Comments on: Relaxing, texturizing and texlaxing Black hair

By: BHI

BHI — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:26:00 +0000

Think of a texturizer as an under processed relaxer on purpose. It will help some with the shrinkage but if you expect that she can come out of the shower and walk out the house, think again! All a texturizer is good for is to make the hair easier to comb i.e. no more tears but the usual styling procedure will remain. Also you can relax after a texturizer but because you will in effect be double processing the hair, expect increased breakage, I certainly would not recommend it. Also watch out for the type of texturizer you use. If you use a thio based one, you cannot relax after because thio + lye or no lye relaxer = melted hair….

By: Sweetthing_327

Sweetthing_327 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:38:00 +0000

Does this mean that you can never relax your hair once have texturized your hair? I’m thinking about texturizing my 8 year old daughter’s hair. She has long hair and when it gets wet it shrinks up really tight and becomes very tangled. Do you think a texturizer will help?

By: BHI

BHI — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:32:00 +0000

Once your hair is texturized, you can’t take it out as its permanent. If what you are looking for is a corrective relaxer, then I would suggest that you do this with a competent stylist. The stylist will be able to tell you if and when you can have it done. It completely depends on the current state of you hair, because in essence a corrective relaxer is double processing your hair which if done incorrectly will lead to inevitable breakage. If you can live with the texturized hair and just use a flat iron or roller set to get it straight, then I would suggest that as the best course of action.

By: Kklove187

Kklove187 — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:53:00 +0000

Hello I have searched and searched for an answer to my question. Please help! I have not had a relaxer in 8 months so the other day I decided to do a texturizer in my hair. Well it came out more tighter curled and hard to comb through. I think I want it out. So how long wll I have to wait to put a relaxer in? I have shoulder length hair, not sure if this is why. I followed the time frame. Please reply. You can email me the answer at kklove187@gmail:disqus .com thanl you

By: BHI

BHI — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:11:00 +0000

I would stick with the same chemical if I were you. I wouldn’t suggest a change to texturizer from relaxing unless you are planning a full blown transition and plan to chop off the relaxed hair eventually. I would suggest that you just texlax from now on. It seems that you texlaxed by mistake anyway so just go on that way but this time do it carefully making sure to add enough oil to the relaxer to slow down its action on your hair.