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Anyone know the pros and cons of relaxing your hair? I’m a black girl with beautiful short curly hair but I hate how short and how much effort I have to put into my hair, anyone have advice from experience?
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Anonymous 7w

Con: you’ll need to chop that hair after because it quite literally is chemical damage- breaks bonds, for a lot of people increases split ends and hair breakage Pro: maintenance, easier to style

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Anonymous 7w

lmk cause i wanna get jerri curls

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Anonymous 7w

Pros: easier maintenance Cons: chemicals and less volume I relaxed 2months ago (did a mediocre job so it still has volume) I don’t regret my choice And its just hair its not permanent and you should explore and experiment

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Anonymous 7w

i heat train! not popular at all, but it works for me and my hair is the longest its ever been, and doesnt break off anymore

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Anonymous 7w

hey girl! I’m not sure how it will work on textured hair but I found a product on amazon that acts as a “leave in relaxer”. I have very thin, fine hair that isn’t really curly but isn’t straight either it’s just kinda a frizzy wavy mess. I used this product for the first time a few days ago and for once in my life didn’t have to blow dry my hair straight or use a straightener! I only had to do touch ups on my curtain bangs which never want to lay right anyway.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7w

My hair is medium length though (touching my shoulders) If your hair is short think about the hairstyles you’ll be doing beforehand

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 7w

both heat and relaxers technically damage your hair strands. the key is to not over process/ overly heat damage, and keep up with protein treatments im just using heat instead to achieve the same result

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