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not scratching my scalp, a week prior to a chemical
service for fear of burning |
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not brushing my hair a few days before getting
a perm because it would burn more |
| | giving the stylist explicit instructions to start the perm in the front because the back burns first |
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enduring burning and scabs because I thought
becoming beautiful hurt sometimes |
| | letting the perm burn as loooong as possible to get it straight. |
| | picking scabs from your scalp the day after relaxing |
| | ripping out tracks that were glued in only to discover I had ripped out my own hair |
| | literally having tears running down my face while sitting in the hairdresser chair (or wherever) while I had to wait for the relaxer to "take" and thinking "these people in here really have no idea what kind of pain I am in" |
| | I remember having a scalp burn so badly after a relaxer that I couldn't wear a hat. And it was mid-winter so my head burned and froze at the same time.  |
| | sleeping with a hand under my arm to protect my style |
| | knockin' yourself up the head because u don't want 2 itch because u know you're getting a perm |
| | Does anybody remember having to hold their ears while they got their hair pressed? |
| | another sign was scabbing so bad post-perm that my hair would stick onto my scalp and it would be painful to even pull it off I should have KNOWN that wasn't healthy |
| | the smell of singed hair and my mama saying "That's just the heat, baby!" |
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hearing the curling iron sizzle and smoke as
I ran it to the end to get the straight look |
| | fingering the dark black protrusions on my head after every touch-up and actually believing that the fusion of hair & scalp together was normal. *Doesn't everyone get scalp burns that take 5 weeks to heal?* |
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not being able to comb my hair in a certain style
because the hair needed for the updo was chillin' in a scalp
burn |
| | having a scalp burnt so bad that the wind blowing on my head HURT |
| | not being able to sleep because my scalp hurt |
| | after all the burning an squirming in the chair with the relaxer, and then more burning when they washed it out and rubbed the spot where it was burning, and then the combing of the funky conditioner stuff and itting the burned spot once again ... the final touch was ... *drum roll* ... spraying the spritz or holding spray on it to 'set' the style and it caused that kind of piercing pain that makes a tear appear instantly in your eyes. LOL I can laugh now but, I darn sure wasn't laughin' then... |
| | I remember as a kid crying so badly because the relaxer burned my scalp. And then after it was done being told not to sweat or get my hair wet. For crying out loud I was 9years old and wanted to go swimming!! (sigh) |
| | head stuck flat to my head a week and being afraid to pull it up because it would break off since it was tangled up in dry scabs |
| | I remember them days and you would be all squirming in the chair and you would be too scared to tell the hairdresser that it was burning!! |
| | My co-worker just got a "touch-up". Each and every time she gets a relaxer her forehead breaks out....it like the top half of her forehead gets "raw", and it takes about 2 weeks for it to heal. She actually has a line dividing the top part of her forehead (the raw part), and the bottom unaffected part. It looks really weird. She complains, but she faithfully goes back every 6 weeks for a touch-up. The last time she went she got bangs cut to cover the part that broke out. |
| | hair so hot it not only smokes, it leaves burns on your fingers from touching it |
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not being able to comb or brush my hair to close
to the scalp for at least a week |
| | sleeping on magnetic roller and waking up with a sore head because they hurt like crazy |
My experience:
I let this girl put a relaxer in my hair during college. It
burned so badly that I ended up running to the tub and washing
it out...like in the Malcolm X movie
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I had a burn going from the middle of my head onto my forehead!!!!
First it was pink and raw...then the juices came  . Then I had this embarassing scab on my forehead and back into my hair. My
hair was soo straight that it wouldn't hold a curl and just
hung there. Guess what: I just attributed it to the type of relaxer I used   ... |
 Lessons
Learned: I've learned 'no pain no vain' is a load of
crap. I've learned that a chemical burn on my head is just as
bad as a chemical burn on my arm . I've learned that the chemicals used in relaxers are the same as those used in drain cleaners and hair removers  . I've learned that a scab is a scab and a burn is a burn . Lastly I've learned that wisdom really is the principle thing. |
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