Just did a touch up

[carrie]

I used Motions with oil. I used the Moisture plus conditioner and their nuetralizing shampoo. I also finally got the guts up to trim off some of these scraggly ends. It looks so much better now. I took off between 1/4"-1/2" in places. I still don't have the heart to start evening the length out yet.

I actually used my blow dryer because I am about to run out of the house. I haven't used it in so long I couldn't remember where it was stored! /images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[pebbles]

Hi Carrie,

Glad your touch up went well. Good girl for cutting those scraggly ends. I don't think you need to take them all off at once. Slowly is the way I would do it. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Peachtree]

Hey Carrie,
It's wonderful that your hair turned out so well. I commend you for laying off the blow drying. But now, you know what you have to do right? You have to store away the blow dryer & "forget" about it again /images/graemlins/smile.gif.

 

[LondonDiva]

Glad to hear you had a good relaxing experience Carrie. How is that area in your hair that you were having a problem with?

 

[carrie]

Peachtree - trust me that dryer was put away and won't be out for a long time!

LondonDiva - thanks for asking... It is doing a lot better. It is no longer tender and the hair is growing. Slow, but its growing!

 

[Honi]

Hi Carrie,

I read in Essence magazine (I think the one with Halle on the cover) that a protein conditioner should be used after rinsing the relaxer because it gives it more strength. I don't use Motions but I heard that the directions calls for a conditioner prior to neutralizing. Did you follow that step or just neutralize? If so, what were the results?

 

[carrie]

I did condition after the relaxer was rinsed. I used the Motions Moisture plus. Its what is called for in the directions. It came out pretty nicely.

 

[kasey]

Hey Carrie,

Have you started using the Nioxin NX3 for your problem area? If not, what are you using now?