Relaxed Hair Thread
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CluelessJL
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Thanks @Beamodel @MsCarmenP and @sunnieb ! Glad I'm not the only one 
I was starting to wonder if only the strongest hairs were left standing after the raking they got from the new Saturday girl at the salon 
8 days post and I'm starting to shed a bit again...ah well, it was nice while it lasted!
I was starting to wonder if only the strongest hairs were left standing after the raking they got from the new Saturday girl at the salon 8 days post and I'm starting to shed a bit again...ah well, it was nice while it lasted!
sunnieb
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Thanks girlie! I was 13 weeks post and playing around with an old braidout.
divachyk
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I flat ironed yesterday and my hair still looks a hot mess. I should have cut it before stretching since the problem started way back when but I guess I was hoping a miracle would come along and self correct the issue. Really wanted a salon cut but tracking down stylists is just too much hassle so I pulled out my scissors and went to work - chopped, chopped, chopped.
If I can get my pic to attach, I will show you.
eta: photo added; apparently my pic was too large. I can see right now, I won't be posting many pics. I don't have time to be fooling around with resizing photos.
The pic is the before, what I cut and the after. I need to cut more as I desire to remove all thin areas but this will do for now.
If I can get my pic to attach, I will show you.
eta: photo added; apparently my pic was too large. I can see right now, I won't be posting many pics. I don't have time to be fooling around with resizing photos.
The pic is the before, what I cut and the after. I need to cut more as I desire to remove all thin areas but this will do for now.
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flyygirlll2
Lioness mane
divachyk
Instagram: adaybyjay
@flyygirlll2, I would have cut more but dh and a few friends stopped me. I was a woman on a mission. After hearing their input, I decided against as I didn't want to make any impulse decisions. Much like you though, I'm over it. My hair responds best to removing all issues as once. The slow and steady route doesn't do much for my hair. What method do you use to cut? I use the Feye's Method.
ClassyJSP
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Mine does but I always use aphogee 2 min after.
flyygirlll2
Lioness mane
@divachyk when I had spoken to Jenn from Komaza, she said I could just cut an inch and then proceed in intervals with trims when necessary. That was based on what she could see from the samples I had sent her, I just sent her the second sample.
In terms of how I cut it, I used Feye's method as well. I also used a a scrunchi to put my hair in a ponytail and cut the rest. My hair is still BSL/MBL even after the cut, I thought it would be shorter. I've cut almost 5 inches so far this year lol but as I told Jenn, it never feels like I cut anything which is perplexing.
At first I thought my DH wouldn't care much if I cut my hair very short, but he does like some length since he's so used to seeing me with long hair.
mschristine
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I'm going to do a cassia treatment on my hair on Tuesday night in preparation for my trip in Thursday ..I love the strength and shine it gives to my strands
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
I love these head pieces
You don't know how shocked I was to see that so that's just me trying to get over my denial.
All this time I'm thinking I'm beyond a slow grower and it turns out I'm blossoming just my hair breaking off. Probably would have been butt length by now if I figured it out sooner.
divachyk
Instagram: adaybyjay
SunRai Naturals
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I'm excited about my new relaxer journey!! I'm nervous about random breakage that some relaxed heads seem to have though. Hopefully that doesn't happen to me. Right now to moisturize I'm using Cantu Leave-in and grapeseed oil. I probably need to add a protein leave-in like Aphogee Green Tea. My straight hair feels kind of weird to me because I'm just not use to it. It's been 15-16 years since I was relaxed. When I was relaxed 16 years ago, I had NO CLUE about hair care. I could't get my hair to grow past my neck.
A lot of what I learned as a natural, I am bringing with me to the relaxed side to help with retention. I will still be finger detangling, handling my hair with care especially my ends, protective styling, using products like Aubrey's and Shea moisture, and natural oils like grapeseed oil and shea butter.
I used Mizani Butter Blends Lye to relax and it got my hair pretty straight. I will probably do some pin curls and flexi rod set before I put it in cornrows. Plus I don't to put cornrows in so soon after relaxing.
A lot of what I learned as a natural, I am bringing with me to the relaxed side to help with retention. I will still be finger detangling, handling my hair with care especially my ends, protective styling, using products like Aubrey's and Shea moisture, and natural oils like grapeseed oil and shea butter.
I used Mizani Butter Blends Lye to relax and it got my hair pretty straight. I will probably do some pin curls and flexi rod set before I put it in cornrows. Plus I don't to put cornrows in so soon after relaxing.
greenandchic
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I need to get some more Good Day Hair pins. I had a set but lost them somehow...
divachyk
Instagram: adaybyjay
@greenandchic I have a ton of them just laying around --home, car, purse, bookbag & office. Just never know when you'll need to pull the hair, pin & go!
greenandchic
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No doubt! I need to get out of my bobby pin habit.
CluelessJL
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Is it possible for an underprocessed relaxer to not "show up" for a couple of weeks/washes?
If you are like myself and others that have this problem, your hair doesn't stay as straight as it is when you are freshly relaxed. My hair is straight for a little while then some of the kink returns. However, relaxers were never designed to knock all the texture out your hair so that should be considered as well.
flyygirlll2
Lioness mane
@SuchaLady my hair is resistant, so the times that it was bone straight involved stylist leaving the relaxer on for longer and smoothing the heck out of it. The last touch up in September that I did myself left me very underprocessed so now I have all these varying textures that drive me nuts, especially when my hair is wet
@flyygirlll2 Yep. That's how it is with me as well. Truthfully, idk what I want to do. It's grown a lot so I can't do anything rash 
However, the other day I actually contemplated a nice haircut and wearing it straight for a little while. I'll regret that for sure. I'm tired of doing my hair though.
I wish they'd hurry develop a BKTish product that doesn't potentially give you cancer
I'll give up a relaxer but not straight hair
However, the other day I actually contemplated a nice haircut and wearing it straight for a little while. I'll regret that for sure. I'm tired of doing my hair though. I wish they'd hurry develop a BKTish product that doesn't potentially give you cancer
I'll give up a relaxer but not straight hair
flyygirlll2
Lioness mane
@SuchaLady I love straight hair since that equals less tangles and ssk's for me, but at the same time I get tired of relaxing my hair myself and lord knows I don't care to go to the salon either unless I found a great stylist.
Girl, I've already cut 5 inches off this year lol but that's partly due to my ends and getting scissor happy.
Girl, I've already cut 5 inches off this year lol but that's partly due to my ends and getting scissor happy.
Nayeli
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I actually don't think I have any kind of secret lol @divachyk. I have a Hot Tools tourmaline dryer and I use the age old IC heat protectant in the pink bottle. No special technique or anything.
I think I'm just so used to seeing my poofy air dried hair, that the blow dried version looked really strange in my eyes.
I think I'm just so used to seeing my poofy air dried hair, that the blow dried version looked really strange in my eyes.
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