Bone-Straight Relaxer

[LongiLox]

Hi Ladies. Can y'all recommend a good relax that will get my hair bone straight? Over the past 6 months, I have relaxed my hair twice and both times my relaxer has reverted back with a week or two. This makes it hard for me to judge how much new growth I have. Therefore, I have decided to ask the ladies of LHCF for help in recommending a good relaxer which will actually straighten my hair.

 

[ladylibra]

i don't think relaxers revert... i just think some hair doesn't take well to relaxing. case in point - MINE. my hair always came out underprocessed now matter how long i left it on my head.

then again i was using no-lye. i heard lye-based relaxers work better and cause your hair to dry out less. so if i ever go back to relaxing, it'll be lye all the way.

i know that didn't really answer your question though... so hopefully someone will come in with better knowledge of relaxers and help you out.

 

[sprungonhairboards]

Yeah sounds like you're underprocessed. Are you doing it yourself? Did you use the same relaxer both times? It may not have been smoothed enough or left on long enough. I dont know if you're using lye or no lye but if you want bone strait hair you probably want to be using lye. I have yet to meet a relaxer that won't take if done properly.

 

[LongiLox]

Yeah sounds like you're underprocessed. Are you doing it yourself? Did you use the same relaxer both times? It may not have been smoothed enough or left on long enough. I dont know if you're using lye or no lye but if you want bone strait hair you probably want to be using lye. I have yet to meet a relaxer that won't take if done properly.

No, I don't do it myself. I have a friend do it for me. Yes, I used the same relaxer both times. I believe that I'm using a no-lye relaxer. It always comes out straight right after I relaxer. But after a few weeks of washing my hair, it's almost like I didn't relax my hair to begin with.

 

[mzhotniz86]

No, I don't do it myself. I have a friend do it for me. Yes, I used the same relaxer both times. I believe that I'm using a no-lye relaxer. It always comes out straight right after I relaxer. But after a few weeks of washing my hair, it's almost like I didn't relax my hair to begin with.

first off, what relaxer did you use? there is a relaxer called jayme that ive used that got my hair bone straight and i didnt even sit that long with it on. design essentials is another good one. but in your case you may need regular instead of mild

 

[LongiLox]

first off, what relaxer did you use? there is a relaxer called jayme that ive used that got my hair bone straight and i didnt even sit that long with it on. design essentials is another good one. but in your case you may need regular instead of mild

I currently use supreme ultra sheen relaxer.

 

[kandegirl]

Lye- Mizani regular
no-lye-Fabulaxer (used on me when I was little)

 

[drasgrl]

Years ago I used TCB Bone Straight. I got it at Sally's. Optimum would get my hair straight as well. Motions did get my hair straight at first but eventually kept getting under processed. I don't think it matters so much which relaxer but the techniques and strength of the relaxer.

 

[Qualitee]

Mizani is pretty strong relaxer. But have you tried a porocity control shampoo or conditioner?

 

[Aggie]

first off, what relaxer did you use? there is a relaxer called jayme that ive used that got my hair bone straight and i didnt even sit that long with it on. design essentials is another good one. but in your case you may need regular instead of mild

Co-signing on the Design Essentials - I have the regular strength lye one.