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My hair Printed From: HairBoutique.com Category: African American Hair Forum Name: African American Hair Forum Description: Devoted to the special needs of African Americans. URL: https://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=26559 Printed Date: July 22 2025 at 11:07pm Topic: My hair Posted By: qtfairy Subject: My hair Date Posted: October 27 2001 at 11:25am Hi, I`m not african american, but I have wavy/curly/poofy hair. I was thinking of getting my hair relaxed or permed so it can be straight. I don`t know the difference between relaxing and perming hair. I want to use the one that it the gentlest because my hair isn`t nappy or really curly. I just want it to be straighter than it is now. If I perm or relax my hair, will it change the texture of it? My hair is very soft and bouncy, and will I lose that if I relax or perm my hair? I want a permanent solution to get straight hair, so does the perm or relax wash out when I wash my hair? Thanks very much. Replies: