I have sensitive skin. I have to be careful about what soaps I use, can't use any medicated lotions or soaps because they burn my skin. However, I'm African- American and have the thickest, curliest hair in the world. If I don't get a relaxer/straightener every month or so I can't do anything with my hair and it begins to break off. Each time I relax my hair, no matter how gentle the product claims to be, I get burns/scabs all over my head. I've even been using children's relaxers for the last six months because they are supposed to be more gentle. I found one relaxer for sensitive skin and it still burned me really badly. Basically, my scalp has barely healed up before it's time to relax my hair again. ( I relax it every 30 days- 6 weeks.)
My concern is that a friend, who is a dr. said that I shouldn't relax my hair anymore because the chemicals damage my hair follicles. I certainly don't want to go bald but I don't want to stop relaxing my hair either. Any suggestions?