Relaxer Stretchers Support Thread

I've gone 6 mos.... neva eva again.... It wasn't worth the work.... I didn't see a lot of growth....
i saw more growth at 4 mos or 10 mos...
the combing out sometimes was ok. then it could take hours
with my 4 types of hair, I never know which one is gonna act a fool!
thank goodness for wigs, falls, & headbands.
 
quirkydimples said:
You have to tell me how you get 4-5 days out of your twistouts! I can manage two at most. Instructions, please!
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Today is wash day:


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Freshly washed and conditioned with Wen.

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My hair in twists on mostly dry hair...can't do flat twists at 20-weeks post...too thick.
I reset the ends with water to wrap smoothly.
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Straws with end papers(I know, old Skool).

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The out part of the twist out.
 
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Cattypus1 said:
Wen has been the ticket for me. I'm 20 weeks post today. I only comb my hair on wash days because I exclusively do twist outs. Depending on how crazy I sleep at night I could get 4 or 5 days out of my Twistout. After wash day fingers only! I have 6 more weeks to make it to 6 months--my longest stretch ever. My only other stretch was 16&1/2 weeks because I wasn't prepared.
I used Wen for the first time about a month ago and I'm sold. The product is amazing!
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Cattypus1 - I totally agree! :grin:

WEN Fig is the only reason I'm able to stretch this long with no problem.

Since I dumped all of my cheapie cowash conditioners, my hair has done a 180! I'm 16 weeks post and just sittin' here chillin' like....:cool2:
 
Cattypus1 said:
Today is wash day:

Freshly washed and conditioned with Wen.

My hair in twists on mostly dry hair...can't do flat twists at 20-weeks post...too thick.
I reset the ends with water to wrap smoothly.

Straws with end papers(I know, old Skool).
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Do you pineapple it at night? Workout during the week? That's my problem: sleeping and sweating. Nice technique BTW
 
quirkydimples said:
Do you pineapple it at night? Workout during the week? That's my problem: sleeping and sweating. Nice technique BTW
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I'm not sure what you mean by "pineapple" but my head does resemble a pineapple with my Scrunchie on [Grin]. Any time I'm going to do something that makes me sweat or something that may flatten my hair I pull it up in the Scrunchie. I sweat like nobody's business even with a brisk walk.
 
Cattypus1 said:
I'm not sure what you mean by "pineapple" but my head does resemble a pineapple with my Scrunchie on [Grin]. Any time I'm going to do something that makes me sweat or something that may flatten my hair I pull it up in the Scrunchie. I sweat like nobody's business even with a brisk walk.
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It's a term I picked up from here. It just means, like you said, pulling all your hair on top of your head loosely with a scrunchie so that it resembles a pineapple. I tried it once, but it didn't quite work. I may try again this week.
 
quirkydimples said:
It's a term I picked up from here. It just means, like you said, pulling all your hair on top of your head loosely with a scrunchie so that it resembles a pineapple. I tried it once, but it didn't quite work. I may try again this week.
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The only way it works for me is if my ends are curly. My straight ends flatten out and i look raggedy the next day. How's the stretch going for you, buddy?
 
Cattypus1 said:
The only way it works for me is if my ends are curly. My straight ends flatten out and i look raggedy the next day. How's the stretch going for you, buddy?
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It's going relatively well, buddy. From the pictures you just posted I can tell yours is going well. The Wen helps a lot and keeping my hands off does, too. It's been pulled back all week because I haven't had time to do my usual routine.

I plan to try sitting in the steamer at the gym tomorrow after I workout. I usually wear conditioner to the gym anyway (two birds, one stone). I read a post on here a while ago about people who use the steam room at the gym for double duty. I'll let you know how it works out.
 
Cattypus1 said:
The only way it works for me is if my ends are curly. My straight ends flatten out and i look raggedy the next day. How's the stretch going for you, buddy?
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Guuuurl...you know what happens when you think you are in control of your hair and then you find out who's really in control and that its not you! Last week my Twistout lasted 4 days with one crazy day...day 5, I swear! My hair must have watched me type that because she cut a fool and I'm sitting here on Day 3 with my heat cap on getting ready to twist again. Oh well, at least it is butter soft, it might look a hot mess but it is as soft as butter.
 
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Henndigo Day...100g Moroccan Henna, 50g Indigo, 2 tbs Aphogee moisturizing conditioner, 1 tbs Burt's Bees Baby Bee Baby Oil...Can't wait to see the result!
 
Relaxed my hair after 4 months.

Actually, I had a relaxer in a July and then did a corrective on one side in August 2012. It was surprisingly easy to stretch during these four months. I contribute it to using Silk Dreams haircare products and washing my hair in sections.
 
Nexxus Humectress is a bawse!

Softened and moisturized my 17 weeks' worth of ng with no problems tonight. I put it on after shampooing and let it sit for 2 hours for maximum penetration.

My ng was no match!

Sent from my Comet using LHCF
 
sunnieb said:
Nexxus Humectress is a bawse!

Softened and moisturized my 17 weeks' worth of ng with no problems tonight. I put it on after shampooing and let it sit for 2 hours for maximum penetration.

My ng was no match!

Sent from my Comet using LHCF
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Girl yessss!! Been using all Nexxus products for 2 years now. It gets the job done! :)
 
Cattypus1 said:
Today is wash day:

Freshly washed and conditioned with Wen.

My hair in twists on mostly dry hair...can't do flat twists at 20-weeks post...too thick.
I reset the ends with water to wrap smoothly.

Straws with end papers(I know, old Skool).

The out part of the twist out.
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That set is so pretty! I wish I could pull that off! Trying to stretch to 12 weeks instead of 10 this time. That means I relax on 1/25. I've never gone past 10 weeks so I'm going to read you ladies post for tips.
 
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Cattypus1 said:
Today is wash day:

Freshly washed and conditioned with Wen.

My hair in twists on mostly dry hair...can't do flat twists at 20-weeks post...too thick.
I reset the ends with water to wrap smoothly.

Straws with end papers(I know, old Skool).

The out part of the twist out.
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Cattypus1 this straw set is GORGEOUS!!! I "might" try this one day, how many straws did you use for all that hair??

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I love this thread, but I can't wait to "dump" ya'll in a week!

I'm finally down to only 7 more days until I relax!!! :yay:
 
sunnieb said:
I love this thread, but I can't wait to "dump" ya'll in a week!

I'm finally down to only 7 more days until I relax!!! :yay:
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3 more days till I relax but I gotten so used to stretching now I might become a long term stretcher. Being on a texlaxed hair journey makes it easier to resist the creamy crack.
 
Cattypus1 said:
Please don't dump us...we need the moral support...Tee Hee! 5 more weeks til I dump y'all too! LOL
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I'll be back!

I complain sometimes, but stretching is really getting easier each time I do it. I think my max will be 18 weeks though. That gives my scalp time to rest, and I have plenty off ng to relax. So looking forward to seeing my scalp again!

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Argh! So, in preparation for my relaxer in a week, I clarified and then did a protein treatment. I used Sally's hard water shampoo and then added an egg and EVOO to a conditioner. I left the conditioner on for about an hour because I got distracted getting my son bathed and ready for bed.

Rinsed it out with cool water and added Wen Fig and kept that on for about an hour. My hair felt super hard when I rinsed it out and there were a couple of hair clumps hanging onto the bottom of my super tangled hair.

Here I am thinking I'm getting my hair prepped for my relaxer, instead I may have caused a setback. On top of all of that, I apparently didn't rinse the egg out well enough so I've got egg in my hair.
 
quirkydimples said:
Argh! So, in preparation for my relaxer in a week, I clarified and then did a protein treatment. I used Sally's hard water shampoo and then added an egg and EVOO to a conditioner. I left the conditioner on for about an hour because I got distracted getting my son bathed and ready for bed.

Rinsed it out with cool water and added Wen Fig and kept that on for about an hour. My hair felt super hard when I rinsed it out and there were a couple of hair clumps hanging onto the bottom of my super tangled hair.

Here I am thinking I'm getting my hair prepped for my relaxer, instead I may have caused a setback. On top of all of that, I apparently didn't rinse the egg out well enough so I've got egg in my hair.
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I have to follow protein treatments with a moisturizing DC otherwise I have the same results. Learned the hard way several years ago with Aphogee 2-step :nono:
 
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