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Here's an update! Well, I finally went to the salon on Friday. If it weren't for this past holiday closing, I would have been there sooner. I got to talk to the salon's owner and explained what happened. She asked me if I washed my hair and I told her no because I didn't know if my hair was going to fall out or if I needed a treatment or something that I didn't have at home that that the salon could apply. Also I wanted to inform her that I no longer wanted the stylist that burned my hair to do my hair and I wanted her to do it. I didn't feel right going to another salon because I wanted this salon to correct the problem. So she asked me to come back towards the end of the day.

As I waited at home, I called a couple of stylists I knew. One informed me that she hasn't had an experience like mine with any of her clients. When any of her clients feel their relaxer burning she puts aloe vera gel on the area and she said sometimes that helps. If they continue to burn, she rinses them out, neutralize, applies a little more aloe vera gel, and if the relaxer didn't have enough time to relax the hair, she suggests that she'll try to keep it on them longer next time as long as they don't burn. She also mentioned that any stylist can burn a client's hair even if it is the same relaxer that the client has been using time after time . She said that the client's body chemistry could change, the formulation of the relaxer could change, the weather, anything can affect the outcome of a relaxer. I understand that, but this has never happened to me KWIM?

Then the other stylist suggested I call a pharmacist or dermatologist because she said that the stylist that burned me probably used too strong of a relaxer on me. Also they could tell me what course of action to take before I went back to the salon. Do you know how hard it is to find a pharmacist that gives good information concerning a chemical burn from a relaxer ? Let me tell you...4 ! *Please before trying any of these tips consult your local pharmacist and/or stylist.* The first pharmacist suggested anything with castor oil or Vaseline. I wanted to see if another pharmacist would support that suggestion, so I called another one and he suggested an anti-bacterial spray or liquid. Okay, the search was on to find some useful information supported by at least two pharmacists. I called the third pharmacist and he suggestion using a steroid cream ...what!? I know that didn't sound right. So the fourth pharmacist was the winner ! First he was an African American male, I was trying to find an AA female to talk to, but he knew where I was coming from. He suggested that I wash my hair gently with a baby shampoo, then condition normally, apply Dermoplast Antibacterial Spray to fight off possible infection. If the scalp is pink, stay out of the sun and apply a very thin coat of Neosporin at night when needed. He also said to make sure that the area doesn't get dry. I could not believe a man was telling me what to do with my hair, but you know I listened . So I picked up the Dermoplast, baby shampoo, and a triple bacterial ointment (generic Neosporin) to take with me to the salon.

I told the owner that I called several pharmacists to see what I needed to do about my hair and I brought what they told me to the salon. She said that she wasn't going to use them and that I could use them at home, she was going to use what worked for her. Fine, as long as it works, I thought. I asked her what she was going to use on my hair and she said that she's not a talker, but to see what will help. I think she used an antiseptic shampoo, then a conditioning treatment that smelled minty and tingled on my scalp and some liquid on my hairline. It felt good ! She left it on me for 20-30 minutes. Rinsed well and towel blot my hair and removed some of the loose scabs from my hair, she didn't pick at my scalp. She applied light oil to my hair and scalp, but not my hairline. She then applied a very thin coat of Bactericin (look it up here) to my hairline. She then blow dried and hot curled my hair for something quick. I don't particularly like the style, but I didn't pay for it. The stylist that burned me did!

The owner said that she thought I was trying to question there experience when I told her that I didn't feel that I should pay for correcting this problem. I apologized for offending her, but I was frustrated with this situation because it never happened to me before and I didn't feel I should go to another salon to have them correct it and not mention it to them. I told her that I knew it was going to take my hairline weeks to heal and that I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to do something that would farther damage my scalp. Now she understood where I was coming from because I've never dealt with this before. I know stylists are use to seeing heads and heads of damaged hair and scalps, but since I've been going to the same salon for over 2 years, they should know that my hair and scalp is a product of their salon. She said she couldn't tell me not to get upset, but this type of thing happens all of the time. Then the stylist that burned me said she did was she normal does, protected my hair and scalp and to tell her if it burned and I said I know and I did tell her it was burning, but she never said if she used a different relaxer. I feel that she did because it is just odd to have such a severe burn from a relaxer I've been using for years.

Now the test is to see if what the owner did will help and to see if what the pharmacist said will help. I don't know if I'll go back to the salon yet, I have a month or more to think about it because I really want to give my scalp an opportunity to heal. This situation seriously had me thinking about going natural, it almost did, but I'm not ready.

Thanks for asking! They are fine, they don't hurt, but the only thing is I can still see where they were (my scalp is still slightly pink). No one else can see them because they really would have to look close, I would probably have to point them out to them and move my hair out of the way.

Yes, indeed. I was almost comtemplating going natural, but I'm going to get my last retouch on July 2 or 3 and then I'll be transition from there. I really don't want to get my retouch then, but it would more convenient to have a relaxer one more time and then transition. I want to get all the advice, products, and tips I need to make an easier transition to natural hair.