. At some point in the far, far, future, my entire head will be texlaxed. It's a slow process but I'm finding it's well worth it.
15 weeks!
4mia, I started leaving the relaxers on for less time. So, right now, I have three textures going, new growth, texlaxed hair and relaxed hair. I will keep the relaxed hair and just gradually trim over time. At some point in the far, far, future, my entire head will be texlaxed. It's a slow process but I'm finding it's well worth it.
divachyk
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kikisf, if you check my past post history, you'll see that I'm not a stretcher. My hair hates me beyond 10 weeks but somehow, I've managed to make it to 15 weeks this time around with only having a few eventful wash days. For the most part, my wash days have been on point.
The biggest key to stretching (for me) is frame of mind and not allowing my hair to get too dry between wash days.
Frame of mind: I'm taking it one week at a time rather than attempting to stretch to XX weeks. Going about this week to week is manageable. If my hair freaks out, I put it away and leave it alone until my next wash day. Next thing I know, I've made it through yet another week.
Regimen: Washing once weekly just isn't frequent enough. I wash twice weekly. Wash #1 is with shampoo. Wash #2 is not. Typically, I co-cleanse / DC OR dry DC and rinse.
Other: Treating my ng like natural hair and my relaxed hair like relaxed hair has really helped. I've scaled back on the amount of product applied to my relaxed hair to keep it from being weighed down and breaking. My ng need far more attention so I find myself doing something to the ng almost nightly, be it oiling or heavily moisturizing.
HTH
kikisf, if you check my past post history, you'll see that I'm not a stretcher. My hair hates me beyond 10 weeks but somehow, I've managed to make it to 15 weeks this time around with only having a few eventful wash days. For the most part, my wash days have been on point.
The biggest key to stretching (for me) is frame of mind and not allowing my hair to get too dry between wash days.
Frame of mind: I'm taking it one week at a time rather than attempting to stretch to XX weeks. Going about this week to week is manageable. If my hair freaks out, I put it away and leave it alone until my next wash day. Next thing I know, I've made it through yet another week.
Regimen: Washing once weekly just isn't frequent enough. I wash twice weekly. Wash #1 is with shampoo. Wash #2 is not. Typically, I co-cleanse / DC OR dry DC and rinse.
Other: Treating my ng like natural hair and my relaxed hair like relaxed hair has really helped. I've scaled back on the amount of product applied to my relaxed hair to keep it from being weighed down and breaking. My ng need far more attention so I find myself doing something to the ng almost nightly, be it oiling or heavily moisturizing.
HTH
Evolving78
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I'm 12 weeks and counting. My longest stretch was 14 weeks.
Lilmama1011
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6 weeks weeks post relaxing at 12 weeks
greenandchic
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Nice! How long did you leave it on?
Nice! How long did you leave it on?
Beamodel
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FemmeFatale
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Re: Relaxed Heads: How many weeks post relaxer are you and when is your next touch up
I straightened (I'm texlaxed)and used heated rollers in my hair for the first time in over a year (I'm usually in a weave or ps with a bun, never have my hair out)..lord my hair was beautiful and so full! I felt like all this work was not done in vain.
I straightened (I'm texlaxed)and used heated rollers in my hair for the first time in over a year (I'm usually in a weave or ps with a bun, never have my hair out)..lord my hair was beautiful and so full! I felt like all this work was not done in vain.
emada
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I will! I've wondered if there was a difference between BSS brands and the professional brands, seems like there is. I need to decide quick though because I'm like 19 weeks
Do you use the other parts of system like the shampoo and strengthening serum?
I will! I've wondered if there was a difference between BSS brands and the professional brands, seems like there is. I need to decide quick though because I'm like 19 weeks
Do you use the other parts of system like the shampoo and strengthening serum?
sunnieb
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NOW I know why I kept thinking I was relaxing Thanksgiving week. When I relaxed in June, I counted out the weeks where I would be around 18-20 weeks. Somehow, I ended up on November 25 instead of October 25! Duh!
I plan to relax this Saturday and that will put me at 18 weeks. Right on time.
NOW I know why I kept thinking I was relaxing Thanksgiving week. When I relaxed in June, I counted out the weeks where I would be around 18-20 weeks. Somehow, I ended up on November 25 instead of October 25! Duh!
I plan to relax this Saturday and that will put me at 18 weeks. Right on time.
missyrayne19
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4 weeks as of yesterday. NG is slowly starting to peak through, which is fine since I'm gonna start inverting tomorrow anyway. Like to enjoy the lack of NG for the first month. After that, it's back to trying to bust out as much extra growth as I can for my stretch. Ending my stretch sometime in December so I've got a while to go.
4 weeks as of yesterday. NG is slowly starting to peak through, which is fine since I'm gonna start inverting tomorrow anyway. Like to enjoy the lack of NG for the first month. After that, it's back to trying to bust out as much extra growth as I can for my stretch. Ending my stretch sometime in December so I've got a while to go.
kikisf
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Re: Relaxed Heads: How many weeks post relaxer are you and when is your next touch up
I tried Mane & Tail during the last bad matting problem I had this past summer. It helped but I lost a hair ball the size of my fist. And it took 2 days to detangle it all. It was a big setback.
divachyk I have not been oiling my scalp/new growth regularly so maybe that will help.
PS. I just put the M&T on my new growth and it sure enough chilled out. I think I wait until the situation is dire and I need to stay on top of it. I never know if I should leave it alone or try to get through it.
Yup that is about how I do it. So what is this honey trick??kikisf I was getting relaxers every 4 weeks at the salon when I joined LHCF!
I had no idea how to manage newgrowth, so I made sure to never have any.
I tried Mane & Tail during the last bad matting problem I had this past summer. It helped but I lost a hair ball the size of my fist. And it took 2 days to detangle it all. It was a big setback.
divachyk I have not been oiling my scalp/new growth regularly so maybe that will help.
PS. I just put the M&T on my new growth and it sure enough chilled out. I think I wait until the situation is dire and I need to stay on top of it. I never know if I should leave it alone or try to get through it.
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