Will you take me through your texturizing regime?

[soslychic]

I've never retouched texturizing before and I wanted some tips. When relaxing, you have one goal: straight hair, so to me it seems like it'd be easier since you're focusing on getting all of your hair straight and when applying, rinsing and all that time that the chemical is still on there, as long as you're not oveprocessing, it's still all good. However, with texturizing, 1 minute of too long can mean the dif between curls to waves or waves to underprocessed straight hair. Timing seems pretty crucial. Is there anything special that you texturized gals do to ensure that your curls turn out just the way you wanted them too?

 

[Tchutchuca]

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[Carefree]

Hey there. Here's what I used to do when touching-up my hair (I copied and pasted this response from my page):

I used Motions Mild Lye Relaxer. I'd part my hair down the middle - doing one side at a time to avoid overprocessing. After clipping away the side I wasn't working on - I'd apply conditioner to the side that I was relaxing to act as a "buffer" - again to prevent overprocessing lol. I'd apply the relaxer using a rat-tail comb. I never combed through. After I was done applying the relaxer I'd rinse immediately - the entire application process took about 5 min. Then I'd rinse, neutralize, rinse and condition. After ensuring that all of the relaxer was rinsed out I'd apply conditioner and leave it on, clip that side of my hair away - the repeated all of the above mentioned steps for the other side. I'd do touch-ups about every 3-4 months or so. Timing is the most important element when texturizing.

HTH

 

[DahomeyAhosi]

Good question. I'm dreading my second time...

 

[soslychic]

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Carefree said:
Hey there. Here's what I used to do when touching-up my hair (I copied and pasted this response from my page):

I used Motions Mild Lye Relaxer. I'd part my hair down the middle - doing one side at a time to avoid overprocessing. After clipping away the side I wasn't working on - I'd apply conditioner to the side that I was relaxing to act as a "buffer" - again to prevent overprocessing lol. I'd apply the relaxer using a rat-tail comb. I never combed through. After I was done applying the relaxer I'd rinse immediately - the entire application process took about 5 min. Then I'd rinse, neutralize, rinse and condition. After ensuring that all of the relaxer was rinsed out I'd apply conditioner and leave it on, clip that side of my hair away - the repeated all of the above mentioned steps for the other side. I'd do touch-ups about every 3-4 months or so. Timing is the most important element when texturizing.

HTH

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Thanks Carefree.
Since you rinsed right after applying, didn't some parts get processed for about 5 minutes and some like...1?

 

[Carefree]

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soslychic said:
Thanks Carefree.
Since you rinsed right after applying, didn't some parts get processed for about 5 minutes and some like...1?

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No prob soslychic.

In response to your question another important key to texturizing is to move fast. Being that you're not combing the relaxer through it takes less time. Part, apply relaxer, part, apply relaxer - you really have to move swiftly. I gather that there may be some areas that will process for less time than others - but being that you are only slightly loosening your curl one section shouldn't look drastically looser than another section if done properly and quickly. That's why texturizing/re-touching yourself can be somewhat tricky - if you're not really experienced it may be best to leave retouching to a professional. I had experience with relaxing hair and doing hair in general so I was comfortable with doing my own texturizer re-touches.

HTH