relaxer

[ri-laks-er]

noun

1. a chemical product applied to curly hair to straighten it, or the treatment that consists of applying this product.

2. a person or thing that relaxes, especially a prescription drug that causes tense or spasmed muscles to relax.

Example Sentences

It’s a demonstration of radical vulnerability for them now to share, say, how they painted on and rinsed off chemical hair relaxers in backstage bathrooms.

From New York Times

One possibility is that other hair products popular among Black women, such as chemical hair straighteners, relaxers and leave-in oils, may also play a role.

From Seattle Times

A Revlon representative previously told Reuters the company did not “believe the science supports a link between chemical hair straighteners or relaxers and cancer.”

From Reuters

One day, she took too many muscle relaxers.

From Los Angeles Times

She tried not to over-process her hair when she had a relaxer, and would sometimes wait six weeks or two months before getting a touch-up.

From Los Angeles Times