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Chemical relaxing, also called lanthionization is one of the most popular methods of straightening curly hair.
This is also widely used by some groups like African people. Have you already seen hair that has uneven diameter and compactly twisted? You will see this with African people that is why, African hair is prone to dryness and damage because of the heat of the sun. Can you imagine how hard to handle this kind of hair? That is why this people are already tired and sick of this kind of hair structure. They are seriously looking for a way so that they will have the chance to experience different kind of hair. As a result, the demand for hair straightening is very high nowadays.
With the use of specific chemicals, your natural kinky hair can change into straight hair. There are different hair treatments you can choose from in order to obtain straight hair. l Relaxing – one method that will make your hair straight with the use of certain type of chemicals. l Pressing hair – this kind of treatment originated in the past or early times. You have to put an ointment on your hair and after that; a metal-like comb will pass from the roots up to the end of the hair. l Thermal reconditioning – it is considered as the most popular method of hair straightening. This kind of method will give your hair smoothness, and glossiness. This kind of treatment originated in Japan that is why sometimes it is called “Japanese hair straightening.” For black African American hair, it is good to dye the hair after undergoing relaxing. You will find a lot of coloring products which you will use after relaxing. They are called relaxers. But you have to be very careful in choosing this kind product because it can damage not only your hair but also your scalp. And there are two kinds of relaxers that you will find in the market today. - Lye relaxer – it is even subdivided into two. Base and no-base relaxers. This kind of relaxer can immediately shoe the effect on your hair. But you have to remember that this relaxer is not recommended because it can irritate and damage your hair.
- No-lye relaxer – this is also subdivided into two. Mix relaxer and no-mix relaxer. With mix relaxer, it is usually cream based and contains calcium hydroxide and guanidine carbonate. It is considered effective and less damage to the scalp. On the other hand, no-mix relaxer contains lithium hydroxide and it is also quite safe to use. So far, no side effect has been detected.
It is also good that you know hair straightening tips so that you will know the effect of repeated application of chemical relaxes. If you will put this chemical on your frequently, it can cause damage and breakage to your hair. That is why, it is just recommended to apply it after 4 to 6 weeks of hair straightening. It really feels good especially to women to have soft, shiny and very straight hair. Most of them are willing to spend lots of money in order to become beautiful. But you should know the limitations. You should remember that anything in excess is not good and will produce bad effects.
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