taylokc
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So this is what's been going on. Im in summer school and I have NO money. Out of the blue my stylist called to check on me because she hadn't heard from me in so long (10 weeks). I told her that I had no money to come home and no money to get my hair done. She said that I could relax my own hair. She also said that I knew what to do even if I haven't relaxed my own hair before. She knows about the wealth of information that I've received from the forum and that I do rollersets and relaxers on my friends. She told me to base my scalp really good and use Designer Touch relaxer (what she uses on me), and to only get the new growth. Are there any other tips I should follow?
Note: Ive already washed my hair last Wednesday. I did a protein treatment with hair mayo, clarified my scalp with Nexxus Aloe Rid to get rid of the BT on my scalp, and shampooed with KeraCare Hydrating Detangling. I air dried and Ive been putting castor oil on my scalp and putting Mango Butter on the lengths of my hair and sealing with castor oil. Is there anything else I should know about preparation of the hair for a relaxer and actually relaxing the hair.
Please fill me in on what you know. Im such a first timer at this!!!!!????!!!
Also what do y'all think of this: One of my best friends kinda offered to relax my hair. I mean I kinda trust her but I know that she doesn't know the "correct" way to do stuff. I feel that she doesn't know the stuff I know now. When I came to the forum, I learned about stuff that I thought I already know. So she doesn't know what I know. She's just one of those people who has done her own hair and really doesn't focus on the health of her hair. Therefore, I think I would be better off doing it myself. She says that because my hair is "sooooooo long" (its only a little longer than shoulder length) that she needs to do it because its "soooooo much hair'. And personally I don't agree. I have a really nice texture of hair (4a) and my hair is not hard to do. I don't know. Im gonna do it myself. But Im curious. What is she talking about??? Is it harder to relax "long" hair?? I mean, you just do the new growth right????? Please explain.
Note: Ive already washed my hair last Wednesday. I did a protein treatment with hair mayo, clarified my scalp with Nexxus Aloe Rid to get rid of the BT on my scalp, and shampooed with KeraCare Hydrating Detangling. I air dried and Ive been putting castor oil on my scalp and putting Mango Butter on the lengths of my hair and sealing with castor oil. Is there anything else I should know about preparation of the hair for a relaxer and actually relaxing the hair.
Please fill me in on what you know. Im such a first timer at this!!!!!????!!!
Also what do y'all think of this: One of my best friends kinda offered to relax my hair. I mean I kinda trust her but I know that she doesn't know the "correct" way to do stuff. I feel that she doesn't know the stuff I know now. When I came to the forum, I learned about stuff that I thought I already know. So she doesn't know what I know. She's just one of those people who has done her own hair and really doesn't focus on the health of her hair. Therefore, I think I would be better off doing it myself. She says that because my hair is "sooooooo long" (its only a little longer than shoulder length) that she needs to do it because its "soooooo much hair'. And personally I don't agree. I have a really nice texture of hair (4a) and my hair is not hard to do. I don't know. Im gonna do it myself. But Im curious. What is she talking about??? Is it harder to relax "long" hair?? I mean, you just do the new growth right????? Please explain.
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I understand about the $$$ being tight though. 
. Please do all of your research and even do a dry run using conditioner (chemicals are NO joke
I also feel like I didn't work fast enough. The process was so messy, and a few weeks later I was experiencing new breakage, no doubt my fault. That's when I decided that it was worth $70 to have someone else do it, even as much as I hate having to depend on a stylist. But now I just go, get based, get relaxed, neutralized, conditioned, and then I bounce with a baggy on my head. 
