Texterlaxed???

[SSBD]

Can somebody please explain to me the process...
is it better for ur hair than a relaxer
Do u apply it like a relaxer
can u still get a lot of growth with one
are the chemicals really harsh on the hair

Can sombody please tell me their experience with one...Thank you

 

[SohoHair]

It's just another way to say that your hair is lightly relaxed (texturized + relaxed). This is done by not leaving the relaxer on as long, adding oils or conditioner to the relaxer or using a milder relaxer than usual. A lot of ladies (myself included) love doing this because it leaves a lot of the original curl, body and strength in the hair. However some ladies found that they had a hard time with adjustment. There are a ton of threads on being successully texlaxed, if you do a search you should come up with some good info!

 

[secretrose]

is underprocessed the same as texlaxed?

 

[SohoHair]

is underprocessed the same as texlaxed?

Yup, one is by accident (underprocessed) one is on purpose (texlaxed). If I wanted to get my hair bone straight by instead wound up with hair that was still curly/wavy I would consider myself underprocessed. But since I want hair that still has a lot of it's curl and strength even after a relaxer, I consider myself texlaxed.

 

[secretrose]

ok, cool. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[lonei]

Beware, in my case its not as easy to straighten without heat and mats together when wet

 

[SSBD]

THAN WHAT IS A TEXTERIZER???

 

[SohoHair]

A Texturizer is what a Wave Nouveau is. It's a chemical treatment meant to enhance your curl/wave pattern not to straighten you hair. However, some of these compounds are actually just weak relaxers (confusing I know) and give the same results as being texlaxed. Therefore many ladies use the term texturized and texlaxed interchangeably because the sometimes are the exact same thing.

 

[lana]

I just recently texlaxed after being natural for years (about 6 years!) It was a tough decision for me, but I realized that I enjoyed wearing my hair straight about 95% of the time. So it didn't make sense for me to use so much heat to straighten. I just applied Mizani Milde (sensitive scalp) relaxer to my hair (with a scalp base protector) and let it sit for 5-7 minutes with minimal smoothing on my edges only. This slightly relaxed my hair texture allowing my 4b coils to uncoil slightly. Now I can wear my hair in a fierce curly do or straight with minimal heat. I'm loving it!

Isis' Fotki was an inspiration to me after the texlax experience. Her hair is thick, healthy and LONG.

Oh I must say my hair is collar bone length and loving that swang!