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How to put a relaxer in your hair

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put a relaxer in your hair
put a relaxer in your hair

Want to go from kinky hair to unbelievably straight, check this how to out!

Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • a relaxer
  • plastic gloves
  • comb
  • vaseline
  1. Step 1

    Make sure that you have not scratched your head or shampooed it recently.

  2. Step 2

    Apply vaseline to your scalp, nape, and around the ears and forehead.

  3. Step 3

    Part the hair in four sections, two on each side.

  4. Step 4

    Starting from the bottom, apply relaxer by parting a small section of each big section. Make sure that you do not apply relaxer to the scalp.

  5. Step 5

    Keep parting and applying, section by section, until you have completed the whole head.

  6. Step 6

    Allow relaxer to sit in your hair about 15 minutes.

  7. Step 7

    Rinse the relaxer out of your hair and then shampoo.

Tips & Warnings
  • If the relaxer begins to burn, then rinse it out immediately.
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