URGENT...PLEASE HELP

[Mandy4610]

Hey Ladies,

My cousin would like me to relax her hair tonight. She has a tub of Mizani relaxer that she has had for about 2 yrs or so. Is it safe to use relaxer that is that old?

Please help, she needs to go and buy a new tub if this one is not safe.

 

[ajargon02]

Hey Ladies,

My cousin would like me to relax her hair tonight. She has a tub of Mizani relaxer that she has had for about 2 yrs or so. Is it safe to use relaxer that is that old?

Please help, she needs to go and buy a new tub if this one is not safe.

I don't relax, but I would throw that stuff out in a quick hurry! Relaxers do have a shelf life. Just tell her to get something else, or use it at her own risk. I mean, it might not work well or be too strong. Who knows with such chemicals that are in relaxer.

 

[baddison]

Hopefully this will answer your question....scroll towards the bottom or middle

http://soulfulbeauty.com/article.php?n=424

 

[vkb247]

I would use it. She should do a strand test.

 

[yaya24]

I wouldn't chance it

 

[goodmorningruby]

I wouldn't trust it. Relaxer shelf life, if I remember correctly is shorter than 2 years, but I forgot the exact amount of time. I would call the company and talk to a representative to ask that question.

 

[happylife]

please show that relaxer where you keep the trash.

 

[Shoediva]

I would buy another jar, I think relaxers only have a shelf life of no more than a year.

 

[melissa-bee]

I heard that lye relaxers have a shelf life of one year. There was a post where someone phoned mizani to find out about thier lye and that's what customer service said.

 

[la mosca]

I would not use this relaxer. Apparently, lye relaxers have a shelf life of 1 to 1.5 years, while guanadine hydroxide relaxers have a shelf life of up to 2 years.

Here's a link to an article I found about using relaxers that have expired: http://soulfulbeauty.com/article.php?n=424

 

[LushLox]

If unopened three years, if opened one year. See this thread http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=419396&highlight=mizani+relaxer+years