Various Levels of Processing

[esoterica]

i have 10 months of new growth (this pic is several months old), some straight relaxed hair, then some more unrelaxed hair, and then straight relaxed hair at the ends. i will be get getting a relaxer in january and i would like to relax the new growth and the bit in the middle but i dont know how! i dont want the ends to be overprocessed and break off. Is this even possible?

ETA: Has anyone here had this problem and solved it? Before & after pics would be great I will be using Phyto not Profectiv as stated below.

 

[CatSuga]

This is a serious issue my sista.

This is a very serious issue my sista.

Uh..............if that was my hair I would just forget out relaxing and go for a texturizer to be safe. Have you thought about a texturizer???? I know you like the wavy/curly styles.

 

[esoterica]

Well i've got some Profectiv lying around that i need to use. i could texturise with that i guess. i wasnt planning on getting my hair relaxed totally straight in any case. i just dont know know if its possible to relax/texturise while avoiding the straight bit in the middle. what do you think?

 

[Queenie]

Well i've got some Profectiv lying around that i need to use. i could texturise with that i guess. i wasnt planning on getting my hair relaxed totally straight in any case. i just dont know know if its possible to relax/texturise while avoiding the straight bit in the middle. what do you think?

If you were using a curl enhancing product for a wash 'n go, that wouldn't very noticeable. A lot of us w/texturizers have differing levels of processing on our heads.

 

[esoterica]

If you were using a curl enhancing product for a wash 'n go, that wouldn't very noticeable. A lot of us w/texturizers have differing levels of processing on our heads.

I guess i'm not the only one.

 

[CatSuga]

Well i've got some Profectiv lying around that i need to use. i could texturise with that i guess. i wasnt planning on getting my hair relaxed totally straight in any case. i just dont know know if its possible to relax/texturise while avoiding the straight bit in the middle. what do you think?

You would have to do it in section 1 at a time.
Then you would have to insure the protection of the already straight parts.
Cover them with condtioner or grease to prevent the relaxer from processing it.

This will take all day.

 

[esoterica]

You would have to do it in section 1 at a time.
Then you would have to insure the protection of the already straight parts.
Cover them with condtioner or grease to prevent the relaxer from processing it.

This will take all day.

What a good idea. Vaseline! i never thought of that...

 

[qtgirl]

If you must, protect that section with vaseline and touch-up the new growth for the total time and then for the last 5 minutes run it through the underprocessed area.

 

[esoterica]

If you must, protect that section with vaseline and touch-up the new growth for the total time and then for the last 5 minutes run it through the underprocessed area.

Sounds like a plan... i was well and truly stumped... thanks qt!

 

[Nanyanika]

Oh **** This Looks Exactly Like What My Hairdresser Did To My Texturized Hair, Thats Why I Had To Transition because my hair began to break, as the textures were incompatable. It was tricky but i managed to do corrective to smooth out the rough curly parts to match it with the straight bits, i had to coat it with castor oil to prevent overprocessing. I would suggest just texturized the roots and gradually grow out the straight bits.

 

[esoterica]

*****bump*****

 

[brazenxvirtue]

I have the EXACT same issue going on in my hair. Unfortunately though, I'm useless to you. My hair won't be fixed. My hairdresser tried, but my underprocessed curls won't straighten out. My hair is particularly resistant. I just have to wait till the texture I don't want grows out. Fortunately, there's no breakage at the demarcation lines.

I would give correcting it a shot, though. If your straight hair is healthy and you treat it with say, some protein before and afterwards, I imagine the correction won't be a problem.

 

[metro_qt]

I have the same as you. I texturize, but because of hot comb damage at various spots in my hair, the straight pieces acted like they were totally relaxed, and to put relaxer on it would've broken it off.

Like you, I had fierce new growth ( 6 months the last time i went for a touch up) then, on the same strands, underprocessed, and then straight, and then normally processed.


The stylist spent 3 hours doing a corrective relaxer on me. She was very thorough, especially since I have 4 different types/textures of hair naturally.

What she did was section areas off, and then she texturized the roots as normal.

Then, to correct the strands, by that time, my hair was wet all over, she would apply relaxer to the under processed sides, then wash it out,
and then she would apply relaxer to anywhere else she missed on the previous rince.

Anyway, even though I was texturized, she was using a full strength relaxer, she said it was the water in my hair that decreased the strength of the relaxer, allowing her to slowly process different pieces like that.


Then, i got a really long protein treatment after that....

My hair's doing fine!