Tuesday, February 3, 2009

I finally did my relaxer touch up !!!



Hey Sistas,
Today i finally did my relaxer touch up after 15 weeks post. It's not that i wanted to stretch that long (i usually stretch 3 months) but the condition of my hair was not right for relaxing and for some reason i was itching and scratching like crazy. As you may know i wanted to switch relaxers, i was using silk elements mild. I finally decided to switch to ORS lye relaxer. I heard so many good things about this relaxer and from fine haired sistas, so i figured this is the relaxer to switch to, the silk elements had started to underprocess my hair that's why i wanted to switch. Well after not being able to comb my hair or wait one more day, i just went for it today. Okay, i know that most people who used ORS relaxer had great results on fine hair, well let me tell you, from the minute i put the relaxer on my head it started burning, i was like what? so of course i had to rush and get it off. Needless to say i am texlaxed again and underprocessed in some areas. So maybe i'll do a corrective if it is too bad after my wash, but i would like to go at least 2 months without having to do the corrective. Even though i am underprocessed in some areas and texlaxed again, the relaxer actually left my hair soft and in good condition. I think maybe my scalp was just so irritated that's why i was burning. I will use this relaxer again, even though i didn't get my hair as straight as i liked, it feels soft and no breakage and doesn't feel as thin like other relaxers leave my hair, so i give it 4 stars !!!!

Monday, January 26, 2009

Product Preview


I am always in search of a product that will thicken my fine strands. I will give this product a try:
Product Details
pH 4.5-5.5 - MWS 150-2500
Quadramine Complex

This weightless liquid reconstructor for fine, damaged hair rebuilds and improves the structure of hair. pH 4.5-5.5. Contains Quadramine Complex,™ an exclusive blend of positively charged, low molecular weight and size proteins (MWS 150-2500). This balance of 19 essential amino acids (the building blocks of hair) adheres quickly and effectively to ensure maximum protection and reconstruction from the cuticle to the cortex.
Ingredients
Water (Deionized) ((aqua)), Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Hydroxyethyl Cetearamidopropyldimonium Chloride, Phenyl Trimethicone, Behenyl Alcohol, Bisamino PEG/PPG 41/3 Aminoethyl PG Propyl Dimethicone/Algae, Hydrolyzed Human Hair Keratin ((Quadramine Complex)), Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Human Hair Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin PG-Propyl Methylsilanediol, Thioctic Acid, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil, Glycolipids, Hyaluronic Acid, Allantoin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Polyquaternium 55, Propylene Glycol, Quaternium 70, Disodium EDTA, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Fragrance ((parfum))
Guaranteed when purchased from a professional stylist only.
Directions
Apply to towel-dried hair. Do not rinse.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Hey Hairsistas

It's been a while since i last blogged, really not much to report. I am 14 weeks post which is the longest stretch that i have ever done and it's not because i want to stretch any longer, but the conditions for relaxing are not right, right now. My hair has about 2 1/2 inches of new growth and is so very difficult to control, my hair is not cooperating with me at all right now and is dry and breaking and shedding. The reason i went past 12 weeks stretch is because my scalp is so irritated and that's why i'm afraid to do a touch up right now, i am trying to have all the right conditions for doing a safe relaxer touch up. I have made up my mind that when i do relax. I will use ORS lye relaxer. I have fine hair and i have heard good things about this relaxer, and especially from people who have fine hair.