Friday, May 4, 2012

Self Relaxing- Meh....

Ok...so on 5-3-2012, 20 weeks post relaxer...I was lying in bed, tugging at my new growth, feeling how tightly coiled & hard it felt. I thought of doing an emergency DC....to hold off on relaxing because I really wanted to get it done professionally. The fact that I had a new jar of Motions relaxer in the cabinet did not help one bit...I convinced my self to self relax... KNOWING that I suck at it :-(

Sectioned my hair into 4, started on the back right section. As I was moving from section to section I could feel my hair breaking down. By the time I made it to the top, it had started to burn. My intital thought was "Let it sit just a bit longer", then I remembered "It's not about how straight it is...It is about how healthy it is." So off top I knew my top would be texlaxed....
Here are a few pics, I'm not really happy about the results, but oh well :-(




It is noticeably softer.........but I am just SOOOO over being underprocessed already :-((

5 comments:

  1. I know this feeling all to well. I caved when I went to the beauty shop I let her relax my hair instead of doing it myself. I can self-relax fine but I prefer someone else do it. It's so much more prone to tangles when there are two or more textures. I'm glad its so soft now, hopefully it stays that way.

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  2. Underprocessing is a pain in the backside!

    My hair is still not right at the back since I underprocessed in December, despite trying to correct it twice - just gonna live with it as it is now though.

    T

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  3. Yeah, I hate underprocessed areas. Have you tried the half and half method? That's the only way I'm able to avoid it.

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  4. I have a few underprocessed areas too, it's def a shock for my comb sometimes :p lol.
    also, i just awarded you the "One Lovely Blog Award." Check my latest blog post for more info http://jennashair.blogspot.com

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  5. health is the most important thing, I agree. it may not be that you "suck at it" you may just need a stronger relaxer. i dislike Motions products...have you tried Mizani or Organic Root Stimulator? those worked really well for me! and i used lye ORS but the no-lye ORS was pretty good, too. i was also able to leave the relaxer on longer by basing my scalp before hand and mixing the relaxer with oil : ) btw, have you entered my 100 Followers Urban Decay giveaway? ♥

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