What Relaxer Do You Use? Fine Haired LHCFers

bajanplums1

Well-Known Member

• Jan 12, 2008

• #1

I have been using Affirm for about 2 years straight. Before that I used a no-lye store bought kiddie perm for 3 years and before that I used Affirm Mild for 2 years. I find that the lye relaxers make it easier for me to keep my hair moisturized and tangle free. For example, I can go swimming and walk home without embarassment. My hair is more obedient. It air dries beautifully.

I found that with the no-lye store bought kiddie perm, my hair had more volume, but was dryer. If I went swimming, my hair would be poofy, dry, and breaking as it dried.

So what is your favorite relaxer if you have fine hair?

I am thinking about trying something new.

Is your perm mild? lye or no lye, salon or store bought? Does your hair retain volume?

 

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Dposh167

Well-Known Member

• Jan 12, 2008

• #2

im fine haired

i use silk elements lye relaxer....salon version (i get it done there)

i luv it. been using it for the last 4-5 years.

 

lboogie2679

New Member

• Jan 12, 2008

• #3

I recently switched to Mizani Fine/Color Treated. I really like it. Works very well.

 

Serenity_Peace

Genius never dies!

• Jan 12, 2008

• #4

I use ORS Lye for Fine/Medium Textured hair but I would like to know what others use as well...

 

vevster

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• Jan 12, 2008

• #5

Phytospecific 2

 

gymfreak336

New Member

• Jan 12, 2008

• #6

lboogie2679 said:

I recently switched to Mizani Fine/Color Treated. I really like it. Works very well.

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Ditto ^^^^^

 

newflowers

New Member

• Jan 12, 2008

• #7

vevster said:

Phytospecific 2

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Me too - this has proven the best relaxer for my hair.

 

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girlyprincess23

New Member

• Jan 12, 2008

• #8

i use mizani mild. hmm that's interesting the difference you noticed with the lye relaxer.

 

SimpleKomplexity

New Member

• Jan 12, 2008

• #9

I've been using ORS for about 2 years but lately my last relaxer was with Phyto..and it's gonna stay like that! I love the volume

 

Songbirdb

New Member

• Jan 12, 2008

• #10

I used to use Lusters New Growth No Lye and I liked it but it made my hair too straight. So I tried Profective No Lye. I didn't care for this because it didn't seem to work very long... almost like it reverted too quick. Then I switched to Optimum Fine Hair No Lye which was excellent. The stylist I went to used Design Essentials Lye which was the bomb. Another stylist used Dudley which was the best one yet (Lye). And now, I'm using Affirm Lye which I love. I like Lye alot better as far as the strength of my hair goes. But I had good results with just about everything I've tried. I've never really had a dry hair problem so this was never a real issue. If I had to choose for Lye: Dudley and for No Lye: Optimum.

 

DayStar

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• Jan 12, 2008

• #11

ORS regular...the bomb...my hair is super soft and straight and sleek! No heat needed!

 

Missi

New Member

• Jan 12, 2008

• #12

Affirm - Fiberguard in MILD (for color-treated, damaged hair)

 

poookie

Well-Known Member

• Jan 13, 2008

• #13

hawaiian silky lye --- but i'm switching to ORS lye, because i like that line of products.

and next time i'm not doing the "add oil to your relaxer" crap because i'm tired of underprocessing!!!

 

Artemis

New Member

• Jan 13, 2008

• #14

Mizani Normal/Regular (lye). Was using mild, but vitamins made my hair more resistant.

Bajanplums, is the Affirm not doing it for you anymore? I've been thinking a/b switching to Affirm.

 

asubeauty

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• Jan 13, 2008

• #15

Right now I'm liking Mizani Senstive Scalp (I know that in another thread, I said that Mizani was the worst relaxer ever, but the sensitive scalp is really good to me).

I really want to try Phyto, but the stylist that I go to in Toledo is already expensive, and I don't want to add a $60 relaxer to the already $$$$$$ fee.

I need to start self relaxing, really.

 

Softresses

Active Member

• Jan 13, 2008

• #16

I have fine strands and use Hawaiian Silky Lye relaxer to texlax with.


Softresses

 

Iluvsmuhgrass

Well-Known Member

• Jan 13, 2008

• #17

Mizani mild

 

bajanplums1

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• Jan 13, 2008

• #18

Artemis said:

Mizani Normal/Regular (lye). Was using mild, but vitamins made my hair more resistant.

Bajanplums, is the Affirm not doing it for you anymore? I've been thinking a/b switching to Affirm.

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Affirm is great, but it gets my hair so straight and smooth that it lacks volume for the first 4 - 6 weeks. The best thing about Affirm, and perhaps other lye relaxers is my hair does not suffer with dryness.

 

CHECKMATE!

New Member

• Jan 13, 2008

• #19

Mizani sensitive scalp

 

Artemis

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• Jan 13, 2008

• #20

bajanplums1 said:

Affirm is great, but it gets my hair so straight and smooth that it lacks volume for the first 4 - 6 weeks. The best thing about Affirm, and perhaps other lye relaxers is my hair does not suffer with dryness.

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Ok, well then you will like Mizani. My hair is starting to get a little too thick for me I never thought I would say that, but it's partly due to Mizani...It's straight but whooo....I started noticing it the first use (after switching from Motions)

 

lisana

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• Jan 13, 2008

• #21

ORS regular is great for me.

 

SUPER SWEET

Well-Known Member

• Jan 13, 2008

• #22

I found a few that dont take my body and softness away. all done at the salon and lye based
1/Dudley Mild
2.Elasta QP mild
3.Design Essentials

 

charmtreese

Well-Known Member

• Jan 13, 2008

• #23

My stylist uses Affirm fiberguard regular. It does get the hair nice and straight and my hair retains moisture much better now then when i was self relaxing with no lye box relaxers.