What are hair relaxers? lol i feel dumb for asking...?

Hair relaxer is a chemical used to make hair straight, despite sometimes being referred to as ';perm'; by people (perms do the opposite and make hair curly). Relaxers consist of a base and a liquid that is added to the base to ';activate it';. When applied to the hair, it breaks down the hair's protein bonds in order to change the hair's texture and give it a straighter appearance. People of many ethnicities (not just black people) have used relaxers to better manage their hair and to conform to what society perceives as beautiful. Relaxers come in two basic forms: Lye-based and no-lye based. Lye based relaxers, of course, contain lye, or sodium hydroxide. No lye relaxers usually contain potassium or lithium hydroxide or some other substance that isn't sodium hydroxide. Relaxers are very dangerous if not handled properly, as improper use can cause blindness, burns, hair fallout, or worse. Regardless whether or not it contains lye, a relaxer damages hair and the only real way to fully restore your hair to its natural, healthiest state is by cutting off the hair that was relaxed and consistent deep conditioning and nourishment. If you're considering using a relaxer, your best bet would be to see a professional hairdresser to have it applied to ensure that your hair isn't overly damaged.What are hair relaxers? lol i feel dumb for asking...?
They are the same as a reverse perm or a straight curly perm. Relaxers are a cream that's put on curly hair to permanently straighten it. You have to get your roots touched up if you want to keep up the look or cut off the relaxed hair if you don't want i anymore. Relaxers *relax* the curl to make it less curly or straight.





EDIT: People of different races use them, not just blacks. Other races might know it under a different name, like Japanese Straightening...Straight curly perm...Reverse perm - they are all relaxers.What are hair relaxers? lol i feel dumb for asking...?
It's when you get your hair chemically straightened. Which is getting it straightned it it lasted for a couple of months usually 3 or 4 depends.
Chemicals that straighten kinky or curly hair...Mainly Black people use them and Whites with coarser hair... No offense but I hear Jews use them, as well as pressing combs
it is used for people with curly hair to make it straight


in fact i am going to get it done soon