Relaxed vs. Texlaxed Hair | Pros and Cons EXPLAINED!

[@dw29376]

The only one that was different for me was the relaxed hair being more brittle and dry. For me my relaxed hair was always moisturized and full and I can’t keep my natural hair moisturized to save my life lol.

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

dw29376 Hahaha really? Sheesh 😂 Now that I think about it... that makes total sense. More texture makes it more difficult for your natural oils to make its way down the hair shaft. I experienced that being natural too. The relaxer chemical contributes to dryness in some instances but at least it elongates the strand to make moisturizing easier. Thanks for sharing love 💋😘

[@ridgelachlan4951]

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[@laytonkoa8635]

@Ridge Lachlan Instablaster ;)

[@microwavedmetal]

Same lol…my relaxed hair feels soft and moisturized…but my curly hair was drier than a desert

[@wheezie923]

I wore a relaxer for more than 30 years. My hair was healthy and beautiful! Use quality products and take care for a healthy head of hair which ever decision you make. Ijs. I'm Texlaxed now and I love it too.

[@DatSmile1]

What products did you use?

[@darlingfendzi3467]

What product do you use?

[@wheezie923]

My favorite "old standby, never let me down" is Nexxus Therapy shampoo, Nexxus Infinite oil Conditioner, Infinite oil, and Humectress Encapsulate Serum. It always gives me soft hydrated hair ready for styling.

[@juandaman1792]

How do you transition from relaxed to texlaxed

[@wheezie923]

@@juandaman1792 I just deep conditioneduntil I had about 2 inches of new growth and cut off the relaxer. My hair grows fast.

[@chocolateme7731]

When I was relaxed. I didn't have any problems with hair thinning or breakage. My hair was so thick people aften thought I was wearing a weave . I always been old school when it comes to my hair products. I use hair grease. I couldn't stretch my relaxer at all. I got it done every eight weeks. When I stretched it. That's when I experienced hair breakage . From what I've learned . Everyone hair is different and what may work for one may not work for the other.

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

Ginger Bingmon Yes thickness! And facts! That’s when listening to your hair comes into play. I personally can’t stretch 6 months like others do. I’d have no hair. You gotta do what works for your hair. Thanks for sharing babe! ❤️

[@chocolateme7731]

@@AlexisKimberlyy You welcome and thank you for responding to me. Keep doing your thing and continue to prove to the nay Sayers that you can have healthy hair even when you're textlaxed or relaxed. Be blessed hun.

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

Ginger Bingmon aww thank you babe I appreciate the support! That’s what I’ll continue to do! 💕🙏🏾

[@shantellbethel8030]

@@AlexisKimberlyy Wow! I am presently texlaxing every 6 months but I realize that the time in between is too long for my hair then I learned recently that ur doing it every 3 months and now i've decided to try every 4 months. Listen! Your videos are awesome!

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

Shantell Bethel Phewww child, my hair would be on the floor if I tried to stretch 6 months hahaha, shout out to you for making the push. Hopefully 4 months does the trick. Thanks again, babe. Your words mean so much. Good luck!!! Feel free to reach out with any questions.

[@Kristina-mm2rl]

I have virgin 3c-4c long and thick hair. That being said...its TOO MUCH. To the point where i can't even enjoy it. So I negletic it by cornrowing it and wearing a wig all year round. I dont trust a hairstylist to tex-lax my hair for me so I may just do it myself... I'll make sure to get the best products I can find when I make this big leap. 😊✨

[@terenarosa4790]

did you do it?

[@Kristina-mm2rl]

@@terenarosa4790 Yes, I did. And... My hair reverted! It was lovely looser Waves but as soon as I washed the product out it shrunk right back to my tight curls. I believe I didn't leave the product on long enough. I left it on for 5 min when I should have left it on for 8 min because I did add additional deep conditioner and oil to the mix. Anyway, I did this in January and am not touching my hair for another 2 months for it heal. So now I have it in a protective style of cornrows and am wearing wigs. It also made my hair super dry but since I'm been feeding it oil it has gotten so soft. I'm going to texturize it again in 2 months or so so I'll update on that as well.

[@cierrawalters8946]

Thank you for that update! I hope the next update says, “I love my hair and it loves me back”, lol.

[@sassyrarebreed9914]

When I had my hair texturized I could, still roller set with no problems. My texture was the same/no huge difference and the detangle was no problem and I didn't lose no more hair than my norm. I always tell people everyone's hair is, different. Hard to judge/compare to others hair & experience.

[@m.elise116]

I’d love a “product haul” style video! The products you use to maintain textlaxing between appointments - make up too!

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

Monique Thompson I got you! There are so many new products out there it can get confusing. A haul will be in the line up so stay tuned love! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@samanthakendrick2127]

Monique Thompson hi Monique! : )

[@gloriaous]

This was very helpful. Thank you for sharing. I am natural right now and was trying to decide between a texlax or relax

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

Gloria Mangi I’m so glad you found this helpful! Good luck with your journey babe ❤️

[@TammiByrd]

Me too

[@leahibeka6955]

I just began my transition from relaxed hair to texlaxed hair and my hair started shrinking. I got really scared. I thought I had messed up. Thanks for clearing that up, Lex.

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

leah Ibeka 😘😘

[@seasonedqueen6960]

Honestly. This is a great video. Personally, I wouldn't texlax because It would go against what I'm trying to achieve. I'm a very to go person so I have my hair inna nice lil bun and I'm out the door. I don't see the sense to use my time to do this chemical process and still have natural hair problems (i.e. detangling wet hair, kinkiness etc) Plus, I already have thick hair with coarse strands (what a combo) which holds up well with a relaxer and underprocessed hair would lead to breakage personally. Relaxing works better for me...I believe that texlaxing would work best for persons with fine hair

[@naashongoins9864]

You did very well explain the differences between text relaxing and relaxing your hair thank you

[@iplaysoftball9172]

I texlaxed and my hair got so damaged it’s straight at the roots but curly in the middle I wish I would’ve just stuck with my relaxer

[@elizabethj2182]

Same here. I’m natural and plan to go back to relaxing for this reason. The only reason I had a bad experience with relaxing was bc I started doing it on myself and my hair is too thick to do it alone. When I tried to texlax my hair broke off a lot due to trying to stretch out my relaxer longer than my hair liked

[@tmack2705]

Very helpful and summarized/ explained everything very well! Thank you.

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

T Mack Thank you for watching! So happy this was helpful. Stay tuned for more coming soon! ❤️

[@ske7568]

I have 3 B hair type and relax my hair once to twice a year. I live in Europe and there are no hair salons to get my hair relaxed. So I buy the home relaxer kits from Amazon. I just recently bought my first wig. A UPart Wig also from Amazon. The crazy thing is it looks identical to my own hair.

[@ARLITA4545]

I get roller sets all the time with texlaxed hair! My is is very wavy..and I use big rollers..Enjoyed your video!.

[@liamsmith3290]

Agreed! Simply use a proper dc like TGIN honey mask and sit under the dryer for 15 minutes. The hair is like BUTTAH after. Perfect for roller setting.

[@ARLITA4545]

Thank you!

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

Arlita I gotta try it! ❤️ Thanks for sharing and encouraging others to try as well!

[@thepopes4466]

I too can roller set texlaxed hair; however, my hair is considerably much shorter. I can see why it might NOT be feasible to roller set all of that hair. Not saying her length cannot be, I just believe it would be extremely challenging...short of impossible for me.

[@WomanofGod08]

I have relaxed hair and it’s been 3 months since relaxing; I am contemplating whether I should continue relaxing or going natural. Now that I am hearing about texlaxing I like the idea. So can I texlax now instead of a touch up relaxer?

[@litalita4792]

When you switched from relaxing to textlaxing, did you cut off your relaxed hair? I'm relaxed but I want to switch to textlaxed hair like yours. Would texlaxing the hair require me to cut off the relaxed hair at some point down the line? You're my hair goals btw💜💜

[@isalinee100]

5:00 is humidity worse with texlax or with natural hair ?

[@naashongoins9864]

My question to you is I bleach my hair then 3 weeks later I put a hair color in it. When can I relax it so that my hair won't break

[@fly869]

You are too beautiful!

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

Thanks so much my love!

[@wrendor9465]

My natural hair already shrinks due to humidity, i really want to tex-laxed...so what do i do?

[@gabiabby5839]

Would you recommend texlaxing for 4a/4b (with some 3c) textures?

[@Clairsmith123]

You've got Beautiful, Long Hair!!

[@fernupshaw357]

I’m texlaxed, but I still have problems when my new growth comes in because my hair grows at different rates all over my head!!!! Any advice?

[@phoenixashe7174]

I love my texlax hair

[@arlenejones1986]

I know each head of hair is different. I am however curious to know the length of time you choose to leave the mixture of relaxer onto your hair strands?

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

Arlene Jones I leave mine on for about 12 minutes. I don’t let it sit at all. My stylist applies it and we go straight to the sink. Check out my Salon Relaxer Routine video for a closer look! Thanks for watching love ❤️💋

[@virginiaharvey]

Very good advice.moisture control.styling.

[@wrendor9465]

How many times a year is recommended to tex-lax?

[@njimbuacolette2896]

Thanks for this, very helpful

[@gracecallowayable]

Thank you so much!!!🧡

[@fishchicken4188]

I have a question do you think hair grows faster being texlaxed prior to relaxed?

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

fish chicken Hey babe, can you rephrase the question? I wanna make sure I give you the right response ❤️

[@fishchicken4188]

Ok, which type of hair grows faster, relaxed hair or texlaxed hair?

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

fish chicken Got it! So just to be clear, the rate my hair grows out of my head is the same no matter what style I have (natural, relaxed, texlaxed, etc.), but I personally have experienced less breakage with texlaxed hair so I retain more length.

[@thee_bougiebronzebeauty5192]

Your hair's growth rate is predetermined by your genetics. Unless you have some sort of illness that negatively impacts it, it'll grow the same amount regardless of the state of your hair (relaxed, texlaxed, or natural). If you're interested in having longer hair, you should be sure to take proper care of your strands and keep them moisturized (especially the ends). You'll retain length by minimizing breakage.

[@shantellbethel8030]

Your videos are very informative. I love them!

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

Shantell Bethel I’m so glad you find them helpful!! Thanks for watching love ❤️❤️

[@MimiO23x]

you sound like tracee ellis ross

[@samiraj.192]

Try Color Wow Dreamcoat to help with the humidity issue. & Please post a review if you do :)

[@acelinerenehyppolite9787]

Is your hair relaxed or texlaxed right now

[@carmenbailey5125]

Thank you for sharing👍

[@allissawilliams3184]

Relaxer basically does nothing much to my hair.....lol Is your hair relaxed or texturized?

[@achienglilian6395]

Right on point,,,texlaxed

[@gracesplace3449]

🤩 pretty

[@TuLocalPendejo]

You sound like Candace Parker .😌

[@rougeyai2328]

you lost me after you said goodbye to roller sets , l had texlaxed hair and my roller sets were beautiful ,if roller sets on natural hair is possible texlaxed sets is a breeze!

[@Beautifullysaid]

Should did this long ago

[@entityofthestars]

I've got a question, Can you get your hair texlaxed if its relaxed?

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

lil titty Hi! Thanks for your question because I’ve been asked many times about this. The short answer is yes. However, the same way it’s difficult to manage two different textures when you transition from relaxed hair to natural hair, it’s also difficult to manage your relaxed and texlaxed textures. If your ultimate goal is to texlax but you’ve got relaxed ends, just be prepared to baby your hair more and consider more protective styling as your relaxed hair grows out. Good luck and thanks for watching!! ❤️

[@entityofthestars]

@@AlexisKimberlyy Ohhh! Thank you for explaining this!

[@AlexisKimberlyy]

lil titty you’re so welcome love! ❤️