Last year, I randomly decided I wanted to try a hair regimen that contained all one brand. And even though I had never tried Design Essentials before, the fact that a few of their products were specifically geared to relaxed hair made me choose this line. (And for the record, this post is not sponsored and I bought all of…
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Relaxer Day | September 2016
I literally lost track of this relaxer stretch. I’m not sure how it happened, but I had no idea whether I had relaxed my hair in March or April. :/ That’s why every time I updated you guys there was a four week swing, lol. Thankfully after looking back at my social media posts last week, I figured out that I was…
Switching to a Lye Relaxer | My Initial Thoughts
I switched to a lye relaxer like I said I would. And you know what, I’m feeling really good about it. I’ve been using a no-lye relaxer since my first attempt at self-relaxing and I never looked back. And a no-lye relaxer was a safe bet for the self-relaxing newbie that I was, who wasn’t trying to burn her hair (and scalp)…
Lye vs. No-Lye Relaxers | Picking What’s Best
In the first few months of my hair journey, I had to look into the differences between a Lye vs. No-Lye Relaxer and make a decision on which option was best for my hair. And I did that. I chose to use a No-Lye relaxer, Affirm Fiberguard Sensitive Scalp Relaxer to be exact. I have been self-relaxing and using this…