Smoothing technique

[sithembile]

I recently had a relaer with Affirm lye. My hair is under processed and I think it was due to the stylists technique. She smoothed my hair using the brush she used to apply the relaxer. I am used to stylists using a fine tooth comb for smoothing. How do you smooth your growth?

 

[lonei]

I use the back of the comb and sometimes the relaxer brush, it works fine for me either way.

 

[simplycee]

I or my stylist use the back of a fine tooth comb. Sometimes she might use her fingers right before she rinses the relaxer out.

 

[BrEE]

back of fine tooth comb.

 

[Isis]

I use the back of the comb and my fingers both.

 

[inthepink]

When I was getting my hair relaxed, the stylist always smoothed with her fingers or either the back of a comb. One of my last stylists, didn't smooth at all. She'd put the relaxer on and let it work by itself.

 

[Truth]

I use my fingers sometimes a comb but mainly fingers

 

[Allandra]

No smoothing at all here.

 

[genesis]

fingers mostly, sometimes back of comb.

 

[Laginappe]

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Allandra said:
No smoothing at all here.

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Is that how you avoid the "bone-straight" state? By not smoothing?

 

[Allandra]

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Laginappe said:
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Allandra said:
No smoothing at all here.

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Is that how you avoid the "bone-straight" state? By not smoothing?

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I'm sure that's part of the way to avoid bone-straight relaxed hair. Also, the relaxer doesn't stay on my new growth very long. According to most people, my hair is actually texturized.

 

[JenJen2721]

My hairdresser smoothes with her fingers. She doesn't leave the relaxer on the full time, so I have a slight wave pattern to my hair...not bone straight.

 

[Poohbear]

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Allandra said:
No smoothing at all here.

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DITTO

 

[diamonddollfla]

My stylist uses a fine tooth comb