Relaxed Heads: How many weeks post relaxer are you and when is your next touch up???

LushLox · Jan 6, 2018

Fotchygirl said:
Exactly 1 week post, I got tired of waiting for my sister to relax my hair and just went ahead and did it myself. My crown got relaxed but the back not so straight. It looks as if my hair didn't grow at all because the ends kept breaking. This year I plan to be more serious about my hair and to keep practicing self-relaxing. Doing it has boosted my confidence in a major way.

Yeah it's nice to be completely independent and knowing that you don't need to rely on others.

sunnieb · Jan 6, 2018

@Fotchygirl Congratulations!

You are so right! LHCF showed me how to relax my own hair and it changed my hair game. I couldn't believe I'd paid someone to do it all those years!

lalla · Jan 7, 2018

I am at week 13. The combination of xcel 21, Scurl and Shea butter is keeping my hair moisturized and tangle free. I need to do an aphogee treatment next week so I will probably self relax and trim on week 15.
I have read a lot about OLAPLEX BOND SHAPER but apparently the product is not available yet.
I will add some Olaplex n1 to my relaxer.

Evolving78 · Jan 7, 2018

lalla said:
I am at week 13. The combination of xcel 21, Scurl and Shea butter is keeping my hair moisturized and tangle free. I need to do an aphogee treatment next week so I will probably self relax and trim on week 15.
I have read a lot about OLAPLEX BOND SHAPER but apparently the product is not available yet.
I will add some Olaplex n1 to my relaxer.

I wish I could get a hold of that stuff. There are no stylists around that have, or use the product in their salons around here.

Sosoothing · Jan 7, 2018

5 days post relaxer.
I deliberately texlax my hair so I have a lot of texture left.
I will wait at least 8 weeks before my next relaxer. If Im not wearing braids, I won't go more than 12 weeks.

MzSwift · Jan 8, 2018

So I'm getting ready to do my corrective next week and decided to look up YT vids on pre-relaxer regimens. I found these two lovely ladies and wanted to share:

ETA, I watch YT vids on mute so I have no idea what these ladies sound like or what music they're playing. I apologize in advance. Lol

Aggie · Jan 10, 2018

shortdub78 said:
It’s mainly in the middle of the back of my head and crown area, since I have a bunch of new growth back there.

That's exactly where I'm having breakage myself. I still don't feel like texlaxing yet though so I will be PSing more in the next few weeks. I want to hold out now until 20 weeks instead of 14 now.

LushLox · Jan 11, 2018

Aggie said:
That's exactly where I'm having breakage myself. I still don't feel like texlaxing yet though so I will be PSing more in the next few weeks. I want to hold out now until 20 weeks instead of 14 now.

That's a nice stretch, I thought that you didn't like stretching for that long though?

Aggie · Jan 11, 2018

LushLox said:
That's a nice stretch, I thought that you didn't like stretching for that long though?

I've stretched as long as 6 months but now that I have some breakage from my demi permanent color, I need to give my hair a break from all chemicals for now. I need to strengthen it back to handle the relaxer.

LushLox · Jan 11, 2018

Aggie said:
I've stretched as long as 6 months but now that I have some breakage from my demi permanent color, I need to give my hair a break from all chemicals for now. I need to strengthen it back to handle the relaxer.

Hmm I’ve considered that demi colour process but I rarely hear a good word about it! Hope you resolve the problem swiftly :yep:

Evolving78 · Jan 11, 2018

LushLox said:
Hmm I’ve considered that demi colour process but I rarely hear a good word about it! Hope you resolve the problem swiftly

You need a developer for it to open the cuticle, for the color to deposit. You have to treat your hair like you used a permanent color. So add the relaxer, and that makes you double processed.

Aggie · Jan 11, 2018

Thanks @LushLox. I will. All the breakage is only where I used it most so i know thats the real problem. The rest of my hair is fine. I'll be sticking with henna and indigo moving forward.

Evolving78 · Jan 11, 2018

Do you ladies detangle before you wash your hair during a stretch, and if so what is your process, and how long does it take?
I’m detangling my hair now, and yeah, it’s been over an hour and I’m not done...smh. I parted my hair in 4 sections, then I am creating smaller sections to detangle... I also decided to collect hair from each section to see how much hair I’m losing.
I don’t comb my hair until wash day, but I finger detangle daily to remove shed/broken hairs.

sunnieb · Jan 12, 2018

4 weeks post. All is going ok. Still babying my hair trying to prevent further damage.

@shortdub78 I lightly detangle nightly as I'm moisturizing and sealing. I don't comb my hair at all during the day.

Before washing, I don't really do a big detangling. I do take time to separate my hair to make sure my ends aren't knotted together - usually after 10 weeks post or so.

Evolving78 · Jan 12, 2018

I collected my hair for two days. I’m gonna do it for a week to see how much hair I’m losing each time I detangle.

MzSwift · Jan 12, 2018

I'll be 6 weeks post on Tuesday but I'll be doing my corrective tomorrow morning. Getting ready to pre-part, do my initial scalp base and put protective layers on my already relaxed hair.

lalla · Jan 13, 2018

One day post. I think I'm one cm or two from WL.

Evolving78 · Jan 13, 2018

I’m 7 weeks post and some change..

LushLox · Jan 13, 2018

shortdub78 said:
I’m 7 weeks post and some change..

You touching up this weekend?

Evolving78 · Jan 13, 2018

LushLox said:
You touching up this weekend?

I don’t know what I wanna do. I wanna cry. I don’t like how I look right now and it’s that time of the month..

PerfectlyFlawed · Jan 13, 2018

shortdub78 said:
I don’t know what I wanna do. I wanna cry. I don’t like how I look right now and it’s that time of the month..

I know how you feel. And I’m sure you look beautiful, don’t let that witch make you feel any different.

Evolving78 · Jan 13, 2018

PerfectlyFlawed said:
I know how you feel. And I’m sure you look beautiful, don’t let that witch make you feel any different.

Thank you for this! Xoxo!

LushLox · Jan 13, 2018

shortdub78 said:
I don’t know what I wanna do. I wanna cry. I don’t like how I look right now and it’s that time of the month..

Maybe get your monthly out of the way and see how you feel next week. You need to be totally focused when doing that relaxer as you know and if you're not feeling it then you potentially wind up with more problems.

Evolving78 · Jan 13, 2018

LushLox said:
Maybe get your monthly out of the way and see how you feel next week. You need to be totally focused when doing that relaxer as you know and if you're not feeling it then you potentially wind up with more problems.

Yeah I will just get my supplies. Now that I’m getting older, my hormones and cycle are changing. I gotta focus on school this weekend, so the scarf will stay on.

Sanity · Jan 14, 2018

I cut my hair into long bob back in October. The front now reaches 13". I am 2.5 months post and have slacked on moisturizing. If I reach Apl/Bsl this winter of 2018, It will be a miracle!

Evolving78 · Jan 14, 2018

Sanity said:
I cut my hair into long bob back in October. The front now reaches 13". I am 2.5 months post and have slacked on moisturizing. If I reach Apl/Bsl this winter of 2018, It will be a miracle!

Your hair grows like weeds! It will be there by the summer!

Sanity · Jan 15, 2018

shortdub78 said:
Your hair grows like weeds! It will be there by the summer!

Thank you Hun! I relaxed yesterday! I will post my length update after I straighten! I need a trim! Next relaxer is in 12 weeks

(I'm having difficulty uploading, I'll try again later)> no luck

MzSwift · Jan 15, 2018

Totally forgot to post in here. I did my corrective Friday night. It went well. I also cut back to just above BSB. Next relaxer will be in 12-16 weeks.

Evolving78 · Jan 15, 2018

I relaxed yesterday. going for 10-12 weeks.

PerfectlyFlawed · Jan 18, 2018

22 weeks 4 days post. Had to put my hair in a choke hold this morning just to put it in a crappy bun so I will be relaxing Saturday morning.

Relaxed Heads: How many weeks post relaxer are you and when is your next touch up???

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