(nÃ´rm) n. 1. a. A pattern that is regarded as typical of something: a neighborhood where families with two wage-earners are the norm. b. A standard or expectation that is established for a given enterprise or effort: journalistic norms. c. A pattern of behavior considered acceptable or proper by a social group: violated the norms of his community.
Lye relaxers are known to work quickly on the hair, but as a result they might also rinse out of your hair easily. Their main ingredient is sodium hydroxide, and they are also known as âalkaliâ relaxers. No-lye, on the other hand, is mostly made of calcium hydroxide, which can dry out the hair.
Overlapping is when relaxer is applied past the new growth line, which causes overprocessing and ultimately hair loss. Keep in mind that the average hair strand is only growing new hair at a rate of about one-half inch every four weeks. This new hair is your new growth and is the only hair that should be relaxed. So, have your hair relaxed on an as needed basis, no sooner than ten weeks. By then you should have about one inch of new growth which creates that visible line of difference. And remember a relaxer should be used to manage kinky hair.