Many customers ask about using the BodipHier natural hair relaxer on previously straightened or coloured hair. So here is a page to answer questions about the range of chemically treated hair.

Since the BodipHier relaxes hair and adds body without the use of harsh chemicals like lye, it CAN BE used on hair that has been chemically treated, provided that the damage has not dried or weakened the hair extensively. However this natural product cannot be considered to be a “repair kit” that will correct any previous damage caused by chemicals that were used before the BodipHier application. A BodipHier always protects the good health of hair, and causes the best overall benefits and results to hair that’s kept in good condition.

You can use the BodipHier relaxer over hair that has been previously relaxed with Copa products or with sodium, calcium, lithium, or guanidine hydroxides (lye or non-lye) relaxers — in fact the BodipHier has been shown to be compatible with all traditional hair relaxers.

However, the BodipHier is NOT recommended over “curls” or “thio” (ammonium thioglycolate) based products. Ammonium thioglycolate is the chemical that’s commonly used to create curly body wave “perms” for naturally straight hair. Applying a natural Bodiphier relaxer over a perm may not reverse the curly effects of a chemical permanent wave process. These “thio” based chemical products are also used in various “Japanese/ionic/thermal” salon hair straightening services. For naturally dryer ethnic hair types, this chemical can dry hair out so much that extensive moisture is required or the hair will break. However, the BodipHier is excellent when applied over hair that has been previously relaxed with all Copa products.

Remember, the BodipHier will not make your hair perfectly “pin straight” as with chemical relaxers. It relaxes curl about 85% for virgin or resistant hair, and it relaxes average curly hair about 90%, so it’s very effective. Hair easily becomes completely smooth and silky straight, with the use of thermal styling appliances such as a blow dryer and flat iron. A chemical-free BodipHier permanently softens and loosens (relaxes) the curl patterns in hair, with no worries for over-processing on previously relaxed hair.

When you touch up your hair’s re-growth with the relaxer, you can easily customize your permanent results. To relax your curl further, start at the re-growth and re-apply the relaxer fully throughout your entire head again, and your hair will become even straighter. Or if you don’t want any further hair straightening, you would touch up only the curly re-growth with the BodipHier instead. In fact with continued use, this natural relaxer safely keeps hair permanently smoother and uniformly relaxed.

There is no further harm for a professional to apply a chemical relaxer over hair that already has BodipHier in it (but why would you want to?), because the BodipHier will not harm or dry out your hair.

Always relax your hair first with the BodipHier, before applying a new permanent or semi-permanent colour. This ensures that you’ll get a “true colour” result, and there is nothing coating the hair that blocks the relaxer’s penetration and processing. Avoid using heavily-coated hennas or dyes. A colour can be applied on the same day as your BodipHier!

For people who have already coloured their hair, the BodipHier will not lift or change the colour. It will not cast a yellowish or greenish tint to grey hair either. Wait 2 weeks after a new colour treatment before applying the BodipHier for the first time.

Do not apply BodipHier over bleach, or recently bleached hair. Bleach (peroxide) is very damaging and drying to hair, as it strips out all the hair’s pigment to bleach it white/blonde. Bleach can cancel the desired benefits of the natural relaxer, and the results are unpredictable.

However, if only selected strands of hair has been highlighted (with bleach), and the majority of hair is in otherwise good condition, you can expect effective results by using the BodipHier according to the application instructions, using the plastic cap method.

The ingredients of the BodipHier are designed to soften, enrich, and hydrate the hair, rather than deplete it and dry it out. Here is a breakdown of the ingredients used in the BodipHier: