ThinNnappy
New Member
How do you rebuild your hair after a relaxer or touchup
The only way that i ever tried is to conditioner wash my hair everyday for a week after i get a touchup first with aphogee 2 min, and then deep condition with a good cond.-then it seems like i waisted my money, but my hair just sheds like crazy after one of them thangs
I made it up thinkin it was just me with this problem and never heard of anything else that other people do and just recently learned that your supposed to do that anyway after a realxer (i was searching about carolyn greys book and someone posted her first chapter is about rebuilding after a touchup the first week) So........
what do you use
How many days do you do it
How long after the touch/up relaxer do you wait to do your routine
P.s.-do yall remeber when the site was under consruction for a couple of days and you couldnt come on, maybe a month or 2 ago, am i the only one that can no longer see the smily faces and all that, just a bunch of x's all over the place?
The only way that i ever tried is to conditioner wash my hair everyday for a week after i get a touchup first with aphogee 2 min, and then deep condition with a good cond.-then it seems like i waisted my money, but my hair just sheds like crazy after one of them thangs
I made it up thinkin it was just me with this problem and never heard of anything else that other people do and just recently learned that your supposed to do that anyway after a realxer (i was searching about carolyn greys book and someone posted her first chapter is about rebuilding after a touchup the first week) So........
what do you use
How many days do you do it
How long after the touch/up relaxer do you wait to do your routine
P.s.-do yall remeber when the site was under consruction for a couple of days and you couldnt come on, maybe a month or 2 ago, am i the only one that can no longer see the smily faces and all that, just a bunch of x's all over the place?
I usually just continue on with my regular washing routine of every 3 days. Both protein and moisture are important following a relaxer, so I am always mindful of replacing the structural protein lost to the relaxing process. The first protein source I add is a middle protein step after I thouroughly rinse the relaxer and before the neutralizing phase. It returns my protein balance to normal immediately, and my hair comes out stronger and more voluminous than it does without it. For me, introducing protein at this critical point has been a life saver. There are other relaxer formulations like Affirm that come with this middle protein step, and it also works well with other relaxers too. Then on day three after the relaxer, my usual wash day, I’ll do my usual wet assessment and just go by what my hair feels like it needs. That could either be more protein or moisture—it depends. 
