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gvsugirl said:
When I permed my hair a few days ago, I was getting fed up with the gloves that felt 2 times to big and plus the fact that I couldnt tell if I was really getting the new growth, so i threw off the gloves and used my fingers. They didnt burn or anything. I just made sure I rinsed right after but i was able to see what I was doing. Has anyone done this and gotten burned badly? Am I doing something I shouldnt be doing?
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I used to do this when I permed...I noticed something...
I would rinse the relaxer from my hands...and my fingers felt especially slippery...even after all the relaxer was rinsed away...
I found out why...
<font color="red">The chemical in the relaxer had broke down the protein in my fingerprint ridges...melted them away </font> . It took a couple of months before they grew back and I could grasp a wet glass without it slipping out of my hand.
They put the gloves in for a reason yall...dont take a chance with your health...go ahead and follow the directions and use the gloves...that way if you have a minor cut on your hands or an invisible infection...you arent going to make it worse by getting the chemical in it. Just play it on the safe side if you are going to use chemicals.
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Any strong base will do this. I remember back in 9th grade in my chemistry class, I got the tiniest bit of some sort of hydroxide (Can't remember which one) on my finger and it had that same slippery feeling. I freaked out a little (I think it was mainly psychological
) but I was fine. It didn't hurt it just tingled for a few minutes.
My mom has been relaxing without gloves for longer than I've been alive. I always tell her to use gloves but she says the same thing that others here have said--you can do a better job and go more quickly when you can feel the newgrowth. I've been trying to get her to try some tighter-fitting gloves and see if that helps but she won't listen. I guess it's hard to change something you've been doing without incident for so long...