Relaxer Day - 3/27

Hey guys, Happy Friday!

Please forgive the erratic posts. Life is hectic right now. I move on Tuesday and I have to get my entire apartment packed up. I'm really excited to be heading to Jamaica soon, so I made time to relax my hair in the midst of all the rush.

I used the very same technique I did in my last relaxer day post. Here's a quick run down.

• section hair in 4 and detangle
• base scalp, coat previously relaxed hair with petroleum jelly and twist hair in 1" sections (I was less generous with the oil on the parts that were extremely underprocessed.)
• add 1 tbs of EVOO + grapeseed oil to the ORS no base relaxer
• set timer for 12 minutes
• proceed to apply the relaxer to my new growth with my gloved fingers

I was able to successfully apply the relaxer to my head in the allotted time, having used my fingers as opposed to an applicator tool. After the relaxer I:

• rinsed for about 5 minutes with plain water
• applied Aphogee 2 minute for about 5 minutes
• rinsed and neutralized 3 times with ORS Creamy Aloe shampoo, leaving the last one on for 5 minutes
• applied my deep conditioner which consisted of Queen Helene cholesterol cream, a bit of Aubrey's Honeysuckle rose, Roux porosity control and natural oils. I left this on for a few hours while I executed some tasks.
• rinsed and applied a mix of Aubrey's Honey suckle rose and HEHH, let that sit for 5 minutes, then rinsed and detangled under the stream of the shower.
• Finally I t-shirt dried for a few minutes then M&S and braided my hair in 2 pigtails.

As you may have guessed, I don't know the exact state of my hair yet as I hadn't the opportunity to style it. From what I can see, it's definitely not bone straight (Thank God!!). It's definitely on the "underprocessed" side, but how much so? I don't know for sure yet.

texture just after texlaxing

I will go back in and wash and condition in a few days, at which time I intend to flat-iron and do length checks and so on.

Please bare with me over the next week or so while I prepare to transition (not my hair!! lol), as the posts will be less frequent than usual.

Relaxed your hair recently? How'd it go?