Compare where my thumbs are in this picture and the picture of my last relaxer ( March 2013)
So I relaxed my hair last weekend and it went really well.
My last relaxer was on March 15th, 5 months ago!!!! I originally intended to stretch for 4 months only however I was so busy in July that I kept postponing it.
As you may know, I relax my hair myself and I know the havoc relaxers can cause when applied incorrectly so I DON’T PLAY on my relaxer days. It takes forever to properly prepare and relax my hair so if I don’t have the time to relax, I postpone until I have time to do it.
So here’s what I did on relaxer day:
1) I detangled my hair and applied castor oil to my entire scalp and to hair that had been relaxed previously. I was careful to avoid scratching or irritating my scalp.
2) My sister applied the relaxer to the back and when she was done I applied relaxer to the front section. The application process took 15 minutes.
3) I waited for 2 minutes, rinsed out the relaxer and neutralised my hair. I neutralised 4 times. I normally neutralise 5 times but I was crazily tired and the shampoo lather was white so I knew the relaxer was completely out of my hair.
4) I deep conditioned with a mixture of protein and moisture conditioners for approximately 40 minutes.
5) I rinsed out the conditioner, detangled, applied my leave in conditioners and blow dried on the warm air setting.
It took hours o! But I was sooooooo happy with the result and my new length. My hair has now a little past waist length. I was loving it and shaking it up and down the house………….
THE BACK 
THE FRONT 
TEXTURE & SCALP 
THE PONY
But………I will not be holding on to this new length. My hair is thinner at the ends because the ends are old.
Hair of any race tends to be thinner at the ends, this is normal. However as I continue on my hair journey, I am getting better at minimising breakage and my hair is remaining thick. So I plan to trim my hair and keep it at waist length until all the thin ends have been cut off and my hair has the same thickness from root to tip.
It seems the greed monster has stuck again and I’ve decided that my NEW goal length is now lower back length. The moral of the story is that long hair can be addictive, well for me it is. The more I grow the more I want…….
I hope your hair journeys is going well. Anyone relaxing soon?
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Lade
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