beloved1bx
Well-Known Member
Re: Relaxed Hair THREAD!!
swgpec your hair looks really thick and healthy. you've been able to make a lot of progress in a year. If you have a stylist that you actually like, you might just have to ignore her chatter. I found a stylist this year that I think does a pretty good job with my relaxer. I went in 10 weeks post, and she started telling me i should get a relaxer every 6 weeks, and stretching too long is what causes my shedding. I only go to her for my relaxers, so obviously i know my hair better than her. My hair sheds a lot no matter what. I just ignored all that, and next time i went back i was 12 weeks post, LoL. She complained a bit, but at the end of the day I walked out of there with a head of freshly relaxed hair, which is all i cared about.
I self-relaxed on Labor Day after reading up on numerous threads. It's not the first time i've tried but it's the first time i'd say it was actually 'successful'. I think I texlaxed a bit, which i don't think i mind so far. I was 12 weeks post, and I ended up flat ironing my new growth a few days beforehand. Some people are probs shaking their heads, BUT I did it on a low setting. I wasn't aiming to get it bone straight. I just wanted to make it a little more manageable to that it would be easier to detangle/part my hair, instead of fighting with it when applying the relaxer.
I might alternate between going to a stylist and doing it myself. It is a pretty time consuming process (I did the half and half method). I also read an old thread about adding some kind of silk protein to your hair before you relax. I sprayed on Aphogee Keratin & Green Tree Reconstructor onto my new growth before I relaxed, and my newly relaxed hair feels much smoother than the rest of my hair. So i think i'll continue to do that whether i self-relax or go to a stylist.
swgpec your hair looks really thick and healthy. you've been able to make a lot of progress in a year. If you have a stylist that you actually like, you might just have to ignore her chatter. I found a stylist this year that I think does a pretty good job with my relaxer. I went in 10 weeks post, and she started telling me i should get a relaxer every 6 weeks, and stretching too long is what causes my shedding. I only go to her for my relaxers, so obviously i know my hair better than her. My hair sheds a lot no matter what. I just ignored all that, and next time i went back i was 12 weeks post, LoL. She complained a bit, but at the end of the day I walked out of there with a head of freshly relaxed hair, which is all i cared about.
I self-relaxed on Labor Day after reading up on numerous threads. It's not the first time i've tried but it's the first time i'd say it was actually 'successful'. I think I texlaxed a bit, which i don't think i mind so far. I was 12 weeks post, and I ended up flat ironing my new growth a few days beforehand. Some people are probs shaking their heads, BUT I did it on a low setting. I wasn't aiming to get it bone straight. I just wanted to make it a little more manageable to that it would be easier to detangle/part my hair, instead of fighting with it when applying the relaxer.
I might alternate between going to a stylist and doing it myself. It is a pretty time consuming process (I did the half and half method). I also read an old thread about adding some kind of silk protein to your hair before you relax. I sprayed on Aphogee Keratin & Green Tree Reconstructor onto my new growth before I relaxed, and my newly relaxed hair feels much smoother than the rest of my hair. So i think i'll continue to do that whether i self-relax or go to a stylist.
erplexed. I probably broke off a good 50 hairs (yes I kind of counted lolsmh).. plus I didn't even have bobby pins to get my hair out of the way and my boss was harassing me all day and I barely had time to think. **Note to Self: I will be bunning my hair when wearing certain fabrics. **
) the Bunning Challenge thread! You'll be bunning in no time! 
Maybe you should message the meet-up organizers to clarify? I'd like to to give them the benefit of the doubt that maybe they've only connected to other naturals on here and weren't thinking they may be excluding relaxed heads...
