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Gently relaxing 4a natural hair help

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Topic: Gently relaxing 4a natural hair help
Posted By: cutiepi
Subject: Gently relaxing 4a natural hair help
Date Posted: September 19 2006 at 3:25pm
Hi ladies, has anyone heard of mildly texturizing hair by applying a relaxer and leaving it on for like 5 minutes?? I've heard some ppl talk about it isn't supposed to get your hair straight, but just loosen up your curls a lil bit.  I'm mostly a 4a, some 4b, and I love my curls but the shrinkage kills me!! :)  I just wanted to know how to effectively do it myself without leaving it on too long and fully relaxing my hair. Thanx lovelies!!!

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Posted By: ladyflash
Date Posted: September 21 2006 at 5:39pm

I have a mild relaxer on my hair. Like you, I love my curls but I also like the sleek look. I get roller sets because it requires less heat for getting straighter styles and with a mild relaxer I can acheive both looks with low maintanance and no damaging hair styling tools. Honeslty I wouldn't do the relaxer myself, but if thats what you want to do, the key is to comb the relaxer through with a wide tooth comb. Leave in for 10 -15 mins depending on how loose you want your curls, then rinse immediately. Don't forget to neutralize afterwards!

"I learned this from when I used to assist as a styling assistant"



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