Thinking of texturizing my hair.... myself

[Jade]

I posted yesterday about how I want a change with my 4a/4b hair, and today I'm actually considering going the texturizer route and doing it myself. I've just read through all of the previous posts that have to do with texturizers, and I understand the importance of a strand test.... since I was thinking about chopping down to about 3 inches anyway, if I don't like how the texturized hair looks, I'll cut and start over...

Anything I should be aware of besides doing a strand test? I've never relaxed my own hair before. Finger smooth and don't comb through, right?

 

[buffalosoldier]

Hey girl,
Put vaseline on your scalp first. Add some conditioner and olive oil to the texturiser.
I always comb mine through I only do the new growth.
I've never ever done a strand test but I'm lazy.
S curl regular strength works well.
It's really easy.. Good luck

 

[CurlyCrly]

I comb through. I do a strand test from time to time on hair taken from various sections of my head because I have about 4 different textures and they need different timing.

Good luck!

 

[Carefree]

I used to part my hair down the middle and do one half at a time to minimize overprocessing.

 

[blue_flower]

I did my hair in quarters and each section was processed for 10 minutes.