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  2. Return of the relaxer? Why some Black women are ... - AOL

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    Hair relaxers have seen a considerable resurgence in popularity among the Black hair community. ... including lye and no-lye versions, and their origins can be traced back to the early 1900s ...

  3. Relaxer - Wikipedia

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    The scalp can suffer severe chemical burns if over exposed to lye or no-lye relaxers. A lye relaxer consists of sodium hydroxide (also known as NaOH or lye) mixed with water, petroleum jelly, mineral oil, and emulsifiers to create a creamy consistency. On application, the caustic "lye cream" permeates the protein structure of the hair and ...

  4. Rio Hair Naturalizer System - Wikipedia

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    The Rio Hair Naturalizer System was a hair relaxer distributed by the World Rio Corporation Inc. It was available in two types; "Neutral", and one that claimed to have a "Color Enhancement Formula" that contained a black hair dye. [1] As a product designed for home use, it was promoted through infomercials in the early to mid-1990s.

  5. Conk - Wikipedia

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    Conk hairstyle. The conk was a hairstyle popular among African-American men from the 1920s up to the early-to-mid 1960s. [1] This hairstyle called for a man with naturally "kinky" hair to have it chemically straightened using a relaxer called congolene, an initially homemade hair straightener gel made from the extremely corrosive chemical lye which was often mixed with eggs and potatoes.

  6. Black Women Say Products for Black Hair Are Dangerously Toxic

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    No Lye relaxers: a chemical lotion or cream that breaks down the hair’s natural bonds by using calcium hydroxide, an odorless white powder used to treat sewage and in mortar, which is used for ...

  7. Are chemical hair relaxers safe? - AOL

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    And hair relaxers were a means to be able to do that." Techniques for hair straightening include towel drying, blow drying, using a flat iron, and applying straightening chemicals known as relaxers.

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