Why Your Relaxer Could be Damaging Your Hair

For years, hair relaxers have been used by women with natural hair to straighten it. It’s quick, easy, and convenient. It permanently straightens hair for a period and allows the individual to benefit from minimal frizz and reversion.

NATURAL, TEXLAXED OR RELAXED HAIR? ACHIEVING THE HEALTHIEST POSSIBLE HAIR IN ANY CASE

As a child growing up in Harlem, I remember how everyone had relaxed hair except me. I wanted relaxed hair too but my mother would not allow it. And that’s how I came to know about natural hair; I had to teach myself how to comb, manage and style my hair in its natural state. Later on, I did relax my hair but I decided to wear my hair naturally. Natural just worked better for me. My natural hair choice was never politically motivated; it was simply a styling preference.