Half and Halfers.......?????

[SelfStyled]

For those that relax using this method, can you please share best practices?

I don't understand how to keep get the unrelaxed 1/2 from getting wet.



Do any of you relax over a few days? i.e.,1/2 one day and the other 1/2 a few days later?

 

[secretrose]

lol - I almost thought this thread was describing the method i just started. I wear a fall as a protective style so I only relax the part that is left out every 9 weeks. I relax the back of my hair every six months. Since I keep it in cornrows 99% of the time, theres little to no manipulation, I can strech much longer than the front.

But to your question... sorry not much help

 

[chavascandy]

That doesn't seem like a good idea. It seems as if it could cause some major damage to your hair. I think that it is best to choose a day where you would have plenty of time to relax your whole head in one day!

Please don't try that!

 

[candy1214]

For those that relax using this method, can you please share best practices?

I don't understand how to keep get the unrelaxed 1/2 from getting wet.



Do any of you relax over a few days? i.e.,1/2 one day and the other 1/2 a few days later?

No most people on this board who use that method relax in the same day and place a few showercaps over the section and secure it with duck bill clips or bobby pins. That way your hair shouldnt get wet.

You also rub a pH balancing conditioner IRoux porosity control) or protein conditioner (Nexxus Emergencee) over the hair thats been previously relaxed as an extra measure of protection.

 

[LiLi]

I do it. It works for me and does not cause any damage. My hair processes more uniformed this way.

 

[SelfStyled]

I do it. It works for me and does not cause any damage. My hair processes more uniformed this way.[/quote]


That's exactly what I'm looking for is uniformity- what method do you use?

 

[SelfStyled]

No most people on this board who use that method relax in the same day and place a few showercaps over the section and secure it with duck bill clips or bobby pins. That way your hair shouldnt get wet.

You also rub a pH balancing conditioner IRoux porosity control) or protein conditioner (Nexxus Emergencee) over the hair thats been previously relaxed as an extra measure of protection.

Thanks! I should practice before the day of the event.

 

[QueenT]

Last Friday I retouched the top of my 10 year old daughter's hair.

Today I retouched the back. Like you, I could not figure out how to keep the unprocessed hair from getting wet.

Although the process seems longer, I believe that this is my best option.

Now I have to tackle my own head. It looks a mess!

 

[SelfStyled]

Any one else??????

 

[LiLi]

I do it. It works for me and does not cause any damage. My hair processes more uniformed this way.[/quote]


That's exactly what I'm looking for is uniformity- what method do you use?

Well I am very slow so I actually do it in 4-6 sections over a period of time (say 1-2 months). But it was 4 years before I relaxed this time. I plan on doing my crown this week and I will be done. The reason why it takes me so long is because I have to make sure that I do the same thing with my hair 3 days before I relax. If I haven't done it, then I wait until I do. I chelate, deep condition with ORS Replenshing Conditioner, and put the same products on my hair (afro detangler and chi silk infusion) each time I relax. Doing this makes my results uniform as well.

When I do my next touch-up, I may only have to do 4 sections and no more. I cannot successfully relax my hair in only 2 sections, even with clipping in small parts (I end up with 12 plastic duckbills for one small section. I don't mind doing it this way and I keep the sections separated by braiding until the whole head is done. It is totally worth it since self-relaxing takes patience more than anything; and I always get the other sections wet, even with 5 plastic caps over each section and clipped. Also, I only will relax once/year (my hair grows slow).

 

[Sly]

I'd like to know more about this 'half and half'. Why are you choosing to do it this way? Is it too much hair for do-it-yourself-ers? or Two different textures? Why do you prep days before the relaxer? This is very interesting .

 

[intergalacticartist]

I actually do 3 sections (1 from ear to ear and then the section that is left up top is parted down the middle). Then I part the sections in very small mini-sections, coating the length is vaseline and basing my scalp, and then lightly twisting each min section. When I finish putting the relaxer on and then waiting 30 min, I rinse the BACK part in the shower with a shower cap over the top part. I purposely do this in the shower rather than the tub because you have a less chance of getting the front part wet of leaning back. And then I completely the top parts and rinse those parts in the tub because if I get the back part wet, it doesn't really matter since I've already done it. I did this about a week ago and I've had a more uniform result than at the salon!!! The only this that happened was that some parts were a little underprocessed because 1. I didn't make enough little sections and 2. I didn't have enough relaxer left and 3. My hair up in front is SOOOO much coarser than the back
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[SelfStyled]

Well I am very slow so I actually do it in 4-6 sections over a period of time (say 1-2 months). But it was 4 years before I relaxed this time. I plan on doing my crown this week and I will be done. The reason why it takes me so long is because I have to make sure that I do the same thing with my hair 3 days before I relax. If I haven't done it, then I wait until I do. I chelate, deep condition with ORS Replenshing Conditioner, and put the same products on my hair (afro detangler and chi silk infusion) each time I relax. Doing this makes my results uniform as well.

When I do my next touch-up, I may only have to do 4 sections and no more. I cannot successfully relax my hair in only 2 sections, even with clipping in small parts (I end up with 12 plastic duckbills for one small section. I don't mind doing it this way and I keep the sections separated by braiding until the whole head is done. It is totally worth it since self-relaxing takes patience more than anything; and I always get the other sections wet, even with 5 plastic caps over each section and clipped. Also, I only will relax once/year (my hair grows slow).

Thanks for sharing your technique.

 

[SelfStyled]

I actually do 3 sections (1 from ear to ear and then the section that is left up top is parted down the middle). Then I part the sections in very small mini-sections, coating the length is vaseline and basing my scalp, and then lightly twisting each min section. When I finish putting the relaxer on and then waiting 30 min, I rinse the BACK part in the shower with a shower cap over the top part. I purposely do this in the shower rather than the tub because you have a less chance of getting the front part wet of leaning back. And then I completely the top parts and rinse those parts in the tub because if I get the back part wet, it doesn't really matter since I've already done it. I did this about a week ago and I've had a more uniform result than at the salon!!! The only this that happened was that some parts were a little underprocessed because 1. I didn't make enough little sections and 2. I didn't have enough relaxer left and 3. My hair up in front is SOOOO much coarser than the back​

Thanks so much for the thorough explanation!

 

[Isis]

I set aside a whole day to do mine and relax in about 5 sections from ear to ear starting at the bottom (I don't relax my nape except once each year or so), keeping the top sections dry under a plastic cap until I get to them. At the crown on up, I relax vertically rather then horizontally as before, since it's easier to do that way.

After just 10 minutes of application & smoothing, I rinse each section under the shower, then coat the length and newly relaxed hair with lots of oil to protect it, loosely braid and pin it up.

It's time consuming but worth it to me since it gives me more "time" to concentrate on all of my hair.

 

[Sly]

wow it never occurred to me to process in sections. i will keep these in mind. still getting up the nerve to 'relax'. . .