Basing the scalp

[pinkcar2222]

Is it best to base the scalp the:

night before a touch-up

or

day of a touch- up

 

[Amarech]

Umm....:scratchch


How do you base the scalp? What do you use?

 

[pinkcar2222]

with either oil, grease or whatever anyone else may use ...

 

[netnet26]

Personally I have only based my scalp the day of....so I cant really tell u if the day before or doing them both methods work better or not.....I know that whateva I decide to do it have to be based w/ a petrolium based product. My scalp burns alot less sooner w/ them type of basing products.

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Currently: APL ( reached8/07)
2nd Goal: BSL (3/08)
Ult. Goal: Wl ( by my 30th B-day)

 

[LaReyna756]

I voted both, but what I actually do is base after last shampoo (about 4 days before relaxer) and then base again before the relaxer.

I use Blue Magic's conditioning formula. (The green one.)

 

[DivaRox]

I vote day of. I don't want to take a chance on my scalp absorbing any of the coating if I do it too soon.

 

[Energist]

I would the night before the the touch up, especially when I was going to the salon, because they sure weren't going to.

Also, I would just use vaseline and if I had been scratching I would base atleast 2 or 3 days prior with DAX. That stuff heals the scalp very quickly!

 

[balisi]

I always base right before applying a relaxer. The protective base is most effective when it provides a barrier between the scalp and the chemical, so I'm not convinced that basing the night before makes much of a difference because your scalp would absorb the oils overnight. But overall, do whatever gives you peace of mind.