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Originally Posted by Tiffanyw
I have been transitioning now for one year. Last relaxer 4/5/07 and last chemical service 4/20/07(highlights). I will cut off the last of my relaxed hair in about a week. There is just one problem, in some spots my texture is different. I had been relaxing my hair for 12 years and eventually the top front,left front and crown area stopped growing. And I actually mean stopped growing. For years I would not see any new growth and if it did grow it was very little. Now since I haven't been relaxing my hair I have had some growth but it is not my hair lol. I know that you can have different textures,but this hair is so coarse, wiry and will not take in any products. I believe that my hair follicles were damaged do to the chemicals. Why is this happening? By the way I do use the curls milkshake and whipped cream. And I deep condition almost every week.
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Hello Tiffany!
Yes, you are certainly right about your hair follicles and strands becomming damaged due to prolonged use of chemical relaxers. So, restoring these damaged follicles and hair strands will certainly take an extended period of time to do so. Therefore, ou will need to be very patient.
I have gone through many highs and lows with my hair as well. At one time, suffered severe breakage due to a chemical service that had been done to my hair and certainly did me a while to recover from it. It was thru much trial and error that my hair got back to looking better. As, my mother did try to see if hairstylists could help, and they actually didn't do much for my hair at all. So, me and my just kept trying product after product and I wore my hair in slicked back styes more than to help in covering up the damage until my hair recovered. If I had known back then what I know now, I probably would have turned to the Curls products a very long time ago.
One product that you sincerely need to buy is the Curls Champagne Curls & Kaviar Kinks Retoration Treatment. You will need to massage this product into our scalp on a daily basis at night. Also, I would suggest you picking up the Curls Curliscious Cleansing Cream and the Curls Asian Hair Tea Conditioner. These products are designed to strengthen, moisturize, and soften your hair during both the cleansing and conditioning processes.
From what you have described about your newgrowth, I feel that your natural hairtype is in the Type 4 range. The Milkshake might not be a heavy enough styling cream for you. But, it instead would act more as a leave-in moisturizer and curl smoother. While, the Whipped Cream would probably work the best for you as a everyday styler to promote optimal moisturization and added curl definition to your hair.
Here's what I would suggest for you:
1. Wash and condition your hair once a week.
2. Deep condition your hair with heat 1 or 2 times a week.
3. Only detangle your hair once a week, while it is soaking wet.
4. After you condition your hair, nver rub it dry. Instead only lighly blot it with paper towels.
5. While your hair is still fairly soaking wet, spray Curls Quenched all over it.
6. After spraying it with the Curls Quenched then section your hair offf.
7. After sectiong your hair off, take down a section and start detangling it preferably with a brush. The best brush to use is a Denman No. 4 brush. However, if you have another brush that you like and already use then by all means use that one to detangle your hair with.
8. After detangling the first section, you would next apply the Whipped Cream to it and thoroughly smooth it through.
9. After finishing up the first section, you would then move on to the next section and repeat the same process all over again.
9. If you get to a section that that has already started to dry out, then just re-wet it with the Curls Quenched and begin detangling as suggested.
7. After you have finished detangling and applying product all over you entire head, you would just let your hair airdry.
8. Right before you go to bed (and on freshly cleanned hands), you would take very small amounts of the Champagne Curls & Kaviar Kinks Restoration Treatment to your scalp in the crown and front hairline areas.
9. After you have finished applying the Champagne Curls & Kaviar Kinks Restoration Treatment to your affected areas, then put a satin bonnet over your head to protect your hair while you sleep.
Now, inbetween wash days, here's what I suggest you do:
A.M.
1. First, spray your hair with the Curls Quenced all over. Your hair should be left dampened with this product, and never dripping wet.
2. Second, apply the Whipped Cream to your hair and then thoroughly smooth it through.
3. Third, Scrunch you hair for better curl formation and to finish off the style. And, lastly just let your hair airdry.
P.M.
1. First, apply the Curls Champagne Curls & Caviar Kinks Restoration Treatment in small amounts to your affected scalp areas (around the hairline, crown, etc.).
2. Second, wash your hands.
3. Third, take a small amount of the Curls Milkshake and rub it through your hair, so that it can provide added hydration to your locks while you sleep.
4. Forth, apply a satin bonnet to protect your hair at night always.