Afrikaisi
New Member
I am done with relaxers! I have said this at least twice, but this time is a keeper. Lately, I have been wearing cornrows for the past month in a half, switching it up with ponytails and buns.
But Anyway, I got a perm put on my head and i even based it myself with petroleum jelly and after not even 7 minutes my scalp was burning. The relaxer hadn't even been applied to my entire head yet. i finally went ahead and washed early. After I finished, washing, conditoning, etc. My scalp was still hurting, not burning, just hurting. Even a few days later, I could feel the scab. then I got scared, like what if I damaged my scalp so much that my hair will never grow again. i am done, this is so damn riduculous to me, I thought to myself. I literally burned the skin on the top of my head, just like I would burn my arm with some fire, it was just a chemical burn, i don't know what the lasting effect is, I am freaking out. I thought about all the times I had burned my scalp prior to this.
I am just mad at myself for being so ignorant for so long. it really doesn't matter to me what type of perm it is, or what process is used. It doesn't matter if I stratched my scalp, just came out of braids or whatever reasons many people have for your scalp burning when applying a relaxer. (I didn't have braids, stratch my scalp, or anything though I follow the guidelines) That is just unnatural, anything that is going to or may burn my scalp period, is not for me! I will not be putting that stuff in my head again. I am going to just make do with what G_d has blessed me with. The End.
But Anyway, I got a perm put on my head and i even based it myself with petroleum jelly and after not even 7 minutes my scalp was burning. The relaxer hadn't even been applied to my entire head yet. i finally went ahead and washed early. After I finished, washing, conditoning, etc. My scalp was still hurting, not burning, just hurting. Even a few days later, I could feel the scab. then I got scared, like what if I damaged my scalp so much that my hair will never grow again. i am done, this is so damn riduculous to me, I thought to myself. I literally burned the skin on the top of my head, just like I would burn my arm with some fire, it was just a chemical burn, i don't know what the lasting effect is, I am freaking out. I thought about all the times I had burned my scalp prior to this.
I am just mad at myself for being so ignorant for so long. it really doesn't matter to me what type of perm it is, or what process is used. It doesn't matter if I stratched my scalp, just came out of braids or whatever reasons many people have for your scalp burning when applying a relaxer. (I didn't have braids, stratch my scalp, or anything though I follow the guidelines) That is just unnatural, anything that is going to or may burn my scalp period, is not for me! I will not be putting that stuff in my head again. I am going to just make do with what G_d has blessed me with. The End.