Whhaatt

[moneychaser]

Have you ever heard of this?
-I had a roomate who would warm her relaxer in the microwave then apply it

-I also had a friend whose stylist would sit her under the dryer while the relaxer was processing

 

[jainygirl]

that sounds like an accident in the making.

 

[Carlie]

 

[sassygirl125]

Someone on this board sits under the dryer with a relaxer. Or maybe she just wears a plastic cap for few minutes... And I think New Era makes a relaxer that is activated by heat. I'll admit it does sound scary...

 

[carletta]

WHAT IN THE "SAM HILL " DOES THIS SUPOSE DO TO YOUR HAIR?????????????????????????

 

[Allandra]

Well, what does their hair look like?

 

[kitten73]

I have heard of sitting under a cool dryer to close the pores before relaxing but not while the relaxer is in. that is new to me.

 

[moneychaser]

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Allandra said:
Well, what does their hair look like?

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My roomate had some thick hair, believe it or not..
My friend's hair is normal shoulder length, wouldn't say healthy but not thin

 

[AudraChanell]

*fainting*

 

[Tai]

I have heard that relaxers/texturizers are processed with body heat.

I wouldn't go under a dryer, though. That sounds like a potential recipe for overprocessing and damage.

 

[moneychaser]

[ QUOTE ]
carletta said:
WHAT IN THE "SAM HILL " DOES THIS SUPOSE DO TO YOUR HAIR?????????????????????????

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She said warming it made it easier to apply since the consitency became creamier and it also felt good on her scalp, LOL.. This was before my haircare days but I knew better, in other words, I was a PUNK

 

[sassygirl125]

Here's one of the threads.

 

[ElecEngnr]

@ AudraChanell, I have never heard about using heat with a relaxer, doesn't sound healthy to me.

 

[itismehmmkay]

I know that when coloring, some stylists put the client under the dryer. I keep thinking that this would speed up processing.

 

[Nonie]

Why do I seem to think they did this every time I had a jheri curl done?

I seem to recall sitting under a dryer with curlers on but I can't remember at which stage of the processing this was... Maybe it was after the rinse but before neutralizer???

Oh...what ever happened to the good memory I once had?

I wish it'd write or send a postcard if it has no plans on returning; just let me know where it is these days.

 

[Carlie]

[ QUOTE ]
Denali03 said:
[ QUOTE ]
carletta said:
WHAT IN THE "SAM HILL " DOES THIS SUPOSE DO TO YOUR HAIR?????????????????????????

[/ QUOTE ]
She said warming it made it easier to apply since the consitency became creamier and it also felt good on her scalp, LOL.. This was before my haircare days but I knew better, in other words, I was a PUNK

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felt good on her scalp?

interesting.

 

[honeisos]

What in the Hezzy! was her scalp crispy afterward :

a relaxer burns to begin with why in the world would anyone add heat.
she must have a head of steel.

 

[Tai]

Nonie,

They did do that when you got a jheri curl done. I had a jheri back in the day and I had to sit under a dryer.

 

[model_chick717]

[ QUOTE ]
AudraChanell said:
*fainting*

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haha

 

[GodMadeMePretty]

I remember having a shower cap placed on my head instead of the stylist smoothing it with her hands. This was back in 1994/95 by a Regis stylist. My hair was fine except for the fact that she cut and didn't trim and my scalp never thanked her for it. I had the worst burns that I had ever and have ever had. After that point, I had to use a sensitive scalp relaxer.

 

[Tracy]

Ive had that done.

Its no biggie actually. They put on a shower cap and warm the hair with a handheld dryer for about 3 to 5 mins.

No problems at all. I heard abaout it and balked myself, so I understand the hesitation...but it was fine. It saves you from all the smoothing because it breaks the bonds down just as if youd done some mild smoothing.

 

[GodMadeMePretty]

Yeah, I'm probably going to do this myself if I ever decide to relax again.

 

[kitchen_tician]

I've had stylists sit me under the dryer with a relaxer. Not for very long; less than 5 minutes. The heat seemed to make the perm penetrate faster.

Nothing bad happened, but it wasn't done all of the time.

 

[Lorraine]

I don't think a warm (not hot) relaxer would hurt but I wouldn't dare sit under the dryer with it. I can barely keep it on long enough out of fear of being bald.

 

[LEOLADYSW]

Yall let me know how it turns out on "your" heads first, then I will consider doing it.

 

[Tracy]

Mine was fine actually. No harm done at all. I've never done it consecutive touch ups either tho.

 

[asummertyme]

i have seen stylist do this in the salon, but while they apply the relaxer, another lady is adding heat with the hand hled dryer...i dunno...

 

[blackhair]

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AudraChanell said:
*fainting*

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[BabyCurls]

[ QUOTE ]
Tai said:
I have heard that relaxers/texturizers are processed with body heat.

I wouldn't go under a dryer, though. That sounds like a potential recipe for overprocessing and damage.

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<font color="purple">I have to agree with you, Tai. Not only will it damage and overprocess the hair, but if that person uses a lye relaxer, she is asking for possible scalp burns. Bad move, baby!

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[LABETT]

Interesting.