Friday 28 March 2014

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?



12 comments :

  1. You definitely have texture!
    Relaxer looks a success!
    Happy moving! Jamaica will be amazing!! Keep us posted!

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  2. As we folks in the south say 'You're gonna live a long time because I was just thinking about you!' Seriuosly, while catching up on posts I thought Abbi N hasn't posted in a bit. Congrats on moving and that texture is beautiful :)

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  3. You make it sound so easy! And in the midst of a move too. Good work. Looking good. Looking forward to the length check

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    1. It's definitely getting easier with each process. Thank you.

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  4. Good to know you are ok. Sometimes life gets in the way and duty calls. we miss you!
    you got room in your suitcase for one more?

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  5. You have loads of texture. Get all settled in and let us know how you are doing.

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  6. Moving can be hectic, and you have proved that you are a super woman by getting time to relax your hair in the midst of all that! All the best with the move.

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    1. Isn't it?! Very time-consuming. lol Thank you!

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