Relaxers
Soften Your Hair’s Texture in Stroudsburg, PA With Relaxers
Women with textured hair have to deal with frizz and curl, making their hair harder to manage. Discover Beauty Hair Salon has your hair straightening needs covered with relaxers at our Stroudsburg, PA salon. Relaxers work by chemically breaking your hair’s disulfide bonds so that we can physically manipulate it. Our team is trained and experienced at picking the right relaxer for a client’s hair type and applying it properly. With our professional treatment, you can enjoy frizz-free, silky, straighter hair.
Types of Relaxers to Alter Your Hair
There are three types of relaxers for you to choose from. Lye relaxers are sodium hydroxide relaxers, and you can use this type on coily, wavy, or curly hair. No-lye relaxers include calcium hydroxide relaxers. This type is designed for sensitive scalps and applies to curly, coily, or wavy textures. However, no-lye relaxers are harsher than lye relaxers and can dry out the hair. Clients who wish to straighten their fine, curly, or wavy hair may use ammonium thioglycolate. The formula is not strong enough to straighten very coarse or coily hair. Discover Beauty Hair Salon will recommend a relaxer compatible with your hair type to ensure the best possible results without overly damaging it.
How to Prep for a Relaxer Treatment
You should avoid shampooing your hair or scratching your scalp in the days before your treatment. Doing so can result in scalp burns and irritations. Avoid contact with your scalp whenever you brush or comb your hair so that you don’t scrape it. These scrapes can lead to chemical injuries when we apply the relaxer. Best practice indicates to let a professional hairstylist apply relaxers. During your appointment, we may base your scalp with petroleum jelly to protect it from chemical burns. We carefully work the relaxer all the way up the roots and smooth out your hair. Relaxing your hair to bone straight can result in a limp or lifeless look, and overly relaxed hair can thin out over time. We leave a bit of texture to your hair while making it relatively straight, giving it some bounce.