Children's relaxers or Adult mild relaxers?

[browneyeshyne]

Children\'s relaxers or Adult mild relaxers?

I just want to gently straighten my hair-not bone straight. I don't like the slick thin feeling on my head when I use regular formulas. It makes my head look big

Should I use children's or mild relaxers?

 

[lthomas1]

Re: Children\'s relaxers or Adult mild relaxers?

This is a good question. Bump

 

[Tracy]

Re: Children\'s relaxers or Adult mild relaxers?

I like mild adult relaxers.

Childrens relaxers are usually no lye formulas, and for that reason I dont use them. No lyes dry my hair out. pcj does make a lye one, but I found it barely softened my curls. It definitely in no way relaxed them, and I was underprocessed.

I stick with mild strength adult formulas.

 

[Ayeshia]

Re: Children\'s relaxers or Adult mild relaxers?

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Tracy said:
I like mild adult relaxers.

Childrens relaxers are usually no lye formulas, and for that reason I dont use them. No lyes dry my hair out. pcj does make a lye one, but I found it barely softened my curls. It definitely in now way relaxed them and I was underprocessed.

I stick with mild strength adult formulas.

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i agree

 

[jrw]

Re: Children\'s relaxers or Adult mild relaxers?

I have always used children's relaxers. I think they are extremely gentle.

 

[Tene]

Re: Children\'s relaxers or Adult mild relaxers?

I read that children's relaxers are no different from adult relaxers.

 

[browneyeshyne]

Re: Children\'s relaxers or Adult mild relaxers?

Do you remember where you read it? It would be helpful

 

[Tene]

Re: Children\'s relaxers or Adult mild relaxers?

It was in a book called Beautiful Black Hair by Shamboosie

 

[jrw]

Re: Children\'s relaxers or Adult mild relaxers?

I have never used an adult relaxer so I can't comment.

 

[secretdiamond]

Re: Children\'s relaxers or Adult mild relaxers?

I have the EXACT same question. I have always used a children's relaxer (no lye) It's "Just For Me". I want to know which one is better for your hair-- mild or child.

And I'm also hearing about using lye instead of no lye. I've always used no lye. Is that bad? I always thought the no lye was less damaging to your hair and that's why they didn't put lye in the store bought ones and only in the profeesional ones.

 

[alibi]

Re: Children\'s relaxers or Adult mild relaxers?

I actually had great success using the PCJ Gentle Treatment (it's lye, and it's for adults and children). I don't know if it's the one that Tracy's referring to or not, but I loved it!