Observed bad relaxing process

[jazzyto]

Ok I was at the in-laws today when SIL opens the freezer pulls out the other half of a box relaxer that she used last month to put in her friends hair. After the relaxer "thawed out" she proceeded to put it in her friends hair from root to tip. I sat there like. So I felt obligated to say something. So I said did you read the directions in the kit Im pretty sure you are only suppose to put the relaxer on the NG. She was like girl I got dis her ends are dry and nappy they need some perm. The friend just kinda looked at me look who is she. Needless to say I left it alone.

 

[angenoir]

Oh oh.

At least you tried to say something.

What was the end result of the relaxing process? I hope they at least DCd afterward

 

[fattyfatfat]

I'm at the salon and I saw the same thing. Someones hair being relaxed from root to tip

 

[Duff]

the freezer?? I've never heard of this. no lye relaxer? was it already mixed?????

 

[dlewis]

the freezer?? I've never heard of this. no lye relaxer? was it already mixed?????

I've heard it stops it from "going bad".

 

[1QTPie]

You can refrigerate a relaxer for touch up use. But only the kind that comes with the separate activator. If it's already mixed and it's been months it needs to be tossed.

 

[loveisnthehouse]

LOL. You did the right thing by saying something at least.

 

[dachsies_rule!]

Oooooh, i bet the SIL and her friend are both bare headed!

 

[BrownSkinQT]

WOOOOWWW!!!!

 

[jazzyto]

Oh oh.

At least you tried to say something.

What was the end result of the relaxing process? I hope they at least DCd afterward

dont know the end result but I did see a bag of weave on the table so Im guessing quick weave

 

[jazzyto]

the freezer?? I've never heard of this. no lye relaxer? was it already mixed?????

I guess the freezer helps keep from going bad???? yeah no lye already mixed

 

[mswoman]

Actually you can use relaxer again but the "man" tries to get you to throw it away everytime.

Think about it... beauticians do it all the time they use a big TUB of relaxer and close it up when they are finished with your head and take it out when they do the next person... You don't see them do it because they put it in a nice pretty black dish.

 

[jazzyto]

Oooooh, i bet the SIL and her friend are both bare headed!

The SIL has thin see through end SL hair. the friend overprocessed NL

 

[jazzyto]

I figured since it had been mixed and then frozen it might not be that potent anyway??

 

[nymane]

::cringes::

 

[foxieroxienyc]

Hmm I can see freezing it stopping biological organisms from growing in something, but stopping a chemical process? And one of which had already began once the active ingredients have been mixed? The difference with the salon one is that they are ready to go, and meant to be used and stored, they are chemically different too. Man, two things can happen in that case either 1. it's less effective or 2. it's extremely potent... LOL.

 

[Nya33]

dont know the end result but I did see a bag of weave on the table so Im guessing quick weave

Lol at "bag" of weave!

 

[mscocoface]

Wow, just wow. I commend you for at least making an honest attempt at dropping some knowledge.

 

[blue_flower]

I've learned from experience not to give anyone hair advice because they're just going to ignore it. A lot of Black women still like to relax their hair from root to tip and believe that grease and water will make their hair grow. I don't know why they haven't caught on that what they're doing isn't working.

 

[Neith]

You did all that you could do within reason. Too bad!

 

[Natural Glow]

I thought the tubs of relaxer you see at the salon are "no base" relaxers which are used right out of the tub no mixing required. So yeah those can be stored and used multiple times. But the box relaxers once mixed are no good after a while.

When I relaxed I never had any left to save cause i relaxed root-to-time every single timeI know my family members used to save relaxer though probably still do

 

[Bachelorette]

the freezer?? I've never heard of this. no lye relaxer? was it already mixed?????

Lol when I was younger, I used to put mine in the freezer the day before retouching, I figured the coldness of the relaxer will take my mind off of it burning. Yea that didnt last long

 

[MrsSmitty77]

When I seen her take the perm out the freezer my eyes probably would have popped out my head.

 

[keepithealthy]

Ok I was at the in-laws today when SIL opens the freezer pulls out the other half of a box relaxer that she used last month to put in her friends hair. After the relaxer "thawed out"

My aunt still does this. Even when I was relaxed and doing it all wrong I still was too scared to do that. My aunt would say girl you wasting money put that in the fridge.

 

[Tene]

I've learned from experience not to give anyone hair advice because they're just going to ignore it. A lot of Black women still like to relax their hair from root to tip and believe that grease and water will make their hair grow. I don't know why they haven't caught on that what they're doing isn't working.

I agree with this

 

[Geminigirl]

LOL this is sad but funny. Ahhh well what can ya do?

 

[Missi]

I feel bad....I guess I can understand why ppl respond a certain way.

Imagine if you were someone who really doesn't know proper hair care but you have a friend who knows how to do hair (i.e. weave, relaxers, etc). So naturally you might go to this "Friend" who can hook you up cause obviously you can't yourself.

And someone who knows about hair care corrects your friend...its like " uhhh!!! Well this is my friend and she knows hair so she wouldn't do anything to jack me up." or if it finally clicked in her head that applying relaxer from root to tip is wrong.....

"HOW DO YOU TELL A FRIEND TO STOP DOING YOUR HAIR MID-WAY or NEVER TO DO YOUR HAIR AGAIN? w/o hurting their feelings??"

 

[jazzyto]

I feel bad....I guess I can understand why ppl respond a certain way.

Imagine if you were someone who really doesn't know proper hair care but you have a friend who knows how to do hair (i.e. weave, relaxers, etc). So naturally you might go to this "Friend" who can hook you up cause obviously you can't yourself.

And someone who knows about hair care corrects your friend...its like " uhhh!!! Well this is my friend and she knows hair so she wouldn't do anything to jack me up." or if it finally clicked in her head that applying relaxer from root to tip is wrong.....

"HOW DO YOU TELL A FRIEND TO STOP DOING YOUR HAIR MID-WAY or NEVER TO DO YOUR HAIR AGAIN? w/o hurting their feelings??"

hmmm hadnt thought about it like that.

 

[Honey Bee]

"HOW DO YOU TELL A FRIEND TO STOP DOING YOUR HAIR MID-WAY or NEVER TO DO YOUR HAIR AGAIN? w/o hurting their feelings??"

Crazy situation, excellent point.

 

[wannabelong]

At least you tried.