Stretching relaxers and showing length

[Armyqt]

DO any of you ladies who stretch your relaxer out 3-4 months ever notice a visual length difference from the newgrowth that's accumulated? This probably sounds like a strange question, but I've been wondering about this. I've never really paid attention before, but now I'm documenting my progress month to month using photos. Will I be able to notice a difference in growth before I relax again without straightening my roots?

 

[asummertyme]

good question army....

 

[Ayeshia]

I noticed my length after I relaxed. Last March, I chopped my hair to a bob which was slightly longer than earlength. I did not relax again til July. During That 4 month period I wore textured stlyes (braid outs) and my friend flatironed my hair a couple of times. It seemed like my hair was not growing at all. I mean I saw a little bit of length but not anything that made it look like a dramatic change. But When I got my relaxer, I was at shoulder length after a trim. I was really surprised. I guess depends on how much your newgrowth shrinks up in order to see growth.

 

[Crystena77]

I notice a difference in length when I conditioner wash it. I still remember the first time I felt my hair hit my back.

 

[Ayeshia]

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Crystena77 said:
I notice a difference in length when I conditioner wash it. I still remember the first time I felt my hair hit my back.

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oh yeah i stretched too, but that was b4 i fractured my arm and couoldnt reach anymore

 

[model_chick717]

Well my new growth seems to grow outward--so unless I press the roots, I can't really see the progress until I do finally touch-up the roots--but that's good. My mother always tells me "a watched pot never boils"--so it forces you to have to wait a while to see any change

--and when the time comes to touch-up the roots, it's nice to see a significant difference.

 

[Chichi]

I know exactly what you mean

. When I used to relax and stretch three to four months, I noticed length usually depending on the style I wore. I noticed length more when doing a rollerset as opposed to a braidout.

Chichi

 

[karezone]

Yeah I noticed a difference. Before I relaxed the hair wash thick and bushy and just appeared to not be growing but I could feel the new growth after the relaxer it has stretched out. Right now my V is just touching my back (thank God)

 

[Ayeshia]

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karezone said:
Yeah I noticed a difference. Before I relaxed the hair wash thick and bushy and just appeared to not be growing but I could feel the new growth after the relaxer it has stretched out. Right now my V is just touching my back (thank God)

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doesnt that feel great?

 

[Spagirl]

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ayeshia said:
......I guess depends on how much your newgrowth shrinks up in order to see growth.

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I will be 14 wks this Wed. and I have notice my hair has gotten a little longer. As of late, I take my bun down at night to give it moisture and then wrap it. I think this is helping my roots not to shrink up as much thus I'm able to notice some additional length.

 

[aqualung]

I notice the length best when the hair is wet from the shower and hanging down my back a bit. It's not as obvious as after a rollerset, but there's some indication of growth.

 

[Babygurl]

i REALLY noticed growth after the first time I stretched my relaxer to 12 weeks. I was

.....So I will continue to stretch them just because of the difference I noticed in length and HEALTH of my hair, when I finally did relax.

 

[Spagirl]

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Armyqt said:
DO any of you ladies who stretch your relaxer out 3-4 months ever notice a visual length difference from the newgrowth that's accumulated? .........Will I be able to notice a difference in growth before I relax again without straightening my roots?

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I would say yes in most cases if your monthly growth rate isn't too slow (maybe less than a 1/4 of an inch a month) and you don't have a drawn up tight type of shrinkage.

By taking pictures of progress I would think it would help you to notice the growth better than not to take pictures for reason stated by another posted earlier (a watched pot never cooks analogy). HTH!

 

[Armyqt]

Thanks for all the responses ladies. My new growth is coming in pretty loose right now. I credit that to the MSM I've been taking

. Over the next couple months as I stretch this relaxer out, I'd like to see a little progress for motivation to keep going. I'm afraid that if I don't see the progress, I'll be tempted to relax sooner. Well we'll see as this goes along. I'm trying not to pay too much attention to the growth rate, but I am taking a pic every 30 days to track my progress

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[BLESSED1]

I notice the new length accumalated from stretching out my relaxers when my hair is wet from rinsing out the creme. Otherwise my new growth is really thick with a lot of shrinkage and I can't tell how much longer my hair's gotten, it just looks thicker.

 

[karezone]

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ayeshia said:
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karezone said:
Yeah I noticed a difference. Before I relaxed the hair wash thick and bushy and just appeared to not be growing but I could feel the new growth after the relaxer it has stretched out. Right now my V is just touching my back (thank God)

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doesnt that feel great?

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Yes it does.

 

[Angelicus]

right now im 13 weeks relaxer and my hair actually looks shorter. it seems that for every inch of new growth i get, it looks an inch shorter.

 

[jainygirl]

i noticed a difference this time

i did it (stretching relaxer) in the first place because i was getting discouraged from not seeing any noticable difference in length. i think it mentally helps you to see the actual difference you get from waiting to touch up longer. i have pics in my album with difference in length after the relaxer i did last week after waiting 13.5 weeks

---jainygirl

Also Anky, i know what you mean about shrinkage, look at the pic i took right before applying my relaxer- ALOT of shrinkage

 

[Babygurl]

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right now im 13 weeks relaxer and my hair actually looks shorter. it seems that for every inch of new growth i get, it looks an inch shorter.

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Shrinkage sucks