The smell

[karezone]

Alright, last night I relaxed after being 10 weeks post relaxer and I did a hennalucent treatement. Last night after I removed the rollers, wrapped, and put the scarf on, there was no smell. Now everytime I move, all I can smell is relaxer. My hair is not breaking, scalp is just fine, it is just that if I can smell it everyone else can.

Nobody wants to stand next to somebody whose hair stinks. I usually can not smell my relaxer. Is this normal.

 

[Isis]

Are you using the same relaxer as you did before?

I used to smell my "chemical fumes" and solved that by washing my hair again the day after relaxing.

Now, I wash my hair with my regular shampoo (I use Botanoil)after I thoroughly wash my hair with the neutralizing shampoo that comes with the relaxer. Then my Keraphix treatment and Humectress moisturizing deep conditioning. After my leave-in, I no longer smell any hint of my relaxer and can wait 3 or 4 days till my next wash.

 

[cutebajangirl]

When this happens to me, I usually rewash again too.

 

[karezone]

I am using the same Motions Oil Moisturizer relaxer that I used last time. After I neutralized I shampooed with CON, towel blotted, applied the Hennalucent and then finished watching Star Trek (45 min). I washed out the Hennalucent with CON and conditioned afterward with Pantene Hydrating Curls for about 30 mins. I figured after all of that I should smell like Hennalucent, CON, or the VO5 conditioner in my leave in. Not relaxer. Every time I swing my head I smell it. I hate this.

 

[jainygirl]

i know i may be bad for this but i wash my hair with the neutralizing shampoo for like 20-25 minutes (no exaggerating--this is before the wash where i use my CON, that's like another 10-15 minutes--seriously) first i concentrate on my scalp/ rinse/ apply more shampoo/ then concentrate on the length of my hair (cause i'm paranoid about relaxer getting on it and sitting during the wash) then i just keep repeating this until my husband asks me if i'm drowning myself in the kitchen sink

it doesnt do anything bad to my hair and i get way less "relaxer smell" i also follow up with CON and a 45 min deep conditioning with Queen Helene.

 

[karezone]

I will just try washing on Sunday just to eliminate the odor. I definetely can't go to class on Monday smelling like this.

 

[soslychic]

This may sound weird, but I'm gonna say it anyway

After my relaxer a long time ago, I was convinced that I kept smelling the relaxer. I didn't know what to do because I knew that this was horrible. I washed my hair for a LONG time with neutralizing shampoo. STILL smell it. Ok so after a day my stupid self realized that it was the neutralizing shampoo I was smelling. Since I only use neutralizing shampoo after a relaxer, I just associate it with a relaxer smell and I could have sworn that there was some relaxer in that hair. That's more than likely not your problem, but just in case....

 

[karezone]

No it is not neutralizer the Motions neutralizer smells really perfumey, like little old ladies so it is not that. At this point I would even settle for smelling like WGO instead of relaxer.

 

[Tracy]

I would wash it with neutralizing shampoo. Just to be safe. Also - maybe you got the relaxer on something else? A shirt? A towel?

 

[Eclipse]

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karezone said:
At this point I would even settle for smelling like WGO instead of relaxer.

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Your fumes must be really strong if you would settle for the stinky stuff!

 

[Isis]

I use my whole little bottle of neutralizing shampoo that comes with my relaxer kit when I retouch, just to make sure all of relaxer is out of my hair. So like Jainygirl, I'm washing my hair for about 20-30 minutes. I feel good about doing this, more peace of mind.
By the way Karezone, your avatar looks different (unless I'm trippin'). She looks prettier and happier.

 

[jainygirl]

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Isis said:

By the way Karezone, your avatar looks different (unless I'm trippin'). She looks prettier and happier.

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you're right!!! awww sukie sukie!!! look at karezone letting the cutie pie out

 

[karezone]

I checked my towels and clothing no relaxer. Now my scalp is itching but there isn't any breakage at all. I ran a clean hair brush through my hair and did not get any strands. I am pretty heavy with the neutralizer also. The fumes are bad. I won't stand next to anyone b/c of them.

Yes I changed my avatar. I think that I (my avatar) look nice. I just changed my hair style and shirt.

 

[Miosy]

If your scalp can take a ACV rinse that helped me get that relaxer smell out of my hair.

 

[Chichi]

I know what you mean about that relaxer smell. I just used to hate it when I relaxed...and this was after going to a salon.

I think that another wash would solve your problem because that relaxer could have very well penetrated the hair shaft and microscopic parts of it are still in your hair. I wonder if it will be too early to clarify being that you just did your touchup yesterday...

Chichi

 

[Lindy]

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Chichi said:
I know what you mean about that relaxer smell. I just used to hate it when I relaxed...and this was after going to a salon.

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Yah, my hair always smells like relaxer after I get my touch-up (at the salon). Actually it smells like a combination of relaxer and burnt hair to me!! (Because I get a blow-out after my roller-set). I hate that smell. I asked my BF if it smelled bad to him and he said no, but I can't even believe that!! I actually think it comes from my scalp, and not so much my hair. Yuck!!

 

[karezone]

I rewashed my hair with Neutralizing shampoo last night in the shower, conditioned with Pantene Hydrating Curls, and let it air dry. The smell is gone. Thank God.