naturally-devine
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Alot of people have made comments on various threads about how there hair has thickened since becoming members. Could you please tell how and what you did to achieve your thicker tresses?
My hair became thicker when I:
- Stopped relaxing straight and began texlaxing instead
- Stretching my relaxers...now I'm up to relaxing at 13 weeks, formerly I relaxed at 6-8 weeks
- While doing a relaxer touchup, began covering my previously-relaxed ends with oil, to prevent further processing as the relaxer cream is being rinsed out
- Exercising regularly and eating healthier including increasing my protein intake and drinking lots of water
- Moisturizing my ends daily and keeping them from rubbing against rough surfaces
Alot of people have made comments on various threads about how there hair has thickened since becoming members. Could you please tell how and what you did to achieve your thicker tresses?
It was a number of things for me. I believe:
Switching from No-lye to Lye relaxer. Lye relaxer are more gentle on my hair than no-lye.
Covering my previous relaxed hair with chi-silk protein, evoo oil and conditioners before applying my relaxer. You must check out Redhotlala's Relaxed Thick Hair in her Fotki and her Relaxer tips in her journal. http://members.fotki.com/redhotlala/about/
Doing a protein treatment a week prior to relaxing my hair and doing a light protein treatment after rinsing all the relaxer from my head before I neutralize.
Last but not least sealing my ends with oil after I moisturize and deep conditioning once a week.
I just relaxed today from no lye to lye, so far so good the lye leaves my hair more moisturized, with the no lye i had to moisturize 3 x's a day no joke i texturized it (1st time...the rest of my hair is bone straight) and it allowed me to keep some of my texture and my hair was def. thicker when i put it in a bun it looked so much more fuller i can tell my hair is definately on the right path
Ooooww weeh!!! I am so excited for you. I know how you feel. Congrats and welcome to the Lye side. LOL!!! I must tell you the 1st time I use Lye relaxer instead of my no-lye. I noticed everytime I relaxed with No-lye I would shed so much when I would be washing my conditioner out. Every single time and I got use to it but when I used my 1st Lye which was Vitale Olive Oil Lye relaxer that didn't happen anymore.
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