Q&A for How to Apply a Hair Relaxer

Keep your hair clean and wash it regularly. Deep condition your hair every once a week or so and use a detangler to keep your hair from knotting up. Protect your hair when you go to bed if you have braids by wrapping it up in a ponytail or scarf. Other than that, just take it easy with the heat and don't overdo it with the product!

This depends on your hair texture. Coarse hair can take a slightly longer processing time, but you should never leave it on for longer than 15 minutes and this time starts when you begin the application.

You should never overlap a relaxer, that is, don't apply it to previously relaxed hair. You should touch up the roots every 8-12 weeks.

Motions, Miziani, and Dark & Lovely are all great relaxers that you can use at home.

Yes, you can you can relax and color your hair in the same day. However, you should avoid using a permanent color on top of a relaxer.

Yes, this will work on frizzy hair.

Wait at least a few weeks after coloring, because permanent hair dye tends to strip your hair, which makes its dry and brittle.

No. You should dispose of any leftover product after each use. If the first attempt didn't fully straighten the hair, wait 2 to 6 weeks to try again, focusing on those problem areas.

Talk to your doctor before using any type of chemical relaxer because certain formulas may affect your baby.

Yes, but you will need to rinse the relaxer out completely first. Once you have it rinsed out, you can blow dry your hair.

No, you don't. It depends on your styling preferences. If you are doing a rollers, you wouldn't blow-dry because you'd want the curls to come out bouncy and nice.

It would be better to color your hair 2 to 4 weeks after relaxing it. The chemicals in the relaxer may strip the color in your hair, and you may have to recolor it.

You probably won't ever be able to get full salon results as those people are professionals who work with hair day in and day out, but you can do your best by ensuring you have all of the proper materials and following any relevant steps exactly. If hair relaxers begin to irritate your scalp, rinse it immediately and apply a neutralizing shampoo to restore your hair.

No, your hair will break/fall out. Read the instructions carefully for home relaxers or go to a reputable salon

No, using a relaxer will not affect your hair color.

Blow dry it and coat it with essential oil like coconut oil, castor oil or jojoba oil. Make sure the blow dryer is on medium.

Each product comes with a chart that shows the time needed for your type of hair.

It never goes completely back to normal. You'll have to wait for new growth and cut off the relaxed ends.

Yes, but you should only use a wide-toothed comb.

No, this is not recommended as it can cause your hair to become extremely dry.

Wait 2-6 weeks before relaxing it again, you need to give it some time to breathe.

You should wait at least a week after applying a relaxer to dye your hair.

I've tried this, and as far as I'm concerned, nothing bad happens. If your hair starts to get kinky again a little while after relaxing it, or if you missed some spots, you can flat iron it to correct that. Just make sure to wash the relaxer out completely.

No, use oils instead. Doing this will only make it worse with your straightened hair.