How soon after relaxer do you shampoo?

[jcdlox]

Is there any harm in shampooing right after a relaxer? Sometimes my hair is so flat after my relaxer (stylist usually flat irons it) that I wash it the same day or next day to get body back into it. Does it help the relaxer "last" longer to wait several days?

 

[LaFemmeNaturelle]

Relaxers are permanent no matter how many times/soon you wash. You are fine washing the next day. I usually would wait 2 weeks so my style could last.

 

[afjhnsn]

I've always thought that was a myth. I say go ahead and shampoo .. the only thing I've ever heard you really shouldn't do directly after is a hard protein treatment (ex: aphogee 2 step)

 

[Aireen]

4-10 days depending on how I feel. I shampoo sooner rather than later because I hate that after relaxer limpness combined with the very straight blow drying and flat ironing my hairdresser does. You can wash your hair at anytime, the relaxer is a permanent chemical changed designed to break down the bonds which gets rid of the original texture of the hair. You cannot get rid of a relaxer, by washing your hair, that's a myth. The only way you can is by cutting your hair. Wash your hair whenever you want.

 

[TamedTresses]

Have you tried any other styles besides flat-ironing? Maybe you should try a different style if you really don't like the results you are getting...flat hair.

 

[Minty]

I do not wash my hair for 4 days after I've relaxed.

I do not do this to make the "style" last, but for chemistry based reasons.

You could ask your stylist to rollerset after the relaxer instead of flatironing - because you do want more body.

 

[Aireen]

Have you tried any other styles besides flat-ironing? Maybe you should try a different style if you really don't like the results you are getting...flat hair.

Agreed, usually my hair gets straight when my hairdresser only uses the blow dryer. Now I tell her to skip the flat ironing step. It eliminates the extra heat and once she adds a shine spritz or serum, it looks like my hair is freshly flat ironed. My hair isn't as limp as a result so maybe you can do that.

 

[jcdlox]

Agreed, usually my hair gets straight when my hairdresser only uses the blow dryer. Now I tell her to skip the flat ironing step. It eliminates the extra heat and once she adds a shine spritz or serum, it looks like my hair is freshly flat ironed. My hair isn't as limp as a result so maybe you can do that.

Yeah, right now I'm just going to get my touch-ups and not really focused on styling so I haven't bothered to ask her to do it differently. That's a good suggestion though.

thank ladies!

 

[AlliCat]

I usually wait at least a week before washing

 

[sunnieb]

I shampoo the same day.

Since I started doing my own relaxers, I don't have limp hair on relaxer day anymore.

 

[Nix08]

Whenever I feel like it. Day, two days or a week.