RELAXER UPDATE - NOVEMBER 2016
So, I relaxed my hair earlier this month… I relaxed my hair on November 2nd at 11 weeks post with ORS Olive Oil Built-In Protection New Growth No Lye Relaxer in normal strength . For some of us who haven’t use that relaxer box before, it contains the relaxer base, liquid activator, shampoo, deep conditioner, gloves, mixing stick and instruction sheet. As usual, I parted my hair in 4 sections and parted each of these sections in 5-6 smaller sections. I mixed the liquid activator into the relaxer base for a minute and let it sit as recommended while I based my ears, scalp and hairline with Vaseline . I applied some Vaseline on my already processed hair too. Then I proceeded to apply the relaxer. It took me 20 minutes to apply the relaxer and smooth my hair. I then let the water run through my hair for 5 minutes or so to rinse the relaxer out, shampooed 4 times and deep conditioned for 45 minutes. I rinsed my hair, applied my leave-ins and set my hair on rollers ...