POTENTIAL PROTEIN OVERLOAD QUESTION!!!HELP!

[Adaoba2012]

Hello Ladies. I'm am almost 13 weeks post and I currently have braids in my hair with extentions. I've had them in for almost 7 weeks and I will be taking them out this weekend. I want to relax next week and I am wondering if I should do a protein treatment on my hair this week so it will be strong enough for the relaxer. However, I have been using MT in my braids and I dont really wash my hair while its in braids..I just rinse them and apply my MT mix. Sooo..should I still do the protein reconstructing treatment or just wash and deep condition as normal? I was gonna add an egg to ORS Hair mayo and leave on for 30-45 minutes then follow up with a moisturizing DC like ORS replenishing and silicon mix but I dont want my hair to feel brittle especially right before a relaxer. Any advice would be helpful...TIA!!!

 

[*Muffin*]

In my opinion, If I was in your shoes I would do the protein treatment, just to be safe. It's good to do a protein treatment a week before your relaxer because it strengthens your hair for that weakening process. And me personally, I like to do nothing with my hair the first week after I get my relaxer done to give my strands a bit of a rest. You don't have to do a hard protein treatment, just something that has protein in it to give your hair a strengthening boost. I notice that, since I henna and use other things that act as proteins, that I don't to do many protein treatments or use products that contain protein treatments. I save the protein treatments for the week before I relax. I experienced protein overload not too long ago from constantly using a conditioner that I didn't know had a lot of protein in it as a leave-in, and my hair was feeling a hot mess. Just use it when needed .

 

[**SaSSy**]

Since you have been using MT, you should just focus on moisture more now until your touch-up

 

[msa]

You're definitely going to get conflicting answers to your question.

All I can say is when you take your braids out do a simple wash and quick condition and assess how your hair is feeling. If it feels too mushy, do some protein. If it feels too hard, do some moisture.

I have a feeling that since you said you don't really wash with the braids in and you just use MT, your hair is going to be feeling dry/thirsty because of the lack of conditioning.

Either way, assess your hair and see how it's feeling before you do a super moisture or protein. You may be trying to correct a problem you don't have or you'll create one by messing up your balance.

 

[*Muffin*]

You're definitely going to get conflicting answers to your question.

All I can say is when you take your braids out do a simple wash and quick condition and assess how your hair is feeling. If it feels too mushy, do some protein. If it feels too hard, do some moisture.

I have a feeling that since you said you don't really wash with the braids in and you just use MT, your hair is going to be feeling dry/thirsty because of the lack of conditioning.

Either way, assess your hair and see how it's feeling before you do a super moisture or protein. You may be trying to correct a problem you don't have or you'll create one by messing up your balance.

I revise my opinion. I think this is the best answer. Test your hair before you do anything to it. You don't want to risk messing anything up.

 

[Adaoba2012]

Thanks alot ladies..I think this is the best thing to do..I just want to avoid losing any unnecessary hair!! BTW...where did the thanks button go?

 

[Denise11]

Where did the thanks button go AND the tally of thanks that use to be in the top right of your post, under your join date, location etc.?

 

[MonPetite]

You're definitely going to get conflicting answers to your question.

All I can say is when you take your braids out do a simple wash and quick condition and assess how your hair is feeling. If it feels too mushy, do some protein. If it feels too hard, do some moisture.

I have a feeling that since you said you don't really wash with the braids in and you just use MT, your hair is going to be feeling dry/thirsty because of the lack of conditioning.

Either way, assess your hair and see how it's feeling before you do a super moisture or protein. You may be trying to correct a problem you don't have or you'll create one by messing up your balance.

MSA darling, you took the words right out of my little, golden mouth. ITA.

 

[Adaoba2012]

Thanks alot ladies...i really would thank each and everyone of you if i could. I hope they bring it back...I keep moving my mouse over to the thanks area..lol