Ok ladies, I'm 8 weeks post relaxer. Last time and a few times before I've stretched 10-12 weeks. However, Not only do I have more newgrowth, but it's alot thicker than before. Plus, when I last relaxed, I scratched my scalp the day before and the front section had relaxer on it for only about 2 minutes (because where I scratched began to burn.) Therefore, my back is a little more manageable and my front is three textures: relaxed, semi-relaxed, and curly new growth. Do you think I should stretch it still or relax??

Right now I've been washing and putting it in a bun, but it's so thick it's not laying down right. What would you recommend if you've had this problem before??

When I *stretched* to 9 1/2 weeks (that was stretching for me) I soaked the new growth with S-curl then slicked it in a ponytail and covered that bad boy with a scarf for like 20 minutes (advice given to me by SistaSlick- who has some GORGEOUS hair!!!). When I took the scarf off, I put some oil over it although now sometimes I'll use EQP Mango Butter cuz it's thicker/heavier and I don't really care about how greasy my hair is as long as it's moisturized and growing besides, it's in a ponytail anyways. I hope it helps you too.