Relaxed to Texlaxed?

[Kamilah]

Is this a fairly easy transition? Would I have to worry about any excess shedding/breakage? Are there any "hidden" pro's/con's? Is there a noticable demarcation?

 

[thiccknlong]

I don't have any answers...cause I went from the old Revlon my stylist was using to the new Affirm w/ fbg for colored hair and it doesnt get my hair str8, just...broken down some...thats been for a yr now...so i think i'm texlaxed...i get it every 8 weeks...well, is that texlaxed hair ? ...

 

[SohoHair]

It's a transition alright, and just like going from relaxed to natural it can be easy or it can be a struggle. I had to change the products I used and realized that my old haircare habits would not necessarily work for my texlaxed sections. Then you have to keep in mind that you will be working with at least 3 textures (ng, texlax,relaxed ends). For me it was difficult for a bit, but now it is smoooooooooth sailing and the thickness and health of my hair reflects my decision to texlax. Also my demarcatiton line is not readily visible to anyone other than me. I can clearly see the difference but my mom thinks I'm going natural. But again I'm very lightly texlaxed so if I had relaxed a little straighter the demarcation line would be more obvious.

I hope my reply didn't scare you off, because transitioning to texlaxed has been great for me, I just think that as with any sort of transition it has the potential to be easy or difficult.

 

[ubavka123]

I agree with Sohohair. It can be a challenge, but it is worth it. You will have to experiment with what works, but that is not a scary process. I did not have a lot of breakage at all. I have found that more gentle handling and creamier/heavier hair conditioners help a lot. Get ready for the best benefit of all and well worth the transition: thicker, fuller hair! This is especially important if you are fine haired like me.

 

[Isis]

That's what many of the ladies here have done, relaxed to texlaxed, including me. I didn't start out underprocessing on purpose. I did notice my hair was stronger by not relaxing straight (my hair was never bone straight).

Going from bone straight to texlaxed might be more challenging because of the drastic change in textures, depending on one's hair type.
I have no problems texlaxing, just stronger and thicker hair.

 

[seraphinelle]

When you guys went from relaxed to texlaxed, did you stretch for longer?
I'm worried about the 3 textures.

 

[OneInAMillion]

It's a transition alright, and just like going from relaxed to natural it can be easy or it can be a struggle. I had to change the products I used and realized that my old haircare habits would not necessarily work for my texlaxed sections. Then you have to keep in mind that you will be working with at least 3 textures (ng, texlax,relaxed ends). For me it was difficult for a bit, but now it is smoooooooooth sailing and the thickness and health of my hair reflects my decision to texlax. Also my demarcatiton line is not readily visible to anyone other than me. I can clearly see the difference but my mom thinks I'm going natural. But again I'm very lightly texlaxed so if I had relaxed a little straighter the demarcation line would be more obvious.

I hope my reply didn't scare you off, because transitioning to texlaxed has been great for me, I just think that as with any sort of transition it has the potential to be easy or difficult.

ITA! It's a process, but as long as you are patient and gentle it is 100% worth it. If you are going to use a stylist at this time, you need to make sure they are on the same page or it just won't work.

My hair has done a complete turnaround since transitioning to texturized hair. And honestly, it didn't take that long to complete either. I had to completely switch around my products too. Nexxus, for example, worked great on straight hair, but I moved on to a majority Dominican regimen when most of my hair was texturized.