Relaxed Hair Thread

[mschristine]

I relaxed about 2 weeks ago and went to Great Clips to get a trim. She suggested I cut about an inch off because my colortreated ends look thin. She cut me to a little past sl, but my ends look much better. I feel a lot better about my hair too. I'm going to go back in about 3 months and let her trim it again. I wish I had never dyed my hair. Now I'm basically waiting for the color to grow out so it can be nice and healthy like the texlaxed no color roots.

I need it shaped into a cute little style. I feel like I look like a bum. The back needs to be cut and shaped and the front needs a tiny bit of dusting. I'm thinking about getting it stacked in the back..I dunno.. I'll take before and after pics

 

[freckledface]

I winder what would happen if I only relaxed the back of my hair. The front is wavy which I like but the back is 4something which is hard to manage. When I relax the front gets pretty straight and the back is wavy like the front was... Make sense? I want wavy all over but it sounds crazy to me. What yall think.

 

[spellinto]

Do any of you know how to treat chronically dry ends? I trim whenever they look dry/split, and I moisturize every day or every other day. I used to use oils to seal, but they actually make my hair more tangled and sometimes drier. I also protective style most of the time (being careful of my accessories), deep condition with a light protein at least once a week, and shampoo with a sulfate free cleanser. Any ideas as to how I could combat the dryness?

 

[Lilmama1011]

Do any of you know how to treat chronically dry ends? I trim whenever they look dry/split, and I moisturize every day or every other day. I used to use oils to seal, but they actually make my hair more tangled and sometimes drier. I also protective style most of the time (being careful of my accessories), deep condition with a light protein at least once a week, and shampoo with a sulfate free cleanser. Any ideas as to how I could combat the dryness?

Have you baggies before? And do you use a moisturizer with glycerin in dry weather? spellinto

 

[Cattypus1]

Do any of you know how to treat chronically dry ends? I trim whenever they look dry/split, and I moisturize every day or every other day. I used to use oils to seal, but they actually make my hair more tangled and sometimes drier. I also protective style most of the time (being careful of my accessories), deep condition with a light protein at least once a week, and shampoo with a sulfate free cleanser. Any ideas as to how I could combat the dryness?

How do you style your hair? If your hair touches your clothing on a daily basis that could be the culprit.

 

[SunySydeofLyfe]

Do any of you know how to treat chronically dry ends? I trim whenever they look dry/split, and I moisturize every day or every other day. I used to use oils to seal, but they actually make my hair more tangled and sometimes drier. I also protective style most of the time (being careful of my accessories), deep condition with a light protein at least once a week, and shampoo with a sulfate free cleanser. Any ideas as to how I could combat the dryness?

Try prepooing with oil. The lady with the beautiful hair name evades me chiccoro (sp) is the best..I'm also a fan of kimmytubes leave in. Both have helped my hair tremendously.

Suny

 

[Saludable84]

I used my diffuser attachment on my blow dryer when I air dried my hair Thursday night. No one ever told me diffuser give you big hair, literally. I told my husband my hair is back to what it looked like as a teenager when I was natural and I would blow out my hair. Super Big and Super Untamable. IDK when this happened, but Im not asking questions either.

If its fixed, then it aint broken!!!!

 

[Evolving78]

i will not be messing with no-lye ever again. it really just dried my hair out and made it difficult to work with. i got a lye relaxer touchup today and i was able to get a comb through with no problem.

 

[Lilmama1011]

i will not be messing with no-lye ever again. it really just dried my hair out and made it difficult to work with. i got a lye relaxer touchup today and i was able to get a comb through with no problem.

Did you chelate after the no lye relaxer?

 

[Cattypus1]

i will not be messing with no-lye ever again. it really just dried my hair out and made it difficult to work with. i got a lye relaxer touchup today and i was able to get a comb through with no problem.

Right there wih ya, girl! A switch to no-lye is what caused my big setback last spring. Never again for me either.

 

[Raspberry]

I finally figured out why my hair keeps breaking in the back right quadrant. On days I'm being lazy I tend to sleep with my hair in a loose bun on top of my head. I also sleep mostly on my back with my head resting against the pillowin the same spot - with the back right quadrant rubbing against the pillow. Seems like all of the friction and tugging in that area was causing my issue. Once I started leaving night twists/braids/buns hanging down or at the nape of my neck the breakage stopped. Wish I figured this out sooner before I had to cut my hair *sigh*. It's still a bit uneven but at least I know a comeback is possible.

I used my diffuser attachment on my blow dryer when I air dried my hair Thursday night. No one ever told me diffuser give you big hair, literally. I told my husband my hair is back to what it looked like as a teenager when I was natural and I would blow out my hair. Super Big and Super Untamable. IDK when this happened, but Im not asking questions either.

If its fixed, then it aint broken!!!!

Saludable84 How did you style your hair after using the diffuser? I have one but have never used it.

 

[mschristine]

Keeping this hair detangled before my relaxer is going to be a challenge. I might relax either tomorrow or Tuesday and then get it cut on Wednesday. I'm still very worried about getting my hair cut. It needs it badly and I know it's for the health of my hair but I'm still super nervous

 

[Babygrowth]

I winder what would happen if I only relaxed the back of my hair. The front is wavy which I like but the back is 4something which is hard to manage. When I relax the front gets pretty straight and the back is wavy like the front was... Make sense? I want wavy all over but it sounds crazy to me. What yall think.

You could probably get away with it. Just watch the timing of the back so it turns out the same as the front.

 

[Saludable84]

Raspberry


I just put it in a bun. There was really nothing else to do at that point

It was a nice bun, I will say that much.

 

[Saludable84]

Keeping this hair detangled before my relaxer is going to be a challenge. I might relax either tomorrow or Tuesday and then get it cut on Wednesday. I'm still very worried about getting my hair cut. It needs it badly and I know it's for the health of my hair but I'm still super nervous

Cut It!!!!!!

I know that sounds super harsh. You will thank yourself later; Trust Me!!! After the third time I cut my ends (and this was like 2-4 inches at a time in about a years time), I got fed up and trying to hold on to them and dedicated myself to better hair care. My last cut was in March, I believe, where I was just fed up and since then, I have been WAY more diligent on my hair routine. Cutting the ends will only help you to get better with them and you will notice a difference afterwards. It is no fun holding on the ends and you will have to cut them eventually anyway

 

[mschristine]

Cut It!!!!!!

I know that sounds super harsh. You will thank yourself later; Trust Me!!! After the third time I cut my ends (and this was like 2-4 inches at a time in about a years time), I got fed up and trying to hold on to them and dedicated myself to better hair care. My last cut was in March, I believe, where I was just fed up and since then, I have been WAY more diligent on my hair routine. Cutting the ends will only help you to get better with them and you will notice a difference afterwards. It is no fun holding on the ends and you will have to cut them eventually anyway

Thank you I'm definitely getting it cut on Wednesday. It's a huge setback for me but I need it badly

 

[SuchaLady]

mschristine I know you don't want to but cutting it will pay off. You may like the results. My freshly trimmed/cut hair is often my favorite.

 

[SuchaLady]

Flat ironed my hair today just because I felt like it. It doesn't look nearly as bad as I thought it would with all this under processed hair. I have some breakage in the worst areas but I don't care I'm correcting it in July though. Just wanted it to regain some strength.

 

[Nyah22]

Has anyone ever do a DC after a reconstruction treatment? I used Paul Mitchell reconstruction treatment from his color care line and followed up with my regular DC which I kept on for almost 2hrs and now my hair is so dry and hard! It's so brittle its coming out in chunks when I run my fingers or a comb through it. I'm so distraught and confused

 

[Babygrowth]

Has anyone ever do a DC after a reconstruction treatment? I used Paul Mitchell reconstruction treatment from his color care line and followed up with my regular DC which I kept on for almost 2hrs and now my hair is so dry and hard! It's so brittle its coming out in chunks when I run my fingers or a comb through it. I'm so distraught and confused

I'm sorry this happened to you. I usually follow my reconstructor with a moisturizing DC. Does your regular condish have any protein in it? Have you used PM before? It could've been too strong for your hair...

 

[SunySydeofLyfe]

Has anyone ever do a DC after a reconstruction treatment? I used Paul Mitchell reconstruction treatment from his color care line and followed up with my regular DC which I kept on for almost 2hrs and now my hair is so dry and hard! It's so brittle its coming out in chunks when I run my fingers or a comb through it. I'm so distraught and confused

Oooosheeeet. I'm so sorry this is happening. I always use a deep con no protein after any reconstructor. I wish i had more advice to offer. What dc did you use.

Suny

 

[Cattypus1]

Has anyone ever do a DC after a reconstruction treatment? I used Paul Mitchell reconstruction treatment from his color care line and followed up with my regular DC which I kept on for almost 2hrs and now my hair is so dry and hard! It's so brittle its coming out in chunks when I run my fingers or a comb through it. I'm so distraught and confused

Oh my...stop combing immediately. What DC did you use? I don't know about the PM reconstruct or but you need something without protein after a reconstructor.

 

[MrsMelodyV]

Saludable84 & mschristine

Cut it girl! She's soooo right. I avoided cutting my hair and just thought I could baby my scraggly ends and I wound up with vastly stunted retention. Once I cut like 4 inches, I was bald headed, lol, but my hair now had an environment for healthy hair growth. Now it's just growing growing growing. Hhg!

Back to lurking...

 

[Lilmama1011]

Has anyone ever do a DC after a reconstruction treatment? I used Paul Mitchell reconstruction treatment from his color care line and followed up with my regular DC which I kept on for almost 2hrs and now my hair is so dry and hard! It's so brittle its coming out in chunks when I run my fingers or a comb through it. I'm so distraught and confused

OMG THATS ALOT OF HAIR THAT WAS LOST! You can literally make a ponytail out of that. smh. is the first time you use paul mitchell, don't ever use that ish again! you said the dc is your regular so i don't expect that to be the problem. even when my hair tangled badly and dreaded and i had a terrible wash day, i don't think i lost that much hair Nyah22

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

Has anyone ever do a DC after a reconstruction treatment? I used Paul Mitchell reconstruction treatment from his color care line and followed up with my regular DC which I kept on for almost 2hrs and now my hair is so dry and hard! It's so brittle its coming out in chunks when I run my fingers or a comb through it. I'm so distraught and confused

Are we being punked? This can't be real. Guuurrrrllll!! Say it ain't so!!!

 

[Lilmama1011]

Are we being punked? This can't be real. Guuurrrrllll!! Say it ain't so!!!

are you implying that all of us should be dc after any type of protein, im not poking fun, just making sure o we on the sam page

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

are you implying that all of us should be dc after any type of protein, im not poking fun, just making sure o we on the sam page

I'm referring to the picture. Its a lot of hair. Was implying if it was fake hair or not.

In any event, yes protein then moisturizing DC.

 

[Lilmama1011]

I'm referring to the picture. Its a lot of hair. Was implying if it was fake hair or not.

In any event, yes protein then moisturizing DC.

o, ok because i though it was a weave ponytail or something but i hope no one would do that and what reason would she do that, for attention?Because i wouldn't even want to fake like my hair came out, thats nothing to play with

 

[Nyah22]

I'm sorry this happened to you. I usually follow my reconstructor with a moisturizing DC. Does your regular condish have any protein in it? Have you used PM before? It could've been too strong for your hair...

Well I just recently started using PM maybe about 3 times prior to yesterday. I used the regular PM color care conditioner as my rinse out after the DC (which was creme of nature with morrcan oil). It was dry and brittle before the final rinse out tho so it most have been the combination of the the reconstruction treatment and the DC (which I added some raw Aloe Vera to for extra moisture). Boy did it all go BAD! I cut it myself last night... Salon on Wednesday to even it out ;(

 

[Nyah22]

Are we being punked? This can't be real. Guuurrrrllll!! Say it ain't so!!!

I wish I was! I just got frustrated and cut it myself yesterday. Got an appointment for Wednesday at the salon to even it out. Still trying to figure where it went wrong... Was some scary stuff!