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Power Blackouts/Water Shutoff/ while getting relaxers or hair colors: Backup Plans?

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Mahalialee4

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It's All In the Details! Food for thought and Fun To Plan

1. What kind of backup plan do you have if your power goes out while you are 'self relaxing' or coloring your hair or if a friend was doing it or you were at the salon ?" or if the water suddenly stopped flowing either at home or at the salon?

Do you keep a supply of water on hand to rinse or wash out the hair in case this happens? Have you ever wondered what you would do if you were waiting for a shampoo out of either of these things during a natural disaster?

What kind of Back Up Plan would you have ready for yourself or if you were doing the procedures on someone else?

If it were me in either case, I would want to have an emergency five gallon container of water with a flashlight, A LARGE BOTTLE OF NEUTRALIZER, ACV, a small bottle or olive oil, batteries, a couple of boxes of matches, a candle and a mirror, bottle of shampoo and conditioner and a wide toothed comb and a satin scarf, and two large bobbi pins in a net that was tied to the can. ( Like a hair safety net!, lol) I would want to know that whoever was doing my hair had a back up plan before they ran off and left me high and unneutralized!)...well not literally HIGH!!!!!
 
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Quit playin'!!!! :lachen: Don't even talk crazy like that..... :nono:

Seriously, when I was relaxed - the thought never even crossed my mind. The chances of the water SUDDENLY going out AFTER you've applied the cream, with no advanced notice of said outage are probably really slim.

Akin to being struck by lightening or hitting the lotto, I'd imagine.... :look:
 
Re: Power Blackouts/Water Shutoff/ while getting relaxers or hair colors: Backup Plan

Well I don't get relaxers but I am prepared just incase of an emergency after all I've lived through quite a few earthquakes, so we do have 5-5gallons jugs of water stored at all times and 2 lanterns. My biggest fear is that I will be stuck in the shower with shampoo in my hair, even though I don't shampoo anymore but you get my point,lol
 
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.....But with the storms hitting America and the power outages that we hear about in the news about America, here in Canada, I just wondered. What would you do? I only shampoo once in every month with shampoo. I use Aureyvedic powder washes and I keep oil in my hair! lol.

There was a severe snowstorm in Canada a few years back,down East, and it was nightmare city for weeks. No power, no utilities, severe cold, snow, trees knocked down all over the place, impassible roads....hey, I'm just being real!
 
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scary thread....*runs out screaming*

so glad i don't relax....
 
Re: Power Blackouts/Water Shutoff/ while getting relaxers or hair colors: Backup Plan

I was at a beauty school when the fire alarm went off, they washed the relaxed heads REALLY quick. I now know that there is no way they could have gotten all the relaxer out and the hair's ph back to normal.
 
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I guess that toilet like Malcolm X....

J/K I don't know that's a toughie. But if I had no other solution I would drive to my friends house. Done it before while DC'ing and the water went off.
 
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wow!!! Good question OP. Something i never thought twice about.


no water + relaxer = :burning::burning::burning::burning:

**grabs a paper and pen to create an emergency list ASAP**
 
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That happens quite alot where I live, alot of beauticians have well water along with government supply and extra bottles just in case. I have three, five gallon bottles constantly on hand at home. :laugh: It IS SCARY now that I think about it. :laugh:
 
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*shudders*
 
Re: Power Blackouts/Water Shutoff/ while getting relaxers or hair colors: Backup Plan

:fishslap: Now why did you have to bring this up? You trying to give me something to worry about?
 
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:lachen::lachen::lachen: OMG I never thought about it! I always imagined myself focusing on living and not my hair. But you bring up a good point on those days I texlax :yep::yep: I'm going to Costco when I get out of work to get water & EVOO. I'll be heading to Sally's to get more neutralizing shampoo and then to Whole Foods to pick up some Coconut oil :yep:
 
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I'm not relaxed anymore, but this would've been a scary thought when I was. I had no backup plan whatsoever. Imagine, it's just about time to wash out the relaxer and BAM ... the water stops running. I think I would die ...
 
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Black outs don't stop the water from running. Get a candle or 2 and continue.:rolleyes::lachen: Ya'll remember what Malcolm X did. He stuck his head in a toilet to get the conk out.:lachen:
 
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yikes....now I'm gonna have nightmares.... :rolleyes: :giggle:
 
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Black outs don't stop the water from running. Get a candle or 2 and continue.:rolleyes::lachen: Ya'll remember what Malcolm X did. He stuck his head in a toilet to get the conk out.:lachen:

LOL. I forgot about that scene. :lachen:
 
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I haven't relaxed for about 7 months. But i did think about it so before i applied my relaxer i used to fill up a large bottle of water. I know it wouldn't have been enough, but i figured some water would be better then no water. My mum always had some additional water in the fridge so i would also use that. But then i would have been stuck. It's funny because i remember my getting a letter one time, saying that they are doing some pipe work in the area and the water may be distrupted, and if it was only gonna be off for 4 hours they were gonna knock on the door and and let us know. But one time i wanted to relax my hair and totally forgot the dates, and i asked my mum and she didn't know what i was talking about, so i was worried about relaxing it. But in the end there was water. Now i'm going natural so i'm not as worried.
 
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What in the worlddddddddddddddddddddddddddd.......:perplexed
 
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If the electricity went out the water should still run. If not, I'll use bottle water, juice, milk, wine...anything to get the relaxer out. Then I'll put some Porosity Control in and :pray: that when the water is running again everything will work itself out. :yep:
 
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I'm glad you brought this up because at random times during the year they will turn off the water in the apartments without saying anything to anybody:nono: No dates, timelines nothing, I'll just be getting ready to jump in the shower, and no water pressure:nono:
 
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This happened to my cousin when I lived in Belize. lol
She ran to the neighbors house and used the hose in their yard.
 
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See this is where the naija style bucket comes in handy. There is always a bucket of water in the bathroom and now you guys know why with all the power cuts we get....
 
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Thank goodness I don't color or relax anymore! But yeah, I'd dunk my head in the toillet like another poster said! :yep: I'd also throw a ton of neutralizing shampoo on my hair just in case I missed any parts!
 
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I am no longer relaxing but when i did this questions definitely did cross my mind. Especially, during one time I was at the Jcpenney salon in the mall buying products when there was a rumor that there was a group of men with guns in the mall. Every single person suddenly ran out of the mall with all of their merchandise while all the stylists and the girls with relaxers were still in the salon panicking wondering what to do next.

I never did stick around long enough to find out what they ended up doing....
 
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See this is where the naija style bucket comes in handy. There is always a bucket of water in the bathroom and now you guys know why with all the power cuts we get....

:lachen::lachen::lachen::lachen::lachen: so true..

In east London today, There was a burst water main at the olympic park and my gym had to close Bcos there was no water in the area... I immediatly started to think about this thread and the poor people in upton park getting their relaxers/colours did :blush:..

Im glad im transitioning and never returning to that creamy crack.. ever :nono:
 
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Humm interesting. I wonder if I will remember this thread if I ever do a relaxer on myself. If I am at a salon I will be out of luck.

However lucky for us water does not shut off like that, more likely it would be current.
Good one OP.
 
Re: Power Blackouts/Water Shutoff/ while getting relaxers or hair colors: Backup Plan

Well if this saves just one person's hair from sliding off their head along with the relaxer or looking like their head got attacked by moths because of color disaster, during one such emergency, then THIS POST SERVED IT'S PURPOSE.
 
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I'm glad you brought this up because at random times during the year they will turn off the water in the apartments without saying anything to anybody:nono: No dates, timelines nothing, I'll just be getting ready to jump in the shower, and no water pressure:nono:


So true! I worked at an apartment complex last year and the water was shut off by the city to repair a water main break. At the time, a resident was dying her APL hair chocolate. She called me freaking out. Luckily I had cases of bottled water in the office. I got on my little golf cart and delivered 12 bottles to her door within 2 minutes. I was the hero that day. :yep:

I always have jugs of water in the garage. I live in an area that has been hit by hurricanes so I always keep emergency supplies on hand.
 
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That happened to me once in Nigeria. My mom took me to get my hair touched up, and when the relaxer finished processing, the lady went to rinse, but nothing came out of the tap. I don't know why...I know that during application, NEPA took the electricity, so that might have been it. Anyway, nobody was even concerned. :rofl:
I was there during rainy season, and most people keep barrels and buckets outside to catch the rainwater. So we just used that.

I wonder what an American salon would do. I can just imagine the mass panic and burning scalps. *shudders*
 
Re: Power Blackouts/Water Shutoff/ while getting relaxers or hair colors: Backup Plan

i will run to my neighbors, " yall betta open this damn do' this an emergency":lachen:
 
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