Evolving78
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The basing my scalp takes the longest... I didn’t style my hair this go around, so after the base and parting, it took about 2 hours.
Relaxed Heads: How many weeks post relaxer are you and when is your next touch up???
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Destiny9109
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7 weeks post. Might get some twists or a straight hair crochet until New Year's because 12 weeks would be January 4th.
LushLox
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I'll be 15 weeks post by mid week; this has been a good stretch, (although I can only really assess its efficacy once I touch up). I've had minimal breakage and shedding and I feel like I've retained, but the proof is in the pudding I guess.
I will touch up by the end of this month starting the year afresh in January.
I will touch up by the end of this month starting the year afresh in January.
Evolving78
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1 week down. 5-7 more weeks to go!
Fotchygirl
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14 weeks post, maybe I'll relax the day before Christmas which will put me at 17 week post. These days when I wash I put my hair in about 16 or 17 braids and wash it. I don't get major problems that way. I have also noticed that my hair breaks less on wash day if I detangle when it's fully dry.
Hello, I have gotten my hair routine down to the point that i can go 16 weeks between relaxers and I have 4C hair !!!
I go to a salon and my stylist uses Design Esstential products.
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I will post a pic after my next relaxer.
sunnieb
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Hey!
16 weeks is no joke! I love Design Essentials. I've been using it for almost 10 years now. Can't wait for your pics!
fifigirl
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Did you have any breakage from stretching your hair that long? Any tips to share? Were you thinking of transitioning?
MzSwift
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@fifigirl
No ma'am, not transitioning. My baby boy pulls my hair so it's been covered and I hadn't found any justification to perm it just to hide it again. Lol.
Fortunately no breakage either. I think it's because the longer I get in my stretch, the less manipulation I need my styles to be. I usually hide my hair to keep from messing with it. I'm either cornrowing and wigging/scarfing, braid/twist extensions or mini braids with no extensions. This time, I also installed crochet braids. Anything that will allow me to go 3 weeks or more without having to redo the style.
I also don't perm bone straight so the demarcation line isn't as severe. I think being better about doing protein treatments helped to strengthen my strands too.
HTH!
Sosoothing
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Okay! I will post in sometime in February. I'm going to stretch to 20 weeks.
fifigirl
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awesome! thanks for the tips......will certainly apply them@fifigirl
No ma'am, not transitioning. My baby boy pulls my hair so it's been covered and I hadn't found any justification to perm it just to hide it again. Lol.
Fortunately no breakage either. I think it's because the longer I get in my stretch, the less manipulation I need my styles to be. I usually hide my hair to keep from messing with it. I'm either cornrowing and wigging/scarfing, braid/twist extensions or mini braids with no extensions. This time, I also installed crochet braids. Anything that will allow me to go 3 weeks or more without having to redo the style.
I also don't perm bone straight so the demarcation line isn't as severe. I think being better about doing protein treatments helped to strengthen my strands too.
HTH!
MzSwift
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That was a long stretch. You must have retained some good length.
It's so hard to tell becuase I left a lot of texture in it. I'm going to find out next week when I flat iron though. I'll post some pics!
Sosoothing
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It's so hard to tell becuase I left a lot of texture in it. I'm going to find out next week when I flat iron though. I'll post some pics!
Look forward to the pics!
LushLox
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Same 16 weeks is the sweet spot for me.
quirkydimples
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My last relaxer was 10/29/17. My hair likes 8 week stretches right now, but now that my hair is long enough to bun, I’ll keep adding a week as my hair grows until I get back to 12 weeks. That’s about how long I stretched when I was APL. I have a bob right now.
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