In The Long Run, Do You Eventually Have To Quit Getting Relaxers For Hair Health

[Evolving78]

It really depends on the person and their overall health. I'm all for relaxing, but I want to color more. I know once I get older, I will be too vain to sport a full head of grey, so I might stick to natural hair. Most women that are older keep their hair short and still maintain relaxed hair.

 

[naturalyogini]

Yeah as you get older and grayer, you have to choose between color and relaxer. I'm torn. I'm sick of my natural hair. At my age I just look better with straight hair. But I want color and the 2 don't mix. What to do? What to do?

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@Misseyl

Very Nice Post.

 

[JudithO]

Honestly, I don't worry about hair much. If you have thicker hair naturally, it may take relaxing up till old age.

I'm worried about the scalp. Your skin is your largest organ, and I personally try to reduce as many chemicals as possible that are not naturally meant to be on my skin - It's the same reason I'll keep trying to eat healthier, exercise more... It's just my personal philosophy to take care of myself as much as possible. There are some chemicals I can't live without e.g deodorant, but I'll try to eliminate as many as I can.

 

[koolkittychick]

Depends on the person. My older sister has the type of hair (thick, dense with not fine strands) where she can relax until she's 190 with no ill effects. My hair took to relaxer really well until I approached my mid-forties. Then it became thinner, finer and drier, and could not take the chemicals anymore. Now that I'm natural again, it's doing much better, but I know now that my days of relaxed hair are over if I want to keep my hair density and length retention.

 

[levette]

I'm curious to how my hair would be in its natural state. I do love my relaxed hair and the length. i don't know about the future.

 

[locabouthair]

Depends on the person. I know some older women in their 60's and 70's that still relax and their hair is fairly healthy.

 

[divachyk]

I think relaxers can be used without damage if properly done. Could it be that a lot of relaxer damaged hair resulted from improper technique and not the relaxer itself. Some of the damage that is done is permanent so in the end, relaxers are given a bad name.

Sure, there are a lot of factors that come in to play as you age but a good majority of the industry selling us on the theory that relaxed hair is bad isn't a mature crowd so I question the techniques that was used either when they were relaxed or with someone they knew that was relaxed.

So, I think technique and body changes as we age all play a factor.