Flat ironing b4 a relaxer.. does it make a difference...

[SerenavanderWoodsen]

Hi,, ive been natural for a while now due to the extreme damage i suffered from relaxers... but i wondered recently whether the fact that most of the times i relaxed the NG was already flat ironed straight ( now i dont mean i overlapped becuz i didnt when i did my own ),, just the fact that he NG is already straightned by heat,, would this cause problems such as overprocessing since the hair is already straight by heat...?

 

[Amber_moon]

um, I would have to say that flat ironing before a relaxer sounds like a bad idea to me.

Just because of the manipulation to your scalp, heat forces your pores open, if you burn your scalp it would be a mess, etc.

 

[krissynick]

to me its a bad idea.. cause its harder to see where the new growth is..and you a good chance of overlapping.... i wouldnt do it..

 

[Angelicus]

Actually the only way that I can do a decent self-relax is by flat ironing my new growth 24 hours prior to the chemical service.

Not saying that you should do it, but it's the only way that I can get through my bulky hair.