Relaxed - How straight is your Texture

[SuchaLady]

This is exactly how my hair is! I get that bone straightness for about three weeks then this crinkle appears from no where.

My hair is very curly/textured/texlaxed. I never meant to texlax, but when I started self-relaxing, I could never get my hair bone straight. Eventually, I just went with it. Even if my hair seems pretty straight after a relaxer, as I stretch it seems to revert.

All of my bone straight hair is gone, probably broken off, but I have no splits because I trim often.


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[bebezazueta]

Bone straight! LOL! now who gone pop me?!

 

[HauteHippie]

I'd say I'm about 90-100% straight nowadays. It doesn't stay that way, which is good b/c my strands are thin.

ETA: Does anyone know why the crinkle appears after a while?

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[frizzy]

I say 80-90% this time on one side of my head. I relaxed 2 weeks ago (12 wks post) and should have used the whole jar instead of half for the touch up. I was getting real low on relaxer towards the front of my head.

 

[GraceV]

Most folks IRL and some LHCF folks think I'm natural. I have to explain being texlaxed to people. I've had natural folks walk up to me asking what products I use for my 'natural' hair, they get this let-down look when I tell them I'm relaxed

 

[Raspberry]

^^^lol.

My hair looks natural hair that's been pressed and people look confused when I tell them I have a relaxer. You guys are right, most people have no idea that you don't have to relax bone straight.

 

[Duff]

thanks everyone for commenting. dont forget to vote in the poll.

GraceV
all that thickness

 

[SuchaLady]

EtherealEnigma I was told it's because I have resistant hair. My stylist told me I have a crinkle that will never leave all the way.

I'd say I'm about 90-100% straight nowadays. It doesn't stay that way, which is good b/c my strands are thin.

ETA: Does anyone know why the crinkle appears after a while?

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[HauteHippie]

^^^^ Ooooh, interesting. My hair isn't resistant at all, but it still crinkles up a little. Now I'm curious!

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[MariposaSexyGirl]

I can do wash and go's and wear my hair curly and wavy and big if I want. So I say about 50% to 60%.

 

[caltron]

My stylist does my relaxer, but she doesn't get it bone straight. I'd say it's about 75% straight, which is good because it doesn't break like it used to when it was bone straight and is easier to straighten with minimal heat. The best of all worlds!

 

[NIN4eva]

I'm about 90% straight midstrand to ends. Added a couple of tablespoons of olive oil at my last relaxer because my hair is naturally so fine and got about 50% straight. I think I may keep going along that route. I don't use heat to style regularly and my fine, airdried hair is too flat these days... I'd rather it were full and shiny.

 

[ATLcutey20]

Hmmm...my hair is between 50- 70% straightened. I get mistaken for being natural alot also.

 

[Gemini350z]

I believe i am around 70-80%

 

[Lynnerie]

I'm texlaxed between 10-25%. I would like to get my hair a little straighter next time like 35%. I still have a lot of texture and curls but its easier for me to manage. Works for me!

 

[Duff]

I relaxed my hair and I'm now much straighter. I've never tried to go straighter but the opposite so I guess I got it too straight but I like it.

I'm about 70-75% now. it's straighter than I intended but I still like it .