I am African American, that have had my hair relaxed for over 25 yrs. can I now do the Pravana smoothing treatment to smooth my hair?
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I recommend you not buy this product from Amazon. Go to the Pravana site and they have a list of providers and salons throughout the US. This is the only way to be certain of what you are getting. My experience with the authentic Pravana product is that it is nothing like any chemical treatment. It feels like a conditioner being applied, does not burn or smell like perms or certain keratin treatments of the past. It is safe to use on chemically treated hair, but you may have breakage when weaning your hair from a chemical to Pravana, due to the damage already caused by the chemical. For me I had been off the chemical treatments for years before using Pravana. I experienced that with Pravana I can have a loose soft curly look or when blow dried a straight look. Unfortunately through amazon there is at least one if not more vendors who are selling a counterfeit that is like a perm, it burns, it damages and more scary than anything I do not know what the heck it is, it does not have a similar burn or smell to any perm or keratin treatments I know of. But for certain this product was not Pravana. I purchased this item and now my many years of being without chemical damage has reverted me to damaged hair and irritated scalp. I contacted my local Pravana specialist and have booked a treatment to try nourish my hair back to health. Inaddition I contacted Pravana about this Amazon purchased item. They are sorry I experienced this but assured me that the product is not theirs and the vendor I purchased it from is not one of their distributors. Be careful and Good luck!!
291333
Sorry I can't say yes or no I am not a hair stylist so you must aske somebody who is more pro with this Thank you
291334
Hi Ann! I use Pravana on my 17 year old daughters hair and I use it on my hair. That being said, I did notice some breakage on my daughter's hair (similar to what you get after relaxing). Now, the relaxer is completely gone and her hair has grown about 3 inches (over a years time). I have been getting Chi thermal styling for a few years now so putting this over the top of that was fine. Bottom line (I'm sure this was not that helpful - sorry) is that the product says you can put it over a relaxer or color and you can but you will see some breakage on your ends for awhile until the relaxer is completely grown out. I prefer the Bio Ionic Agave Smoothing Treatment System and my daughter prefers Pravana. Hi Ann! I use Pravana on my 17 year old daughters hair and I use it on my hair. That being said, I did notice some breakage on my daughter's hair (similar to what you get after relaxing). Now, the relaxer is completely gone and her hair has grown about 3 inches (over a years time). I have been getting Chi thermal styling for a few years now so putting this over the top of that was fine. Bottom line (I'm sure this was not that helpful - sorry) is that the product says you can put it over a relaxer or color and you can but you will see some breakage on your ends for awhile until the relaxer... » Read More Hi Ann! I use Pravana on my 17 year old daughters hair and I use it on my hair. That being said, I did notice some breakage on my daughter's hair (similar to what you get after relaxing). Now, the relaxer is completely gone and her hair has grown about 3 inches (over a years time). I have been getting Chi thermal styling for a few years now so putting this over the top of that was fine. Bottom line (I'm sure this was not that helpful - sorry) is that the product says you can put it over a relaxer or color and you can but you will see some breakage on your ends for awhile until the relaxer is completely grown out. I prefer the Bio Ionic Agave Smoothing Treatment System and my daughter prefers Pravana. « Show Less
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I have been using it for 3+ years and it does what no other treatment has in 35 years. You will be amazed at its effectiveness. No scalp burning, rashes or sensitivity from the use of This product either.
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From my experience, no. I say that because my hair doesn't naturally straighten out: its naturally kinky/curly. Whenever I get a treatment to relax my curls, the blower works fantastically well because I've altered my natural hair. If you have similar texture as mine, you should not expect this blower to fix your hair. Instead, you could use it to help the process: wash your hair, use this blower (comb your hair down so that it drys down), then use a hot flat iron to smooth you're hair. I hope this helps. Good luck!
777147
no, not at all, I am Caucasian and I use this every other day after since I had my Keratin treatment, its great!
1916850
If you have relaxed hair that waves or curls up, it will work for you. I am transitioning and it does a lovely job with my relaxed 4a/b hair. The relaxed part is 3a and its still soft and pretty as long as you don't use too much product. If you're transitioning, you'll want to spread it evenly with the finest comb your hair can tolerate without breakage.
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I have thick hair, but it is not relaxed. I'm not sure how it would work on relaxed hair. I have been using this product for years, and my hair has gone from dark brown to grey in the meantime. I started buying it from Amazon when my local pharmacy and grocery stores stopped carrying it. All I can say is give it a try and see if it works for you.
886618
Yes, and yes again. Use your fingers to smooth it through. You will feel your hair "relax". Marvelous stuff
1804261
I want to thank you for posting this review. I am in a simular situation as yourself. I have vowed to stop using relaxers due to thinning in the crown of my head. I have thick corse hair and stopped perming it around December of 2007 and have only had it washed and flat ironed since then. I have been fearing that the flat iron would not work after a while. But after reading your post my mind is at ease. Thanks for the conditioning tips also. :)
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Yes, I am African American. I just used it for the first time...I love it. It feels great in my hand and leaves my hair silky soft. I would suggest the one with the digital screen and heat dials, so you can adjust the heat setting. Purchase the Argan oil to go with it too, cuz you only get a sample with the flat iron.
1571495
Ive seen a few videos on youtube, many women do vlogs on herbal hair care products. For relaxed or permed hair, they said its best to use clear or white castor oil. Jamaican black castor oil has such a high salt content, that it can lead to severe breakage on your hair, so its not the best thing to use on your relaxed/permed hair, only if you're ALL natural. I would say if you're going to use this, try to get as much info about this product as much as possible.
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That is awesome that you've been without chemicals that long. That is what I was going for when my friend tried the CHI iron on my hair. I am bi-racial as well(black, white) and am tired of having to relax my hair every couple of weeks. It worked wonders, it only took an hour to straighten it opposed to the 3 hours it takes to put a relaxer in my hair, blowdry and then press. I am buying a CHI today!
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Probably not! My hair is already soft and the directions for step 3 makes my hair exceptionlly limp and lifeless and lack luster. I'm waiting to see if I get the elasticity like the relaxer described in its description. The first application was horrible. However, today I put the relaxer in eliminating the reconstructor until after I washed with the normalizing shampoo. It's better than the first time but still not as described. This is a very expensive relaxer and I don't see the results as described yet. I will keep trying I have two more applications.
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Absolutely. My mother is African American and she uses it with much success. We wear our hair natural. Mom with braids and I have dreads. I don't know how straightened hair will react to the liquid (like if it will kink up) but it worked well thickening African American hair.
358497
I use this for my children who are bi-racial and it has been a life saver. I myself have a regular strength relaxer applied to my hair every 6 weeks. I think based on what I have seen this product do for my children, that it may be a bit too mild for both my and your hair, especially if your current relaxer strength is super. I would say be careful and maybe try the strand test if you really want to use it, but I'm not sure that it would give you the result you are looking for.
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Hi Jeszie, I would not recommend that you use it on relaxed hair. A few of my friends used it on their relaxed hair and the oil seemed to have caused breakage with their hair. I returned to being natural over three years ago, and I found the oil worked great for my hair since it's natural and it helped grow my hair along my hairline and temples. I hope this answered your question. Have a great day.
32365
I have used this on my relaxed hair and it worked great. I BC'd in June 2012 and I use it on my natural hair (4a/4b) and it works for me. It does soften my hair however I use it with heat for about 5 minutes and I actually have loved the softness it has given my hair.
461901
Yes! I'm AA with relaxed hair. I'm pretty sure it works well for all hair types :)
1832676
Indeed you can, I do it all the time. A lot of the products for hair marketed to African-Americans contain a mix of shea butter, jojoba oils, olive olive and coconut oils as ingredients. I use this in my hair as well as natural shea butter for both hair and body.