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Perms & Relaxers
If you care for your relaxer or perm, it will work well for you. There is such a thing as having healthy strong relaxed hair. Perms and relaxers require special attention.
Even though relaxers break down the strands during the process, your hair can also be built back up and strengthen again.
Favorites: Motions, Affirm, and Design Essentials.
LYE RELAXER performs much better than NO LYE Relaxers. Some relaxers straighten faster than other relaxers. Design Essentials relax the hair in less time than Motion
Relaxers: Straightens, soften and make coarse or unmanageable hair more manageable.
Texturizers: make hair more manageable but in a milder form. It gives the hair a strong look and feel of the hairs' original texture.
A Perm: Is to tame the hair permanently by getting the effects of straight hair, waves, body, or curls.
* If you are not familiar with applying relaxers, perms, or chemicals, have a professional do all your relaxers and perms. Have this done after your hair is in good condition
When choosing a relaxer, apply ones that encourage moisture. Keep your hair deep conditioned
No-Lye Relaxers
These are formulated with Guanidine hydroxide to straighten the hair. They have a pH of 9-9.5. Which is higher than your hair pH is supposed to be. Your hair should have a pH of 4.5-5.5. Another chemical base name for no-lye relaxers is thioglycolate-based formulations. Many believe that no-lye relaxers are less harsh on the hair, but they seem to be more drying to the hair than lye relaxers. If you have a no-lye relaxer that seems dry, you can still get your relaxer to the proper pH level where it's healthy. On a regular basis, deep conditioning your hair once every week or once every two weeks. Eat the most nutritious foods, add vitamins to your diet, and handle your hair differently. If for some reason your no-lye relaxer is still shedding or feels like straw, no matter what you do, there is no need to have a no-lye relaxer.
Other alternatives: Grow your hair out to have the old relaxer clipped out. Use a Lye relaxer instead, wear a natural or hot press your hair.
Keep products such as Abba Moisture Scentsations in mind, Creme of Nature Shampoo, infusium23, Sebastian Clarifying Shampoo, Paul Mitchell's Clarifying Shampoo, and Le Kair Cholesterol Plus.
If your No-Lye relaxer were not working for you, it would not be a good thing to put in braid extensions to grow your hair with a no-lye relaxer. I have heard that the PHYTO NO-LYE RELAXER is a good one. phyto.com It has natural ingredients, yet keeps the hair moist.
Lye Relaxers/Perms
These are formulated with Sodium hydroxide. They are also referred to as 'alkali relaxers'. The pH levels are higher than no-lye relaxers. The pH is of 12-14, which is high. With both lye and no-lye relaxers, the hair must stay deep conditioned to get the hair back to a normal ph level. When you apply the relaxers, you cannot apply it to the old growth, no matter how strong your hair is, it will break down your hair excessively and your hair will began to break. You must also use the proper steps when applying or your hair will be damaged. I recommend lye relaxers be done by a professional. , See flat Ironing Creme, and having a healthy diet of fruits vegetables vitamins & minerals. I have a lye relaxer in this photo.
Jehri Curls, Wave Nouveau, S-Curls
These perms are truly permanent. There is a great limitation. The hair strands are always porous and needs constant moisture to prevent the strands from breaking. You risk severe shedding if you blow dry and flat iron your hair. Good nutrition may not help the porosity of the already permanent strands.
Braid extensions cannot be worn over this perm. The permed hair will break severely since the hair is porous already.
Jehri Curls are only to be worn in one style, curly and moist. You can achieve growth, but there is always constant cutting off of old hair towards the ends that have become too frail because of its porosity. There is a limit in reaching your maximum hair growth--- your hair's full potential of long strong healthy hair.
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