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…
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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…
Throwback Thursday: My First Self-Relaxer(s).
I thought it would be fun to take you guys back to my first (second, third and fourth) attempt at relaxing my hair…at home…by myself. When I first started my hair journey, I spent hours on Long Hair Care Forum reading the archives. I was mesmerized by the beautifully luscious and long relaxed heads of hair on there. My favorite…
No-Lye Relaxers & Dealing with Dryness
For a very long time, if someone asked me whether I used lye or no-lye relaxer, I wouldn’t have been able to answer. I knew that I used affirm, but that was all I knew. As I started to learn more about my hair and decided to start relaxing my hair myself. It became necessary for me to weigh the…