I've been unhappy with my hair for a while because I have thin but coarse hair and my nape and crown area are the thinnest and the coarsest. I thought relaxers might not be helping so I started stretching. At first I noticed my nape and crown reacted very badly to that but figured it was a "get worse before it gets better" kind of thing. After these past few months my nape and crown were looking and feeling better. I've been paying careful attention to them and moisturize and seal twice a day the way I used to when I first started my hair journey. So I decided to just transition my nape and not relax that part anymore and see how that worked out.
Today I went for a touch up and since my normal salon was closed I went to a place I have been wanting to try since forever. The owner of the salon did me and I won't be going back. I asked her to not relax my nape area and do my crown last since I was having trouble there. She relaxed the nape anyway and didn't do the crown last. I spoke up and reminded her that I didn't want that. But it was already done. I was so upset and asked to be rinsed immediately. SHe listened to that but those few minutes got my nape bone straight and I'm afraid now. She asked me how long I stretched and when I told her she said she thinks that is too long. I should be touching up every 6 weeks because she thinks that is why I have trouble with these 2 areas. I know if you stretch too long you could get breakage but 6 weeks?! Isn't that asking for trouble relaxing that soon? I'm not sure what to do now. Should I transition this part of my hair or stop stretching and relax sooner. Any advice?
Today I went for a touch up and since my normal salon was closed I went to a place I have been wanting to try since forever. The owner of the salon did me and I won't be going back. I asked her to not relax my nape area and do my crown last since I was having trouble there. She relaxed the nape anyway and didn't do the crown last. I spoke up and reminded her that I didn't want that. But it was already done. I was so upset and asked to be rinsed immediately. SHe listened to that but those few minutes got my nape bone straight and I'm afraid now. She asked me how long I stretched and when I told her she said she thinks that is too long. I should be touching up every 6 weeks because she thinks that is why I have trouble with these 2 areas. I know if you stretch too long you could get breakage but 6 weeks?! Isn't that asking for trouble relaxing that soon? I'm not sure what to do now. Should I transition this part of my hair or stop stretching and relax sooner. Any advice?