How many weeks post-relaxer are you..
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blackberry815 This is my first relaxer stretch and I"m 5 weeks post so please keep us up-to-date with your progress. I would like to stretch to 10-12 weeks.
I have a ton of new growth in the back but I air-dry and don't use heat so seems like co-washing is the best way to keep my growth soft. I'm obsessively watching for breakage and keeping manipulation to a minimum.. only combing after a wash when my hair is slightly damp and full of leave-ins. My hair texture is looser in the front and around my edges so the scarf method keeps that part of head laid nicely...
Closing in on 60 weeks.
Judwill07 I'm always curious how you ladies who stretch for a year manage... are the different textures obvious just by looking?
beans4reezy
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67 weeks post 
Yes, you can tell the difference. Especially when I wear my hair in a french roll. The hair thats rolled up is straight and my natural hair is curly/wavy. I went from texlaxed (3a/3b) to my natural texture (3c/4a). What has helped me is Henna. Henna loosened my curl pattern slightly. It makes it easier for me to transition. Of course everyone won't have the same results, but the more "I" Henna, the easier/looser my curls become. I'm mainly 3c/4a. I've been taking pictures every 3 months or so and I just need to put them all together and post them so that you can see what I mean. I have about 7 to 8 inches of new growth with 5 inches of texlaxed hair.
Cool, can't wait to see the pics.. Maybe the fact that you were texlaxed and not relaxed bone straight makes a difference in appearance and handling.
Highly Favored8
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I am 10 MONTHS POST!!!!! YEAH ME!!!!!
96 weeks, I have about 35 more weeks to go because I want to relax anytime in 2012 preferably in June. That would add up to 131 weeks since my last touchup. I plan on relaxing it. I miss my hair terribly but I just want to stick to what I said and hold out for a long as possible.
I'm at 15 weeks, I cannot believe I stretched this long. I only stretch to 12 weeks typically, but I kept scratching my head right before TEXlaxing day and I refuse to telax an itchy head...that just spells burning. Even with my protectant on my scalp.
So I will wash and bun for 2 weeks and hopefully make it 17 weeks. We'll see. At first I wasn't going to texlax this winter...but my hair takes about 4-5 hours to work through so um......that's why I texlax. (lol)
So I will wash and bun for 2 weeks and hopefully make it 17 weeks. We'll see. At first I wasn't going to texlax this winter...but my hair takes about 4-5 hours to work through so um......that's why I texlax. (lol)
blackberry815
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Ok how are u ladies waiting so long? What are u doing?
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outspokenwallflower
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A week and I'm loving it.
SpicyPisces
3 Years Natural
17 weeks post and I will be self relaxing tomorrow 
shasha8685
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will be 15 weeks on Thursday. It's looking like I won't relax until after new year's....
sunnieb
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blackberry815 some ladies are doing super long stretches, but some are natural. That's why I started this thread:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?p=14589997#post14589997
I wanted to know who was still relaxed and planning on relaxing sometime in the future.
YaniraNaturally
WL-HL???
Woah I can't believe I posted that on 5/11, over 10 weeks ago! I'm still transitioning and this friday will make 16 weeks
My NG is fierce! I wouldn't even dare think about putting a comb through this! From 7-20-10
Yay, I'll be 26 weeks this friday! It's kinda funny how I keep posting in this thread exactly every 10 weeks without meaning to! Anyway, I've been braided up for about a month now and I'll keep these braids in for at least another two.
ETA:I never ended up cutting those three inches.
From 9-29-10
Woah I can't believe I posted that on 5/11, over 10 weeks ago! I'm still transitioning and this friday will make 16 weeks
My NG is fierce! I wouldn't even dare think about putting a comb through this! From 7-20-10
Yay, I'll be 26 weeks this friday! It's kinda funny how I keep posting in this thread exactly every 10 weeks without meaning to! Anyway, I've been braided up for about a month now and I'll keep these braids in for at least another two.
ETA:
From 9-29-10
Almost at 84 weeks!
My hair natural hair stretches to CBL easily but I'm too afraid of shrinkage to BC now. Regardless, I am totally
about my natural hair. I can't believe I ever got a perm in the first place erplexed
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I'll be 44 weeks this Sunday
blessedandlucky
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Almost 14 weeks on Sunday, I've decided to relax today. Longest stretch ever and I didn't even plan it - still very proud of myself. I will miss my new growth but our fighting has really intensified. Lol
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back2relaxed
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8 weeks! With short hair, that's an eternity!
Highly Favored8
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11 months post!
back2relaxed Congrats cause a lot of people with short cuts relax like every 4 weeks lol.
How are you styling on a daily basis?
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
14 weeks post. 2 more weeks to go.
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