I have frizzy, course hair I was wondering if a white girl can use hair relaxers that african americans use?

My hair has also had color in it so it's a little damaged. Hope someone can help..thanxI have frizzy, course hair I was wondering if a white girl can use hair relaxers that african americans use?
well in your case i would definitely let a cosmetologist analyz e the structure and integrity of your hair, although it may be course and frizzy a relaxer may not be the best option... there are weaker relaxers that may be suitable for your hair type, but being that it is damaged and is color treated, i wouldn't advise itI have frizzy, course hair I was wondering if a white girl can use hair relaxers that african americans use?
You are not to add a relaxer to damage hair. You have to correct the problem of your hair before adding any more chemicals to your hair.
I wouldn't recommend trying that on your own. However, if you must, I do know of one relaxer that is suitable for all types of hair...it's called Precise. It's an UltraSheen product that you can find at most beauty supply shops (Sally's). It only comes in a professional kit so you have to purchase the neutralizing shampoo separately. You're going to want to use the Fine Hair version and don't leave it in long...strand tests are always good. But before trying the relaxer, I would try visiting a hair specialist first. It could save you from going bald. :) Good Luck.
try the once a week deep conditioning treatments
Be careful on this one Cynthia! I have the same type of hair and going back a few years ago, I consulted my Jamaican/English friend about using a relaxer. She told me that white skin tends to be more delicate than black skin and advised me to use relaxer for children.....ooouuuuccchhhh!!! It took my scalp off and burnt so much that I was crying! My friend truely didn't think that a childs relaxer would harm that bad, but only advised as best as she thought. My sister (hairdresser), luckily came home in the nick of time and screamed at me to get it off, before my hair came out! As a result I was left with a scabby, nasty, scalp! :( I sought advice from where I bought the relaxer from and they told me to use the green dax stuff you buy from Sally Beauty Supplies (I know you have them in the States, coz I've been in them). Yes, use that and a bit of mousse and it works wonders! I've never looked back! :) Hope this helps! Please be careful if you go ahead and use a relaxer though! I honeslty thought my skin was quite tough.
I wouldn't use it they are real harsh and can really damage your hair.
I am not sure but I know that caucasians have very fine hair and that african americans relaxers has lye in so have you try a perm. Try some type of mousse and then straigthen it with a flat iron. Use for Frizz E I think that what it is called. Find a product that controls the frizz and creat waves. Waves are easier to control.
i don't think so But if you do a Japanese Hair Straightening it will do the same job and less damage try it for more info about that read below!





Japanese Hair Straightening





In the last three years if you have been paying any kind of attention to developments in hair care, you have heard something mumbled about Japanese Hair Straightening.





WHAT IS IT?





In a nutshell, it is a fairly revolutionary way for people with troublesome curly hair to have straight hair.





DOES IT WORK?





I was extremely skeptical when I heard about it and to be honest, I ignored it as too good to be true for some time. Then, at a hair show that I attended in Denver one of my salon reps cornered me over cocktails and insisted I give it a fair shake.





$500.00, four models, and an educator later, I was not only sold on Japanese Hair Straightening, I was literally floored by the results and the affect it had on my salon clients who have always lamented over unruly hair. Several of them were literally in tears. Tears of disbelief, joy, and gratitude.





ISN'T IT THE SAME AS HAIR RELAXING?





No. It is an entirely different process. Relaxers are designed primarily for African hair, and Japanese Hair Straightening is designed primarily for Caucasian hair. The two hair types are very different in their texture, finess, and ability to retain moisture.





DOES IT WORK FOR EVERYBODY?





Yes, to varying degrees. The tighter your natural curl, the less dramatic the result. HOWEVER, in almost all cases the result is such that hair is far more manageable and controllable, even African and Asian hair. That said, I would still recommend relaxers for ethnic hair over the Japanese Hair Straightening.





WHAT'S THE DOWN SIDE?





Cost, time, and previously chemically treated hair. The cost seems to range from $500.00 to $1,500, depending on the salon's geographic region. Small wonder too. It takes TWO hair stylists a minimum of four hours to complete the process and another hour or so in a follow-up session three days later. The chemicals themselves are a bit pricey for the salon too.





You should also use the specifically designed after care products recommended for the service. They price about the same as other salon shampoos and conditioners.





If your hair already has a relaxer in it, you will not be able to use this process. The two services are very incompatible and can have very negative results including breakage and fall out.





If you already have a perm or highlights in your hair, a test strand will need to be taken to see if your hair can handle the chemicals. Of course, test strands should ALWAYS be taken every single chemical service. Failure to do so in my salon will get a hairstylist fired on the spot.





CAN YOU COLOR OR HIGHLIGHT AFTERWARDS?





Yes, in most cases you can, so long as you pass the test strand, and that will vary from client to client.





HOW LONG DOES IT LAST?





Depending on your hair type, the tightness of your natural curl, and hair length, the out growth will need to be treated in six to nine months. In other words, twice a year.





WHO MAKES THIS PROCESS?





Several companies do. Although I am a Wella Global Salon and stick pretty much to Wella products, they do not make this process to my knowledge. After researching some of the brands, my choice is Rusk Thermal Str8. It works.





FINAL NOTE.





Make sure that your stylist has been certified to perform this service. Rusk has an excellent certification process.





Salon owners, this is the one process that I insist is 50% paid for in advance. Your stylists need to book out a lot of time for this service and a no show can be catastrophic to their bottom line. Time is money.





Everybody knows somebody with that uncontrollable afro-ish hair. Tell them about this process and you make a friend for life. We actually have clients who fly from New York to Colorado to have this service done.





As always, this is just our opinion, and we may be full of it.


Good luck!!
I don't know. I think you can or you can a hairstylist.
Well, the courseness of hair is relative to those who experience it. Because your decent isn't African, your hair most likely isn't as course as natural African hair. It may be course to you, but chances are, the African hair relaxers you're thinking of aren't the best thing to use in order to better manage your hair.





Most relaxers made for African American hair are pretty harsh to the scalp and the hair follicle itself (lye free or not) in an attempt to chemically and therefore permanently straighten the hair. It's not even advised for those of African decent to use one if their hair has been color-treated. I'd strongly advise you NOT to put a chemical relaxer made for African hair in your own, at least not into your hair as is right now. More times than not, the cure for staighter silker hair for your own ethnic decent can be simplier and more easily solved without chemically changing the structure of the hair follicles.





There are methods to physically change the shape and therefore the texture of each hair follicle if you use a really good conditioner made to suit the problem you're having. Garnier Fructis has a number of different kinds of shampoo/conditioner products out there that'll start you off fine.





Because your hair is damanged, don't go for the relaxers until you've gotten it to a solid healthy state. If you aren't sure how to go about this besides the shampooing and conditioning, ask an experienced beautician. In person is better since he or she can actually see and feel what you're describing.





After washing, and any other time otherwise, avoid contact with any heat products without the right protection. Let your hair air dry, or blow dry it with or without a COMB attachment (not a brush one--never brush wet hair no matter what kind!) on a cool setting. There are a number your local beautician can refer to you, so don't work yourself to death trying to find what's right for you.





If there's anything else you'd like to know, feel free to e-mail me. Hope things work out for you... =]