No lye relaxers (Relaxer reviews)

This is a list of no lye relaxers that I have tried. They were okay at the time except for ORS olive oil. I will never use these products again because I felt like no relaxers made my hair dryer. I now use lye relaxers.


ORS no lye did not process my hair at all. 

Mizani butter blend Relaxer review

I HAAAAAAAAATE this relaxer. I used it back in 2010. I used it in regular and it left my hair

UNDER PROCESSED. The first time I used it I was like 12 weeks post and it left my hair under processed. I left it on past the intended time because I still saw the curls in my new growth not getting straight (keep in mind I have fine hair). I was getting scared because I had it on passed the allotted time so I  had to rinsed it out. I was so mad, it was like I did not get a relaxer. I waited 1 month later to give the relaxer another try and it was same result. I got so frustrated so I decided to try the silk element relaxer a few weeks later. I ended up giving the relaxer away. 

CHI deep brilliance relaxer (Relaxer review)

For those of you who don't know that CHI does make a relaxer, they do and they also have a line that is catered to ethnic hair called deep brilliance. This line is a bit on the moderate to expensive side ranging from $10 to $50 for small amount of products, but they are good quality products. I used this relaxer twice in no base mild. This relaxer would have been great, but I feel it is too strong even for mild. I base my scalp heavily and I still got burned. I have one more application of this relaxer left, but I put it in the trash because my hair is breaking and it is not acting right so I want to hold off on doing a relaxer and do a 6 months stretch. (I put it in the trash because I am in the process of moving from overseas back to the states and I do not know anyone who would want the rest of it.) 

This relaxer is really creamy and does moisturize the hair during the relaxer process. My hair was still silky after the 3rd wash using the relaxer, which is a good thing. It cost $9.99 for 1lb tub which could give 3 to 4 applications for bsl length hair. I want to find another lye relaxer that is not so harsh on the scalp. (I do not have sensitive scalp) I want to try the Hawaiian silky no base in mild because I heard good reviews about it not being harsh on the scalp and plus I used to use their no lye back in 2005 and I loved it.  If I can't find a better relaxer, I would always come back to this and add oil to the relaxer to cut down on the burning, but for now I will not be repurchasing. 

Hair Frustrations

Right now I am completely frustrated with my hair. I feel like my hair is so fragile and is constantly breaking no matter what I put in my hair. My hair has grown and I always get compliments on it whenever I wear it out, but I am having too much breakage.  I think my hair is on over load from all my products. This is why I am getting rid of most of my hair products and I plan on only repurchasing a handful of items that I already have. I was even contemplating on going natural, but I thought that I tried that 4 years ago and it didn't work out so I got a relaxer again. I am just completely frustrated with my hair all around with the breakage, one side being thicker and longer than the other, horrible ends! I can't really tell if it is moisture or protein is the problem!
My game plan is to start wearing wigs when I get back to the states next month and leave my hair alone. I am currently 3 months post relaxer and I plan on wearing wigs to get to 6 months post and decide if I want to go natural or what. I highly doubt that I will go natural though. I just need to give my hair a break.

The following is how much hair I lost from flat ironing. I cowashed the day before air dried and the flat iron the next day and this is what is happening. This does not include the hair that's in my brush and that I lost when I did the cowash. 

Silk Elements relaxer (Relaxer review)

I had dry and dull hair even after deep conditioning weekly and doing frequent cowashes per week. I was using no-lye relaxer at the time and I discovered everywhere that no-lye leaves mineral deposit on the hair and cause it to be dry and brittle. I even purchased Keracare chelating shampoo and used Ors aloe rid shampoo to try to remove the minerals but my hair was still dry and brittle. 

So I decide to purchase the silk element relaxer in regular because I've read so many good reviews about this relaxers. I used this relaxer for about a year and a half.  I used it for this long because I tried to make the relaxer work and plus I was relaxing every 4-6 months. This relaxer burned the crap out of my scalp every time I used it even after basing my scalp with vaseline and mixing the relaxer with oil. Mixing the relaxer caused some parts of my hair to be under processed. I decide to switch because I felt that I would damage my scalp with this relaxer. I had a 15 oz full jar in my stash and I gave it away to someone else that like the relaxer. 

I WILL NEVER REPURCHASE AGAIN. 

Deep Condition Alternative

This is for those who do not have a hooded dryer or a heating cap and want an alternate way to deep condition. I do have a hooded dryer, but I am in the process of moving so it is not accessible right now and I feel like deep conditioning with a blow dryer is time consuming and tiring. So here is what I did.
1. Saturate my dry hair with a conditioner.
2. Cover my hair with a shower cap or saran wrap.
3. Place a knit cap over the shower cap my head.
4. Go for a 30 to 40 min run.

Voila you have the heat that is produced from your body gets trapped on your head and moisturize and condition your hair. Doing this method you'll be killing two birds with one stone by deep conditioning your head and staying fit at the same time.
 WARNING. Make sure you are well hydrated before your run and if you feel dizzy or anything of that sort stop running and ease your knit cap/ shower cap up to allow some air to get to your head to cool you off. Haha don't embarrass yourself now by allowing everyone to see the gunk on top of your head if you must allow air to get to your head. 

HAPPY DEEP CONDITIONING!