Should I cream/relax my natural hair...?

I am 18yrs old and I have never creamed my hair. For starters, I'm not really interested in hearin black is beauty or relaxin one's hair is a slave mentality... i like my hair tho its short and not straight...but im tired of sittin for 3-6hrs in a hairdressers seat to braid my hair, which only lasts about 3 mnths...then havin to spend the same amount of time to take it out..losin alot of hair in the process...so i'm keepin it ';out'; for now...but its hard to manage n i really dnt have the time to spend combin it...so besides lockin/twistin it what other low maintenance styles are there...or what are the best products to use to relax your hair?Should I cream/relax my natural hair...?
Look into a product called Natural Laxer specifically marketed by the Treasured Locks company online its all natural and helps soften/loosen the curl pattern of the hair slightly with out any caustic chemicals, they even have the ingredient list posted in plain sight. I used it before i got my locks and it softened my 3C hair to about a 3A, the results are semi permanent and it is impossible to damage your hair with this product. Their is also a home made recipe floating around online which contains coconut milk/cream found in the ethnic cooking isle at the grocery store mixed with coconut oil and lime juice it to is supposed to soften the texture of the hair while still conditioning it with out harsh cems...





Also all of the Afrocentric hair issues aside hydroxide compounds and ammonium thioglocolate (sp) compounds can be found in Drano and Nair, seriously check the ingredient listing either online or on the packages at the store. But if you just HAVE to relax your hair with the harsh stuff id go with a thio based relaxer/straightener like One and Only Curl Remover check out the reviews on Folicia.com online beauty supply because the pH level is around 9-9.5 much lower and consequently less harsh than a traditional ';Black'; relaxer with a sodium or calcium hydroxide compound of around 11-14 (neutral pH of hair is around is 7). The only reason most black women have bad luck with Thio relaxers is because they don't have virgin hair and have a hydroxide based relaxer already in their hair and the two different compounds don't mix resulting in a chemical hair cut.





Also a simple afro braid out (the bigger the braids the wider the curl/wave pattern), or sister locks extremely small (spaghetti noodle) locks that look more like ';regular'; loose hair but if you chose that don't pay for overpriced name brand sister-locks look into the Nappy-locks tool online they make a micro sized locking tool.





Hope that helps...





Wow, thumbs down for that, I suppose people are just going to hate one another no matter how helpful they attempt to be, i didn't even put ANYONE down in my answer/suggestions, bizarre %26amp; somewhat immature....

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