QuoteReplyTopic: Hair Relaxers/chemical straightening Posted: February 18 2006 at 11:01pm
Ok so here's the deal- I have curly, thick hair. And I'm sick of it...so i've been thinking about getting a professional chemical relaxing treatment. Do any of u guys know anything about it?? like, if you did or didn't like it when u had it done, or if you can go back to curly if you don't like it??!! I'm kinda nervous about it--so please help!
I've never had any chemical work done, but just wanted to answer your other question: No, it won't be possible to undo it if you don't like it. Chemical treatments do result in some amount of damage, depending on your hair type. For all purposes, a relaxer or perm is permanent. I highly recommend asking the hairstylist to do a strand test if you decide to go for the relaxer.
Thanks for your reply....i did some research online, and it seems like there are more cons than pros to the whole process, so i don't think i'll do it. I'll just keep wrestling with my hair as-is, and straightening it every once in a while.
Thanks for your reply....i did some research online, and it seems like there are more cons than pros to the whole process, so i don't think i'll do it. I'll just keep wrestling with my hair as-is, and straightening it every once in a while.
chemaical relaxers are not all bad, i got it done a year ago and my hair so much more manmageable i can straighten it way better than before and i find that i condition it way more than i did before resulting in healthier hair for me. It ultimatley depends on the type of hair u have though its not all bad, you just have to make sure to go to a person who knows what their doing and second u have to know how to take care of your hair after you get this done.
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well i don't know what ur hair type is, but i've had relaxer in my hair and it's damaged my hair not too bad but enough for me not to want relaxers any more. my mom use to just buy relaxers from the store and we wouldn't leave it in the whole time ur suppost for example if it said to leave it in for 20 min, i would just leave it in for 10 or 15 b/c i didn't want it completely straight, just more managable, but for me it was a bad idea b/c my hair grows extremely slow, and right now i'm trying to grow it out and it's takeing forever, i'de rather deal w/ my naturally curly hair and for it to be healthy and long, rather than to be more managable, but damaged and short but if ur hair grows fast and u think u could deal w/ it if u didn't like it then i guess go for it, but if not i wouldn't.
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ok what ethnicty are you because I get relaxers(biracial) and when I wash my hair turns back curly. but I would not get a relaxer to much chemicals for me personally i am in the process of growing it out right now
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Yeap! Once it is done, you have to grow it out. However if your hair is curly (not nappy curly) you have the option of using a Thio based relaxer instead of a Sodium hydroxide (lye) relaxer, or calcium hydroxide (no lye) relaxer.
Thio is designed to retexturize curly hair. Your hair really becomes smooth, shiny, and very soft. Once you blow dry it straight, it will be frizz free and will stay that way, even in humid weather. the advantage is that you can still wear your hair curly if you want. The curls will just be smoother, looser, softer and with the right leave in conditioner, frizz free.
So look into it. Many salons have it. There are differenct brands. Rusk Radical Anti-curl, Redken Vertical, Matrix opti-smooth, L'oreal X-tenso etc.
Just make sure that the person performing the service has ALOT of experience, and is a chemical expert.
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Ok so here's the deal- I have curly, thick hair. And I'm sick of it...so i've been thinking about getting a professional chemical relaxing treatment. Do any of u guys know anything about it?? like, if you did or didn't like it when u had it done, or if you can go back to curly if you don't like it??!! I'm kinda nervous about it--so please help! 
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but if ur hair grows fast and u think u could deal w/ it if u didn't like it then i guess go for it, but if not i wouldn't.
is it really impossible to undo it if you don't like it?????
