Have you ever tried mixing a little relaxer in your shampoo?

[OneInAMillion]

Saw some in my mom's cabinet this week-end. Anywhere you find Jamaicans, Vigorol is sure to be there. It's an ammonium thioglycolate relaxer which makes your hair really dry but it doesn't do so more than a relaxer IMO. I would never use it again because I am totally opposed to chemicals especially now that I know that I can use some henna or the Cherrylola to temporarily loosen my curls.

http://texasbeautysupplies.com/vig4760.html

LOL @ the above, but I agree. I was about 10 and a hairdresser suggested putting this in my hair. My mom wasn't having any part of that!

 

[lovenharmony]

The sad part is that in some hair and skin products, they actually do this!!! They try to hide it all coy like...

If you see an ingredient by the name of DMDM Hydantoin, or Sodium Hydroxide it works like a relaxer to straighten hair.

As for taking actual relaxer? I would seriously advise you NOT to do this!!!

 

[Miss AJ]

I read the OP's question to my white friend and SHE even gave the wtf look lol. I cut corners too but that is just asking to be bald.

 

[sqzbly1908]

There is a lot of mixing of products on the board but we don't play with the chemicals...good thing that you asked about this first...

 

[Blessed2bless]

I was looking at your enrollment date to see if you were "brand new"... Okay you deserve a pass.... Not a good idea darling.

 

[BlackMasterPiece]

OP thats a horrible idea.....just saturate your hair in slippy conditioner like aussie moist or trader joe's nourish spa and if you need additional slip add some oil.....also i tangles are a huge issue for you, start washing your hair in braided sections.

 

[DarkVictory]

OP what you are talking about already exists and people from the Caribbean have been using it for decades. I used it and damaged my hair but that was before LHCF. It gave me the manageability I was looking for but it made my hair dry. I know now that I was using the wrong products because it is a texlax.

Product Description

Vigorol Liquid Hair Relaxer - can be used over a curl
Safest, Gentlest Hair Relaxer
No Lye Shampoo-in Formula - Low PH

- Relaxes snarled, tangled hair
- Not affected by moisture
- Reversion resistant
- Recommended for the NATURAL erplexed

FOLLOW DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY
This product contains ingredients which may cause skin or scalp irritation, burns, hair breakage and eye injury. Do not use if scalp or hair is irritated or damaged, or without a strand test if hair has been bleached, colored or relaxed. Keep out of reach of children.

to the bolded. This stuff is VERY strong. It makes a good drain cleaner. I'm serious. After a family member had a bad experience with it, that's how we used up the rest of the bottle.

There are better options for texlaxing.

 

[maysay]

The sad part is that in some hair and skin products, they actually do this!!! They try to hide it all coy like...

If you see an ingredient by the name of DMDM Hydantoin, or Sodium Hydroxide it works like a relaxer to straighten hair.

As for taking actual relaxer? I would seriously advise you NOT to do this!!!

The bold is unequivocally NOT true. DMDM Hydantoin is a preservative and Sodium Hydroxide is commonly used in hair products to adjust their ph. You can google it and see. At the low concentrations it's used in regular shampoo/conditioner it cannot relax the hair in any way.

 

[Vshanell]

Oooh, scary idea. Glad you asked beforehand.

 

[Janet']

...Not a hair expert by any stretch of the imagination...but I would just like to echo what most posters have been saying: BAD IDEA...DON'T DO IT...Sometimes, there is no "short cut"...

 

[chebaby]

my hair in my siggy was relaxed wiyh vigerol. my stylist had been using it on me for years and my hair was never dry. my problems came when i put bleach over it.
but now iit makes perfect scence why she kept telling me i didnt need to go natural because this relaxer wasnt harsh.
i still went natural and am loving it.

OP ur idea is a very bad one.

 

[Guitarhero]

OP what you are talking about already exists and people from the Caribbean have been using it for decades. I used it and damaged my hair but that was before LHCF. It gave me the manageability I was looking for but it made my hair dry. I know now that I was using the wrong products because it is a texlax.

Product Description

Vigorol Liquid Hair Relaxer - can be used over a curl
Safest, Gentlest Hair Relaxer
No Lye Shampoo-in Formula - Low PH
.

You mean the Vigorol or another product? Sodium, lithium and calcium hydroxides differ from the Vigorol because the latter is thioglycolate and it does dry out the hair for a lot of people. It's mild, but very drying.

To OP:
I'd suggest adding oil or conditioner to a cream relaxer if you want a very mild texlax. Or use the Vigorol (and condition like mad for weeks after) but never EVER mix between them. Don't use a Vigorol and some months later a cream relaxer. Disaster awaits!

 

[mscocoface]

To ALL LURKERS..... Please DO NOT try this at home.

 

[PeopleTalkDaily]

It's an idea I thought about when I got tired of the inability to comb through my hair. I wonder if it gives the same effect of texlaxing. Has anyone tried this before, or at least thought of it?

i'm glad you haven't tried it...

 

[Vintageglam]

The sad part is that in some hair and skin products, they actually do this!!! They try to hide it all coy like...

If you see an ingredient by the name of DMDM Hydantoin, or Sodium Hydroxide it works like a relaxer to straighten hair.

As for taking actual relaxer? I would seriously advise you NOT to do this!!!

Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) or Lye and its alternatives is are not a bad thing in small concentrations as they are used as an acidity regulator or pH adjuster, so this is not strictly true. I am sure Gym can pipe in as I am relying on undegrad Biochem here.

What OP was planning to do however IS dangerous. Not to mention the fact that we do not know the chemical constituents of the shampoo she was planning to use and therefore the possible nightmare reactions she might experience. Sodium (Na) like the other Lye alternatives (Ca - Calicum and Guanadine) are very reactive elements as evidenced by their place on the periodic table).

These are not the sort of chemicals we want to be messing with. Not only did the OP risk loosing her her but also possibly 3rd degree scalp burns. Hair will grow back, however the scalp trauma would have been more the problem for me. Not to mention the risk of blindness.

The bold is unequivocally NOT true. DMDM Hydantoin is a preservative and Sodium Hydroxide is commonly used in hair products to adjust their ph. You can google it and see. At the low concentrations it's used in regular shampoo/conditioner it cannot relax the hair in any way.

Thanks for confirming this.

 

[aquajoyice]

So I am guessing I am the only person who has played around with this idea?




QUOTE]

Yes would be the only person who has played around this idea.

This is not a good idea at all. You every thought about what this combination would do to you if it got in your eyes or nostrils or run down your back and face? As shampoo often does?

My thoughts exactly, relaxer is a very strong and dangerous chemical. I think that is why there is so much damage out there becuase people don't realize the seriousness of it.

 

[growinstrong]

No and it really sounds like a bad idea . Please dont attempt this.

 

[beans4reezy]

So I am guessing I am the only person who has played around with this idea?

Ummmm. Yes.

 

[Keen]

OP, if you want to reduce the strength of your relaxer, you should add oil to it. Shampoo sound like a disaster about to happen.

 

[Vintageglam]

OP, if you want to reduce the strength of your relaxer, you should add oil to it. Shampoo sound like a disaster about to happen.

Or use a VERY mild formula to Texlax that way you have more control time wise if you are just learning. This is how a friend texlaxes. She uses a mild relaxer and adds olive oil and SAA and then applies using the half head at a time with NO COMBS. She just smooths on with the applicator brush and he fingers to "tease" through her natural curl.

OT - Taz thanks for the idea of the Ceramides - I will pass that onto her.

 

[Eluv]

Please don't try this.

 

[SignatureBeauty]

What made you think that it would help you comb through your hair? Just get some water first then comb, Or Texlax with added oils or conditioner to the relaxer base.

 

[theprototype]

Thank goodness you asked our opinions before trying it

 

[beans4reezy]

This sounds like something evil and spiteful a person would do to someone else. NOT something you'd want to do to yourself.

 

[Vintageglam]

shocked that there are actually votes for anything other than the obvious 2 options?

 

[SignatureBeauty]

I wasn't sure if this was a real question or something to get people rowdy! Because that has been happening lately.

 

[melissa-bee]

I hope you don't do it.
You're not supposed to massage it in to your scalp and who knows what can be in the shampoo that can cause it to react. Even if it didn't create a chemical reaction, it could make you hair shed a lot

 

[Optimus_Prime]

So you'd still be "natural", right? After you slipped some relaxer in another product, that is...

 

[chickle]

Thank you, I won't do it. I used to get remnants of relaxers when I was a little younger and use it to straighten the pieces I thought were a little frizzy (like my edges). People in my family are in love with relaxer, as soon as a child hits 3/4 years old, they get a relaxer, so I didn't know relaxers were that serious, plus I have never had anything bad happen to my hair, but thank God I know now to prevent any. I will consider the oil/conditioner+relaxer to soften my hair a bit if I do decide that I can't deal with my hair.

Thank you ladies for your advice! I was asking my friend about this a couple of days ago, and she told me I would never know until I tried it, I am really thankful to have LHCF to guide me.

 

[SignatureBeauty]

Whewwww! Glad you didn't/won't do it!!! I have been picturing this in my head, not good.