Question on relaxing hair

04-28-2007, 01:26 PM

of late when i relax my hair, the thing just no go gree do. i use Dark and Lovely Regular... but i noticed after like a week or so it starts looking like i haven't done it. lately, it's like my hair has become even more stubborn. i relaxed my hair last week monday and it barely responded... by end of the week it was back to natural again

... so i know ur meant to do it like 6 weeks apart or sumthin, but i just had to do it again, so i did it on saturday.... it looked alright for a while, and now today, saturday, exactly a week after, the hair is due again, and i mean REALLY due. should i do it again?

lol... i don't know what to do. or maybe i should upgrade to Super? but isn't that supposedly dangerous for the scalp?

btw, i initially thought the problem was with where i was buying the relaxer from, maybe it was an imitation, but iv but from 3 different places lately with the same result.

Kikelomo · 04-28-2007, 06:59 PM

i have been in ur shoes for a while....my hair just didn't want to relax at all. I had to use dark and lovely super. Even then sef....some parts weren't fully done. My own is my hair gets seriously frizzy after a week so it looks like i have natural hair or somn.Upgrade to super but make sure you try to protect your scalp.

hotchoc · 04-28-2007, 07:00 PM

please don't retouch again that is all the advice i can give

IMED · 04-28-2007, 07:54 PM

I agree with Hotchoc and when u do retouch( if you're doing it urself) make sure u massage it deeply and and smooth it out with a comb.And don't let it dry like that, apply leave-in-conditioner or something to make it soft even as it dries.I hope that helps.

Nimotalai · 04-28-2007, 08:14 PM

You should definitely not relax again, over processing will damage your hair and make ivery dry and brittle.

Try switching to a different brand, sometimes hair will become resistant to a certain type of relaxer(my friend always has to switch every few months because her hair stops responding to certain brands). Try African Pride...it's pretty good.

Also how do you dry your hair after relaxing? Try a wet roller set. The hair will dry straight and silky and then you can comb the curls out if you don't like curls. Or even a wet wrap set will help it dry straight.

This being said, I don't relax my hair myself, I go to the salon, and it lasts 2 months.

**Lopez** · 04-28-2007, 08:26 PM

Please yu guys should stop using dark and lovely...try using pink or oliveoil
that is the best relaxer for black people and when you do relax your hair, make sure you let it stay for as long as the instruction entails...
and yea I have the best conditioner in the whole world...I'll be back with the name

funmi · 04-28-2007, 08:44 PM

Lopez is right, to keep your hair healthy it is suggested to change products every so often, I personally (though not relaxed) change product every 6-8 months, by that time whatever I bought shoulda run out too...lol

Give your hair a one month break and try something new....

**Wendydoks** · 04-28-2007, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Obiageli®

of late when i relax my hair, the thing just no go gree do. i use Dark and Lovely Regular... but i noticed after like a week or so it starts looking like i haven't done it. lately, it's like my hair has become even more stubborn. i relaxed my hair last week monday and it barely responded... by end of the week it was back to natural again

... so i know ur meant to do it like 6 weeks apart or sumthin, but i just had to do it again, so i did it on saturday.... it looked alright for a while, and now today, saturday, exactly a week after, the hair is due again, and i mean REALLY due. should i do it again?

lol... i don't know what to do. or maybe i should upgrade to Super? but isn't that supposedly dangerous for the scalp?

btw, i initially thought the problem was with where i was buying the relaxer from, maybe it was an imitation, but iv but from 3 different places lately with the same result.

my dear do u wrap ya hair? maybe ya hair it doesnt stay longer w. relaxer. i have a stubborn hair too and i mean very stubborn but i wrap my hair every night a nd it stays the same 4 @least 3wks w/o messing up.

it also depends on the kinda style u do sha cos i always do "flat wrap". dats becos i find it easier 2 take care of. so the trick is also to find wat hairstyle u can maintain.

oh btw visit the salon more often. if u cant, try African pride or Motions

**Wendydoks** · 04-28-2007, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Lopez

Please yu guys should stop using dark and lovely...try using pink or oliveoil
that is the best relaxer for black people and when you do relax your hair, make sure you let it stay for as long as the instruction entails...
and yea I have the best conditioner in the whole world...I'll be back with the name

can we now have the name lopez?

**shayo4real** · 04-28-2007, 09:45 PM

errrrmmmm.....i wouldnt suggest it....please i take god beg you just fork over the 40 or 50 bucks and go get proffesional help ...biko...

....before you end up bald...

**tike2u** · 04-29-2007, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Wendydoks

my dear do u wrap ya hair? maybe ya hair it doesnt stay longer w. relaxer. i have a stubborn hair too and i mean very stubborn but i wrap my hair every night a nd it stays the same 4 @least 3wks w/o messing up.

it also depends on the kinda style u do sha cos i always do "flat wrap". dats becos i find it easier 2 take care of. so the trick is also to find wat hairstyle u can maintain.

oh btw visit the salon more often. if u cant, try African pride or Motions

what th does wrapping hair gorro do with hair relaxing properly

my advice to thread starter...have someone do it for u

aderonkei · 04-29-2007, 04:01 AM

try using doctor miracles relaxer, thats what i use now....its very good

sapphire · 04-29-2007, 06:56 AM

I use AT-One Botanicals relaxer and it's pretty good, lopez is right the deep conditioner usually helps a LOT, i'll be back with the name

**Omosewa** · 04-29-2007, 08:24 AM

African pride(super) helped when i had this problem. LOL, i remember my mom taking it so personal, hehehe i love my momma too much. So yes, change your relaxer, and pleaseeeeee stop doing it yourself, get it done professionally. Their flat irons do wonders as well, like Nimotalai said, when it's done properly, it should last really long...ndo.

**Wendydoks** · 04-29-2007, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tike2u

what th does wrapping hair gorro do with hair relaxing properly

she said her hair doesnt last longer than a week. so i asked her to wrap her hair b4 going 2 bed. either way, wrapping of hair is AlWAYS adviceable.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Obiageli®

... but i noticed after like a week or so it starts looking like i haven't done it..

04-28-2007, 01:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
uli® Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Question on relaxing hair of late when i relax my hair, the thing just no go gree do. i use Dark and Lovely Regular... but i noticed after like a week or so it starts looking like i haven't done it. lately, it's like my hair has become even more stubborn. i relaxed my hair last week monday and it barely responded... by end of the week it was back to natural again... so i know ur meant to do it like 6 weeks apart or sumthin, but i just had to do it again, so i did it on saturday.... it looked alright for a while, and now today, saturday, exactly a week after, the hair is due again, and i mean REALLY due. should i do it again? lol... i don't know what to do. or maybe i should upgrade to Super? but isn't that supposedly dangerous for the scalp? btw, i initially thought the problem was with where i was buying the relaxer from, maybe it was an imitation, but iv but from 3 different places lately with the same result.

04-28-2007, 06:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kikelomo Bamboo Banga Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: I fly like paper, get high like planes Posts: 24,401 Points: 131.73 Bank: 5,684,565.34 Total Points: 5,684,697.07 Donate Rep Power: 6377664	i have been in ur shoes for a while....my hair just didn't want to relax at all. I had to use dark and lovely super. Even then sef....some parts weren't fully done. My own is my hair gets seriously frizzy after a week so it looks like i have natural hair or somn.Upgrade to super but make sure you try to protect your scalp. __________________ "Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine." ~ Whoopi Goldberg

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IMED Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,877 Points: 20,165.45 Bank: 870,703.40 Total Points: 890,868.85 Donate Rep Power: 624843	I agree with Hotchoc and when u do retouch( if you're doing it urself) make sure u massage it deeply and and smooth it out with a comb.And don't let it dry like that, apply leave-in-conditioner or something to make it soft even as it dries.I hope that helps. __________________ PHP Code: `Going au Naturale` Scratch dat, it's hard.

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Nimotalai Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lurking Posts: 988 Points: 3,475.20 Bank: 220,806.61 Total Points: 224,281.81 Donate Rep Power: 116650	You should definitely not relax again, over processing will damage your hair and make ivery dry and brittle. Try switching to a different brand, sometimes hair will become resistant to a certain type of relaxer(my friend always has to switch every few months because her hair stops responding to certain brands). Try African Pride...it's pretty good. Also how do you dry your hair after relaxing? Try a wet roller set. The hair will dry straight and silky and then you can comb the curls out if you don't like curls. Or even a wet wrap set will help it dry straight. This being said, I don't relax my hair myself, I go to the salon, and it lasts 2 months. __________________ Don't Blame it on the Sunshine! Don't Blame it on the Moonlight! Don't Blame it on Good Times! BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE!!!!! I just can't I just can't I just can't control my feet!

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Lopez Sweetheart Join Date: May 2005 Location: At work looking ugly Posts: 13,087 Points: 108,101.30 Bank: 2,513,903,016.68 Total Points: 2,514,011,117.98 Donate Rep Power: 21368040	Please yu guys should stop using dark and lovely...try using pink or oliveoil that is the best relaxer for black people and when you do relax your hair, make sure you let it stay for as long as the instruction entails... and yea I have the best conditioner in the whole world...I'll be back with the name __________________ Hey YESO! Nuttin dey shele, dis na d original certified naija J.Lo gba bee...na nuff RexPect "Primus inter Pares" no shakin! YOU CUD HATE IF YU WANT BUT YOU'RE WASTIN TIME! Lopezino is now a born again...No more bitchassness

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hotchoc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: under the sheets Posts: 2,838 Points: 10,605.04 Bank: 3,908,385.68 Total Points: 3,918,990.72 Donate Rep Power: 3131628	please don't retouch again that is all the advice i can give

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funmi Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Atlanta (Vinings) Posts: 2,152 Points: 4,179.50 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 4,179.50 Donate Rep Power: 2443	Lopez is right, to keep your hair healthy it is suggested to change products every so often, I personally (though not relaxed) change product every 6-8 months, by that time whatever I bought shoulda run out too...lol Give your hair a one month break and try something new....

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aderonkei Veteran Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Retirement Villa Posts: 23,458 Points: 16,530.00 Bank: 156,864,764.14 Total Points: 156,881,294.14 Donate Rep Power: 21474897	try using doctor miracles relaxer, thats what i use now....its very good

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sapphire Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: ha! Posts: 2,589 Points: 10,014.60 Bank: 604.82 Total Points: 10,619.42 Donate Rep Power: 215999	I use AT-One Botanicals relaxer and it's pretty good, lopez is right the deep conditioner usually helps a LOT, i'll be back with the name __________________ If my father has stolen, I will... Attend the very best school in the world and walk shoulder high (Educational Investment) Organize charity fund just like the 'better life For Rural Women' and government officials will contribute more (...talk about the rich getting richer) Own properties in choice countries/ locations and drive 'tear rubber' vehicles (property Investment) Be the toast of the town where musician will sing praise me (Social well being) Owning a jet or airplane wouldn't be an issue (Ease of transportation) Streets/avenues will be named after me (grass root investment) Arrange prayers for my father in churches and mosques to ward off evil spirit and untimely death (Spiritual upliftment) Advice my father to marry more wives and take more chieftaincy tittles across the board (evenly distribution of wealth) Donate 'chairs' to tertiary institutions for under privilege children Have shares in blue chips companies ** Wouldn't have to struggle in life But my father didn't have the opportunity to steal otherwise I wouldn't be in diaspora searching for the proverbial green pastures. http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/...s-a-thief.html

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Omosewa Elder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ...in Him. Posts: 10,449 Points: 50,210.91 Bank: 8,920,598,005.45 Total Points: 8,920,648,216.36 Donate Rep Power: 21474868	African pride(super) helped when i had this problem. LOL, i remember my mom taking it so personal, hehehe i love my momma too much. So yes, change your relaxer, and pleaseeeeee stop doing it yourself, get it done professionally. Their flat irons do wonders as well, like Nimotalai said, when it's done properly, it should last really long...ndo. __________________ Oluwaonidehinleyinmi...

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