Serious question...What is a "Corrective relaxer"?

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I've been lurking on this forum for a while, and also tried to google search it, and it still doesn't make sense to me. If my relaxer doesn't come out right the first time, I"m most definitely not going to go put it on my hair again next week or even a few weeks from the day. So maybe one of you ladies can help me understand why that occurs... cause breaking/rebuilding hair (dead cell) bonds repeatedly in a short amount of time doesn't seem like a good idea to me.

 

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I thought it was odd as well, but over time I've come to understand it a bit more.

People do corrective relaxers to "correct" (a.k.a straighten or loosen) their under-processed areas. I know a few ladies whom have done them, who have beautiful hair.

@NappyRina did one when she texlaxed and her coils are popping all over the place lol. (Ill tag her as well so she could explain it a bit better for you.)

I think its just a matter of preference though. If you prefer something looser/straighter then a corrective relaxer would be a good choice. However I will say that if you don't feel confident enough to do one then don't . It could be a real disaster, however for the most part (or at least from what I've seen) many have benefited from doing correctives.

 

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I thought it was odd as well, but over time I've come to understand it a bit more.

People do corrective relaxers to "correct" (a.k.a straighten or loosen) their under-processed areas. I know a few ladies whom have done them, who have beautiful hair.

@NappyRina did one when she texlaxed and hair coils are popping all over the place lol. (Ill tag her as well so she could explain it a bit better for you.)

I think its just a matter of preference though. If you prefer something looser/straighter then a corrective relaxer would be a good choice. However I will say that if you don't feel confident enough to do one then don't . It could be a real disaster, however for the most part (or at least from what I've seen) many have benefited from doing correctives.

Yep @ the bolded. I was reading some of the responses to the corrective relaxer threads and some people were saying how their hair was dry/breaking off afterward and they had to make it stop... I was like erplexed But then they said that they sorted it out and it was really pretty. I just do not understand the science behind doing something like that and actually having it be a good thing for your hair.

 

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@CodeRed

@EnExitStageLeft is right ... from what I understand and from my experience, a corrective is when you apply relaxer to the underprocessed hair from the 1st relaxing attempt to the desired staightness. Some people do their whole head others do underprocessed sections.

I did 3 Texlaxes on my whole head in 1 Week!! (Something I do NOT recommend for anyone else) .... It so happened to work for my hair/scalp because 1) the relaxer I was using was extrememly mild (Linange Shea Butter Texturizer), 2) I based my scalp each time AND 3) my hair is a bit resistant. I did it b/c I've never chemically treated my hair before and did not know what I was doing and did not get the desired results until the 3rd time.

You're right, the protein bonds may not naturally rebuild in the short time between the 1st relaxer & the Corrective for most people so that is where protein treatments come in handy. Some people do protein treatments the week or days before the Corrective and/or afterwards.

I didn't BUT One thing that may have saved my hair was the Mid-Protein Step ... I don't know if you've seen this mentioned in other threads for your research but basically it's something you do to make sure to add back some protein using a mild/medium protein conditioner (I Used Mill Creek Keratin Conditioner) for about 5 minutes AFTER rinsing out your relaxer but BEFORE using your Neutralizing Shampoo. This restores protein and helps strengthen your strands.

I did a Mid-Protein step after each texlax and followed with a Deep Moisturizing Conditioner. My hair/scalp did not suffer from these correctives but everyone is different. I think Protein followed by Moisture is the key during the relaxing process.

I hope this makes sense Sis

 

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@CodeRed

@EnExitStageLeft is right ... from what I understand and from my experience, a corrective is when you apply relaxer to the underprocessed hair from the 1st relaxing attempt to the desired staightness. Some people do their whole head others do underprocessed sections.

I did 3 Texlaxes on my whole head in 1 Week!! (Something I do NOT recommend for anyone else) .... It so happened to work for my hair/scalp because 1) the relaxer I was using was extrememly mild (Linange Shea Butter Texturizer), 2) I based my scalp each time AND 3) my hair is a bit resistant. I did it b/c I've never chemically treated my hair before and did not know what I was doing and did not get the desired results until the 3rd time.

You're right, the protein bonds may not naturally rebuild in the short time between the 1st relaxer & the Corrective for most people so that is where protein treatments come in handy. Some people do protein treatments the week or days before the Corrective and/or afterwards.

I didn't BUT One thing that may have saved my hair was the Mid-Protein Step ... I don't know if you've seen this mentioned in other threads for your research but basically it's something you do to make sure to add back some protein using a mild/medium protein conditioner (I Used Mill Creek Keratin Conditioner) for about 5 minutes AFTER rinsing out your relaxer but BEFORE using your Neutralizing Shampoo. This restores protein and helps strengthen your strands.

I did a Mid-Protein step after each texlax and followed with a Deep Moisturizing Conditioner. My hair/scalp did not suffer from these correctives but everyone is different. I think Protein followed by Moisture is the key during the relaxing process.

I hope this makes sense Sis

@NappyRina

That does make sense, especially the part about the mid-protein step. My hairdresser used to do this with the Phyto relaxer (she said the instructions said to) and at first I gave her the side eye and pretty much planned on waiting for her out in the parking lot if my hair wasn't neutralized properly lol. But I came here and read why that's a good idea and it makes sense. It would be good to do that every time you do any kind of chemical treatment. If that's what some of those other ladies were doing then that's probably why it turned out for the better.

Thanks ma'am - so happy someone could answer my random question at 1:30am lol