This happened to me for the first time today. I got a retouch today with Elucence regular in lye and my poor scalp was on fire. I was thinking to myself, "WTH is going on??"
The stylist based my scalp well and the relaxer didn't even sit that long!! I've used Elucence gentle in the past and it worked like a charm... no irritation or burns. I'm gonna ask my new stylist to order this one for next time.
OP, just like your experience, my scalp was still burning and irritated after she rinsed it out.
Hopefully, I won't have any setbacks because of this.
You know, when I was relaxed I used to use Design Essentials Lo-Lye MILD Relaxer w/Shea butter, and it was awesome! It was very gentle (didn't even burn), my hair still felt thick afterwards, and my hair was thriving and getting longer since the chemical wasn't so strong. I used it from 2005-2006. No problems. But when I tried it again back in 2008, it seemed like the formula had gotten STRONGER! It burned, it got my hair SUPER straight (didn't feel like a mild at all
), and not only that, but my hair felt THINNER!
Over the years I started realizing that my hair couldn't take regular strength relaxers anymore. My hair wasn't damaged, but it just kept getting thinner and thinner, and thinner.....
This was one of the
main reasons why I decided to transition this year.
I know this may sound crazy, but I'm starting to wonder whether or not the hair relaxer companies have started making their formulas stronger over the last few years. Many other women are starting to complain that relaxers that used to work "just fine" are now seeming more harsh, damaging, and burn their scalps!
As a result, A lot of women are transitioning to go natural now.
I mean, it may sound crazy, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of these hair relaxer companies have actually increased the chemical levels of their hair relaxers so that it gets women's hair super straight, so that women feel like they have to get relaxer touchups sooner. In other words...
MORE money, more frequently. You know what I mean???