pmichael52172
Well-Known Member
Hey ya'll!
Some of you may already know but I've been asked a couple of times about the difference between these two relaxers and I didn't know.
I finally talked to one of the chemists at DE in Georgia and she said:
"The lo-lye w/ shea butter works more like a texturizer. Ito contains lithium hydroxide with is a very low level of hydroxide and it won't give you that bone straight result.
The time release is also considered a mild relaxer. It contains sodium hydroxide and the longer you leave it on the more it straights or breaks down the bonds. You could still get a texturized result if you don't leave it on long, but the lo-lye has shea butter so it won't be as moisturizing as the lo-lye."
Those were her words, now here are mine. I'm under the impression that both are good for fine hair. I can attest to the texturized results of the time release which is why my hair looks like a fro and I'm only 4 weeks into my touch up.
When I run out of the time release, I'm going back to the lo-lye... by way of TheRoots company on Ebay of course! My stylist used lo-lye on me while I had streaks in my hair. Now I see why.
Hope this sheds light on any questions.
Some of you may already know but I've been asked a couple of times about the difference between these two relaxers and I didn't know.
I finally talked to one of the chemists at DE in Georgia and she said:
"The lo-lye w/ shea butter works more like a texturizer. Ito contains lithium hydroxide with is a very low level of hydroxide and it won't give you that bone straight result.
The time release is also considered a mild relaxer. It contains sodium hydroxide and the longer you leave it on the more it straights or breaks down the bonds. You could still get a texturized result if you don't leave it on long, but the lo-lye has shea butter so it won't be as moisturizing as the lo-lye."
Those were her words, now here are mine. I'm under the impression that both are good for fine hair. I can attest to the texturized results of the time release which is why my hair looks like a fro and I'm only 4 weeks into my touch up.
When I run out of the time release, I'm going back to the lo-lye... by way of TheRoots company on Ebay of course! My stylist used lo-lye on me while I had streaks in my hair. Now I see why.
Hope this sheds light on any questions.