10 weeks post-relaxer: Before and After...

Finally, after 10 weeks of restoration and repairing my formerly-damaged hair, I decided to relax my hair. To repair my hair, I incorporated hair regimens from other blogs such as hot oil treatments and deep conditioning a week before, and L.O.C every night (sometimes twice a day).

This is a picture of my hair at 10 weeks post relaxer:

A week ago, I deep conditioned my hair and scalp to prepare my hair for the chemical application.

Before relaxing, I based my scalp, edges and ears with hair cream (one with petroleum) and lightly coated my hair ends with coconut oil, and then applied the relaxer.

I use Organics Root Stimulator.



After washing off the relaxer with a neutralising shampoo, I did a final rinse with a mixture of apple cider and water (more water than the apple cider to neutralise the acidity of the apple cider).

Thereafter, I followed on with my normal regimen of deep conditioning with more oils this time, to restore the oils stripped off by the relaxer.

Applied the L.O.C method and air-dred my hair.

...and Voila!!!! The finished product:



Here is the end product:


I was actually amazed by the progress of my hair regimen. For one, my hair did not break. I saw little to no hair on the comb while relaxing.

Two, my hair did not burn. I know the usual way is not to wash your hair at least 2 weeks before relaxing, so the scalp is dirty enough not to be burned by the relaxer. However, I washed a week before, and still my hair did not burn.

Three, my hair felt silkier. It did not feel dry from the relaxer at all.

Four, my edges had grow out and even my hair. It is almost a mini bob now. Compared to my first post, of my hair cut in November, my hair can be packed. Woop woop! I would not pack it tho lool.

Guess that is all for now. At least I know that my hair regimen, all those hours of pampering my hair have not been in vain.


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