Things You'll Need:
- relaxer
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Step 1
Choose a mild relaxer. The stronger the strength of the relaxer, the harsher it is on your hair. Even if you have very course hair you may not need a super strength relaxer. Try a children’s relaxer first. If you don’t get satisfactory results then next time choose a mild no lye relaxer next. Always use the lowest strength relaxer for African American hair that breaks easily
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Step 2
Test a strand of your hair using the directions in the box. This is a critical step when you use a relaxer for African American hair that breaks easily. By testing the hair you can find the minimum amount of time that you need to leave the product in. The less time in, the stronger your hair will remain.
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Step 3
Carefully follow all of the directions in the box. Make sure to use the pre-treatment if your kit contains one. Also, thoroughly mix the relaxer until the color is uniform. Apply the relaxer as instructed, taking care to be gentle with your hair. And never leave the product in the hair for more than the maximum amount of time listed in the instructions.
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Step 4
Thoroughly rinse out all of the relaxer with the neutralizing shampoo. The chemicals may keep reacting on your hair if you do not thoroughly shampoo them out. So it may be necessary to wash the hair several times when you use a relaxer for African American hair that breaks easily.
Comments
jull14 said
on 6/25/2009 I found this article to be very interesting and helpful at the same time, we need more articles like this to help people all over, thanks for sharing. Excellent
joan1987 said
on 6/25/2009 why do we force our hair to do something that is not natural. Could it be from slavery days??????
kjfitnessink said
on 4/13/2009 Good article, Cookies!