Textured Tresses by Diane Da Costa & Paula T. Renfroe

Author:Diane Da Costa & Paula T. Renfroe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2004-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

Mizani Relaxer System

Avlon Affirm Fiberguard

Sensitive by Nature

Gentle Treatment

Texture and Tones for Color-Treated Hair

SoftSheen-Carson (Optimum Professional MultiMineral Relaxer)

When the hair is relaxed 80 percent, not only is this healthier for the hair, but it also leaves a slight wave pattern so that you can wear your hair wavy or straight when heat is applied. Generally, if your hair is relaxed 100 percent you are overprocessing, creating lifeless hair. “Basically what it boils down to is that we have been relaxing 100 percent,” says precision cutter Felipe. “If we decide to relax away from the scalp, seventy to eighty percent, we would get a nice wave pattern within that structure. With very good conditioners, this would give you the ability to style and the freedom to wear your hair any particular way.”

When the hair is relaxed the bonds are broken and the natural proteins are taken out of the hair. That is why the products that I recommend have conditioning systems that build back the protein in the hair while the cuticle layer is still open, supplying the hair with the proper conditioning directly into the hair shaft. Follow up with a deep-penetrating conditioner.

Texturizing is a special relaxing technique that allows the stylist to achieve a softer, more manageable look with your natural curl pattern. Timing, technical application, and the strength of the chemical (usually mild to normal), depending on your natural curl pattern, are the factors that will determine great results.

A texturizer will release your natural curl pattern, adding softness and sheen to your hair. Texturizing a zigzag curl pattern should result in a soft afro blow-out. However, if the chemical is left on too long, your hair will become straight. In the same way a texturizer can turn a curly pattern into wavy curls, a coily pattern can become spiral curls.

Naturally textured hair may have more than one curl pattern throughout the head. That is why the technique is very important. Also, texturizers usually work well with hair that is short or already at a desired length. Generally, it should not be used to grow out the hair unless you have a wavy curl pattern. Why? Because as you continually apply the chemical on the new growth, the rinsing will inevitably cause the product to run over the already texturized hair, straightening the hair over a period of time. The result—no more texture, just straight hair.

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