Relaxers
RETOUCH DAY 25th June 2012
I did my relaxer touchup 2 days ago: sorry for sharing this late. [1 was 13 weeks post-relaxer]. I didn’t do it myself: just too scared! [To learn how I prepared for relaxer day, read Wash day 21st June 2012: Counting down to my relaxer touch-up]. I used Avlon Affirm Fiberguard Mild Creme Relaxer. I made sure I did a protein conditioning after rinsing out relaxer using Avlon Affirm FiberGuard Sustenance Fortifying Treatment (I mixed this with a few drops of hydrolyzed keratin). Afterward, I washed my hair withRead More
WASH DAY 21st June 2012: Counting down to my relaxer touchup
When I wrote the Back to the Basics Recap, I promised to start doing wash day posts. This is the first of many!! Yay! I intend to get a relaxer touch-up on Monday (25th June) so I knew I had to prepare my hair for that. If you’re not sure how to prepare for a relaxer, read Back to the Basics: ‘Safely’ using chemical relaxers. On Wednesday night (20th June) , I moisturized my hair with Herbal Essence Long Term Relationship Split-end Protector then appliedRead More
Back to the Basics: ‘Safely’ using chemical relaxers
The relaxer step is the first step on the journey to achieving ‘healthy’ relaxed hair. As discussed in my last post, Back to the Basics: Knowing your Relaxers, there are several different types of relaxers. You can choose to: leave some texture in your hair (‘texlaxing’), make it just straight or very straight. The degree of hair straightness produced by a relaxer would depend on: The strength of the relaxer. Many relaxer formulations come in Mild, Normal and Super strengths. The stronger the formulation, the straighter your hair would be.Read More
