QuoteReplyTopic: Chemical relaxer Posted: January 12 2000 at 6:46am
I have recently heard/read about a salon treatment that chemically relaxes the hair, using a flat iron for a very, straight smooth effect. Does anyone know anything about this, and if so can they share what they know about how damanging the process is? My hair is medium/uneven wavy/curly and blowing it straight takes far too long! Also, if I do get my hair chemically relaxed, can I just wash it and go (with straight results) or will I still have to blow my hair dry? What will it look like if I let it dry naturally?Any help would be much appreciated!
I am sorry to say that a chemical straigtner probably not give a wash and go staight. I hoped it did the same because my hair is sort of wavy. It will way your wavy hair down make it easier to straightnen with a blowdryer. I have had many striaghtners and they have dried my hair. I haven't had one in almost 3 months. My best advice is to blowdry your hair as straight as possible, then use a flat iron, which is totally different from a chemical relaxer. It's like a crimper, but the plates are flat. I recommnend Conair Shiny Straight. You can get it at Wal-Mart or a store like it. Try not to use the iron everyday, b/c it can dry hair like any other heat to hair. Hope this helps.
Hi Lori!I have never heard of such a chemical relaxer that uses a flat iron to straighten out the hair... that sounds awefully damaging to me-- the use of such HIGH heat while the cuitcle is wide open sounds terrible. Perhaps you are talking about the use of straightening BOARDS. The chemical is applied to small strips of hair, which are then laid on flat boards (in order to keep hair VERY straight). In addition, you can either starighten or relax your hair-- there is a differene. Straighteners are Sodium Hydroxide Based, and will make your hair BONE staright... Relaxers, do just that... that 'relax' the curl...So, youwont have stick straight hair... it just reduces the amount of curl. With either a straightener or relaxer, you can't just wash and go... both require blowdrying for the sleek, 'stick straight' look (and even that usually never looks natural). If you are interested in this type of chemical service, i would suggest a 'relaxer'-- either Rusk Radical Anti-Curl, Paul Brown Hair at Rest, ARTec Texturesmooth-- these are all gentle, no-lye, thio based relaxers. They will remove much of your curl, but still leave youwith body... and they will make blowdrying easier. I have used these types of relaxers in the past, and have liked them a great deal.... Another suggestion... try to LOVE your natural texture! Curly hair is just as beautiful as staright hair :)Warmest Regards,Sherrycently heard/read about a salon treatment> that chemically relaxes the hair, using a flat iron> for a very, straight smooth effect. Does anyone know> anything about this, and if so can they share what> they know about how damanging the process is? My hair> is medium/uneven wavy/curly and blowing it straight> takes far too long! Also, if I do get my hair> chemically relaxed, can I just wash it and go (with> straight results) or will I still have to blow my hair> dry? What will it look like if I let it dry naturally?> Any help would be much appreciated!
> Hi Sherry:Thank you for your response. I went yesterday to the salon that offers the "ironing" service, since they had another woman with hair like my own getting it, and invited me to watch/witness the results. The process goes something like this:1. Apply straightener: a gentler, no lye formula (probably thio based but I didn't ask.) The stylists remarked that unlike straighteners they've used in the past, this formula is very gentle and does not "burn" the skin when they touch it accidentally.2. Comb hair repeatedly, very straight. Sit under heater for a period of time (I'm unsure how long.)3. Rinse the formula and blow the hair out, then straighten with a straightening iron to flatten the cuticle.4. Apply the phase 2 lotion onto the very straight, ironed hair, combing it through, but leaving hair as straight as possible.5. Rinsing the lotion.I saw the process being done, as well as another woman who had had it done a few weeks ago. She looked great -- her hair did not look damaged at all, although that could be because she has only done it once. She said that the dramatic decrease in blow-drying time (as well as fewer days spent pulling the hair back into a ponytail in desperation) will make up for the damage of the relaxer.I happen to love curly hair, and will miss the versatility of it, but my hair doesn't have a pretty or uniform curl. It is lopsided, fickle, and more frizz than curl with the occasional straight piece sticking out. To get it to really curl I need to devote time to applying products and using a curling iron (which I've done for special occasions, and then it looks great.) I am not anti-curl. I just can't stand hair that is neither here nor there! I am a very busy, active person and I badly need a wash and go style. Even five-ten minutes a day with a blowdrier would be an improvement!I'd be interested in your comments about the above technique. Do you have a styling background? Thanks again for your response.Lori
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