How To Apply A Partial Relaxer At Home
If you have short hair and your hair is relaxed, then you are probably familiar with the struggle that is uneven hair growth. Even if your hair grows at the exact same rate on every plane of your head, because of the tapered nature of a short cut, there will be parts of your hair that will require re-touching sooner than other parts. That is where the partial relaxer at home comes into play.
The parts of your hair that are cut shorter will show signs of new growth faster than the longer parts of your hair. In addition, my hair for instance, grows twice as fast at the nape of my neck than the crown of my head. And because my hair is its shortest at the nape, I cut and relax that area more frequently than I do the rest of my hair.
To keep up with the pace of hair growth, short haired ladies will opt to partially relax their hair. If you self relax, getting the hang of the schedule that works to keep your hair looking fresh while preserving your hair’s health, may seem a bit daunting. Have no fear, you can tackle this obstacle at home with a little practice.
The first thing you want to work out is, how often you apply a relaxer to your entire head of hair. For most people, a safe time frame is anywhere between 4 and 8 weeks, with 6 weeks being a sweet spot. Because of the shorter length of a pixie cut, care needs to be taken to prevent over processing, which can happen when the relaxer overlaps and is applied to parts of the hair that are already processed and straightened from a previous relaxer application. To further prevent over processing, applying relaxer only to the shorter parts of the hair that are cut often, and therefore, unprocessed or natural. Those areas are usually the nape and the sides of the hair near the ears.
ORS (organic root stimulator) makes a relaxer that comes in a smaller portion than their full sized product. I love the smaller portion. It is just enough so that product isn’t wasted. If you like their line, you could use the retouch product. Apply it as you would a full application, and follow the instructions on the packaging. Section off the parts of your hair that you do not want the product to touch. In addition to sectioning your hair, you could also apply petroleum jelly or any other type of protective product to your strands that are already relaxed. With an applicator brush, apply the relaxer as you normally would, working it through the hair in small sections. When the appropriate time has elapsed (refer to the packaging of the product you choose) rinse the product from your hair, neutralize the portion of hair that you relaxed, wash, condition and then deep condition all the strands of your hair. You are good to go!
Partial relaxers are a great way to keep your short hair looking fresh while maintaining the health of your hair. I posted a video on How To Apply A Partial Relaxer At Home. I will update this post once that video goes live.
You can also watch my At Home Relaxer Tutorial
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