Entertaining the idea of two roads I would like to go down with my hair.
Texlax vs sisterlocing/mini interlocking
I've already started down the texlaxing road. I'm married to the idea for another 6 months - year. Within that time frame I will reassess my hair goals.
I decided to use a lye relaxer for my texlaxing because I actually find no lye super harsh on my hair, even if I use a chelating shampoo to remove mineral deposits. My hair feels soft and smooth with the lye and I didn't experience any burning as the point is to not fully process the texture out of my 4c hair, just permanently add a bit of stretch- something similar to the look of a tension blowdry.
I plan to texlax every 3-4 months. I still have to utilize protective styling to look decent while I gain length.
My hair is pretty short right now, too short to style on it's own, but long enough to grip and add braiding hair without tugging and slippage. As my hair gets longer, hopefully I'm able to reduce single strand knots and split ends, retain length, and wear styles I was having issues executing previously.
I know I have to stay up on my protein treatments when using chemicals and be mindful not to braid too soon after a chemical service.
If I'm not achieving certain hair goals through texlaxing. I want to do my own minilocs using the interlocking method. I had medium sized locs for 4 years that I would retwist. But I'm loving the idea of having mini locs that are maintained with a different method.
Either way, ya girl just wants to get to MBL.
Although I look amazing with a tapered fade I'm tired of having short hair and having issues getting to full SL.
Never thought that I would ever make a return to using a relaxer/texturizer. But hey, here we are.
