Texlaxers: Need Advice (I'm bone-straight now)

[Lady Esquire]

ETA: I just gave myself another much-needed haircut to even it out. So I feel good about transitioning back to texlaxed again.

Hey ladies. I've been texlaxing since 2006. My hair thrives best when texlaxed. After a 5-month stretch, I "corrected" some underprocessed sections. Now I'm bone-straight. I did a henna/indigo treatment and that helped a bit to help add some thickness. I WANT MY TEXLAXED THICKNESS/STRENGTH HAIR BACK.


My regimen is solid (rotate mild/strong protein, follow w/moisture, seal cuticle).

• Please share tips to transition smoothly back to a texlaxed head.
• Now bone-straight, I'm afraid my demarcation line will be too severe and suspecible to breakage.
• Should I stretch as normal (12 wks +more) and resume as before?
• Should I shorten the stretch (maybe 10 wks) so that there won't be too severe of a difference in texture?
• Or is best to just relax bone-straight from this point on, and just have longer stretches?

 

[HairBella08]

I don't know the answers to your questions, but I'd like to hear what feedback you get.

 

[Lady Esquire]

I don't know the answers to your questions, but I'd like to hear what feedback you get.

I'm regrowing my bob haircut, from a postpartum shedding/breakage setback, so I'm trying to prevent another one.

 

[Mystic]

Since your regimen is solid, you might not have much problem transitioning but the different hair texture might be annoying at times. I think if you continue to texlax the NG and slowly trim off the straight pieces then you will transition to a fuller look but it takes patience. You will have to be very gently as well with you ends. Good luck.

 

[mzsophisticated26]

I have messed up a few times and my texlaxed hair strand looks so weird because I have a middle section of straight hair but my ends and roots are texlaxed. I wear alot of protective styles so I dont manipulate my hair that much and use protein on a weekly basis.

 

[prospurr4]

Hi Lady!

When I transitioned from relaxed-straight to texlaxed, I DC'd once/week and touched-up every 7-8 weeks...which is now my regular schedule. Sometimes I would stretch longer, up to 15 weeks max., but not often...that was just too hard on my demarcation line..especially since I didn't use heat to help blend the texture differences. After each touchup, I would just trim a little until all my "straight" ends were gone.

Girl, you know how much I love my texlaxed hair. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND getting your texlaxed thickness back.

 

[Lady Esquire]

I normally add oil to my relaxer but did not this time. I only added SAA and hydrolyzed wheat protein. Last two relaxers, I thought I may have added too many additives and I wanted to avoid the underprocessed result because it was making it difficult for my swollen cuticles to hold moisture.

First time in over 6 six years w/o oil...I sure did underestimate the power of adding oils.

 

[Lady Esquire]

Hi Lady!

When I transitioned from relaxed-straight to texlaxed, I DC'd once/week and touched-up every 7-8 weeks...which is now my regular schedule. Sometimes I would stretch longer, up to 15 weeks max., but not often...that was just too hard on my demarcation line..especially since I didn't use heat to help blend the texture differences. After each touchup, I would just trim a little until all my "straight" ends were gone.

Girl, you know how much I love my texlaxed hair. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND getting your texlaxed thickness back.

Prospurr! I was hoping you would reply because I love your hair! Before my setback, you and I had pretty much the same regimen and goals. My regimen is still like yours. This is what I wanted someone to answer: the timeframe.

I airdry often also, to blend in the textures. I've learned the longer stretches are effective only during certain temperatures. So I most likely will follow what you're doing as far as frequency, but I'll go up to maybe 10 wks because my scalp is crazy sensitive.

Thanks for posting!

 

[Lady Esquire]

I have messed up a few times and my texlaxed hair strand looks so weird because I have a middle section of straight hair but my ends and roots are texlaxed. I wear alot of protective styles so I dont manipulate my hair that much and use protein on a weekly basis.

Since your regimen is solid, you might not have much problem transitioning but the different hair texture might be annoying at times. I think if you continue to texlax the NG and slowly trim off the straight pieces then you will transition to a fuller look but it takes patience. You will have to be very gently as well with you ends. Good luck.

The different textures along the hair strand never bugged me because that comes with the territory when texlaxed. My hair was severely underprocessed to the point that it would not hold any moisture, and that was my issue. Now I feel its been corrected, so I can and will definitely return to my beloved texlax. You ladies are right about clean ends, and gentle approach with low manip, because those have been my saving grace through my ups and downs.

 

[taz007]

I am doing this now. I have about 3 inches of bone straight, relaxed hair left. I have been slowly trimming this bone straight, relaxed hair off as well as texlaxing every 8 weeks.

I have/had also been using TONS of ceramides in and doing an extreme no manipulation in order to avoid breakage.

So far so good! Good luck to you!

 

[Lady Esquire]

Taz, Taz, Taz! Girl, that hair of yours! So based on your answers, I should shorten my stretches to avoid any breakage. That demarcation line is hard to manage with the hair being so straight. I appreciate the replies. Thank you, ladies.