Is Hair Rebonding Safe For me??

**Aisha25** · August 26th, 2008, 10:25 AM

Hello dear and welcome I do not think chemicals will make your hair nice, only natural ways can do this for your hairs. Those straightning is only temporary and will do more damage than good.
Aisha

**wintersun99** · August 26th, 2008, 11:17 AM

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**Nevermore** · August 26th, 2008, 04:18 PM

Nearly any chemical treatment will leave some damage, possibly with the exception of deposit-only coloring, so know now that this WILL cause damage. It may look good or it may not, but it's going to be damaging.

If this special event is a single night/day thing, blow drying straight or carefully using a flat iron might be your best bet if you want straight hair. Careful use of heat is better than chemical restructuring, for sure.

**FrannyG** · August 26th, 2008, 04:31 PM

Hi Silky, and welcome.

Straightening hair is always a damaging process. In fact, because of the needs of curly hair, and the shape of the individual hairs, straightening is even more damaging than a perm, which I can tell you from personal experience is very damaging indeed.

I would only recommend you do it only if you do not intend on growing your hair out any longer than it is.

**~~Shanarana~~** · August 26th, 2008, 04:33 PM

Oh no......not the pictures.......

**DavidN** · August 26th, 2008, 04:44 PM

Hi Silky, and welcome to the LHC!

Speaking as a chemist, I know that chemicals used to straighten or otherwise "relax" hair are based on sodium hydroxide, or other basic compounds. These chemicals are so harsh that they actually destroy the chemical bonds that give hair its elasticity. In fact, sodium hydroxide is one of the chief components of Drano, so it is understandable that severe damage can be caused.

**~~Shanarana~~** · August 26th, 2008, 04:52 PM

Drano? Did you just say drano?

**AmselJoey** · August 26th, 2008, 05:31 PM

Just thought I would share my own personal experience in case it helps...

I had my hair chemically straightened twice towards the end of high school and still regret it to this day. It did NOT give me the straightness I wanted and eventually turned my long beautiful hair into a damaged, short, and straggly mess that took over a year to get back to normal. It took finding LHC in 2006 to finally get it healthy again and gain my length back.

In my opinion don't do it!

I used to be obsessed with having straight hair, but am now much happier with embracing my waves. It takes me much less time in the morning to get ready now that I am not fighting my hair. Plus it looks and feels soooo much healthier!

AmselJoey

**Pierre** · August 26th, 2008, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by articlesbase

Hair is basically an asleep protein known as keratin. Hair rebonding is a procedure where the chemical bonds in your hair are broken, rearranged and bonded backwards again permanently using really powerful chemicals.

All your articlesbase are belong to us.

I've never done any sort of perming, udmurting, straightening, rebonding, or bleaching on my hair. I know enough to stay away from them. The closest I've gotten to them is when I hennaed someone's permed hair.