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Vanity3  Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Junior Member   Joined: March122006 |  Post Options Post Reply QuoteVanity3 Report Post  Thanks(0)  Quote Reply Topic: Kiddie Perm vs TexturizerPosted: August182006 at 4:40pm |
| Hi All, I have been transitioning for about a year, I still have my relaxed ends, and I'm okay with it. I would like to soften my roots. I like having curly hair, (I wear a lot of roller sets and braidouts) and bone straight relaxers were thinning my hair. I was talking with my stylist and she suggested that I just get a kiddie perm, saying it was the same as a texturizer. Is that true? What product (relaxer, texturizer, texlax) should I use on my roots to soften my hair and loosen the my curl pattern on my 4a hair. Please help. I would like to do it over the weekend or so. Thanks | |
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| kellie7777 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Junior Member  Joined: July072006 | Post Options Post Reply Quotekellie7777 Report Post Thanks(0) QuoteReply Posted: August192006 at 10:50pm |
| Hey Vanity3, did she recommend which one to use? I would suggest you becareful with kiddie perms/straighteners. they are usually no-lye products, which if mixed with the lye relaxer could cause you some trouble. I currently use a kiddie no lye relaxer beautiful beginnings, which it really helps to loosen the roots as long as you don't leave it in for very long. the longer you leave it in the straighter it gets. | |
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| ladykaya Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie   Joined: July062006 | Post Options Post Reply Quoteladykaya Report Post Thanks(0) QuoteReply Posted: August222006 at 8:22am |
| Actually kiddie perms are just a mild/regular relaxer (bone straight) they leave in for a shorter time. A texturizer is more of a perm making your hair more curly the longer you leave it in. If you still want to keep your natural hair. I use Baka Natural-laxer. It helps loosen the curl pattern, but it doesn't make it straight. I use it when I want to straighten my hair with a hot comb or before and after braids for strengthening. The only thing about it is that you have to really use a deep moisturizing conditioner after it is applied. HTH | |
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| diversiti Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: February022005 | Post Options Post Reply Quotediversiti Report Post Thanks(0) QuoteReply Posted: August242006 at 4:03am |
| I'm sorry, I haven't posted for awhile because my hair is in braids and has been since April 2005. When I took out my braids this last time I texturized with the SCurl at home kit as I was having a hard time combing through my roots. For the first week or so, the curl patterned loosened, but then it went back to my natural natural hair pattern. Which is kinky, but soft as well. When I take out my braids again, I want to relax my hair pattern so I can get a comb through it but I don't want to relax my hair ever again, I only got about an inch of it left! Could you please explain to me what a Natural-laxer is and how it is different from a texturizer. | |
| ladykaya Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: July062006 | Post Options Post Reply Quoteladykaya Report Post Thanks(0) QuoteReply Posted: August242006 at 10:41am |
| A natural-laxer is chemical free and just makes your hair more manageable (Easier to comb), eventually making the hair stretched out (no where close to bone straight). It is also not permanent. When you stop using it. your hair reverts back to its natural state. You apply it as often as a relaxer but you apply it to the whole head not just the new growth. You can find more info on http://www.treasuredlocks.com/chemical-free-natural-herbal-relaxer-texturizer.html#itemTabsA texturizer is a chemical, permanent, gives your hair more a curl or a wavy. | |
| Last Relaxer: Mar 06 | |
| Vanity3 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Junior Member Joined: March122006 | Post Options Post Reply QuoteVanity3 Report Post Thanks(0) QuoteReply Posted: August262006 at 12:37pm |
| Thanks everyone for their help. I got a texturizer, Botannicals, my hair felt a bit dry afterwards, but I think I may try it again in a few months. If it is dry on the second application, I'll switch to something else. | |
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