Relax-go to it

The likes of Beyoncè, Rihanna and Naomi Campbell are perfect exemples of how chemically relaxed Afro hair can look stunning and still be in great condition.

However, without theright training and technical know-how, the potentially hazardous cocktail of chemicals needed to relax hair can result in it being frizzy, broken and damaged.Leading trichologist Tony Maleedy has spent 10 years carrying out research into African hair and what affects it. “The most common method of relaxing hair is to use sodium hydroxide (also know as lye) wich is a strong alkali that is mixed with either water, oil or an emollient.”