jetcitygirl
Smeller of roses
I was planning to hold out til January to get a touch up on my texturizer but I had a lot of new growth and was getting to the point where I couldn't wear my hair out anymore because the bulk at the roots made one side look funny. I needed a trim desperately too so I decided to make one visit to the stylist to get both done last weekend. I was worried about it because as we know texturizing is a tricky process, especially touching up the roots. I wear my hair curly-tex'd and I was worried about it getting too straight or overlapping.
Well, apparently there are a whole new generation of relaxers out since the days that I used to relax regularly (was natural for 5 years for those who don't know). Some of them are designed just for texturizing and will not straighten beyond a certain point. Has anyone heard of Affirm Control? That is what she used to touch up the roots and the process took a bit longer than the virgin texturizer when she just slapped in on/off my whole head really fast. It came out great and just the right degree of curl that I wanted.
She stated that this relaxer works slower and makes it easier for her to finish the whole touch up without getting things too straight. I am very satisfied with the results!
She also told me that my hair is shedding which I knew. My hair always sheds a ton -in clumps really-and did so when natural as well. Since it seems otherwise healthy I just assumed that I'm a heavy shedder since my hair is fine and not that dense anyway. She told me that I needed to use a protein conditioner because my hair was breaking from the follicle and not shedding naturally!
This was the first time I heard about that possibility. I always thought that if it is falling from the follicle that that is normal shedding. Admittedly I have never used protein treatments because I was natural for so long I thought I didn't need it, and I was concentrating on using moisturizing conditioners to keep my hair from getting dry. So anyway she used a silk protein conditioner on me and my hair has barely shed a strand since. So there you have it, for excessive shedding a protein treatment might be in order even if the bulb is visible at the roots. Just thought I'd share the info!
Well, apparently there are a whole new generation of relaxers out since the days that I used to relax regularly (was natural for 5 years for those who don't know). Some of them are designed just for texturizing and will not straighten beyond a certain point. Has anyone heard of Affirm Control? That is what she used to touch up the roots and the process took a bit longer than the virgin texturizer when she just slapped in on/off my whole head really fast. It came out great and just the right degree of curl that I wanted.
She stated that this relaxer works slower and makes it easier for her to finish the whole touch up without getting things too straight. I am very satisfied with the results!
She also told me that my hair is shedding which I knew. My hair always sheds a ton -in clumps really-and did so when natural as well. Since it seems otherwise healthy I just assumed that I'm a heavy shedder since my hair is fine and not that dense anyway. She told me that I needed to use a protein conditioner because my hair was breaking from the follicle and not shedding naturally!
This was the first time I heard about that possibility. I always thought that if it is falling from the follicle that that is normal shedding. Admittedly I have never used protein treatments because I was natural for so long I thought I didn't need it, and I was concentrating on using moisturizing conditioners to keep my hair from getting dry. So anyway she used a silk protein conditioner on me and my hair has barely shed a strand since. So there you have it, for excessive shedding a protein treatment might be in order even if the bulb is visible at the roots. Just thought I'd share the info!
