Adding oil to relaxers

[Brownie]

For those who add oil to the relaxer before doing touch ups
(or if you bring the oil with you to the beauty salon),

--what kind of oil do you use
--how much oil do you add to the relaxer : lye or no-lye
--how are the results different with using oil vs. not using added oil.

Thanks in advance everybody

 

[ms_kenesha]

I used 1tbsp. of olive oil to about a cup of Motions Mild Relaxer (lye). I'm not totally sure about the results differing because I only did it once and my last touch-up 8/2/03 I did not add the oil. It's going to take a bit longer for me to be able to tell you what differences there are if any.

 

[Supergirl]

I've heard that the oil in the relaxer lessens it's "relaxing effects" if that makes sense.

 

[kenyana]

*bumping 4 more info*

 

[LuLu]

Bump...I would like more info on this...is it supposed to keep moisture in during the relaxing process?? Any one else tried this???

 

[Guest]

I add olive oil to mine, but since I do it at home, I don't have to "bring" the olive oil to the hairdresser. If I went to the salon, I'd probably just forgo the oil

 

[LuLu]

Caramela, how much do you add?

Do you use lye or no lye?

What difference did you see?

Thanks girl

 

[LuLu]

bump

 

[LuLu]

one last bump...cause I'm relaxing this weekend and I wanna know

how much do you add?

Do you use lye or no lye?

What difference did you see?

 

[CurlyCrly]

I added oil to my relaxer (Revlon Mild lye) the last time I relaxed. I did it to slow down the processing even more so than using a mild would do. It worked. Andre' Walker mentioned using oil in his book (Andre Talks Hair) when texturizing, so I decided to try it. I mixed it in a separate container and added enough olive oil to get the mixture to be the same consistency as baby vomit.

I really liked the effect, but next time I will add a little less oil because it was too much. It ran down the length of the strand to my scalp in some spots and I had some tingling, which is unusual for me. I have no idea what the proportions were. Maybe next time I will measure.

 

[LuLu]

Thanks, if does actually slow the process down I won't use it, I don't want to have to leave the relaxer in longer.

 

[Karonica]

OT, but ORS is offering this new relaxer. I'm thinking about trying it.

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/texasbeautysupplycom/orrostoloiln.html

 

[LondonDiva]

I did this with Virgin OO last night and it did the opposite and speed up the relaxer process for me. I don't know if it was the oil, or the fact I whipped up the relaxer in a bowl in a real smooth creamy consisteny. By the time I applied it to the back (last part) I had it on for less than 5 minutes, before I felt the tingles. I washed it out because I'd rather have underprocessed hair than no hair. It worked well though.

 

[CurlyCrly]

Perhaps it tingled because the oil made it too thin and the relaxer ran down to your scalp???? That's what happened to me.

 

[Isis]

This is interesting. I've never thought about adding oil to mine. Did you have any underprocessed areas LondonDiva?

 

[LondonDiva]

Curlycurly

good point, I didn't think of that as it goes. Your probably right. I didn't have to smooth at all, the smoothness of the relaxer literally did it all by itself. That'll teach me
Hi Isis

It's a possibility, but i'm not fretting. After I deep conditioned post relaxer i put my products in and put my hair back in its bun, so i won't tell until today, when i will wash and do my aphogee treatment. I'll let you know tomorrow. I use lye so it's no bother a few months down the line to go over a certain area and leave it for 2 mins. I've done it before and all was well. Because my new growth always comes in so thick it's hard to get it all done within a decent time frame so there's always a section that suffers (gets a lil underprocessed). Everytime I relax I start on a different quadrant so that one area doesn't become thinner over time.

 

[Guest]

I am so sorry I didn't respond, LULU!!! I couldn't get on line all weekend. I use about a 1/4 cup of oil to my LYE relaxer, I notice that my hair isn't as dry and I have more time to work with the relaxer before it starts to burn. HTH!

 

[LuLu]

I might try it then, I relaxer with lye for the first time and I was tingling too quickly! So I might try this next time to give me more time .