DatJerseyDyme
New Member
First of all, thank you ladies for all of your kindness and invaluable advice, my hair just looks and feels better than ever before!
Okay well I used the Soft and Beautiful Botanicals...and I basically just did the relaxer, didn't do anything too special..I just followed the instructions (well actually my mom did) but after the neutralizing shampoo, and before the leave-in, I conditioned with Nexxus Humectress under a heating cap for about 45 minutes, and then I rinsed it..applied the leave in, and then roller set my hair. In order to make sure it was wet, I sprayed each section with a mixture of IC Fantasia Leave-in (it balances the PH of the hair), S&B Botanicals hair oil, and mostly water. I rolled my hair on 1-inch magnetic rollers and then sat under the dryer. When I was sleepy (it was almost 11 at might) my hair wasn't dry so I just got in the bed so the rest would air dry..um..I didn't get much sleep last night!
The moral of the story?
* Alecia will NEVER go past 8 weeks without a relaxer..I used the WHOLE THING on my newgrowth only..I had 2 inches in most places.
* Alecia will NEVER skip the protein conditioner in the week before she washes...I didn't plan to get a relaxer, but I had TOO much breakage during my last wash.
* That relaxer made my hair HARD..I don't know what it was.
* I lost A LOT OF HAIR..I've never lost this much hair...I finger combed my hair and it was coming out in knots..it was AWFUL...so whenever I take this wrap down, I'll measure my hair, and put it in a bun and just LEAVE it until next week when I can do the protein treatment.
Well, that's my story!
Okay well I used the Soft and Beautiful Botanicals...and I basically just did the relaxer, didn't do anything too special..I just followed the instructions (well actually my mom did) but after the neutralizing shampoo, and before the leave-in, I conditioned with Nexxus Humectress under a heating cap for about 45 minutes, and then I rinsed it..applied the leave in, and then roller set my hair. In order to make sure it was wet, I sprayed each section with a mixture of IC Fantasia Leave-in (it balances the PH of the hair), S&B Botanicals hair oil, and mostly water. I rolled my hair on 1-inch magnetic rollers and then sat under the dryer. When I was sleepy (it was almost 11 at might) my hair wasn't dry so I just got in the bed so the rest would air dry..um..I didn't get much sleep last night!
The moral of the story?
* Alecia will NEVER go past 8 weeks without a relaxer..I used the WHOLE THING on my newgrowth only..I had 2 inches in most places.
* Alecia will NEVER skip the protein conditioner in the week before she washes...I didn't plan to get a relaxer, but I had TOO much breakage during my last wash.
* That relaxer made my hair HARD..I don't know what it was.
* I lost A LOT OF HAIR..I've never lost this much hair...I finger combed my hair and it was coming out in knots..it was AWFUL...so whenever I take this wrap down, I'll measure my hair, and put it in a bun and just LEAVE it until next week when I can do the protein treatment.
Well, that's my story!