SelfStyled
Well-Known Member
Before I get too accusatory let me first ask?
Is Affirm Sensitive Scalp Relaxer -no Lye?
I'll let you all be the judge. I go to the salon today to get a corrective relaxer. After many attempts at self relaxing I decided to get it "professionally corrected". It took me a LONG time to finally come to that decision- because I was afraid to lose progress at the salon. Anyways after I fill out the paperwork about how many weeks post, last type of perm used etc, me and the stylist have a consultation and she says because I am not sure how quickly you process, I am goingto use the SSR formulation to make sure you're not uncomfortable.
At first it sounded like a good idea, but my clarifying questions was, is this a no lye product, because my last touch up was done with reg Affirm Lye, and I don't want a know lye relaxer. She says, " Oh no its a regular lye perm it's just formulated differently so that clients don't burn during the touch up. "
My reasons for thinking that I have been duped are because when I got home I found out that the active ingredient was guanidine hydroxide, which I always thought was the main component in no lye relaxers. Also the corrected hair feels hard to the touch and like the cuticle is not sealed if that makes any sense. How is a lay consumer supposed to know all of this, that is why I went to a professional. I found the Salon from some excellent reviews in the Salon Forum.
I hate to ramble but can anyone more educated help me out. I SWEAR to goodness if I could relax my own hair, I would never, ever step back into a salon ever again.
Is Affirm Sensitive Scalp Relaxer -no Lye?
I'll let you all be the judge. I go to the salon today to get a corrective relaxer. After many attempts at self relaxing I decided to get it "professionally corrected". It took me a LONG time to finally come to that decision- because I was afraid to lose progress at the salon. Anyways after I fill out the paperwork about how many weeks post, last type of perm used etc, me and the stylist have a consultation and she says because I am not sure how quickly you process, I am goingto use the SSR formulation to make sure you're not uncomfortable.
At first it sounded like a good idea, but my clarifying questions was, is this a no lye product, because my last touch up was done with reg Affirm Lye, and I don't want a know lye relaxer. She says, " Oh no its a regular lye perm it's just formulated differently so that clients don't burn during the touch up. "
My reasons for thinking that I have been duped are because when I got home I found out that the active ingredient was guanidine hydroxide, which I always thought was the main component in no lye relaxers. Also the corrected hair feels hard to the touch and like the cuticle is not sealed if that makes any sense. How is a lay consumer supposed to know all of this, that is why I went to a professional. I found the Salon from some excellent reviews in the Salon Forum.
I hate to ramble but can anyone more educated help me out. I SWEAR to goodness if I could relax my own hair, I would never, ever step back into a salon ever again.
. I am so MAD, I could see if I wanted a no lye relaxer, but that's not what I wanted AT ALL. Why would she just need to tell a bold face lie like that.
I was wondering why this one part of my hair wasn't the same texture as the rest when I tried a different lye relaxer. 
I guess I'm sticking with no-lye now since it seems to do a better job on my hair. Thanks for the post!
