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How far are you stretching your relaxers?

  • 7 weeks and under

    Votes: 51 4.5%

  • 8-9 weeks

    Votes: 212 18.9%

  • 10-11 weeks

    Votes: 174 15.5%

  • 12-14 weeks

    Votes: 350 31.2%

  • 15-17 weeks

    Votes: 104 9.3%

  • 18 weeks and over

    Votes: 231 20.6%
  • Total voters
    1,122
KAddy said:
I am 12 weeks and 1 day post relaxer.
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Before I could only go 10 weeks and then I would experience breakage. Since I found Sta Sof Fro I am
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Lawdy, I've been resisting MTG and SSF with a passion....My hair hates cones so I'm worried about the SSF.... I'm getting so much new growth that is starting to look like :antlers: especially after a workout!
 
I wasn't able to find any SSF at my local Sally's, but I did pick up some of that curl activator spray in the yellow bottle with the red writing (at work right now, so no idea what the stuff is called) and started using it last night. Sprayed it on, then put on a shower cap and went to bed. Tonight, I'll be spraying each braid with the curl activator then sealing with SAO and another shower cap sleep...
 
First time stretching! I usually relax at 7 weeks. I am currently going into a 2 month stretch as of next week. My plans are to keep going until the end of January....we'll see. So far so good, no breakage. I just had my ends dusted this past friday. Surprisingly my new growth is extremely manageable!!!

I am just ready to see some RESULTS, so its quit tempting to relax......I am HOLDING ON though!!:p;) I may even go one to 4 months post....my birthday is in February...hummmmmmm I think i am going for it!!!
 
I'll be 14weeks Saturday. My newgrowth is soft and easy to maintain. I'm thinking of going for a total of 6months. Has any 4b hair type gone this far.
 
I just stretched for 9 weeks. I used cond on top of cond. I was able to manage without breakage. I had to use the curling to press the new growth from 6 weeks on. This was my first stretch YEAH!
 
6 MONTHS!?! TELL me how that goes if you decide to!!! I've been going 3...or is it 4 months...:confused:I tend to forget b/c I've been getting braids every 5 or 6 weeks during a strech...and i think i've did at least 3 sets of braids since Sept...or has it been more... OH WELL, these finals have FRYED my brain...dates, numbers, months are all blurring into ONE :lachen:

But in the past withouth braids I've streach for at most 10 weeks...wait I think I went 12 weeks once...AHHH I can't remeber... ask me in a week when the RUSH of final has calm!:grin:
 
I am nearing 22 weeks and I don't do any heat except the sit under hair dryer. (No flat ironing, no blowouts, no blowdrying for over a year.) I bun daily and wash weekly. It has been fine. You just have to find the products that work for you. The only hard part is being envious of people who have newly relaxed roots. :) But, my time will come.

supasmilez said:
6 MONTHS!?! TELL me how that goes if you decide to!!! I've been going 3...or is it 4 months...:confused:I tend to forget b/c I've been getting braids every 5 or 6 weeks during a strech...and i think i've did at least 3 sets of braids since Sept...or has it been more... OH WELL, these finals have FRYED my brain...dates, numbers, months are all blurring into ONE :lachen:

But in the past withouth braids I've streach for at most 10 weeks...wait I think I went 12 weeks once...AHHH I can't remeber... ask me in a week when the RUSH of final has calm!:grin:
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Dumb question.
Are you using activator or conditioner curl stuff (in the yellow bottle with the red writing) to soften new growth?

I'm trying to make it to 16 weeks but I'm barely holding on......
 
I use ORS olive oil (jar), NTM leave in, Jojoba oil, and Profectiv strengthener. I use Sylver's scarf method.

S curl and Sta Sof Fro get my new growth soft and manageable, but I believe in minimal manipulation, so I like to wash every 1-2 weeks. With Sta Sof Fro and S curl, I get build up and tacky hair so fast, I would need to wash every 3 days.
 
femalegold said:
I'll be 14weeks Saturday. My newgrowth is soft and easy to maintain. I'm thinking of going for a total of 6months. Has any 4b hair type gone this far.
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I just stretched for 6 months with no problems and I am also 4b. I did mine through wearing braids though.
 
Currently, I am at 9 wks. I don't see 12 wks as going to be a problem. I take every 2 weeks at a time. I access the NG and see if I can handle it. And does it look bad. I usually ask myself, can the NG still be flat ironed and look decent if needs be. I am going for 24 wks. But I must take it every 2 wks at a time.

The longest I have gone is 16 wks with the expectancy to relax again. 24 wks with the expectancy to BC. With no breakage with either one. You just can to treat that prev relaxed hair with extra extra care.

IMHO, I don't think I will ever relax before 12 wks again.
 
I usually stretch my relaxers to 12 wks. My last relaxer i stretched to 14wks. That was by accident because at first i didn't have the $, but when i got the $ i didn't have the time. But usually 12wks is my cut off point.
 
This last relaxer was a 10 week stretch. My hair was it's healthiest when I had the Bio Ionic Thermal Straigntener which was done once every 6 months. Unfortunately my last stylist jacked up my hair and now I am doing regular no-lye (Phyto) relaxers. The new growth amount should be the same though if I do not do it except every 6 months. I will make this my goal.
 
I voted 12 to 14 weeks, because that is what I plan on stretching to normally, but as for right now I am attempting a 6 mths stretch. I am trying to attain this with cornrows, that I take down after 2 weeks, rest a week with co washing once a week and then a regular wash with a deep condish at the end right before I get corn rows again. I was experiencing a lot of shedding but I do not know if that is because I stopped taking my prenatal vitamins, so I have started taking them again and will replace them with a multivitamin when I get a chance to head over to GNC. Hopefully this will help curb the excessive shedding, because I am really determined to get through this 6 mths stretch.
 
I voted 8-9 weeks but now that I added weave to my hair, it will be a 12 -14 week stretch (sp). I will miss the co-wash but I will rely on the braid spray and surge 14/evoo mix on my scalp daily.

I can't wait to see my growth!
 
my longest stretch was 15 weeks, but my hair was weaved. this next go round, my goal is 12 weeks...i'm 6 wks post and have a routine, so i think i might make it!
 
When I was in high school, I had to have a relaxer every 6wks and then I went to college in New Orleans and I didn't have anyone to take care of my hair so I started stretching my relaxers without even knowing that I was doing it. I stretched for 17-18wks and my hair grew so much! I just did a 21wk stretch and this time it was alot more difficult because my hair tangles ALOT and I wasn't using a detangler at first so my hair had really thick knots in it and I wanted to cry:perplexed but I got a good detangler and it was alot better. I think I will only do 16-17wk stretches now though because I think stretching too long can be very detrimental to the hair.
 
I am currently stretch'n my relaxer to twelve weeks. My next relaxer is due the last week of this month. I think by doing this my hair thanks me !
 
I never thought I could stretch past 8 weeks, but one year later I have worked my way up to 12 weeks. Thanks to my Chi knock-off and some dynamite hair oils, I only relaxed four times last year instead of my once typical 6. This year I would like to reduce that to only three times which amounts to 16 week stretches.
 
I recently got a re-touch after stretching my relaxer for 19 weeks. I could've went a lot longer but I had something to go to and I wanted my hair to be laid to the side,lol. Using KeraCare Humecto and Decca Plus Deep Conditioner results in no tangles after rinsing the conditioner out so I can see only getting one or two relaxers per year from now on.
 
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