Apple cider vinegar and perms

[NOEChic]

If I put acv in a hair with a perm will it strip the perm out of the hair?

 

[cicilypayne]

I don't think so

 

[guyanesesista]

............................ no

 

[melissa-bee]

Nothing can strip perm out as far as I'm aware.

 

[KimPossibli]

err

Op you've been here too long...

 

[NOEChic]

............................ no

You coulda kept the rolling of the eyes.

 

[NOEChic]

err

Op you've been here too long...

I don't post on this side and I am natural. My stepmother wanted to know so I asked. If you can't/won't answer the question asked then you could keep your post to yourself.

 

[NOEChic]

Nothing can strip perm out as far as I'm aware.

Thanks....

 

[NOEChic]

I don't think so

Thanks..........

 

[frizzy]

No, you can't strip the perm from your hair, but you can strip the hair from your head with a vinegar solution that is too strong.

I like vinegar rinses and do them from time to time. I mix about a 1/2 capful to 16oz. of water. I prefer using aloe vera juice for a low pH level that closes the cuticle.

Once when I was natural and didn't understand what I was doing with vinegar, I used about a 50/50 solution and it made my hair so rough and dry I knew I had to have done something wrong. Vinegar can strip away and crack the top layer/cuticle of your hair, leaving the strands exposed and damaged.

 

[NOEChic]

No, you can't strip the perm from your hair, but you can strip the hair from your head with a vinegar solution that is too strong.

I like vinegar rinses and do them from time to time. I mix about a 1/2 capful to 16oz. of water. I prefer using aloe vera juice for a low pH level that closes the cuticle.

Once when I was natural and didn't understand what I was doing with vinegar, I used about a 50/50 solution and it made my hair so rough and dry I knew I had to have done something wrong. Vinegar can strip away and crack the top layer/cuticle of your hair, leaving the strands exposed and damaged.

Thanks. I will tell my stepmother, also I will be careful when I do my rinses.

 

[reeko43]

I googled this question and the consistent answer is that vinegar stripping relaxer is only a myth. I did run across this interesting article though:

http://www.rihefra.com/african_american_hair_vinegar

Could not copy and paste but the article states that Dominicans (stylists maybe?) use vinegar mixed with shampoo to wash the hair after rinsing out a relaxer. They then rinse, apply a protein treatment, rinse and then apply leave in. I wonder if anyone has tried this?

I am transitioning and have used vinegar rinses. My permed hair did not revert.

 

[Raspberry]

I googled this question and the consistent answer is that vinegar stripping relaxer is only a myth. I did run across this interesting article though:

http://www.rihefra.com/african_american_hair_vinegar

Could not copy and paste but the article states that Dominicans (stylists maybe?) use vinegar mixed with shampoo to wash the hair after rinsing out a relaxer. They then rinse, apply a protein treatment, rinse and then apply leave in. I wonder if anyone has tried this?

Some of the self-relaxers here use ACV to neutralize ... they all love the results

 

[kupenda]

^^^ that's what I was gonna say. ACV is good for closing the cuticles. It speeds up the neutralizing process, Which is why many self relaxers use it. But I don't think it's possible to strip a perm. Once those bonds are gone, they're gone. Cuz trust me if I could take my perm out without transitioning or losing any length I'd be natural by now.


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[fatimablush]

does anyone know how much vinegar to mix with the shampoo?

i clicked the link listed above, and they didn't mention how much.

 

[abcd09]

No,I have a relaxer and when my hair gets tangly I use a tablespoon of ACV with water after DCing and it does help. I rinse it out after 30 seconds.

 

[prettybyrd]

I tried this yesterday. I used 1Tbsp of vinegar in 2 quarts of water. The results were amazing. Hth, I'm natural btw.