I tried the Profectiv no-lye relaxer!

[Karonica]

Not on my hair, but my mom's.

She's my guinea pig.

I saw the funny looking case of it in CVS, and decided to pick it up.

It costs 12.99!

Well, anyway, I did her relaxer on Monday. First off, there was this little tub of perm! I was like, WTF? That's not enough to cover a baby's head! It came with two jars of perm (there was double of everything, but I only needed to use one). Usually, no-lye relaxers come with a bottle of activator. This one came with a packet of CREAM activator! I had to mix the packet of activator with the perm. That was kinda odd, I'm used to stirring the liquid with the perm, not cream with the perm.

So, I applied it to her newgrowth (she has short hair) but she hadn't had a perm in a good 6 months. I applied it with no gloves on whatsoever. The directions said to use gloves, but I didn't. I hate them.

The application of the perm went very well. The perm was more like a creamy mixture, which helped it to glide on nicer and neater.

I applied it to her newgrowth all over, then went back and combed it through with a fine tooth comb (yes, I do that!). Her hair felt so smooth while I was doing it, I had no problems combing the newgrowth at all.

Then, it was time to rinse it out. She was mad at me because I didn't leave it on for an hour like she normally does.

I left it on, no more than a half an hour, but definitely less than that.

While I was rinsing it out, that was where I noticed the difference in this perm compared to other no-lye ones that I've used.

Usually, no-lye perms leave the hair straight when rinsing out, but the hair always has this gritty feeling, though it's straight (yah no-lye users know what I'm talking about) . I didn't notice this at all with this perm, it felt really soft!

And on top of this, I didn't use gloves. Normally when I do that, my nails turn yellow, but this didn't happen at all!

The fun part was neutralizing!

I broke out the neutralizing mousse that came in the kit. It squirts out like a liquid, and then swells into a foam. It lathers VERY nicely.

It smells sorta like their creams, but not in a bad way. So, I did that tiwce, and I was done! They give you a packet of Break-Free leave-in as the conditioner. They also tell you on the directions to use Break-Free on the relaxed hair before perming as a way of protection, but not to put it on the newgrowth. I didn't do this at all, I was in a hurry.

After blow-drying her hair, I noticed that this perm did not make it bone strait. There was alot of thickness left, but not kink, so that was a good thing.

QUESTIONS

Will I be using this perm again? Yes.

Why? Because two applications came in the box, so I still have another one left to use.

After this, will you be using it again?

Yes!

 

[beana3]

thanks for the review. I have actually been considering switching to no-lye

(yes i said it) from lye. My scalp is on fire after 10mins with lye, i dont think i can tolerate it anymore

 

[Karonica]

I asked Ma if she was burning and she said no. Then again, she always says that. But once I was done with everything, I checked her scalp for red spots or burns, and there weren't any.

 

[Victorian]

Thanks for the review Karonica. I've been wondering if anyone ever tried this relaxer. I really like a lot of Profectiv's other products. 12.99!!!!

Good LAWD that's a lot of money! How 'bout I give 'em .50 and they just let me have the packet of BreakFree?

 

[Cindy70]

Thanks for the review, Karonica. I opened a thread a few days ago asking about this relaxer because I was interested in seeing if anyone else had used it before I tried it myself. Your review helps a lot.

By the way, did you use the regular or Super strength on your mom? Also, does this relaxer contain Calcium Hydroxide or Lithium Hydroxide? My hair hates relaxers with Lithium Hydroxide.

 

[Cindy70]

I forgot to add that it's $7.99 on the Walgreens website and I think that I've seen it in a store somewhere for that price too.

 

[lisatamika]

[ QUOTE ]
BlackCardinal said:
Thanks for the review Karonica. I've been wondering if anyone ever tried this relaxer. I really like a lot of Profectiv's other products. 12.99!!!!

Good LAWD that's a lot of money! How 'bout I give 'em .50 and they just let me have the packet of BreakFree?

[/ QUOTE ]

 

[Karonica]

I used the Regular.

It had calcium hydroxide, that I know for sure, but I don't know about the lithium. Tomorrow, I will post the ingredients for all those interested.

 

[LondonDiva]

Thanks for the review Karonica. I was waiting for a review on this product even though i don't intend to use it as I use lye) but I was hoping that it would be a superior no lye product than some of the others out there. All I want from Profectiv right now is a lye relaxer then I'll give it a shot.

 

[hair]

Well you beat me. I didn't know it was out yet. I always wanted to try it since it been in the ebony magazine. I benn using Organics by afican best no-lye super. When I firdt use the relaxer it works. When I use it again and again it stops working for me. It on $6 and some cents.

I think that profective price is $12.99 because it has 2sets or many more things in it. I don't know when I give this a try. My hair need tp be done bad. Later this week to see who have it cheaper.

Thanks for the review!

 

[sassygirl125]

I finally saw this at Walmart today. The box is HUGE! Now I know why--two of everything.

 

[justtogood]

Thats a lot, thanks for the heads up

 

[Karonica]

Yip, it has double of everything. It does come with a sample packet of Mega-Growth, but there's only one sample in the box.

 

[ChasingBliss]

Thanks for the review, I had posted about this a few months back asking if anyone had ever heard of it or used it. Sounds like it worked out fine.

 

[Cindy70]

Karonica, I'm planning on going to the store today to buy this relaxer, but I wanted to check with you to see if your mom still likes the way her hair feels. Is she having any problems with dryness or breakage at all? The new concept of a mousse neutralizing shampoo has me a bit leary but I think that I'm going to try it.

 

[Karonica]

Her hair still looks the same as after I blow-dried it. She has made no complaints so far.

The mousse lathers just like any other shampoo, it just squirts out kinda liquidy, then swells into a foam.

Oh yeah, the directions said something about don't use this perm if you've recently used a dandruff shampoo. Just a heads up.

I hope all goes well for you.

 

[Cindy70]

Thanks for the info, Karonica.

It's a good thing that it's been a few days since I used Pert dandruff shampoo to get out a semi-perm color.

 

[Karonica]

UPDATE

My mom got home from the hospital on Saturday. She kept a scarf on during her stay there and when I took the scarf off, her hair looked a mess. I felt through it and oiled her scalp, and the parts that I had previously permed looked as if it hadn't been permed at all! I can't do her hair fully because she is still trying to recuperate from her surgery.

After I wash her hair and it is still nappy, I WILL NOT be using this on her hair again after I use up the next jar.