Relaxed Heads: How many weeks post relaxer are you and when is your next touch up???
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danysedai
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18 weeks post and trying to make it to 24 as that's when my sister is visiting me. $$ is tight and my stylist charges $100 CAD for a relaxer and style so DIY it is. She relaxed my hair on January 13th this year.
But I've been dying to relax so will probably do it myself this weekend.
But I've been dying to relax so will probably do it myself this weekend.
Rozlewis
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This is very admirable. How are you maintaining your hair? How are wash days? Do you mind posting pictures?
Aggie
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Just keeping braided up under wigs for now. I already started the cutting process to transition to natural. I should say I'd be fully there by week #104. I'll post pics then. I am transitioning from texlaxed to natural by the way. The last time I was fully relaxed was probably 2012.
MzSwift
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9 weeks post tomorrow. I feel like time really flies sometimes!
Still planning to wait until December to relax but I may end up throwing in a relaxer this year in August. It's weird how some years, I relax only twice a year and other years it's 3 times. I'll just keep listening to my hair and keep plan A and B relaxer schedules.
Still planning to wait until December to relax but I may end up throwing in a relaxer this year in August. It's weird how some years, I relax only twice a year and other years it's 3 times. I'll just keep listening to my hair and keep plan A and B relaxer schedules.
Sosoothing
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12 weeks post. Don't know when I'm relaxing again. I have been wearing a lot of wigs and don't notice my new growth at all.
PlanetCybertron
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Around 2-3 weeks ago? Something like that.
Idk when I plan to relax again. I deviated from my typical ORS relaxer, and used a Motions Lye relaxer. Still in my feelings about that a bit.
Won’t be doing that ever again. Sodium based relaxers always give me such a difficult time during after care. So I’ll be sticking with the old tried and true.
Idk when I plan to relax again. I deviated from my typical ORS relaxer, and used a Motions Lye relaxer. Still in my feelings about that a bit.
Won’t be doing that ever again. Sodium based relaxers always give me such a difficult time during after care. So I’ll be sticking with the old tried and true.
ItsMeLilLucky
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I’m a couple hours post 
I’m gonna shoot for September for my next relaxer.
I’m gonna shoot for September for my next relaxer.
sunnieb
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I’m a couple hours post
I’m gonna shoot for September for my next relaxer.
I'm about an hour post!
Got home around 8 and realized this is the only evening I'll have free this week. I was already 9 weeks post and looking a bit crazy with this hair length.
Relaxing in 8 weeks if nothing comes up.
Can't wait to have my long hair back! I could cover up tons of newgrowth with a twist out.
ItsMeLilLucky
NotLucky no mo' just blessed.
I was gonna wait until Tuesday since I had washed my hair late Saturday night (it was like 11:42pm and I did a Aphogee Amino Acid treatment), but I didn’t add any leave ins after I picked my kid up from school but the itching was INTENSE. I already had a headache the previous day, and I was about to beat myself into another one. I figured “now is a good as time as any”I'm about an hour post!
Got home around 8 and realized this is the only evening I'll have free this week. I was already 9 weeks post and looking a bit crazy with this hair length.
Relaxing in 8 weeks if nothing comes up.
Can't wait to have my long hair back! I could cover up tons of newgrowth with a twist out.
MzSwift
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I was gonna wait until Tuesday since I had washed my hair late Saturday night (it was like 11:42pm and I did a Aphogee Amino Acid treatment), but I didn’t add any leave ins after I picked my kid up from school but the itching was INTENSE. I already had a headache the previous day, and I was about to beat myself into another one. I figured “now is a good as time as any”
Yay, welcome back, cuz! I’ve missed your energy in the relaxer threads.
ItsMeLilLucky
NotLucky no mo' just blessed.
Yay, welcome back, cuz! I’ve missed your energy in the relaxer threads.
Yay
it’s nice to be missed. I don’t know how long I’m gonna be here, but let’s enjoy the ride 
Celestialx
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Currently 21 weeks post, mostly due to life getting in the way and a little laziness, ngl.
I scheduled an appointment with my stylist for 6/20 and I'm gonna schedule another appointment that day for exactly 12 weeks from then; stretching beyond that has been leading to nothing but a headache.
I scheduled an appointment with my stylist for 6/20 and I'm gonna schedule another appointment that day for exactly 12 weeks from then; stretching beyond that has been leading to nothing but a headache.
ItsMeLilLucky
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I feel you. I don’t forsee me going longer than 3 months before I touch up. I don’t wanna spend all that time on my hair again. I feel like the older I get, the less time I wanna spend on my hair
ItsMeLilLucky
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That’s a lot of weeks lol I commend you
Aggie
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Thanks hon. It's not easy but I am doin' it. Just waiting to cut and reveal is a challenge on it's ownThat’s a lot of weeks lol I commend you
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Sosoothing
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14 weeks post today.
I don't have any plans to relax yet due to laziness. Wigs and shea butter are making new growth life easier than it has ever been.
I don't have any plans to relax yet due to laziness. Wigs and shea butter are making new growth life easier than it has ever been.
ItsMeLilLucky
NotLucky no mo' just blessed.
Step into the Shea Siiiide, step into the Shea, Shea, siiide
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Spreading my wings
For those of you that like straight results, what relaxer are you using these days?
sunnieb
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Still using Design Essentials Sensitive Scalp.
I even cut my relaxer time by 10 minutes and still get straight results. I think this is due in part to me taking time to pre-part/ section my hair. I'm able to apply relaxer quickly and have plenty of smoothing time.
sunnieb
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Wow! Have you posted pics?
MzSwift
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I watch TheTabbi1 on YT. She’s low density like me but she relaxes bone straight. She gets really good results. I love her hair and her laid back approach. She has hit HL a few times and she has obvious kinky/type 4 newgrowth. I have seen her use African Pride and CON Out of Eden.
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