when u reach stretch goal & feel no NG

[PassionFruit]

at first I thought I had no NG at all... now I realize that I do have some, its just very soft & under control ( yeah co-washing & good moisturizing)....

well I planned a 12 week stretch and Ive met that goal...

Im not sure what to do next... stretch another 4 weeks and risk the breakage that some get when they stretch too long or go on for a full transition or to end my stretch today as planned...

Im not so much looking for votes on what to do but rather how did ya decide what to do?

I do know I wont be getting anything done to my hair for the entire summer... co-washes, moisturize and a ponytail or bun is all I plan to do until at least Labor Day

 

[Tamrin]

Do you think you can handle stretching for more? Are you getting breakage? If not... why not keep stretching. For me the longer I can go without the creamy crack the better. This week will be my 18th week. My sister calls it "letting your hair breathe".

 

[ladylibra]

i say continue to stretch, you don't have to go 4 weeks. just go week by week. if you hair is fine after a week keep going, if it starts acting up go ahead and relax.

 

[Arcadian]

Stretch week by week and see where it goes. I usually relax at 12 weeks. Last time I went to 20 (part of it was laziness, part of it was because NG was under control)

Post 12 weeks I take it week by week to see how far I can go. I keep a careful watch on breakage and excessive tangling.


-A

 

[mrsthiggy]

I'm 13 weeks post relaxer and I started getting some breakage. I tried the coconut and lime mixture and that helped stop the breakage, made my hair easier to work with. Give it a shot!

I think the longer the stretch the more we have to baby our hair

 

[PeggyFair]

It's funny that you started this thread cuz I was thinking the same thing. Some days, it feels like I have no new growth but after I work out the sweat drys my hair out and I can see the new growth. I am 12 weeks post and plan on stretching 4 more weeks. I co-wash daily and have no breakage at all.

 

[mrsthiggy]

It's funny that you started this thread cuz I was thinking the same thing. Some days, it feels like I have no new growth but after I work out the sweat drys my hair out and I can see the new growth. I am 12 weeks post and plan on stretching 4 more weeks. I co-wash daily and have no breakage at all.

Miss PeggyFair, how are you wearing your hair? Co- washing daily ... I'm jealous girl... no breakage at all?

 

[PeggyFair]

Miss PeggyFair, how are you wearing your hair? Co- washing daily ... I'm jealous girl... no breakage at all?

I was wearing braidouts but got tired of that, now I just wear it in a ponytail. My hair is pretty resilient and I ALWAYS, ALWAYS moisturize it, my hair stays moisturized 24/7. I moisturize with HE Hello Hydration, castor oil and coconut oil and brush it on through.

 

[Aggie]

Well I never feel like I've gotten any growth until I've done a comparison shot of my hair. I just relaxed my hair today after a 21 and a half weeks strretch. I am so glad I did because I was beginning to have breakage and I'd rather have hair on my head than put it through the trauma of completing the 7 months stretch that I had originally planned to do. My hair is happy again. I would never have been able to do a stretch this long without my braids extensions, which by the way, I love and will do again.