Any 4a/bs that don't smooth the relaxer after application?

[alexstin]

If so, how does your hair turn out? Texturized,straight, bone straight?

 

[HoneyDew]

It depends on which relaxer I use. Ihave been using Profectiv regular and if I leave it in for the length of time directed, I am just texlaxed. The areas that had the first application always come out straighter. That is why I alternate the areas where I start first.

 

[alexstin]

bumping

 

[baglady215]

I haven't been smoothing (running out of time) and I am underprocessed... well, I guess texlaxed. I'm going to relax in sections from now on to avoid this.

 

[alexstin]

So it seems like it's impossible for a 4a/b to get straight hair without smoothing.

 

[CAPlush]

It seems like you do have to smooth to get the hair straight. Smoothing is what rearranges the disulfide bonds into a straight pattern. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to smooth w/o overlapping. I guess all you can to is practice with conditioner.

 

[Nessa06]

I dont smooth it out, and mine comes out very straight. I use Creme of Nature relaxer, no lye, regular. My mother just puts it in and leaves it on for 5 mins after she's done, and rinses my hair out. (yeah my mom still does my hair, no matter how far i have to travel, no one has ever done my relaxers but her since my first one.)

Anyhoo, it is possible to get it straight, at least for me, and my hair isn't thin either.

 

[baglady215]

From what I've read, the straightening IS the smoothing. All the relaxer does is relax the curl. The smoothing is what causes the hair to become straight.

 

[Nessa06]

But if the relaxer is relaxing the curl, doesnt that mean it's straightening it? Now im confused, why would there be a need to smooth it out, if that is what the chemicals are already suppose to do.

 

[CAPlush]

But if the relaxer is relaxing the curl, doesnt that mean it's straightening it? Now im confused, why would there be a need to smooth it out, if that is what the chemicals are already suppose to do.

I think your hair may not be very resistant to the relaxer if it doesn't require smoothing. Or your mother might smooth and apply the relaxer at the same time (she's got skillz). Does she use a comb or dye applicator brush? Some people's hair (like mine) does not respond unless it is physically smoothed out straight. This places the bonds of your hair in the right position, so that when it is neutralized all the curl is gone.

 

[PinkAngel]

Years ago when I used Precise I would never "smooth" and my hair always came out straight. I also read somewhere that the chemicals in relaxers work all by themselves w/o help from smoothing. The flip-side of that is....why do all relaxers advise you smooth. Therefore, I think it depends on the texture of your hair & the strength of the relaxer and if your hair is resistant or not.

 

[Mahalialee4]

what I understand is that the relaxer product is the "softener". The person doing the treatment is the "straightener" and based on how it is applied and manipulated and timing, determines the degree of straightness and evenness. It is kind of hard to tell what a product is doing if it is just applied and not checked and there is no manipulation of the hair to determine the amount of smoothness attained or texture remaining. bonjour

 

[Isis]

ITA with Mahalialee4. I am the straightener and I do know from past experience that if I just apply relaxer and do not smooth out my new growth, nothing is going to change. My new growth will look and feel just as it did before I started, maybe a little softer (it's very resistant). I determine exactly how "straight" it gets by smoothing in a certain period of time, using a relaxer I am familiar with.

 

[PinkPeony]

I just smoothed about 5min. total last time I used my relaxer and my curl pattern just got a bit *weaker* instead of loosing up if that makes any sense.If I smooth it properly I can get it very straight(with no lye).
However without me doing the smoothing it won't do anything.

 

[alexstin]

Thanks so much everyone!

 

[HoneyDew]

ITA with Mahalialee4. I am the straightener and I do know from past experience that if I just apply relaxer and do not smooth out my new growth, nothing is going to change. My new growth will look and feel just as it did before I started, maybe a little softer (it's very resistant). I determine exactly how "straight" it gets by smoothing in a certain period of time, using a relaxer I am familiar with.

That is my "problem". When I relax my hair, there is still lots of wave and curls, but softer with less tangling and easier to manage.

I still have to condition often to keep up strength and elasticity so I am afraid that relaxing bone straight may not be a good idea for me.

Sometimes I wonder if it is just better to get my relaxers professionally done, but I am not really big on other people doing my hair. At the same time, I am afraid to be too aggressive with my relaxing.

 

[Ariana4000]

I don't smooth. My hair isn't resistant or very thick though.