New to lye and underprocessing?

[LuLu]

Hi ladies, I recently used lye for the first time (mizani), and it started burning after not very long so I went ahead and washed it out, well my hair is still wavy and the roots look like they only straightened a little, so far I've heard bad things about switching back and forth so I would like to know for next time what can I do to get my hair nicely relaxed without burning??? Do I need to try a milder formula(I used regular), or should adding olive oil help? Should I base my scalp too??

Input?? Alot of you use lye so what do you do not to burn?

 

[Armyqt]

I would switch to a milder formula. I've always heard that Mizani is a very strong relaxer that will get your hair bone straight.

 

[LuLu]

Thanks girl,I will...it's a shame I bought the large container only to have to get something else

 

[Supergirl]

I ended up having to switch from Mizani because it made me burn very quickly also so it would have to be rinsed quickly & my hair wouldn't get very straight.

 

[Chanteuse]

You should definitely base your scalp. Affirm makes a great base. It's a purple gel and I think it's called Protecto. My hair has never burned with it. Another option is vaseline. When I used to do my own relaxers, I used that and that worked pretty well.

 

[karezone]

yeah I would just base with v-line or some hair grease if you already own some.

 

[LuLu]

Thanks girls!!
So instead of buying the mild, you guys would just try and base your whole scalp next time??

 

[Brooke007]

I'm natural, but years ago when I relaxed and it seemed like my scalp would start burning as soon as I opened the tub, I would double base my hair the day before and again the day of the relaxer. By double base I mean part each section from ear to ear and base then from front to back. Overkill? yes but i burned less.

 

[LuLu]

Thank you Brooke, did your relaxer still take?

 

[Brooke007]

Back in the day I was doing the no-lye and yes they took every time. My over-basing did not prevent the relaxer from doing it's thing. I'm not suggesting that you switch back to no lye. If I ever relax again I'll be using a lye relaxer. You may want to do some research on corrective measures too for your touch up to deal with that "underprocessing". Good luck.