My hairdresser rinses the relaxer out, applies the black rinse,then the mid protein treatment , and then neutralizes. I repeated the same steps when I self relaxed and my hair came out AMAZING:waytogo:! The second time I self relaxed, I rinsed the relaxer out and followed with the mid protein treatment,neutralized and THEN applied the black rinse. I must say I was VERY dissapointed
! My hair did not come out the same way at all. It was not as flowy,shiny, bouncy,and silky as usual. I was in shock. And I used the same exact relaxer and rinse. Pics speak louder than words!