finding a good relaxer

I wish I had such a small problem...(easy for me to say....huh?)  Curls are one thing, but kinks and/or naps are a whole different ball of wax.

But anyway, the first thing that came to mind is the "Mixed Chicks" line.  Try that.  Supposedly it's very successful for the hair.

Check out their site:  www.mixedchicks.com

I hope this will help you.

 

But yeah, there's no such thing as a "natural" relaxer.  Sorry.  Whatever you end up using for your hair, in the end you're using chemicals to break the chemical bonds that are already in place on your hair.  All you can do is search for a relaxer that is stronger on your hair, or more gentle to your scalp.

 

To The OP: I recommend Dr. Miracles. Truthfully speaking, I think you should accentuate your curls with good products or you  should just buy a Chi straightener and use that instead of a chemical relaxer. Chemical relaxers are bad for your hair, and most likely are the cause of your hair breakage issues. A NATURAL relaxer, however, will only accentuate your curls and make your curls less tangled and more manageable. Don't listen to motowngirl....there is a such thing as a natural relaxer...it just isn't the same TYPE of relaxer as ones found in stores.

 

Natural relaxers strenghtens hair, accentuate curls, and makes hair more manageable as well as softer.

 

Chemical relaxers strip the hair of its texture and chemically alters the hair and makes it more susceptible to breakage.

 

If you MUST get a chemical relaxer though, go for Dr. Miracles. It relaxes hair better than any other relaxer i have ever seen. Use coconut oil or some other type of carrier oil on your hair instead of the junk in beauty supply stores.

 

Baka's Naturalaxer and Mineral Indulgence's Herbalaxer are all natural relaxers. Mineral Indulgence's has a bottle of product in it that accentuates curls...but the actual Herbalaxer (which is in a powdered form so it doesn't even look like a chemical relaxer)  naturally relaxes the curl pattern in hair (stretches it). That's what I meant by accentuating the curl pattern, I was talkign about MI's natural relaxer...not Baka's.

 

Moisture doesn't just do that though, it completely loosens the curl and allows the hair to lay flatter, my kid's have less shrinkage when their hair is wet, not because it reduces frizz or makes their curls more defined, but because the water allows their curls to lay flatter and hang loosely. It relaxes the curl, by definition it relaxes the curl. Relax simply means to make something less tight and looser, in which case a natural product that allows hair to hang loosely is a....natural relaxer. Natural relaxers aren't permanent. I know what the OP is asking for, I responded by telling her to use Dr. Miracles if she wanted to chemically relax a.k.a permanently straighten the texture of her hair. But if she wanted to just make her curls more manageable and accentuate them (this was in reference to the Herbalaxer) to use a natural relaxer.

 

Exactly. Anything that "relaxes" a curl pattern so it will be looser is by definition a relaxer, so yes...if the gel you are using, pomade ect makes your hair looser than it was before...than the gel and/or pomade relaxed your hair. Dark N' Lovely and other chemical relaxers don't have a monopoly over the word "relax". Anything that is tight,  tensed ect...when loosened is relaxed.

 

 

 

A chemical relaxer breaks curls, a natural relaxer will not as it does not have the chemicals to "break" a curl. It's incapable of doing that. It's just a name...some people call it a detangler, some people call it a hair treatment, other people call it a natural relaxer. All the terms are befitting.

 

 

 

By those who have made natural relaxers and those who have actually used them personally. Motowngirl's statements are out of ignorance...she definitively states that there is no such thing as a natural relaxer, though I highly doubt she has tried every product on the market. She's an average woman who posts her opinions on hair, so I understand that her statements are only opinions, but it's reckless to post "natural relaxers are not real and are really just chemicals" under her myths page without even researching what she writes before she posts it. She loses credibility when she posts non-factual information (more to the point, inaccurate information) on a "hair myth" page. A lot of the informtion on her site is arguable sometimes inaccurate, and a lot of the time non-factual...however, many people look up to her and blindly follows her advice (I was one of them)  as I am sure she is aware of. People who are truly educated on natural hair, know that you can use certain herbs and ingredients to make a natural relaxer, and I just wish they were able to speak the truth so women who want to learn more about AA hair, can actually have a factual site to go by. It's a fallacy for her to think (and say) that something doesn't exist solely because she has never heard of it and/or seen it. She should have tried these products before blindly bashing them or using "feedback" she gathered from ads. That's all I'm saying.

 

 

 

No, people were saying that it didn't exist. People still say that it doesn't exist. Like any product, not every natural relaxer contains the same ingredients, and honestly there is so much misinformation involved in what a natural relaxer will DO that  "feedback", in my opinion, should hardly be considered cannon and most certainly shouldn't be taken as anything more than a review. Motowngirl's "feedback" in regard to natural relaxers is clearly inaccurate. Afrobella's "feedback" in regard to how natural and wonderful Carol's Daughter didn't help me as the product's worsened the condition of my little girl's hair and some of the products have DMDM Hydantoin. The "feedback" I received in regard to Talliah Waajid products being all antural was completely inaccurate as petroleum and other non-no ingredients are in some of her products. Feedback is personal experience and everything from application, hair texture, and even allergies play a major factor. There is very little information about natural relaxers, most of which is not true....I'm assuming that if there was tons of misinformation in regard to chemical relaxers...people wouldn't be giving positive feedback either.  I've seen people expect Baka's naturalaxer to completely straighten their hair, and then I have seen people post the ingredients to Baka's natural relaxer and make it themselves...professing how much they love it. Same with henna! I've seen people use henna as a way to detangle their natural hair...despite the fact that henna is more similar to a natural relaxer than a chemical relaxer is. I don't know what feedback you have received and what natural relaxer you are referring to, but there are awful reviews in regard to Kinky Curly, however a lot of people use it as their staple product. Same with Carol's Daughter Hair Butter, Miss Jessie's and every other product line in existence. I'm not trying to start anyting either, but honestly...you're arguing with me about something that I have actually tried and I am assuming based on what you have said here that you have not...tried. . I would never argue or imply that Blended Beauty does not perform a certain way on hair based on reviews or feedback  , if I want to know how a product performs I'll try it myself so I can form an informed opinion on the product. If I didn't use a product solely because of what feedback that I saw (assuming I saw ALL feedback on said product)...I wouldn't have anything to use on my kid's hair at all since it's VERY rare that you'll get 100% positive feedback on any product..lol.

 

No anger or anything, just my two cents....

 

 

 

My position is that if you don't know for SURE that something doesn't exist, don't conclusively state that it DOESN'T exist.