2013 Relaxed Hair Buddy Thread

[Mande30]

@klsjackson @hnntrr @mschristine @caramelqt3683

Hola Buddies (welcome to the crew, caramelqt3683)

I think that I am going to have to cut this 12 week stretch short. These underprocessed areas from my last two relaxers are kicking my butt. I am only 6 weeks post, but my hair is acting like I am 12. I will try to make it 4 more weeks. PLUS, I tried to experiement with some Honey in my DC last week. Everyone had some good results from it. Big MISTAKE. My hair did NOT like that. Is there any protein in honey? My hair behaved just like it acts when I have a serious protein overload. Now that incident, on top of the underprocessed stuff was almost unbearable. Another slight bump in the road, but this is a journey, right? There will be pot holes. But you have to keep on going, learning not to take that street again.

 

[sunnieb]

Great progress Cherry89!

I'll be joining you Friday!

 

[KiWiStyle]

Glad you're okay. We've got the weather weirdness going too...not nearly as extreme as Chi but still 85 one day 50 the next, we had rain but thankfully no snow and no flooding. Water in places it should not be is evil...I wish them all well.

The weather all over the country has been crazy. I'm hoping we have a nice long Summer to make up for this mess.

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[klsjackson]

@klsjackson @hnntrr @mschristine @caramelqt3683

Hola Buddies (welcome to the crew, caramelqt3683)

I think that I am going to have to cut this 12 week stretch short. These underprocessed areas from my last two relaxers are kicking my butt. I am only 6 weeks post, but my hair is acting like I am 12. I will try to make it 4 more weeks. PLUS, I tried to experiement with some Honey in my DC last week. Everyone had some good results from it. Big MISTAKE. My hair did NOT like that. Is there any protein in honey? My hair behaved just like it acts when I have a serious protein overload. Now that incident, on top of the underprocessed stuff was almost unbearable. Another slight bump in the road, but this is a journey, right? There will be pot holes. But you have to keep on going, leaning not to take that street again.

Mande30
I'm not sure if there is protein in honey, but I tried it once also and my hair was not happy. It is amazing to me how we all have similar hair dilemmas. I will be seven weeks post this week and I swear my hair feels like 10 weeks post or more. I want to relax at 8 weeks, but I have had too much success to end my stretch. I plan to do HOTs with Olive oil and Avocado oil on dry hair before my washes for the next two weeks. This normally helps to soften my new growth and tame the frizzies. I also have one area that is really underprocessed. I'm thinking of going to a professional for my next relaxer.

 

[Mande30]

klsjackson

My worst underprocessing came from the last time that I went to the salon. I know what happened with my first self relax to cause the underprocessing, too much time trying to part and not enough time left for a thorough smoothing job. This time I plan to pre part and twist each small section. I've practiced with conditioner and it is much faster. Also, I want to pull some of the relaxer onto the underprocessed parts during the smoothing. Hopefully, they will get the processing that they did not get last time.

 

[Nix08]

baddison[/URL] @Cherry89 @Nix08

ONE MORE WEEK!
ONE MORE WEEK!
ONE MORE WEEK!
ONE MORE WEEK!
ONE MORE WEEK!
ONE MORE WEEK!
ONE MORE WEEK!
ONE MORE WEEK!
ONE MORE WEEK!

Can't believe I'm 17 weeks post today! I am SO ready to relax and swang my hurr! How ya'll doin' tonight? Any hair plans?

I might go do another honey treatment, iunno. I need to do something.

sunnieb I can't believe I've made it this far myself I am still trying to decide which day to do my TU...I have thursday and friday off but have to volunteer at dd's school thursday... Wednesday is the official mark of 18 weeks so I may do it that night....as I really really want to do it...but I don't want to be tired at all

I normally buy the big tub of relaxer but if I'm going to be going 16-18 weeks going forward then I'm just going to buy those single use containers. So I have a fresh container with each use

 

[Nix08]

@sunnieb do you pre part right before you do your tu or the night or day before?

Cherry89 you're hair is stunning

 

[Nix08]

Ok me again....I just bought my relaxer It was cheaper to buy the tub BUT I thought if I relaxed every 20 weeks or so then it would be equal in price to buy the smaller tub. So I have the smaller tub and I"m contemplating ....just contemplating going 20 weeks next time around

 

[MissyB]

Babygrowth, sckri23, lovely_locks, Angelinhell, Kim0105:

I haven't used heat since 3/29!!! It's going better than I thought. I need to DC though. Aside from moisturizing, I've been leaving my hair bunned with a bang (not even caring anymore if it's a super tiny bun). I'm a little over 9 weeks now. I'm loving the thickness of my hair right now.

 

[Lilmama1011]

@klsjackson @hnntrr @mschristine @caramelqt3683

Hola Buddies (welcome to the crew, caramelqt3683)

I think that I am going to have to cut this 12 week stretch short. These underprocessed areas from my last two relaxers are kicking my butt. I am only 6 weeks post, but my hair is acting like I am 12. I will try to make it 4 more weeks. PLUS, I tried to experiement with some Honey in my DC last week. Everyone had some good results from it. Big MISTAKE. My hair did NOT like that. Is there any protein in honey? My hair behaved just like it acts when I have a serious protein overload. Now that incident, on top of the underprocessed stuff was almost unbearable. Another slight bump in the road, but this is a journey, right? There will be pot holes. But you have to keep on going, learning not to take that street again.

http://www.chacha.com/question/does-honey-have-protein

 

[Babygrowth]

Babygrowth, sckri23, lovely_locks, Angelinhell, Kim0105:

I haven't used heat since 3/29!!! It's going better than I thought. I need to DC though. Aside from moisturizing, I've been leaving my hair bunned with a bang (not even caring anymore if it's a super tiny bun). I'm a little over 9 weeks now. I'm loving the thickness of my hair right now.

Yay! Way to go MissyB I'm sooo tired of wigs I also am bout to rock a tiny bun! My hair needs to breathe!

 

[SunySydeofLyfe]

@SunySydeofLyfe my date to TU is May 4th. When's yours?

lamaria211 I am not sure, I am becoming an expert at stretching I may try for longer. Until the week before my anniversary in August!!! That would be 9 months post, don't know what the summer would be like for me but I may try.

But all in all
We did it!!!!!

 

[Mande30]

http://www.chacha.com/question/does-honey-have-protein

Thanks Lilmama1011

I put about 3-4 tablespoons of honey in the DC. I guess I got about .4 grams of protein. I sure hope that small amount of protein did not affect my hair like that. If so, protein is the plague to me.

 

[baddison]

Well Today is my 18 week, I relaxed DEC 22, so here are my progress pics...

divachyk sunnieb baddison Nix08


DEC 4th-April 20

Great progress, Cherry89

divachyk sunnieb Nix08
We did it , ladies!! Pat yourselves on the back and lets go get our "crack"....LOL!!

I'll be waiting with bated breath to see all the progress we've made!!

 

[KiWiStyle]

Great progress, Cherry89

divachyk sunnieb Nix08
We did it , ladies!! Pat yourselves on the back and lets go get our "crack"....LOL!!

I'll be waiting with bated breath to see all the progress we've made!!

I can't wait to see y'll progress!!

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[JudithO]

Ok and I will read the first thread to see how this thing works. Good luck with your tu. Cant wait to see results!!

ETA: oh I meant to ask, what type of relaxer are you using. I am thinking about trying the Linange texturizer next time. I have been using the Just For Me texture softener.

@mshoneyfly

So sorry for just responding.. just seeing this message. I consistently use Optimum Anti-Breakage No Lye Relaxer in Regular (Red Box).... Lye relaxers are not for me and I get perfect results using this...

 

[Evolving78]

Cattypus1
xu93texas
Altruisticoam
yoli184
KiWiStyle

hey ladies! i plan on relaxing in about two weeks. i am going to switch back to lye. i believe in order for my hair to be stronger, i need to leave some texture behind. i plan on using ORS regular/no base. after that, i plan on coloring my hair blue black. oh, instead of using a grease to base my scalp with, i am going to put some castor oil in an applicator bottle and base my scalp the night before i relax. i think this will be easier and less time consuming. it takes me 40-60 mins to part and base my scalp. i can't afford to go to the salon to get it done, since i gotta pay on some things for my kiddies for the summer and i need some new tires. i just have to find somebody that is just going to apply the relaxer to my roots only! i would do it myself, but i get sloppy trying to rush and not go over processing time.

i was on YT and came across another Ytuber that did a major trim. i know our ends get old, thin, and withered, but why do so many ladies wait that long to cut off 3 inches of hair or more? but claim, they don't need to trim often because they take really good care of their hair? i have seen 3 Ytubers this year say and do the exact same thing.

 

[quirkydimples]

shortdub78

If you're going to use an applicator to apply castor oil, you might want to look into the Roots Only bottle. I read the Just Grow Already blog and Jen did a review a few weeks ago. I have JBCO in mine and use it on my scalp before running (2-3 times a week).

 

[sunnieb]

@sunnieb do you pre part right before you do your tu or the night or day before?

Nix08 - I pre-part right before relaxing.

 

[sunnieb]

baddison Nix08 Cherry89 divachyk

I'm under the dryer now dc'ing with Motions CPR. Since I'm in "relaxer prep" mode, I didn't add any honey or EVOO. I felt myself getting lazy, but I always like to do my last shampoo/protein dc 3 days before relaxing.

 

[sunnieb]

Ok me again....I just bought my relaxer It was cheaper to buy the tub BUT I thought if I relaxed every 20 weeks or so then it would be equal in price to buy the smaller tub. So I have the smaller tub and I"m contemplating ....just contemplating going 20 weeks next time around

Nix08 - LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!

Going 18 weeks this time was a breeze. I'm still trying to figure out why.
I could knock out another 2 weeks like nuthin'!

 

[divachyk]

baddison, sunnieb, Cherry89, Nix08

You guys are stretching geniuses! I'm at 4 weeks post this week and all is well. I will aim for my normal 10-12 weeks and go from there. I'm interested to see how cowashing impacts my ability to stretch. I'm still enjoying the cowashing thing. ETA: I've been absent as of late -- been a bit pre-occupied with IRL stuff. Hopefully much of that will be behind me soon and I can return to my normal posting routine.

 

[Nix08]

@shortdub78

If you're going to use an applicator to apply castor oil, you might want to look into the Roots Only bottle. I read the Just Grow Already blog and Jen did a review a few weeks ago. I have JBCO in mine and use it on my scalp before running (2-3 times a week).

That applicator is fantastic...I used it a lot during this stretch...I put conditioner and tea in it though.

@Nix08 - LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!

Going 18 weeks this time was a breeze. I'm still trying to figure out why.
I could knock out another 2 weeks like nuthin'!

I know...I don't know what was up It has been great so 20 weeks next time is totally feasible, I just need to learn to style better....if I can get my act together I'll post a pic of my hair today....bantu knot out

@baddison, @sunnieb, @Cherry89, @Nix08

You guys are stretching geniuses! I'm at 4 weeks post this week and all is well. I will aim for my normal 10-12 weeks and go from there. I'm interested to see how cowashing impacts my ability to stretch. I'm still enjoying the cowashing thing. ETA: I've been absent as of late -- been a bit pre-occupied with IRL stuff. Hopefully much of that will be behind me soon and I can return to my normal posting routine.

I'm excited to see how cowashing impacts your stretch too


So I'm about 24 hours away from doing my TU and so let the itching begin

 

[sunnieb]

Nix08 please post a pic!

I decided to wear my hair down today for shock value since I've been bunning nonstop for so long.





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[Nix08]

sunnieb here you go. .I had forgotten about posting a pic already

 

[Evolving78]

shortdub78

If you're going to use an applicator to apply castor oil, you might want to look into the Roots Only bottle. I read the Just Grow Already blog and Jen did a review a few weeks ago. I have JBCO in mine and use it on my scalp before running (2-3 times a week).

quirkydimples
can i find this at sally's? i would like to purchase this week and use it for my next wash day.

 

[Nix08]

shortdub78 Yes you can get it at Sally's

 

[quirkydimples]

shortdub78

Someone already answered, but I wanted to add that it does cut down on time and manipulation.

 

[Evolving78]

Cattypus1
xu93texas
Altruisticoam
yoli184
KiWiStyle

hey ladies. i am really going to focus on my front crown area. i had some mechanical breakage last year in the summer. it's not noticeable, but it does cause me to look like i have some fly aways.

i'm going to moisturize this area more and stay on top with my protein treatments.
i am not going to smooth this area during the relaxing process time. i need to get this area strong. i want ot focus on my edges too, by relaxing that area every other touchup.

do you ladies smooth after applying the relaxer or just allow it to process and leave it be? if so, does it still get straight? and what is your hair type?

 

[mschristine]

@klsjackson @hnntrr @mschristine @caramelqt3683

Hola Buddies (welcome to the crew, caramelqt3683)

I think that I am going to have to cut this 12 week stretch short. These underprocessed areas from my last two relaxers are kicking my butt. I am only 6 weeks post, but my hair is acting like I am 12. I will try to make it 4 more weeks. PLUS, I tried to experiement with some Honey in my DC last week. Everyone had some good results from it. Big MISTAKE. My hair did NOT like that. Is there any protein in honey? My hair behaved just like it acts when I have a serious protein overload. Now that incident, on top of the underprocessed stuff was almost unbearable. Another slight bump in the road, but this is a journey, right? There will be pot holes. But you have to keep on going, learning not to take that street again.

Sorry I've been MIA lately..life got me super busy. I'm going to start DCing twice a week and cowashing once a week. It's finally getting warmer and it's easier to stretch my relaxers this way. I think I'm about 6 or 7 weeks post so it's time to step it up. Hello new buddy, caramelqt3683! Welcome!!