Corrective..Switching from Lye back to No Lye!

[Starronda]

Ok ladies, for my last two touch-ups I've been using Affrim Lye done at the salon. The first time, loved how super straight it made my hair, second time around I've noticed my hair being soooo straight it started to look limp and lifeless. Also my hair is shedding way more than usual and I think Affirm is the culprit. I would like to go back to No lye done at the salon. With that said my questions are:

1. Is the stylist suppose to relax from root to tip since I'm trying to get rid of the Affirm relaxer or just ng as usual?

2. Will my hair go back to its normal thickness after switching back, or does it usually take awhile?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks ladies

 

[msa]

This is just my opinion...based on reading and not actually being relaxed. Your issue might be the result of overprocessing the lye relaxer, and not so much the fact that it is lye (and not no lye).

1. You said your hair is already super straight, limp, and lifeless. If the stylist relaxes you root to tip it seems like to me that would cause some serious overprocessing, which would lead to breakage.

I'm not sure if when switching between lye and no-lye if the regular procedure is to run the relaxer all the way through for a couple minutes at the end. I looked for threads and in the ones I found it doesn't seem like anybody put the relaxer from root to tip, they just did a regular touch up.
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=346205
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=76565
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=45871
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=272777&page=2

2. If the loss of thickness you've experienced is the result of the affirm relaxer getting your hair super straight, then a new relaxer isn't going to put the thickness back. It can't unbreak the bonds, if anything it's going to break them down more and make your hair look thinner (from overprocessing). So I don't think you'll be getting any thickness back in your already relaxed strands, but you can keep some thickness in your new growth depending on your technique.