So about a week after my last post I did a relaxer. I made it about 7-8 weeks. I had a terrible experience with my relaxer though... I don't burn easily or normally at all, but that time was ridiculous. I'm not sure what was going on, but prior to the relaxer, I had soreness out of this world and I'm assuming the tenderness also meant some types of sores/bumps on my scalp that lead to the easy burn. I had been giving myself extra head massages because of the tenderness of the new growth...
I had some very successful going out hair styles after the relaxer. I was very pleased. I kept the regimen for the weeks after that. Continued with the pony/bun. But I got bored. I was tired of not knowing what to do with my hair. The limpness. The same old/same old. So last weekend, I decided to switch things up. I got a hair cut. Not really a "hair" cut hair cut, but I got my ends trimmed, a few layers put in around the face and in the top, and I topped it all off with a bang! I haven't had a bang since middle school. So far, I'm loving the variety in styles - I can wear it up, down, bang, no bang, curly and fluffy, or straight.
I'm about 6 weeks post relaxer again and I'm hanging in there. My head is tender, but it's manageable. I have lots of different styles - some protective, some not - so I don't feel like a fluffy head all the time.
Until next time ; )
