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Had me a good mild relaxer TU 11/04, after 22 weeks of stretching. I did it myself and only lost 15 hairs after such a good stretch. I bought my products and got to work, leaving some wve/curl in my hair since I prefer a thicker, textured, texlaxed look. I do think I will limit my stretches to 18 wks, because my NG was like an untamed wilderness. Next TU will be mid-March 2013.
 
freckledface said:
divachyk do you cowash through the week or leave your hair up until your next wash day?
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freckledface, no cowashing for me. That's way too much manipulation for my finicky hair. I will cowash if my hair absolutely needs it but it is not my preference. 1x weekly is enough. I don't leave my hair up until next wash day. I normally take it down after 2-3 days and detangle/comb through it, make sure I moisturize extremely good and protective style it again for another 2-3 days. I won't bun back to back. I will bun for 2-3 days and do another style, say French braid for the following 2-3 days. I take my hair down a day before washing to make sure it's nicely detangled. I then slather on evco for an overnight prepoo. I wash every 7 days on average. Does that help? What's your schedule?
 
mschristine said:
I washed my hair this morning and a lot of it went down the drain. I thought I was going to be bald when I finished. I haven't washed it in a couple of weeks or combed it in about a week and a half. I blow dried it in low until it was about 80% dry and then I clipped my ends because I'm trying to focus more on health than length. Moisturized and sealed and I think it looks better. It wasn't looking bad but all that hair going down the drain freaked me out a little bit
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If you haven't washed in weeks maybe it was built up shed hairs?
 
DivaChyc I'm now trying to shampoo on Sundays I prepoo for a few hrs with EVCO EVOO and grapeseed dc with whatever its been AO WC these past few weeks and then bun it up. I'll then cowash on wed or thurs. M&S daily. The main prob is the I stretched 12 weeks last time and the back didn't take at all. That was 5 weeks ago so now getting the back to actually go into a bun without breakage is a challenge. It seems better this week with me leaving it alone. The rachect new growth in the back acts alright with light protein treatments and when its wet. Oh and I'm very style challenged. I wanna wait until mid Dec to relax but I don't want a set back. Would you also have some advice on me doing a corrective with my realxer there is so much I wonder if I could get it all myself.

Sorry I know that's a lot thanks for your help!
 
i may relax my hair tonight or tomorrow. new growth is out of control. i got my CON relaxer kit. so i am going to see how this no lye thing plays out. hope i get good results. i may do the half and half method, but i don't know if i want to jump in the shower. i may just rinse and shampoo in the kitchen sink and rinse the dc out in the shower. the girl on the box has my dream hair! it's so thick and full! :lol:

oh and i bought some Cantu Leave-in. i like how it smells. i put some on my ends. it's not as heavy as i thought. i got some more of my Suave Almond and Shea Butter conditioner. i love that stuff.
 
i just gave myself a touchup. my hair is bone straight. it hasn't been this straight in over a year. i think this relaxer is a keeper. i did chelate too. i will do that once a month. i'm done with lye for a minute.
 
shortdub78 said:
i just gave myself a touchup. my hair is bone straight. it hasn't been this straight in over a year. i think this relaxer is a keeper. i did chelate too. i will do that once a month. i'm done with lye for a minute.
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What is the name of the relaxer you used? Thanks!
 
I relaxed Thursday evening. I used ORS lye formula. I had previously used PCJ, with good results, but it was easy to under process my hair and it often left me with scalp burns I wanted to try a different relaxer to see if I could get better results. I'm very pleased with the ORS. I can't explain it but my hair feels stronger. It's bone straight, but not limp. I normally hate my freshly relaxed hair, not this time. The relaxer didn't work too fast and I had plenty of time to smooth the new growth.
 
freckledface said:
DivaChyc I'm now trying to shampoo on Sundays I prepoo for a few hrs with EVCO EVOO and grapeseed dc with whatever its been AO WC these past few weeks and then bun it up. I'll then cowash on wed or thurs. M&S daily. The main prob is the I stretched 12 weeks last time and the back didn't take at all. That was 5 weeks ago so now getting the back to actually go into a bun without breakage is a challenge. It seems better this week with me leaving it alone. The rachect new growth in the back acts alright with light protein treatments and when its wet. Oh and I'm very style challenged. I wanna wait until mid Dec to relax but I don't want a set back. Would you also have some advice on me doing a corrective with my realxer there is so much I wonder if I could get it all myself.

Sorry I know that's a lot thanks for your help!
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freckledface, maybe you need to bun while the hair is slightly damp for manageability and less breakage. AOWC and water spritz provides great slip for my hair. Maybe try using some of that to help those under processed areas.

Stretching isn't for me. I was under processed a year+ ago because of stretching to 16 weeks, not to mention the breakage associated with the stylist having difficulty navigating through the ng. I went for my TU at 6 weeks when under processed. My belief is, the longer you stretch, the increased likelihood for breakage and continued under processing. I am salon relaxed. The stylist pulled the relaxer through the under processed areas the last 5 minutes of the TU.

sunnieb and Nix08, any self relaxing tips for under processed hair?
 
freckledface - Since December is right around the corner, I'd wait until then to relax. However, I will bump the corrective thread for you to read and get some tips if you want to go that route.
 
What can I do to keep from seeing little pieces of hair on the counter everytime I touch my hair? I moisturize and seal nightly but maybe somehow my ends are dry even though they don't feel/look like it :-\
 
Got a touch-up today with a new stylist and a different relaxer brand (Affirm Mild).. I think it went well, we'll see how the stretch goes. I'll take pics tomorrow.

I'm realizing I haven't been doing enough to combat the effects of dry air and sunlight on my hair, i had a lot more split ends over the past few months. Combined with the breakage from sleeping on a cotton pillowcase for a while, I'm glad I still have some hair left. Ah well, you live and learn, my hair is recovering fast.
 
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Raspberry said:
Got a touch-up today with a new stylist and a different relaxer brand (Affirm Mild).. I think it went well, we'll see how the stretch goes. I'll take pics tomorrow.

I'm realizing I haven't been doing enough to combat the effects of dry air and sunlight on my hair, i had a lot more split ends over the past few months. Combined with the breakage from sleeping on a cotton pillowcase for a while, I'm glad I still have some hair left. Ah well, you live and learn, my hair is recovering fast.
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Hey Raspberry! I was just thinking about you yesterday. I'm glad your relaxer went well :-). Yeah I have been sleeping on a cotton pillowcase for the last week too. I wear a silk scarf to bed but it always come off but I'm back on track with my satin pillowcase as of last night.

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Ladies, can I PLEASE get some advice??

The last time I relaxed my hair I skipped my nape area. It didn't feel like there was much new growth back there and I have had some breakage, so I figured it would wait until my next touch up to relax back there. Now it is a bit off the chain back there. :lol: Very hard to comb through and feels rough to the touch. :ohwell: I was wondering if I should relax early (at 2 months instead of 3 months post) and take care of my nape, or just wait it out until December. I would like to prevent any excess breakage back there. Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA!
 
gabulldawg, since December is right around the corner I'd just wait it out. How do you primarily wear your hair? If not too straight, I'd grab a spray bottle w/ whatever you like and some moisturizer and ic gel and smooth down my nape if you're wearing your hair pulled back. If your wearing a twist out, just moisturize your nape .
 
loveafterwar said:
What can I do to keep from seeing little pieces of hair on the counter everytime I touch my hair? I moisturize and seal nightly but maybe somehow my ends are dry even though they don't feel/look like it :-\
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You might need a trim & then do a protein/ moisture treatment.
 
Brittster said:
@gabulldawg, since December is right around the corner I'd just wait it out. How do you primarily wear your hair? If not too straight, I'd grab a spray bottle w/ whatever you like and some moisturizer and ic gel and smooth down my nape if you're wearing your hair pulled back. If your wearing a twist out, just moisturize your nape .
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Thanks for the reply. I usually wear buns or twist outs right now. I try not to straighten often. I love the idea of a spray bottle. I will probably have to stop by the bss tonight.

pre_medicalrulz said:
You might need a trim & then do a protein/ moisture treatment.
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I'm thinking I may need to look into a protein dc. My hair sheds ALL of the time! :nono: I try not to worry about it since that's happened since back when I was natural, but it's annoying! Hairs everywhere. I would love to not have to deal with that for once in my life! :ohwell:
 
Brittster said:
@gabulldawg, since December is right around the corner I'd just wait it out. How do you primarily wear your hair? If not too straight, I'd grab a spray bottle w/ whatever you like and some moisturizer and ic gel and smooth down my nape if you're wearing your hair pulled back. If your wearing a twist out, just moisturize your nape .
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I agree with this. I'd just throw some "juice" on it, tie it down with a scarf to smooth it, and ride it out until December.
 
I really like Carefree Curl, but I know others swear by S-curl. Wave Nouveau is nice Finishing lotion is good too.
 
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