Relaxer Stretch

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
Since this is a support thread, here's my 2cents:

** MSM! - if anyone is not plugged in & can stand to take this...TAKE IT!!! My NG is sooo soft, i keep stroking it. (i'm only 2months but have crazy NG)

** End-All - Massaging this into my NG tames that jungle!

** Organics Mayo Leave-in --- no words, absolutely no words! This give my hair softness & strength

** Ojon Restorative Hair Trearment - After pre-pooing overnight with this, my hair was unbelievably soft & moisturized, and a daily dab does wonders :grin:

Anyone wanna share tips?
 
I'm as of yesterday in week 8 of my stretch. My best product has to be my con mixes. What Con I mix up depends on how my hair is feeling.

Also I stopped fighting the fluff and that helps a lot.
 
My next relaxer touch-up is in just a few weeks. I'm so excited! I'll probably be taking my kinky twists out today or tomorrow--I think I'll wait until my Pibbs arrives so I can rollerset with it after takedown. :yay:

ETA: I'm not crazy about my hair's porosity right now, so I'll be working on that for the next two weeks. I'm doing ACV rinses every other day. Anybody have any other suggestions I'm all eyes. :)
 
**WonderWoman** said:
Since this is a support thread, here's my 2cents:

** MSM! - if anyone is not plugged in & can stand to take this...TAKE IT!!! My NG is sooo soft, i keep stroking it. (i'm only 2months but have crazy NG)

** End-All - Massaging this into my NG tames that jungle!

** Organics Mayo Leave-in --- no words, absolutely no words! This give my hair softness & strength

** Ojon Restorative Hair Trearment - After pre-pooing overnight with this, my hair was unbelievably soft & moisturized, and a daily dab does wonders :grin:

Anyone wanna share tips?
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Taking notes.. Thanks!!!
 
Yayyyyy, as of Aug 2nd I'm 9 months post:yep::yep:. Some days I'm serious about transitioning and other days, I want to grab that Phyto and slap it on these roots:grin:
 
JLove74 said:
Yayyyyy, as of Aug 2nd I'm 9 months post:yep::yep:. Some days I'm serious about transitioning and other days, I want to grab that Phyto and slap it on these roots:grin:
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LOL, at the end of a super long stretch I always consider whether or not I want to natural too.
 
I can't wait for tomorrow :spinning: finally 4 mos i could have done longer but i can't even put a comb thru my hair and i soo happy to see the results since i gotten my summer growth spurt.:grin: Hopefully this bring me closer to bsl b4 new year!!!:drunk:
 
I am also nine weeks. I will relax in early October. I normally only go 12 weeks but I'm going on vacation and getting braided for a couple weeks, that will draw me out through the end of September.
 
I am such a slacker sometimes I dunno if I said it but I ended my stretch. I was 6 months. :nono:There are some pics in my fotki.
 
nolechik said:
The longest I've gone was 13 weeks in the past, but I that was pre-LHCF. I'm now @ week 12 post & I'm thinking of going at least 16 weeks or longer. I usually co wash on Weds. & poo/co/deep co on Saturdays. Like some others, Sta Sof Fro has helped combat the thick new growth as well!!!
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wat brand is STA SOF FRO and where can i find it?
 
I'm around 19 weeks. This is the longest I have ever gone without a relaxer ever. I have amazed myself. I've also ignored the pleas of my DH and my mom to do something.

I think stretching has helped me avoid the shedding nightmare of my last Accutane treatment 4 years ago. I am on it again and have been for almost 6 months and things are just fine in the shedding department...knock on wood!:yep:
 
Stretchers past 8 weeks...What are you doing with your hair?? Do any of you wear your hair down? Are you washing and rollersetting each week? Are you flatironing your hair? Are you going to Salons? Anyone Airdrying? I went this weekend and the stylist thought I was crazy for attempting to stretch past 8 weeks. It was really discouraging.
 
I am going to stretch for 6 months and then do a corrective relaxer. Hopefully I will find one that will not make my hair revert. Currently I am one month post relaxer and have an inch of new growth. I am going to wear kinky twist for a good part of the next five months.

The one thing that works that I will not do often is blowdry on cool air and then flat iron with T3. Result equals beautiful straight bouncy hair.

Wish me luck ladies.
 
SerenityBreeze said:
Stretchers past 8 weeks...What are you doing with your hair?? Do any of you wear your hair down? Are you washing and rollersetting each week? Are you flatironing your hair? Are you going to Salons? Anyone Airdrying? I went this weekend and the stylist thought I was crazy for attempting to stretch past 8 weeks. It was really discouraging.
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I wear my hair down every day! I rollerset once a week. If that's not enough, two times a week. Forget your stylist: s/he is a straight hater! You can do it! What's your current regimen?
 
I usually relax about every 12 weeks and this was before the forum (even with my hatin stylist, somehow i just knew this was better for my hair). The stretch I'm on now is a first tho, I'm going for 20 weeks. (someone pray for me)
 
SerenityBreeze said:
Stretchers past 8 weeks...What are you doing with your hair?? Do any of you wear your hair down? Are you washing and rollersetting each week? Are you flatironing your hair? Are you going to Salons? Anyone Airdrying? I went this weekend and the stylist thought I was crazy for attempting to stretch past 8 weeks. It was really discouraging.
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I wash, deep cond and rollerset my hair every Wed and Sat. I wear it down the following day and then finger comb it into a pin up. I may even throw a few rollers in the top at night so it will look fluffed in the pin up. This works for me like a champ. I'm 11 wks post.
 
Ok i went to the salon today to get my relaxer. Here is how it went:

I based my hair the night b4 because I know stylist dont base your hair like THEY SHOULD!!! I went in today and as soon as I sat down she did about 6 parts and based.... THAT WAS IT:perplexed!!! Thank God I based myself because I surely would have burned :burning:if I relied on that little lip gloss that she thought would protect my scalp. After that she just started slapping the relaxer on my hair..... didn't detangle my hair or anything. Once again I took the precaution to detangle the night b4. I didn't realize she was putting the creamy crack on UNTIL i looked in the mirror. I was stunned that she started without asking what strength, or relaxer I would like to use. WOW!!! But I took it upon myself to ASK ANYWAY!!.... While she was smoothing the relaxer with her hands it started tingling in the back. I told her and she told a stylist to put some neutralizer on that spot. HUmmmmm... it worked for like 2 mins.

After that the wash lady took me to the wash bowl and started READING A MAGAZINE!!!!!!!! HELLOOOOOOOOOOOO chemical on my head!!! :ohwell: I told her that my head was tingling and it was time to rinse it out. SHE HAD THE NERVE TO SAY HOLD ON LET ME GO CHECK WITH THE STYLIST TO SEE IF I SHOULD WASH IT OUT:help:!!! huh??? whose head is at risk??? I looked at her and said "lady its burning". So she rinsed it out. Geez!!! When she rinsed it out I asked her if there was a protein step before the neutralizer and she said yes. So she put it in my hair and I sat with a shower cap over my head for about 15 mins while she washed other girls. HUmmmmmmmmm once again I was just thinking about this site and wondering if I could get some LCHF nazis to come knock some sense into these ppl:hardslap:. WHen she finally got back to me she washed it out and ONCE AGAIN i asked her can she leave the neutralizer in my hair for 5 mins. She said "well im going to wash you like 3 times so the relaxer should be out". I said " Well i want my PH to go down in my hair so I want to leave it on".

SHe looked at me like she didnt even know what PH meant.... damn shame. So she started washing my hair and I asked was the neutralizer color indicated. GUESS WHAT SHE SAID??.... " um no this is a neutralizing shampoo".... so i said " So is this the neutralizer that color codes?"... she said " No its a neutralizing shampoo not a neutralizer"..... After that I felt like taking her head and:wallbash:!!!! LMAO!!! she just didnt get it. So after she washed me 3 times, I asked again if she could leave it on.... just then someone had to get their hair blow dried so she said she will leave it on and come back to wash it. lol Good thing she had to blow dry because I was getting mad that she would rinse it after lathering my hair for 2 seconds. So about 10 mins went by and she finally came back to wash it out and wash my hair again. So by then I knew my hair was happy and my mission was complete. Lol I really thought I would leave the wash bowl upset. After rinsing she put the deep conditioner on and I sat under the dryer for about 20-30 mins. (They were getting busy). After rinsing my for the last time I got my rollerset:gorgeous:, sat under the dryer again, and got my hair wrapped. Job well done I would say. Hardly any hairs came out and she had to trim a light amount off my ends.

I got home, moisturized, sealed, and trimmed my own hair to remove the nap knots at the ends that formed due to my natural hair, so now I have nice layers. My hair journey for armpit length starts today. Thanks LHCF:grouphug:!!!
 
I tried the coconut milk pre-poo today but can't say just yet that it was a great help. I think I left it on along with coconut oil for about an hour then did a poo w/CON and conditioned in the shower, thus lots of using steam w/Garnier Fructis Curl & Shine. I used the Curl & Shine hair leave-in too, which is GREAT.

Detangling took forever. I so wish all of my hair was 3c like the top and nape of my hair. The crown was vicious. I had to cut several knots out of the crown and the right side of my hair. For some reason, the top/front and left side are fairly wavy and easy to detangle. I should have taken a pic of the hair I shed after not combing for two weeks.

I used a blowdryer for the first time in months to straighten it as much as I could. My hair looked like a cross between Diana Ross and Chaka. I can tell I've gained a bit of length though.

Then...oh, the horror...I broke out the Gold N' Hot curling iron - I felt like my ceramic flat irons just wouldn't do. I used a low setting to try to straighten the 3 inches of NG I have. It helped somewhat so tonight, I'm sleeping with my silk scarf tied as tight as I can stand it to see if that will help it lie down.

I'm just so tired of wearing buns. Maybe tomorrow night I'll try a braid out. Four hours of hair care wore me out.

Still, I can't believe I've managed to go this far without a relaxer.

Good luck to us all!
 
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Okay. I have to figure out what to do with my hair. My son's senior pictures are tomorrow and I need to take a shot with him and my DH. It is VERY humid in MI right now and my hair is puffy.

I wore it down for the first time in months on Monday while on a business trip and by the end of the day, I had to twist it into a knot to keep it together. It's back in a bun, but I can't take a picture with my hair in a freakin' bun!!

I also can't look like I'm wearing a helmet tomorrow, but I don't want to cave and relax it tonight. :wallbash:

Decisions! Decisions!
 
I stretch to 14 weeks. I don't seem to have the patience to any longer than that because I want to see my progress. The last month I might wear a wig, braids, or afro phony.
 
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