How to Relax Your Hair

Steps

1. Start by basing your scalp with a light grease. Separate and part each section of your hair until your entire scalp has been covered. Part the hair into four sections. You should have a cross in your hair.
2. Start with one section. Make thin parts applying the cream relaxer to the new growth with a relaxer brush without missing spots. Try concentrating on just applying the relaxer to the new growth and not the scalp. Move on to the next section and so fourth.
3. After all four sections have the relaxer applied to the new growth, go back and work the relaxer through. Gently comb through the new growth of each section of hair. The texture of your hair will determine how long to leave the relaxer in your hair.
4. Rinse out the relaxer using a neutralizing shampoo. This kind of shampoo allows the relaxer to discontinue the relaxing process. When shampooing the hair, make sure you work up a good lather and completely rinse out the relaxer.
5. Condition your hair. After rinsing your hair, pat dry the excess water from the hair. Apply the conditioner to all parts of the hair. Comb it through and let it sit for three to five minutes.
6. Rinse out the conditioner. Towel dry the wet hair, comb through and style as usual.

Tips

• Before applying relaxer to new growth, consider coating the ends of your previously relaxed hair with some type of conditioner. This is an excellent precaution to help prevent over processing of previously relaxed hair.

Warnings

• For at least twenty hours, try not scratch or irritate your scalp before relaxing your hair.

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