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
Learn | Change | Grow
I am texlaxed, and do not want to feel as though I need to be natural to achieve optimal growth. Thanks for sharing!
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Hi Kimberly
Go #teamtexlaxed
Yes contrary to what a lot of people believe, it is possible for chemically processed hair to thrive. The issue as always is minimising breakage and damage as far possible
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Although relaxed/texlaxed hair is weaker than natural hair, so long as you learn how to take care of chemically altered hair and are consistent with a good hair regimen, then there is no reason why our hair cant thrive.
keep me posted on your progress.
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Lade
Thank You Lade, You have done a wonderful job and it is very encouraging to me. I just started my hair journey. I usually perm my hair every 4 weeks but I think I will start holding out longer. I started doing the castor oil and cayenne to help grow my hair faster. Your length is totally what I desire to have. Well, again Thank you for sharing your awesome story.
Author
Hello Debra,
Your comments are so kind and I should be the one saying thank you because your feedback gives me motivation to keep going with the blog. Sometimes I have moments when I wonder if Hairducation will actually make a difference but I am happy you have found it encouraging.
I remember when I started my hair journey and not fully believing it would work. Although the results may not be immediate, keep learning how to care for your hair, be consistent and flexible with your regimen, review as go along, listen to your hair and I am sure your hair will thrive.
thanks again hun
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Lade
Hello, its really nice to have u around. I’m really in need of that kind of hair. I really envy u oo*smiles* I started following this page this year. Firstly, lemme say dat, I’m presently on artifical dreadlocks and I plan to be on it till april next year. I jst want u to advice me on how to care for ma hair whlie on dreads. I need jst 2 products to use on ma scalp to make my hair grow thicker and longer. I plan to reach back length next year with no specific month.pls I need advice. And another thing is ma back hair, it is really bad that I can’t pack ma hair knots cos I don’t have hair @ the back. I was planning to mix honey to ma hair cream(indian hemp),is it wise to do dat? I av checked everywhere 4 castor oil but dint get it. I even looked for the jamican castor oil, I dint see it too. Pls I wajnt ma hair to grow thicker and longer dat pple will be astonished. Pls email me asap.thank u. My email is beautifulsubby4real@yahoo.com
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Hello Omosubomi
Thanks for the compliment. I will be honest, although I know a lot about natural, relaxed and texlaxed hair, I’ve not done much research into locs. I am not sure of how long artificial locs should be kept in for and I do not know if just two products will be enough to care for hair that is in locs.
I am sorry to hear that you have problems with the back of your hair. I personally would not advice you to mix honey with your hair grease. Although honey can be good as pre shampoo treatment I am not sure it should be applied to hair and left in.
If I find a website dedicated solely to locs and hair care in locs I will send the website address to your via email. in the interim I am sure you can find information on the internet about caring of loced hair.
sorry I could not be of much help.
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Lade
hello lade. your hair is GORGEOUS.wao! you rock. please I have an urgent question. I touch up every 12 weeks since I began my hhj this year and my next touch up 8s next week. I washed my hair last week plus co washed tea rinsed and I m& sealed but after that I m&s only my ends right now I feel my roots are a bit dry plls how do I take care of my roots and avoid relaxer burns when I touch up next week. second I deliberately texlaxed at my previous touch up in August but I decided to relax bone straight thus time how do I apply the relaxer on my new growth and the texlaxed part. Thanks as I eagerly await your response.
Girl your hair is absolutely beautiful! You are doing a great job with it.
Abbi of belowthawaist.blogspot
I texlaxed for the first time today and my hair feels good and super full