What do relaxers do for hair?

Question

What does it do?

Answer 1

Permanently changes your hair texture. My little cousin had beautiful curly hair up until age 5 when her family decided to use a relaxer (for what reason, I am still trying to figure out), Now her hair is dry and brittle. Depending on what you want your hair to turn out to be, relaxers may or may not be for you. If you just want to tame your hair, you might want to go with a good flat iron at first. If that doesn't work, try the mildest relaxer you can find. But I would consult a natural hair care stylist for more advice on this topic because there are so many different relaxers and you need to know what is best for your hair type, which is something you won't find help with online, because someone needs to take a look at your hair and make an educated decision.

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Answer 2

Relaxers straighten hair. My hair is frizzy so I tired it, It looked so good for about 3-4 months then it looked so dry. But relaxers' formula is very strong, made my scalp itchy and tight, so I decided against repeat treatment.

Answer 3

Damages the cuticle to achieve a flat appearance you are better off learning to master your waves/curls than trying to burn them out - you will wind up with a frizzy unmanageable mess. Good Luck!

Answer 4

simply RELAXES your hair. if your hair is super curly it will ONLY tune down the curl. it will STILL be curly. dont let that fool you. ive done it.

Answer 5

Takes the curl or "kink" out of the hair permanently (until your hair grows out) so that your hair is straight.

Answer 6

relaxes and smoothens the hair