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mschristine
Maybe 10 years ago I bought Shamboosies Hair Care Book. He bashed and bashed no- lye relaxers to deaf. I was convinced that I would never use a no lye relaxer. I went to my beautician, at the time, and started bashing no lye relaxers, until he told me that he had been using one on my head since 1998, Affirm Fiberguard.
I
NEVER experieced any of the dryness that everyone talks about. Fast forward to 5 years ago, my job moved across town so I had to get someone closer. The new beautician used lye. My sensitive scalp was always on fire and my hair just would not get straight. It did not go very well. I realized that I could not handle lye. I changed again and the new one started with the no lye, Design Essentials Sensitive Scalp. Again, I
NEVER EVER experienced any dryness or dullness. (My problems stemmed from relaxing every 4 - 6 weeks, thinking that grease was a moisturizer, using heat almost everyday, with the wrong protector, and on and on).
Today I self- relax. I use Mizani Butter Blends Sensitive Scalp, which is no-lye.
I say all of this to say that I don't know if it is the quality of no lye that people use (I have never used a box kit or store bought no lye, only the Sensitive Scalp versions of great relaxer systems) or the fact that people don't say anything about chelating, they just preach that No lye is the devil. WHATEVER..... (Its funny that when someone has hard water they tell them to chelate or buy a filter (treat what you have). THey don't say, well you need to move to another State or somewhare with soft water). People are fickle!!!
Well, I don't believe any of the hype (I am a living testimony and I believe that @
sunnieb is also).
What brand of no-lye do you use and do you chelate? To me these are very important, because I have realized that not all relaxer systems are cut from the same cloth and researching to see what you must do to maintain anything is imperative.
I am in no way putting down Lye relaxers. My scalp just cannot handle lye. I am just speaking on the constant bashing of no-lye relaxers. I feel that it is not warranted.
But really I'm happy for you! Dont be a stranger. I know transitioning is not for me. Although I have been contemplating locing my hair mainly because my SO keeps asking me to do it... it will be a while before i do it.
