What is the goal of chemical hair relaxing?

• A. Adding curl to hair
• B. Changing hair color
• C. Increasing hair thickness
• D. Rearranging curly hair into a straighter or smoother form

Answer: (C)

Chemical relaxing aims to permanently change the hair’s shape by breaking and then re-forming the disulfide bonds so curly or tightly textured hair can be reorganized into a straighter or smoother form. The goal is not to add curl, change color, or increase thickness; it’s to relax the natural curl pattern and create a straighter texture that remains set after processing.