Lye (Sodium Hydroxide) – A strong alkaline substance that ... Keep Your Natural Hair: Instead of using relaxers, try deep-conditioning treatments and hair masks to soften and define your natural ...

Research suggests that heavy use of chemical hair relaxers may be linked to an increased risk of certain cancers. So what then about alternatives?

"We want to do everything to make our hair beautiful, and by using relaxers, that was a way for my hair to be beautiful to me." Young lives in Douglasville, Georgia. She is among the millions of ...