Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Benefits Of Natural Relaxers For Black Hair

By Nancy Gardner


For some women, regular visits to the salon are the order of the day while others go in only when the occasion is special. Those who do not go in regularly may be meaning to save some money as far as hair care is concerned. Professional hair care services can be costly especially for those with long hair. To avoid all the hassle, you can try natural relaxers for black hair and give your hair a salon-like experience.

Relaxing your mane at home using products which you have been made locally can save you considerable amount of money. However, as you go on with this, make sure that you observe safety measures to avoid accidents which may leave your scalp injured or the hairs damaged. Lime and milk from coconut are the popular products used in relaxing the mane naturally.

Every black woman has desired a straight hair at some point. Sometimes it is just because they want to experience how it feels to have a straight mane or it could be an attempt to do away with the kinks which are notorious in black mane. It becomes softer and a little wavy.

Commercially made hair relaxers contain chemicals and many a times they have left some women with sorrowful stories to tell. For some, it may be a bald scalp while for others it is burns on the scalp which may have left them bed-ridden. Using these relaxers is a risk and you will be worried of the number of things which may go wrong throughout the process. Natural relaxers can save you the worry.

The efficiency and safety of the natural kind of relaxers has been confirmed and that is why the techniques have been transferred from one generation to the other. The basic methods for relaxing the hairs naturally are two. The first one is the simplest but the next one produces a better outcome and does not generate much waste.

The first method uses a mixture of milk from coconut and lime. The solution is left to sit for a couple of hours until it foams. It is the foam which is scooped and applied on the mane. After sitting for some hours, it is washed off. The disadvantage of this method is that the foam may break down and run off and also the lime and coconut milk are required in large quantities.

The next ones require addition of cornstarch and olive milk to the mixture made in the first method. Cornstarch should be just one spoon or two. The resulting mixture is whisked under low heat until good consistency is achieved. This means it will be able to remain on the mane. The olive oil added works to hydrate the mane.

The mixture is given time after application to work on the mane. A shower cap made from plastic material ought to be used in covering the hairs. After considerable time has elapsed, the hair can then be shampooed and a moisturizer applied. The results are super and the mane can be combed in different styles.




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