Relaxed henna heads! Are you still doing protein treatments prior to relaxing?

[alexstin]

I keep going back and forth on whether I should do a protein treatment a week prior to relaxing or a henna treatment.

I know Softresses has a a good experience doing henna prior to. What's everybody else doing?

 

[AKA-Tude]

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The science of preventing relaxer damage by using silk



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it's protein but silk (amino acids).

This talks about adding this to hair B4 relaxing for silkier stronger hair

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[HERicane10]

I recently did a henna treatment 2 days before my relaxer and have planned to do another on tomorrow. That my "pre-perm strength treatment".

 

[alexstin]

Go here

The science of preventing relaxer damage by using silk



this is the latest & hottest discussion going!
it's protein but silk (amino acids).

This talks about adding this to hair B4 relaxing for silkier stronger hair

Good stuff!

Yeah, I plan on doing that but I'm wondering if I should do a protein treatment before hand also.

 

[sareca]

Yes, I don't consider henna a substitute for protein.

 

[God's Anointed]

How soon before your touch up are ypu guys doing protein or henna treatments? I have to get a touch up in like 2 weeks so i wanted to know when i should do my treatments.

 

[alexstin]

Well, I'm going to do a protein probably today as I want to relax next week.


Thanks, Sereca!

 

[HoneyDew]

I don't do protein just before relaxing, but I do alternate my Henna treatments with protein rinses using Joico K-pak or Aphogee 2 min Keratin. By "rinse", I mean that I don't deep condition with them. I just leave them on for a few min and then rinse.

Sometimes, I will do a protein pre-poo instead, depending on how I feel. This seems to be working for me.

Henna alone, was not enough for me. My hair was getting over moisturized and too soft.

 

[Lavendar]

Yes, I don't consider henna a substitute for protein.

Ditto! I still do the strong Aphogee treatment (at least one hour with high heat) followed by a deep conditioner and Porosity Control. I have to do this every 6 weeks, and I alternate my hennas around this schedule. I will still get shedding if I slack on my protein treatments.