Relaxer Update

Well since my relaxer on July 29th, which was on a friday and I was also 12 weeks post...sigh...I wanted to go longer but my hair was crying for help so I had to end my stretch. I didn't take pics because I do have a SD card for my phone so I can't take pictures yet and I don't like using my husband phone when I'n trying to take the pictures myself...so I'll just talk about it I guess. For my relaxer I used the ORS olive oil lye relaxer. I actually like it because It really does a good job of making my hair straight when I do it right. I based my scalp with grease and put olive oil on the relaxed part of my hair.

One thing that you will know about me which is sort of my weakness is that I am a scratcher...I will stratch my scalp for the fun of it and I am really trying to stop because I am seeing that it's unessecary manipulation
to my hair and it does more harm than good but this is a habit that I had since I was a little girl in elementary school and I am 26 years old now so yeah it's a lifelong habit I've developed. Well my smart butt had a scratching moment the day of my relaxer day and no matter how much vasenline I put in the areas where I knew I was stracthing the most, I still got burned. The first one I've gotten since I started self-relaxing. I just had to keep nursing it until it went away. I know now that if I did some heavy scratching (which I need to knock off on) on my scalp I need to wait a few days before I relax. Well other than that my hair was good and I got some good length....I am sooooooo close to APL. I think one more stretch, maybe another 12-14 weeks I'll make it there even though I still need a trim. So all I did was blow dry, flat iron, bump the ends and wrapped my hair. I still hate the fact that I had to used heat tools and I am aware what consistent heat will do to my ends.

As of Friday I will be 3 weeks post relaxer and all I've been doing is rocking a ponytail or a wrap and just bumping the ends (ugh more heat :( ) so I haven't been really creative this month mainly because I've been sick so I have been trying to avoid messing with my hair all together. So far so good my hair is doing ok. Just have to limit the manipulation of my hair that's all.


Until Next time Be Blessed!!