Prepping for your relaxer appointment is essential to having an uneventful relaxer experience and successful results. Here are 2 things you must do before each relaxer appointment.
1. Moisturize and Detangle your roots without irritating your scalp.
Use your fingers to make vertical parts, and spray your roots with aloe vera juice. Allow the aloe vera juice to dry and then gently separate your roots. Keeping your roots tangle free will reduce breakage during the relaxer application.
2. Apply a silicone-based serum to the length of your hair.
Most stylist will apply a protective product to the length of your hair on relaxer day. This product protects the already relaxed hair from being relaxed further. To be thorough, you should apply your own silicone-based serum to your strands and focus on your ends.
3. Do a light protein treatment the week before your relaxer.
A reconstructor will shore up any gaps in your strands and help protect your hair from excessive damage on relaxer day.