First lye relaxer after years of no lye

[Rnjones]

So I am toying with idea of switching from no lye to lye and have been researching heavily. I came across a post on another board that said when switching you should apply the lye relaxer to the whole head (new growth AND length) as if it was a virgin application and then future touch ups new growth only. Has any tried this? Successful or no?

Thanks

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[Hyacinthe]

Well I'm no expert,but I've relaxed with no-lye from Since I was little.

When I began my HHJ A year ago I switched to lye and I did not have any adverse reaction.
In fact I was so impressed with the results that I made up my mind right there and then to NEVER relax with no-lye
And my stylist just applied it to my ng.
I must say though that due to the fact that lye relaxer is not harsh on the hair as it is on the scalp
My NG did not processed bone straight. I was a little wary of that but I became ok with it and now I am happy that my hair is not longer bone straight.
So it's really depends how you prefer to wear your hair I guess. Hth

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[Saludable84]

Ok, so I switched with no problem.

It is basically the same main ingredient, Hydroxide, the only difference is the metal element attached (Sodium, Calcium and another which is not a element). The hydroxide is the only thing that makes a difference and since lye and no lye are in the same family's, it is not a problem. If you were going to a texturizer that uses thio, it would not mix well with the hydroxides.

I had no problems switching and you DO NOT RELAX previously relaxed hair. You just touch-up as usual and make sure to clarify and chelate before hand to get rid of all deposits. After that, you are just playing a waiting game for all the hair to grow out because lye is better for your hair anyway. Im waiting approx. 3 years for my hair to grow out to be fully relaxed with lye.

Anyway, I have definitely seen less breakage since using lye.

So successful is a Yay!

 

[Rnjones]

Ok, so I switched with no problem.

It is basically the same main ingredient, Hydroxide, the only difference is the metal element attached (Sodium, Calcium and another which is not a element). The hydroxide is the only thing that makes a difference and since lye and no lye are in the same family's, it is not a problem. If you were going to a texturizer that uses thio, it would not mix well with the hydroxides.

I had no problems switching and you DO NOT RELAX previously relaxed hair. You just touch-up as usual and make sure to clarify and chelate before hand to get rid of all deposits. After that, you are just playing a waiting game for all the hair to grow out because lye is better for your hair anyway. Im waiting approx. 3 years for my hair to grow out to be fully relaxed with lye.

Anyway, I have definitely seen less breakage since using lye.

So successful is a Yay!

Thanks for the input. When I read about the relaxing of all the hair I was like "ummmm, I don't know about that". I think I'm gonna give it a try. What lye relaxer do you use?

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[Saludable84]

Rnjones

Mizani Butter Blends right now. ORS is good, but I just prefer MBB

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