JenMajBeauty

This relaxer touch-up was different from the previous ones. I hadn't touched my hair for three weeks prior to last Saturday: no deep conditioning, no moisturizing and sealing, no detangling, no scalp massages... I would only wrap my hair at night and pass a comb over my hair in the morning, just to make sure there are no strands of hair out of place. In the meantime, the new growth just recoiled on itself during those three weeks. I actually wanted to do the touch-up on Saturday, but considering how dense my new growth was, I concentrated on loosening it with my fingers - taking my time doing so - and based my scalp with Vaseline. I parted my hair the usual way - 3 big sections, then 5 to 6 smaller sections in each part - then loosened the new growth and finger-detangled as I went along. The next day, I mixed the relaxer , based my hairline and ears, and proceeded with the touch-up. I must say I'm getting more comfortable with the self-relaxing process as it took me onl...