Saturday, January 23, 2010

Do chemical hair relaxers (straightening treatments) cause lasting hair loss (or damage) (in Caucasian men)?

Am thinking of trying a treatment (at home) such as Phytospecific, but am already suffering from a receding hairline, so if there's any risk of making that worse then I shall be steering well clear!Do chemical hair relaxers (straightening treatments) cause lasting hair loss (or damage) (in Caucasian men)?
I'm a professional stylist and what the relaxer does is breaks down the cuticle layers of the hair and restructures it, making the curl less or non-existant depending on the length of time the product is on the hair and the strength of the product. I used to have them done FAITHFULLY and now I wouldn't touch the stuff with a ten foot pole. I refuse to do the service because it strips your hair down making it weaker and thinner, thus less healthy. I hope it helps you out.Do chemical hair relaxers (straightening treatments) cause lasting hair loss (or damage) (in Caucasian men)?
Thats Napphed's opinion. You can have healthy hair and get it chemically relaxed. Ive been getting relaxers for 10 years now. My hair is long, shiny and healthy.

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Kass E - please note that I stated exactly what a relaxer does which is not an opinion it's fact (ask a cosmetology teacher). I never said you can't put it in healthy hair I said it makes the hair LESS healthy, because of it's process, I hope this clears thing up. Be blessed

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try the boots straightener its supposed to be less damaging and conditioning even or wellastrate or even xtenso you can buy them all off ebay they seem to follow the same principles of the yuko which is supposed to be quite good. But having said that if your hairs receding you wanna start getting used to it being short the longer it is the worse it looks ...thats what i think anyway!!
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You make want to take note of this statement.





';Other possible cause of hair loss in men may be linked to the products and treatments that most men consider. There are some, however, who lose hair due to certain improper hair cares, like using too much solution for their hair.';





Why take a risk when you are already losing hair?
I would definetly not recommend doing a chemical relaxer at home. It could cause breakage which could highlight the receeding hairline.


Steer well clear.

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