It really does seem like I only post once or twice a month these days. The truth is I have grown a bit weary of my hair. Well, not exactly, I still love my hair but it's the texlaxed hair that has been getting on my nerves. When I started self relaxing, I ended up with a 70% relaxed result. I was really happy with it. In 2012, I found that the ORS relaxer gives me only a 50% relaxed result. I usually wash it out the moment I feel my hair begin to break down as I did in the past, but now, the result is not as straight. I am thinking that ORS changed their formula.
So what do I do? I have ends that are texlaxed but still straighter than the rest of my hair. I would hate to do a corrective on my hair and I can't start relaxing it straighter because then I'd have too many textures, I would probably look crazy, especially if I attempted to airdry. I must admit though I am in love with the 50% straight section. Now that it's been a year since my relaxers have been turning out this way, my hair in the section seems so thick. I love it especially when I compare it to my ends which are now thinner in comparison.
I have no intention of cutting my hair. The difference in texture makes my ends look terrible, but they have maintained the blunt cut, so I know it's not breakage. I will be holding onto the straighter ends for a bit. I need to reach BSL this year. Once I do, I can begin cutting off the straighter ends, but until then I'll be dealing with new growth, 50% texlaxed hair and 70% texlaxed hair.
Oh and by the way relaxer day is next week Saturday! I believe I will be 11 weeks by then.
I ve experienced the same. I find that ORS can be very uneven. Sometimes it makes the hair very straight and other times not. Now I use the professional and it seems to be much more consistent. Do you use the normal or the super one?
ReplyDeleteI dont cut my hair if it is under processed once. Next time I relax, I smooth the relaxer a bit down, partly over the under processed hair. And then, as the hair grows it isnt really visable. After all, it is only a few inches you relax at a time.
Hi Carolyn! I am just going to give you a cyber hug because I have no idea what to do in this situation! I use Mizani Butter Blends and relax about 80% ... but as you know, I don't texlax (it was a huge fail for me last year ... also I discovered that I don't like no-lye relaxers, which was used).
ReplyDeleteLet us know how your relaxer goes! I would just suck it up and let my hair have the different textures until you achieve the result you want. I had to do a corrective last year on the texlaxed hair and it worked really well for me. I just made sure I did a hard protein treatment the week before. Good luck girl! Keep us posted on your progress!!
Just a thought as experienced the same thing. I realized suddenly that it correlate with My increased use of oils. I realized, that after a week of not washing My hair ( as it says on the relaxer instruktions) i had put on oils several Times', all over My hair. Not only after i ve washed it but also during the week if it felt dry. So it is no suprice that the relaxer had less effect. Next time, one week before, i Will wash My hair with a clarifying scgampoo, condition, rinse and not put anything in it until relaxer day. I wont put any oil in the hair as protection as i realize that it is impossible to not cover more than just the already relaxed parts. I Will let you know if i see any difference.
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