Relaxed Heads: How many weeks post relaxer are you and when is your next touch up???

Sanity

Cosmetologist
20 weeks post, The shedding isnt to bad. I used 6n1 with a moisturizing conditioner and baggied for 2 hrs. I plan to relax on the 29th after vacation,
My hair look thin, My newgrowth has overpowered and my length isn't showing lol.
I did trimmed my ends in twists while I airdried.
 

KhandiB

Well-Known Member
I am currently 17 weeks post. Not positive when i will be relaxing next. Maybe this weekend. or the weekend of April 15th, in enough time for my birthday. My last appointment , she round brush dried my hair, and I found that my hair is quite manageable even without a relaxer.

I know I will relax because she has to do a correction. But I will probably just do 2 a year now. Seems to be working.
 

Royalq

Well-Known Member
Currently 14 weeks post. Will relax next week at 15 weeks post. I’m so looking forward to it. I love a fresh relaxer and I can get to see my progress. Will also go to haircuttery and get a deep trim. I haven’t done a deep trim in a year, only a few light ones.
 

Fotchygirl

Well-Known Member
Hi ladies, I just renewed my subscription. I got demotivated with my hair and didn't renew for a long time but am back with renewed energy. I can't even remember when I last relaxed my hair and it is in a bad state. The new growth is so bad. I have asked my sister to relax my hair on Saturday but unfortunately she doesn't know how to blow dry and neither do I. I will wait a week then do a treatment at the salon so that they can blow dry and trim my hair. Then I will post a pic.
 

MzSwift

Well-Known Member
Hi ladies, I just renewed my subscription. I got demotivated with my hair and didn't renew for a long time but am back with renewed energy. I can't even remember when I last relaxed my hair and it is in a bad state. The new growth is so bad. I have asked my sister to relax my hair on Saturday but unfortunately she doesn't know how to blow dry and neither do I. I will wait a week then do a treatment at the salon so that they can blow dry and trim my hair. Then I will post a pic.

Welcome back! You can definitely baby your hair back to health! We’re here to help if you have questions.

About the blowdrying, I recently purchased a hot air brush and I plan to use it with each wash and DC. It was so easy to use and my hair feels better when I blow out vs airdrying loose. It’s very much like brushing your hair. Maybe you can try one of those?

Here’s the one I bought:





And here’s a relaxed lady using an air brush for her wash and DC process:

 

LushLox

Well-Known Member
Welcome back! You can definitely baby your hair back to health! We’re here to help if you have questions.

About the blowdrying, I recently purchased a hot air brush and I plan to use it with each wash and DC. It was so easy to use and my hair feels better when I blow out vs airdrying loose. It’s very much like brushing your hair. Maybe you can try one of those?

Here’s the one I bought:





And here’s a relaxed lady using an air brush for her wash and DC process:


She passed that brush through that section a lot of times. Is that how folks use their hot brush?

I don't use it like that I'll do two passes and when I've finished the whole head I'll do one more brush through otherwise I may as well just flat iron lol. My brush is very good though, no need to keep going over the section.
 

MzSwift

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She passed that brush through that section a lot of times. Is that how folks use their hot brush?

I don't use it like that I'll do two passes and when I've finished the whole head I'll do one more brush through otherwise I may as well just flat iron lol. My brush is very good though, no need to keep going over the section.

Lol, I honestly dunno.
I see it as a blowdryer that’s easier to hold and manuever so I probably use it like her. I go over the section on low blast until it’s dry. I find that the brush bristles are more flexible, like a paddle brush, than a blow dryer attachment so it feels like less manipulation. Is yours like that? My old hot air brush bristles were rigid hard plastic so I was pleasantly suprised by this new one.

I also don’t follow it with a flat iron :nono: - blow drying gets my hair straight enough.
 

LushLox

Well-Known Member
Lol, I honestly dunno.
I see it as a blowdryer that’s easier to hold and manuever so I probably use it like her. I go over the section on low blast until it’s dry. I find that the brush bristles are more flexible, like a paddle brush, than a blow dryer attachment so it feels like less manipulation. Is yours like that? My old hot air brush bristles were rigid hard plastic so I was pleasantly suprised by this new one.

I also don’t follow it with a flat iron :nono: - blow drying gets my hair straight enough.

Actually I’m saying mine is a hot air brush it isn’t, it’s not meant to be used on damp hair, dry hair only. So I guess you would need to go over the section a few times if the hair is damp.

My brush is like a straightening brush, it gets my hair sleek with just the two passes.
 

Celestialx

Well-Known Member
I'll be at exactly 12 weeks this Wednesday. I didn't end up doing a hardcore protein treatment just yet, but upping my light protein (2x/week now) and adding SM Curl Enhancing Smoothie to my regimen seems to have helped minimize my breakage a lot already so I might not do one at all, idk yet. Using more Silicon Mix has helped with taming my new growth too, so I might make it through my 16 week stretch after all. :D Hopefully I didn't jinx it lol.
 

Sosoothing

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Posting here as well. I have no length goal this year. I just hope to retain as much as possible and to lose weight so I'm not embarrassed to post my pix. Lol, SMH.

Here's where I am post 1 1/2" trim and after a blowout. Finally, got a new length check shirt. Lol
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That hair is oh so purrty sis! :gorgeous::grin:
You are well on your way to hip length. I'm thinking with your next touch up since you tend to stretch :yep:
 

Fotchygirl

Well-Known Member
So ladies I did relax 2 weeks ago and my hair was so damaged it wasn't worth posting. Some of my hair is ear length, some shoulder and some at APL. It is also very thin. I will try to nurse it back to health by doing regular washes and deep conditioners. Hopefully it can still be saved.
 

sunnieb

Well-Known Member
So ladies I did relax 2 weeks ago and my hair was so damaged it wasn't worth posting. Some of my hair is ear length, some shoulder and some at APL. It is also very thin. I will try to nurse it back to health by doing regular washes and deep conditioners. Hopefully it can still be saved.

Oh no!

I haven't read through the thread. Do you know what caused this?

Please watch your stress levels. That's what took my hair out.
 
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