Have you ever tried mixing a little relaxer in your shampoo?

[SexySin985]

Thank you, I won't do it. I used to get remnants of relaxers when I was a little younger and use it to straighten the pieces I thought were a little frizzy (like my edges). People in my family are in love with relaxer, as soon as a child hits 3/4 years old, they get a relaxer, so I didn't know relaxers were that serious, plus I have never had anything bad happen to my hair, but thank God I know now to prevent any. I will consider the oil/conditioner+relaxer to soften my hair a bit if I do decide that I can't deal with my hair.

Thank you ladies for your advice! I was asking my friend about this a couple of days ago, and she told me I would never know until I tried it, I am really thankful to have LHCF to guide me.

Oh goodness! Yes, thank goodnesss for LHCF!! I love this place

We're always here to help

 

[Vintageglam]

Thank you ladies for your advice! I was asking my friend about this a couple of days ago, and she told me I would never know until I tried it, I am really thankful to have LHCF to guide me.

Please be sure to educate your friend also Nana.

 

[Tamrin]

Thank you, I won't do it. I used to get remnants of relaxers when I was a little younger and use it to straighten the pieces I thought were a little frizzy (like my edges). People in my family are in love with relaxer, as soon as a child hits 3/4 years old, they get a relaxer, so I didn't know relaxers were that serious, plus I have never had anything bad happen to my hair, but thank God I know now to prevent any. I will consider the oil/conditioner+relaxer to soften my hair a bit if I do decide that I can't deal with my hair.

Thank you ladies for your advice! I was asking my friend about this a couple of days ago, and she told me I would never know until I tried it, I am really thankful to have LHCF to guide me.

If she said that to you she ain't your friend girl. Lawd. In short she is telling u to go try it and probably know what will happen to you behind.

Relaxers ae heavy chemicals unless neutralized they will continue to work until you hair is so thing is falls off.

If you use a relaxer on your hair any small amount of it, you are no longer natural.

I will suggest you do some searching before you start messing with relaxers. How about buying some conditioners first and see what works best for you.

 

[FlowerHair]

Ummmm....is this a joke?

Why would anyone want to do that?
This reminds me of the Listerine thread.

 

[Vintageglam]

^^^ What's the Listerine thread flower?

 

[melissa-bee]

^^^ What's the Listerine thread flower?

Somebody put listerine on thier head to base thier scalp before a relaxer. Dumb

 

[JinaRicci]

^^ I think the person's stylist did it though.

Two Bad Ideas...

 

[Tamrin]

Ummmm....is this a joke?

Why would anyone want to do that?
This reminds me of the Listerine thread.

Flower watch it. Listerine Girl ended up feature of the month.

 

[CherryCherryBoomBoom]

No no no OP.

Though, if you want a nice, lovely, temporary, natural "relaxer", I recommend some coconut milk in your hair as a pre poo or deep conditioner. It loosens the curls and detangles pretty well. Seriously, it worked for me

 

[ladylibra_30]

Well dang, now I feel silly

Good thing I haven't tried it. Thanks ladies!

I am rolling! I'd rather you feel silly :crazy: :scratchchthan be a burnt-up-bald-headed- and andand and and :burning:!

I'm glad you haven't tried it either and don't feel silly sometimes ideas become lucrative realities...you never know. A Straigthening Shampoo of some sort may be in the works...better apply for a patent LOL!

 

[TwistNMx]

NEVER! The chemicals already go to your brain and your liver has a time processing all of this gook! I think that if you mix it in your shampoo, you are just compounding the process. HTH

 

[Blessed_Angel]

sounds like your asking to be bald-headed.

For real...lol. I'm so glad she now sees the light. It's great to see all the love and support you can get on here.

This sounds like a disaster and a MAJOR setback just waiting to happen

OP, please don't entertain that idea an longer. We don't want your next thread to be a "Help! I added some relaxer to my shampoo and now my hair won't stop falling out!" thread

So I am guessing I am the only person who has played around with this idea?




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You're probably on the only one in the world, but most likely the only one on the board.

Yes would be the only person who has played around this idea.

This is not a good idea at all. You every thought about what this combination would do to you if it got in your eyes or nostrils or run down your back and face? As shampoo often does?

Great points!!

 

[TwistNMx]

I hope I did not come off too harsh, it's just that this can do extreme damage. It can get into your eyes, etc.
Anyway, I know where you're coming from I think.
I have this product that I use that works great. I don't use it very often, but it's better than chemicals if you are interested

Giovanni Straight Fast:

Product Features
Smoothes and soothes hair for the ultimate sleek style
Straightens hair temporarily until your next shampoo
Certified organic botanicals protect hair from heat styling

 

[DDTexlaxed]

So I am guessing I am the only person who has played around with this idea?




I just thought it would be easier and less damage, since it will be washed out faster than a regular relaxer would be.

You would not be using regular shampoo to wash this out. The idea would not work. The chemical in the relaxer would still be strong enough to damage your hair. Using a relaxer can end in damage when used properly. It could end even more badly when used improperly. If you texlax, you will get the results you desire.

 

[MsRR]

I agree Bald De Locks!

 

[HairSupremacy]

I am begging you please do not try this. If you do, please post pics!!! Just playing!!

 

[MsRR]

WHAT!!!!

Somebody put listerine on thier head to base thier scalp before a relaxer. Dumb

 

[MsRR]

I am begging you please do not try this. If you do, please post pics!!! Just playing!!

LOL Yall are cracking me up!!!!!!!!

 

[MissYocairis]

Thank you, I won't do it. I used to get remnants of relaxers when I was a little younger and use it to straighten the pieces I thought were a little frizzy (like my edges). People in my family are in love with relaxer, as soon as a child hits 3/4 years old, they get a relaxer, so I didn't know relaxers were that serious, plus I have never had anything bad happen to my hair, but thank God I know now to prevent any. I will consider the oil/conditioner+relaxer to soften my hair a bit if I do decide that I can't deal with my hair.

Thank you ladies for your advice! I was asking my friend about this a couple of days ago, and she told me I would never know until I tried it, I am really thankful to have LHCF to guide me.

OP...are you deep conditioning on shampoo days? If not, this is why you are struggling with tangles. Do a search on deep condtioning and learn how to work them. There are MANY wonderful product recs for DC's here...and they will help you with your detangling.

PLUS, one thing that always helps me with detangling on shampoo days is, after I rinse out my deep conditioner (which I have mixed coconut oil and honey into), I use a leave in mixed with a tiny bit of serum. The detangling is then a dream.

My daughter is natural and I use this method on her. The condish I dc her with is either LeKair's Cholesterol or Aubrey's Organics Honeysuckle Rose. Her hair LOVES the AO most of all! Detangling is a BREEZE. ALSO...section your hair before washing, deep condition it in sections and detangle in sections...don't forget to detangle from the BOTTOM UP...okay? Best wishes to you on your HHJ.

 

[sharifeh]

Thank you ladies for your advice! I was asking my friend about this a couple of days ago, and she told me I would never know until I tried it, I am really thankful to have LHCF to guide me.

erplexed well that's bad advice

conditioner and oil is all you need OP, the key is just finding one that works for you
I love aussie moist, and giovanni smooth as silk deeper moisture conditioner
It will take some playing around and quite a bit of buying but you'll find a way to comb through your hair easily
You can also try detangling dry hair with a detangler like mane n tail and then putting it in 4 or 6 braids and washing like that...

Just keep on with the journey it's tough but worth it....

 

[MissYocairis]

ALSO! While there are some product recommendations posted here for quick ways to straighten in a poo...thanks ladies....I still think you should try getting better detangling via deep conditioning and section methods FIRST. If these things still don't work, then try the others but don't take extreme risks with your hair off the top when you haven't tried the safer, tried and true methods first.

 

[Chameleonchick]

Please don't do it

 

[MissYocairis]

erplexed well that's bad advice

conditioner and oil is all you need OP, the key is just finding one that works for you
I love aussie moist, and giovanni smooth as silk deeper moisture conditioner
It will take some playing around and quite a bit of buying but you'll find a way to comb through your hair easily
You can also try detangling dry hair with a detangler like mane n tail and then putting it in 4 or 6 braids and washing like that...

Just keep on with the journey it's tough but worth it....

You bring up a great point...every condish does not respond well to every head of hair. You have to experiment. This means lots of money and lots of time til you get it right but it's well worth it. For instance, I love Giovanni products....and I have the Smooth As Silk condish in the liter size....but my hair is never as silky with it as it is with the Giovanni 50:50 condish (which I also have in the liter size). So...you gotta play around and pay attention to how your hair is responding.

Shortcuts are not good enough for your hair if you are serious about growing it long!

 

[BlackMasterPiece]

Thank you, I won't do it. I used to get remnants of relaxers when I was a little younger and use it to straighten the pieces I thought were a little frizzy (like my edges).

So you used to only relax sections of your hair? All you need is the proper techniques to get your hair manageable....more then likely all you'll need is some really good conditioner and detangling in sections. You know there are other techniques to get your edges to slick down other then relaxing them right?

People in my family are in love with relaxer, as soon as a child hits 3/4 years old, they get a relaxer

Now that you're on LHCF, I hope you realize that thats way too young to relax anyone.

, so I didn't know relaxers were that serious, plus I have never had anything bad happen to my hair, but thank God I know now to prevent any. I will consider the oil/conditioner+relaxer to soften my hair a bit if I do decide that I can't deal with my hair.

What state is your hair in now? Relaxed? Natural? Whats your current haircare regimen? A relaxer is not the go-to product for manageability....if your hair is unmanageable that means your technique/products are off, its never because of the texture.

Thank you ladies for your advice! I was asking my friend about this a couple of days ago, and she told me I would never know until I tried it, I am really thankful to have LHCF to guide me.

We're all more then happy to help

 

[She-Ra]

Well dang, now I feel silly

Good thing I haven't tried it. Thanks ladies!

You know what? I was going to say something patronizing.

Yet, I started thinking of all the stupid things I did to my hair in the past(also paid stylists to do). Now? I think you're a smart person for asking questions - We've all had ideas that we thought were brilliant at first thought.

Taking the time to ask questions and research before action is a pretty good step on your part(I wish I did this to prevent prior mishaps) - Don't feel silly about that

 

[Adaoba2012]

Thank the Lord for this board because that is the craziest thing I've heard all day...this has to be a joke...

 

[chickle]

BlackMasterPiece thanks, I knew from the beginning that was too young. My whole head used to be texlaxed (I used to beg my mom not to leave the relaxer in too long because I wanted it to still be curlyish). When I say I used to use remnants of a relaxer, I mean I would take the relaxer left over from when I got my hair relaxed and use it on the rougher parts of my hair (I was 14 or 15 when I did this) and wash it out after a couple of minutes. I am a recent natural. My hair is in pretty good condition, despite small heat damage I have in the front from trying to keep my natural hair straight with a sew in when I was transitioning. I mainly use protective styles. I think it is APL right now? Haven't done a length check in a while. I have attached a picture of my hair from November(the fro) and March 2009(transitioning). Hopefully they will post.

Thank you for your product suggestions ladies. Smuckie, I think I have used the LeKair before, I liked it, I don't know why I stopped using it. I currently use suave conditioners on my hair and I usually just wash it with shampoo. I have to wait to get a job before I buy some of these products, lol, but I think my hair will be better then.

And you aren't being to harsh TwistNMx, I consider this thread a big reality check. I hope I do not come off as ignorant, I really do try to protective style and take care of my hair, I just wasn't aware that relaxers were that harsh.

And I use conditioner and olive oil to DC every 2 weeks.

 

[taj]

IMO it's a disaster waiting to happen. Please don't do this to your hair.

 

[sharifeh]

You're not DCing with Suave though are you?
You need a real deep conditioner.

 

[chickle]

You're not DCing with Suave though are you?
You need a real deep conditioner.

I use olive oil and suave, I will get a real deep conditioner soon. I really appreciate the recommendations given!