Best Children Relaxers

[Bronxbaby87]

What is the best type of childrens relaxer that you can buy. One that leaves the hair manageable and moisturized, either lye or no lye. Im asking this for my lil sisters, they have real curly thick type 3 hair and they are about to go back to school and they are getting too old for braids and bubbles and barettes. Thanks in advance.

 

[adrienne0914]

from what i've read in the past, children's relaxers are about the same as regular ones. i've never used one though so i can't say for sure. hopefully others more knowledgeable will respond. i just wanted you to be aware that products that say "children" are not necessarily milder.

 

[KinksnCurlz]

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[Norma15]

i saw that they now have organic relaxers for children. name kids orgainic by africa best it smells great not like some of these other perms

 

[AngieK]

<font color="brown">I have some insight on this subject.

As Adrienne stated, relaxers that are marketed for children's hair are not necesarily milder than regular relaxers. HOWEVER, they may include buffers that actually slow the processing time - giving you a longer time to work it through the hair.

One relaxer that I noticed in a few salons is PCJ - the salon formula (lye version). When I asked my old hairdresser about it, she explained that it is a very oily relaxer, and that it does well on children's virgin hair (which is often times dry). The oil that is in it slows the processing time, allowing you to work it through without risk of the hair processing too quickly. She also used it on several clients that had finely textured hair, and I watched her use it on people who had recently removed braids.

In the past, a hairdresser was using Motions for Kids on my daughter's hair (which is very fine in texture). Well the relaxer was too strong and relaxed her hair so straight that it was brittle. Needless to say, she eventually lost most of her hair.

Last year, I started relaxing her hair myself. I did not know what the heck I was doing as far as technique goes, but I figured that the worse thing that would happen would be that it was under processed. I used Elucence mild for the first few times, then I stepped up to the normal formula. After a year of me relaxing and conditioning, her hair looks great, and is evenly relaxed. The more I read about relaxing techniques, the better I got with it.

The Elucence is great because it contains buffers and great conditioners. I have plenty of time to apply it and smooth it properly, and her hair is never limp.

Hoping this helped,
AngieK</font>

 

[inthestars]

Have you thought about just flat ironing their hair instead of perming?

 

[sassygirl125]

How about roller setting or flat ironing the girls hair? OTOH, if they want to wear their hair straight all the time, a relaxer is probably the best way to go.

I've heard the Dark &amp; Lovely Beautiful Beginnings for Fine Hair is very gentle. I've never used it. Guanidine/Calcium hydroxide relaxers are supposedly more gentle than plain calcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide relaxers.

I read in an old BHSGO chat transcript that adding ApHogee EFA Oil to no lye relaxers can combat the dryness and calcium deposit problems of no-lye relaxers.