How to Texlax!

Hey There Girlies!

I've been asked on numerous occasions:

(1) What is Texlaxing?

(2) Okay so how exactly do you Texlax?

(3) How do YOU Texlax?

So finally I've gotten around to being able to answer the questions! Yay!
So here we go!

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16 weeks Post Relaxer! Yayness!

Hey There Girlies!

It's been ages I know, I've been Uber uber busy, hopefully my efforts will be fruitful, :-D

Just an update:

I'm currently 16 weeks and 2 day post relaxer!!!!

Yay!

Honestly, I was really itching to just Telax it yesterday #thefrustrationwasreal

but I held off because I think I ought to amp up my deep conditioning sessions (Moisture + Protein) before I Texlax.

Also, I actually like my new growth.... most times, lol, so I'm a lil' sad to see it go so to speak,

We will see...

I have been on call for what feels like FOREVER, so I haven't had a chance to put my hair back in plaits for almost a week now

To protect my ends (a la Jeni from Just Grow Already)

I did a faux bun for work this past week:

Not bad, my ends were out of the way so it was great in terms of protecting them from the elements and my clothing

as well as reducing my anxiety over the stark contrast between my thick texlaxed hair + natural roots and my relaxed ends (looking a lil thinner than I like)

I'm hoping to do a deep treatment tomorrow - public Holiday here in BVI, and I'm considering doing a weave for 2-3weeks....to give myself and my hair a break while I study, CONSIDERING! Eeps!

How are ya'll relaxer stretches going?

I'd love to hear from ya!

XoXo,

Rachie :-D

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Relaxer Stretching - 14 Weeks Post & Still Going Strong!

Hey There Guys!

So.... I'm 14 weeks post Relaxer tomorrow! (13weeks and 6 days today), whew!

and...

My hair is trying my patience! Woiiii!

Hands up all those who are transitioning to natural OR are doing a long relaxer stretch (like me) and are LITERALLY AFRAID to unleash the beast that is your New Growth?

Guys, it's no joke, sometimes, mih 'friad! 

I took down my twists for Valentines day, and it took days for me to find a 3 hour time slot to re-twist my hair and not be tired doing it....

Result:

Lots and Lots of Poofiness - which I'm beginning to love,

but tangles at the line of demarcation... le sigh

and boy do the relaxed ends look thinner,

This is always the case when I stretch,

but it's definitely more noticeable this time, Honestly, I think that's because I have different stresses at the moment anyway, and that tends to amplify things that don't seem to be going right,

Knowing this about myself,

I'm not panicking

Not one bit

I Refuse! Lol!

 *smoothed...

 *not smoothed...

That being said, I still haven't set a date for the next Texlax session, I'm gonna keep playing it by ear

:-)

It would be nice to stretch till the last week of April...

Late last night into the early of the hours of this morning, I found the strength to put it in braids/plaits again,
(I snipped a half an inch off of each plait)

and that's how it will STAY! Until April.... I hope... :-D

Plan:

(1) Continue to cut 3/4" -1" of hair every month,

(2) Considering a big cut for my birthday in April - *holds breath, lol!

(3) Twice weekly deep conditioning

(4) Be GENTLER when Manipulating my hair - I get frustrated, I know better, alas I'm only human, but seeing broken strands only adds to my stress.

(5) Revisit a "Check In" post at the end of each week to see how well I've been able to stick to my plan - evaluate whats working and what's not.
(6) Deep condition tonight in braids! :-)

I'm a work in progress, but I still aiming for "Fabbity fab" fully Texlaxed Waist Length hair by December 2015!

Xoxo,

Rachie :-)

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Twist Take-down - Big Hair :-)

Heya, Happy Sunday!

I'm working this weekend, but I had to take down the twists to redo them, I try to not go longer than 10 days because:

(1) My hair tangles at the line of demarcation soon after this time period

(2) I need to deep condition AT LEAST once a week to keep my hair happy.... it's still recovering form December 2014, lol.

With LENGTH RETENTION in mind I was -well I tried for the most part - very very GENTLE with my strands on taking down the twists, to keep BREAKAGE at a MINIMUM.

(1) I Finger Detangled first

(2) Then used my wide toothed comb

(3) Then the Denman Brush

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A Series of Unfortunate Big Chops! :-)

THE SURPRISE BIG CHOP!

Yup this is a picture of me,
...
But DONT PANIC!
LOL
This is a "Throwback Picture" of me that my fiance' found earlier on this week.
This was taken when I was doing my internship in Barbados I think in the latter part of 2010 or early 2011.
I was at a time in my "Hair Life" when My hair had had a growth spurt out of nowhere, I was so happy! With my extra-happy-self, I then decided to go to the Hairdresser to get it Layered...
sigh...
(My hairdresser stories are the stuff of Halloween camp fire-side tales..)
Back to the story! So..
While in the chair, I kept trying to look at the floor to see how much was being cut off
At one point I glimpsed approx 3 inch thick pieces lifeless on the tiles,
I started to panic!
 But back then I was a silent sufferer,

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