I RELAXED MY HAIR AFTER A ONE YEAR STRETCH! | How I Self Relax At Home

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[@SG-bh8ro]

It looks extremely healthy. I’m not about natural or permed hair. I think every woman should be in a healthy hair mindset.

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you! & yes, Amen! I agree with you :)

[@RaeRoseM]

Absolutely.

[@quintessiagreen4604]

I retain length so much better when my hair is relaxed too. Your baby is absolutely adorable 👶🏽✨

[@AliviaMae]

Yes!! The girls that’s get it get it lol & thank you❤️

[@tinygirl7531]

Ikr. I was in a baby voice, saying gimme them cheeks.😂 So cute! My daughter is 8yrs now and I miss her being a baby. Congratulations 😊

[@user-hp7jw8qh4p]

@@AliviaMae your so pretty

[@AB-qv9ku]

Im a licensed cosmetologist and you did a great job relaxing your hair. You were mindful of application timing, replenished your hair bonds with the keratin treatment and picked excellent products to prep your blow dry with. You have beautiful hair. And I've had clients literally in tears because their hair was kinky coily that sometimes they couldn't even get a comb through it. So ill never knock a relaxer. Have you ever heard of a texture release? Instead of chemical its an amino conditioner straightening system. I love the one by Avalon... Great job luv ✨

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!! I’ll definitely have to look more into a texture release, I’ve never heard of it!

[@AB-qv9ku]

@@AliviaMae no problem ✨

[@TheCarnivoreSoprano]

Texture release? That sounds interesting. Which ones do you recommend

[@kimberlyjackson8343]

Your hair looks so healthy and pretty and that baby is so cute

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!!

[@shannonmichelle1485]

Your hair turned out great and looks super healthy!

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!!

[@kalishajnz]

Your hair is gorgeous!! I don't think people realize how long the hair actually takes to process and they assume as soon as you put the relaxer on It's automatically making the hair straight when in actuality that's not the case especially if you have a more course texture. I don't self relax anymore, but when I did, I stopped using timers and took my time relaxing because I was always trying to beat the clock, and my hair would get under processed. Great video 💜

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!! & yess I know what you mean completely

[@sylviarosario6503]

I can’t with the cuteness. Your son is so stinking 🥰 cute. Your hair looks healthy, thick and beautiful.

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you thank you❤️

[@Sondersun]

I want to go back to relaxers but I also love my curls .

[@tinalove8197]

Its so tempting to go relaxed. Its easier to have length retention with relaxed hair cause its always stretched. If I had relaxed hair my hair would be at my butt by now instead of midback when fully stretched.

[@bellabukuru]

The thickness 😭🤩 even when straightened. I envy the density omg

[@KnijMagz]

Side note: Your skin looks so freaking pretty--it's insane. It's like a rich reddish brown...looks like you just left a vacay at high end resort pool. Sooo jealous 💚💚.

[@lifeWithZanDria]

Your hair look so healthy & pretty ❤

[@kiannabarillas2654]

Look how much it grew girl !! ❤ gorgeous

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you so much!!❤️

[@shaiynalittle2195]

You did a Beautiful job! It’s absolutely gorgeous! But just a quick tip from a licensed cosmetologist. When applying a virgin relaxer to virgin hair, you want to start off in the mid shaft of the hair to the ends, then at the end apply it to the roots. Your roots are going to process faster and the middle shaft will need more time to process. Thats the reason why it was still curly at the end. But you still did awesome! Love it!💞💞

[@charityshaw3639]

Okay sis!! 🎉 always flawless baby boy too!!

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!!

[@charityfinley3501]

Your hair turned out so beautiful!! Super healthy too😍😍 I’m thinking about doing this soon to keep it manageable! You made that look so easy, I hate dealing with my hair as it it super thick too😫

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!!❤️ I know exactly what you mean! I couldn’t take it anymore lol I had to

[@acer8405]

I just used this relaxer today after being natural for 10 months I just couldn't take it anymore

[@latonyaghee3115]

I’m finally totally natural after a 2 year transitioning. I’m so ready for a relaxer. I’m going to give it a few more months then I’m getting a relaxer.

[@lisarose-iv7cx]

Stunning and great job. 🎉

[@ebony-savannahhudson04]

This was super satisfying to watch as I am so lazy when it comes to doing my hair

[@AliviaMae]

🤣 I know the feeling lol

[@ladychi7618]

Girl your hair looks gorgeous. Please share tips on how to keep up with relaxed hair (relaxed hair routine). I have been natural like forever and I want to be well prepared for when I enter my new relaxed hair era.

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!! Moisturizing & sealing, leaving my hair alone & keeping it tucked away all plays a major part! I’ll definitely do a video on it!

[@Kaylaoffxcial]

Omgg didn’t even fully watch yet ya hair look tf sweeet sis 😍😩‼️

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!!🤗

[@toldbyharlan]

Came out so pretty ❤

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!

[@nichelleloh6659]

Wow ur hair grew a bunch😮! Came back w vengeance 😅! U dod a good job w ur trim too😊❤

[@AliviaMae]

🤣❤️thank you!!

[@rayj599]

Aww baby boy is too cute with the smiles 🥰🩷

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!!

[@mtnd8614]

Hi there❤ I wanted to relax my hair yesterday but I couldn't as I had to do a shampoo, so I have to wait until the next week-end to be able to relax it. Watching your video was so satisfying as I felt like I was relaxing my own hair 😂😅 I hope that it will help me to wait as I am a "creamy crack" (I relax my hair every 2 months... Gosh...)😭😭😭 Your son is so cute, he gave me baby fever and your beautiful hair seems to be very healthy, nice job, you are doing great. I wish you good luck in your hair journey. Love ❤

[@cookingmyway854]

Yes, ur haircut 💇‍♀️ looks good 👍🏽 😊

[@AliviaMae]

Yes! Thank you!❤️

[@user-qq7ve6zr7e]

Your hair girl 👌 love it ❤️❤️

[@AliviaMae]

Thanks so much!❤️

[@WilliamsPinch]

The babies eyes 👀 😂 He was looking at the set up like what’s mom doing in here?!? He’s gorgeous.

[@MelloneeKecia]

It came out looking amazing 🥰❤️👍🏾👏🏾🤗

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you! 🤗

[@phomolomav7291]

Wow girl your hair looks amazing ❤❤More Love ❤❤🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!!❤️ God bless

[@KiniaSwaby]

It’s so beautiful and so are you.

[@0tismadaline]

Your hair looks absolutely gorgeous sweetheart 😍 💕

[@AliviaMae]

Thanks girl!!💕

[@TheDivaIsIntheDetails]

oh, your baby is adorable!

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!

[@breezzeeshoulders2610]

You're hair looks great. I think some women are returning back to the relaxer. I am considering it. I was one of those girls who went to the shop every two weeks. But the pandemic changed that and move into a new city, my hair went back to its sticker state because it wasn't being pressed every two weeks. I'm considering going back to the relaxer.

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!! Relaxers aren’t for everyone but they’re for me lol my hair has always been thick! So this definitely makes it more manageable. The pandemic changed a lot, if you think it’s best for you, I would do it!

[@carmenwhite8744]

Turned out really nice… super thick

[@kinashamurphy2143]

Okkkkkkkkk period!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AliviaMae]

Thanks sis🥰❤️❤️❤️

[@vuvumaneli3042]

Wow yo hair girl ❤

[@TheBrightFamilyeats5]

Your hair looks amazing ❤

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@aab6872]

Your hair looks amazing!! Can you please list the products that you used?

[@TerenaTCloud]

No breakage? Good on you for keeping up with your channel.

[@AliviaMae]

Not too much but thank you!!

[@trinicadeem]

I like that the hair has texture. But I think a lye relaxer maybe a little better just be careful with the different textures. (Dermarcation may lead to breakage). Good job apply to the middle shaft first then the ends (since you were going a corrective relaxer) however, I felt like you should of went back applied more to the roots and then smoothed the hair. Just my opinion, it came out great though.

[@shontabriggs1579]

I love that you did your own hair the beauty shop cut too much keep up good work 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@michp7]

You have such beautiful facial features

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!!😊

[@octaviadaniel1934]

Lovely❤

[@jay_xoxo93]

Wow Your hair is so beautiful and healthy! How did you manage to grow it so long and thick?

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!! Keeping it in cornrows, tucked away under wigs & making sure it’s moisturized!

[@jordanforthewin1111]

Looks great…you favor Bobbi Kristina to me 💕

[@sandycheeks1580]

🦋Right! 🎉 🤩 Sis is Beautiful! 🦋

[@rachelnichole131]

Yesss she does omg

[@carlasettles786]

Your hair is super thick, and Beautiful, be careful using relaxers now there not good.

[@taylor_hattley]

No one can completely run from frizz, so your hair was fine in that other shot in the video.

[@etherean369]

Guys remember not to relax your hair more than 3 times a year. Try going for even once or twice. Check the ingredients for endocrine disruptors too and monitor your cycle and hormones.

[@joshie19922]

Instead of using the box I buy the tub and the full size bottles of the shampoo, conditioner etc. makes more sense

[@patricewashington888]

Your hair is so beautiful

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!!❤️

[@shereenashley679]

Girl it looks so good. I relaxed my hair last year after being natural for like 15 years. But the breakage was awful and I immediately regretted it. How do you prevent breakage?? It’s also weird how now I have texture after a relaxer versus when I was younger my hair was bone straight. But I like having a lil texture after a relaxer.

[@breezzeeshoulders2610]

I think by keeping your hair moisturized and staying on your relaxer schedule of every 3 months is how you avoid breakage.

[@AliviaMae]

Thanks girl!!❤️ I can actually do a video on this. But Moisturizing & Sealing is what does it for me! Find a good moisturizer, and a good hair oil. Whenever I notice my hair breaking, I make sure to keep it moisturized & tucked away! Especially the ends. & making sure to keep my hair tucked away REALLY helps too. Like keeping it in cornrows underneath wigs. & I only wash my hair once a month (I know that sounds disgusting lol but it works for me! The less I handle my hair, the more it grows). Then on wash days, I ALWAYS do a hot oil treatment or deep conditioner. If your hair is breaking, it may need a protein treatment. Your hair may just be a little resistant like mine!! That texture is STUBBORN girl I get it lol

[@dorothymac3963]

May I ask why you pulled the relaxer through to the ends of your hair when you were only doing a touch up on the new growth? Are you not concerned about over processed hair on the ends

[@aja2993]

I wondered about the same thing. When I was relaxed, my beautician would only put product on my new growth. She mentioned using the product on the already relaxed hair would lead to over processing and potentially damage down the line.

[@tashajones3661]

Because she wnt so long she was trying to prevent underprocessing.

[@dorothymac3963]

@@tashajones3661 That doesn’t make sense, but I appreciate the response.

[@tashajones3661]

@@dorothymac3963 Oh okay

[@michelleej]

She said she under processed her hair the last time she relaxed it - 1 year prior.

[@brittneyjohnson8942]

How did u retain length

[@nafisamohamed8057]

😍😍😍😍

[@senpaiidon930]

I’m watching this because I plan on relaxing my hair . I learned that the relaxer should only sit for 15 mins , I seen you use a 25 min timer . Just stuck in that area . How long should I take to apply the relaxer and how long should I allow it to sit after I’m done applying the relaxer ?

[@theresas340]

Hi new subscriber here 😊 my last relaxer was maybe 15 years ago I'm so ready to go back to my relaxed hair. Are there steps to prep dor for a relaxer since its been so long or just go straight to relaxing it as is ? Thank you

[@Lisa-mk1kd]

Hi your hair came out pretty what kind of flat iron you use n do you use oil on your hair daily please let me know

[@AliviaMae]

It’s just a cheap $20 Remington straightener from Walmart. & no I don’t use oil daily. Only a few times a month

[@tochiekwueme4577]

The front section of my hair is heat damaged due to months of leave out. Can I still get a relaxer but maybe just leave it on for less time?

[@august21xp]

What about grey hair ? I’m afraid to relax or do keratin, but can’t handle the dryness anymore !

[@brittamuller5960]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@JoJo-vi6xx]

Did my hair like this turned out exactly like yours and it broke off. I was advised on a corrective relaxer that was so expensive I decided to just go bald. 4 years later my hair is back, people saying it’s healthy just dk . The straight parts need different love then the curly parts it’s hard but I’m excited to see your hair journey.

[@AWholeVibe96]

So what are you going to do now?

[@rotten2thcore]

My hair fell off too when I relaxed my hair but I think it was bv I didn't take care of it

[@wilderaingraham6446]

What’s is the name of the blow dryer used in the video?

[@kaym5015]

I thought treatment comes before perm not the other was around? Please let me know if it matters?

[@barbjones6829]

Angel Angel is get so big

[@SmileyGirl30]

why is my hair so knotted when water touch’s it when i go to wash it and i have a relaxer

[@cinimala1031]

Haiii❤❤ mam

[@AliviaMae]

Hey!❤️

[@christalchanae257]

I got a question. My hair was relaxed before I put texturizer in. The first time I put it on. My hair did not come out curly or textured. I did it again and I saw very little change. The directions told me to leave it in for 8 to 10 mins. (For fine short hair) I wonder what went wrong? Do you think I should have left it on longer?

[@judasisco1156]

A texturizer is just a mild relaxer it doesn’t make the hair curly it’s really intended to put on natural curly hair to loosen the curl. If you leave it on too long the hair will become bone straight.

[@christalchanae257]

@@judasisco1156 ohhh so it's intended for natural hair. I did give my hair a wave pattern. I'm gonna wait until my new growth grows out more & texturize it again & see what happens

[@virginiawolf1708]

​@christalchanae257 The texturizer will work on the new growth but not the relaxed. The relaxed hair has been permanently straightened.

[@BeingErikaWhite]

I’m thinking about relaxing mine once a year. I have 4b hair I guess. It’s not coarse. It’s fine. It looks thicker than it really is.

[@AliviaMae]

That's all you really have to do too!

[@BeingErikaWhite]

@@AliviaMae okay but please give me the truth of how difficult it could possibly be when that demarcation line starts

[@ezzienae2166]

@bradmondo reacted to this video a month ago❤️

[@Mrsexclusivex]

Don’t forget the kitchen , also I usually leave the relaxer on until I feel the first few Burns/stings that’s how you know it’s time to rinse . Btw angel looks like you here !

[@Hannah_The_Elon_Jew]

Cast Iron

[@Iamahusluh]

Chile no baby cute tho

[@ladym1414]

Do you feel like your blowouts last longer now?

[@AliviaMae]

Yep!

[@misskiana81]

They’re about to ban relaxers

[@ilyriri]

Why

[@AWholeVibe96]

@@ilyririthere’s many lawsuits against different brands for causing all types of cancer in (specifically) Black women.

[@MM-xe5sv]

Your hair is thicc thicc 😮😮

[@GenerationZero1]

Although your hair looks great.. I’m cringing thinking about the long term effects. I was thinking about going back to relaxing but changed my mind after all the current lawsuits about these products causing cancer, after doing my research. I decided I’m not putting this crap in my hair any longer and decided to take better care of my natural hair. Although Ors brand seem harmless there are still chemicals that are carcinogenic and endocrine-disrupting substances. Basically with long term use it can def cause cancer. Girl I bought a new flat iron and heat protectant, now after washing and heavy moisturizing I now flat iron my hair to keep it manageable and keep my straight look.. no hairstyle is worth your life..

[@AWholeVibe96]

100% with you on this. I will never go back. It was different back in the day when I didn’t know better. But now I know. And it’s not even just my hair that I’m cautious about. Anything I do with my body is examined the same way.

[@imgorgeoussss]

girlllll you had great hair neverrrrr why would you relax your hair !!! 😢😢😢😩😩

[@AliviaMae]

🤣 thank you! But girllll it literally would take me an hour JUST to detangle. The thickness is real lol it’s easier to manage, faster to do, & my hair breaks off less with it being relaxed! Relaxed Hair may not be for everyone but it’s definitely for me lol

[@talisahughes3282]

Facts. Y’all don’t go back to the perm. Natural is the way to go

[@Lillyxxxo]

I relaxed my hair once a year as well got my first relaxer last year so my one year will be tomorrow on the 17 of may . So i was wondering how to go about it. This video explained the steps beautifully. So i will do mine tomorrow and hopefully to get the same results you got. Thanks for posting

[@hudsonkorion]

Oh wow! I looooove the way it turned out! You have amazing relaxed hair. As a relaxed chick myself, I love that you’re representing us lol 😂 I just subscribed 💕Dani @NaturallyRelaxed

[@AliviaMae]

Thank you!! & yess girl somebody gotta represent🤣❤️ thanks for subbing!!

[@tynahtavares1507]

C’est pas joli ça fait pas beau. Ça fait bizarre.

[@zenmoi5835]

STOP!! Putting that crap in your hair can cause health problems Love your hair the way it grows NATURAL is pretty and best !