How many inches of new growth, do you feel is easiest to self-relax?

[SleepyJean]

I'm not asking how much new growth can you self-relax. Some of you may be able to relax three inches with ease. I'm asking what amount of new growth do you relax best. When I say best, I mean no underprocessing/overprocessing, managability, etc. Is it .5 inches, 1 inch, 2 inches....?


If my question isn't clear, I'm sorry. I didn't know how to put that.

 

[NYAmicas]

lol, I have trouble relaxing the NG period so I'm not sure. I'll update when I do because I'm in stretch mode right about now.

 

[20perlz]

I think I get your question. I relax 2 inches best. Maybe 1.5. I say this because I stopped stretching last year because I HATED it. After a couple of underprocessed attempts at self relaxing, I went back to my stylist for retouches only. It has taken only 3 retouches for my hair to start breaking again due to her overlaps....So, back to stretching at least 1.5 inches

 

[Monigirl]

I want to vote both 1 or 1.5 inches.
One time I had 2 inches of growth. I did the longest stretch in my life. 14 weeks and was worried on how to get all of it straight in one setting since I had always self relaxed like that.
At the time I was newbie/lurker on LHCF and had a fotki album and didn't know how to use the search tool. I just thank God I found Londondiva's relaxer tips in her fotki album.
It helped me out a whole lot. Now I am not worried about newgrowth much anymore b/c I relax the front section parting from ear to ear, then the back section later.

But I must admit I try not to stretch more than 12 weeks now.

 

[lovelymissyoli]

If there was an option for 2" I would've chosen it, but I stuck to 1.5". I believe it's easier to differentiate between your NG when it's longer that's why I'd rather stretch my hair to make sure I'm not overlapping and to see what, if anything, I need to tweak in order to get my proper texlax results.

 

[SleepyJean]

Thank you for the responses! I did not know it was easier to relax 2 inches. These poll results will help me determine how long I should stretch.

 

[BellaLunie]

Hey girl! I find it best to self relax when I have at leat 2 inches. It's also easier when you gave a great applicator so I got got a sprush. http://templeclean.com/pages/product_sprushkits.htm

 

[brucebettye]

For me it takes me six months before I will self relax my hair. So that is between 3-5 inches.

 

[taz007]

I believe that between 1-2 inches is the easiest to relax. I relax every 8-10 weeks. So far, so good!

 

[SHEANITPRO]

Three to five works well for me. This is my average 6 month stretch.

 

[Ishtar]

I caught the devil when I would stretch too long. My hair is awfully thick. I would end up snagging at my hair trying to work through it before the 15-20 minutes were up. Breakage ensued.

Now I will apply the half and half method. This is what has allowed me to go on for 17 weeks. I want to get to 24!!!

 

[tropical-punch]

Honestly, I can say. I have so much shrinkage that 2 inches of ng stretched is like 1/4" unstretched.

 

[MarieB]

I managed to stretch about 6 months using BKT, so last night I finally did a touchup on about 3 inches of new growth, and it was the easiest touch-up I've ever done. I think the long stretch is definitely the way to go, if you're able to stretch that long without having major issues.