How Long Were You Able To Stretch Your Relaxers With Braids or Sew-Ins?

[dreysonsmommy2011]

I have havent had a relaxer since April this year. I'm currently wearing my hair in braids and don't plan on relaxing til New Years 2010. So far so good

 

[beans4reezy]

Braids have helped me stretch 9 whole months while I was pregnant with my son.

 

[Aggie]

I just took some extension braids down on Monday and I will be 25 weeks post tomorrow and have no intention of relaxing now (27 more weeks to go, minimum). I really want to ultimately stretch for 20 months - not sure yet though. I am only allowing my hair to be free for protein and moisturizing deep conditioning, then it's braids again. In the mean time it's cornrows with wigs - no relaxing yet.

 

[Jade Feria]

Let's just say my last relaxer was in September of 2008. I've been keeping my hair in cornrows and wearing wigs.

 

[Purfectalibi]

With braids i stretched for four years

 

[morehairplease]

With braids i stretched for four years

this is AWESOME!

 

[Aggie]

With braids i stretched for four years

This sounds like a transition, not a stretch. I wish I could stretch that long. I am going to try for a year for now and go from there.

 

[StarFish106]

My last texlaxer was the first Friday in January and i have had my hair in braids since May. The earliest they will be taken out is late September maybe. I do replace them all during that time (just took out my whole 1/2 of the front to wash, dc and put back).

So I am sailing along..

 

[beans4reezy]

With braids i stretched for four years

And here I thought my measly nine months was sayin' something. Go head girl!

 

[Nice Lady]

The longest that I stretched with braids was 8 months at a time--just get them done every 2 months. Then, with sew-ins, the longest stretch was 9 months but I did installments 6-8 weeks and weekly washed and deep conditioned my hair(I also sometimes used Groganics Stimulating Bottle) which helped because my hair was thick and I had to do a major trim.

 

[melodies815]

I think my last relaxer was Feb 11, 2009. I was at 26 weeks of a stretch and used twists to accomplish it. My hair looked great even with all the breakage I had out of braids. I BC March of 2009.

 

[prophetesshope]

I stretched for a year and a half with braids( doing my own braids) just taking them out every two months and letting my hair rest for two weeks(sometimes one week) with DCs and doing the baggy method overnight. Then I braid my hair again.