How to Use relaxer in a Sentence
relaxer
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No muscle relaxers were strong enough to dull it.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2025
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So the opening trot was a muscle relaxer, a warm-up to this.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 9 June 2026
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Add relaxers into the mix, and your hair can appear even thinner.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026
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My mother, who has six daughters, was introduced to relaxers by a friend.
—Hannah Uguru, refinery29.com, 26 June 2024
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Just a few hours after getting the relaxer, Parker got box braids.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 10 July 2024
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This misconception is part of the reason these women held on to their relaxers for so long.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026
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Her ultimate solution was to slip a couple of at-home relaxer kits into her bag.
—Baze Mpinja, Allure, 1 June 2022
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The afro blowout This glamorous style can be achieved without relaxers and keratin treatments.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 19 July 2024
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That helps explain why a vast majority of Black women have used relaxers at some point in their lives.
—Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn, New York Times, 13 June 2024
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Before her big chop, Randall had already scaled back her relaxer touch-ups to twice a year instead of every few months.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026
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In the past, it’s taken 2-3 days for the soreness to subside with rest, muscle relaxers and treatment.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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But the stylist assured her that her hair was beautiful and convinced her to start growing her natural hair without a relaxer.
—Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
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The cream’s intensity is similar to a relaxer and should not be done frequently.
—Essence, 16 Feb. 2024
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From relaxers and braids, to a transition back to natural hair, my hairstylist of over 15 years has seen me through it all.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 4 Oct. 2023
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Chemical hair relaxers also pose risks.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC news, 12 Feb. 2026
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Hair damage from relaxers isn’t exclusive to people in their 50s and older.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026
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Removing the chemical from hair relaxers has been a long-standing goal for advocates.
—Zinhle Essamuah, NBC News, 19 July 2024
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Her team recently added more evidence to the link between hair relaxers and cancer risk in Black women.
—Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
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Having a relaxer with these hairstyles also increases the risk for traction alopecia.
—Aley Arion, Essence, 1 Apr. 2022
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That's a pain killer, antianxiety med and muscle relaxer mixed together.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2023
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Apart from the study, a hairstylist who had been applying relaxers to her clients’ hair for the past 30 years was also diagnosed.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 3 June 2024
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Like Wiley, many Black women in their 50s and beyond reach this same breaking point and choose to ditch their relaxer.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026
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At just ten years old, Igbinedion was burned by a chemical relaxer and started wearing wigs as a protective style.
—Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 19 Oct. 2022
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Dyes, relaxers, perms, and heat styling all contribute to the breaking of chemical bonds in the hair, which permanently change the structure.
—Hendra Jacobs, Allure, 23 Dec. 2025
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For women who have spent decades wearing relaxers, that shift can feel especially vulnerable.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026
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There are no permanent or semi-permanent colors, perms or relaxers used to alter the color, texture or curl pattern of the hair.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Because of this, hair breakage caused by a damaging hair care routine (like use of excessive heat, chemical relaxers, and hair dye) can lead to hair loss.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
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Some recognize the curl-altering treatment as a relaxer, while others stake a strong claim that the two are completely different.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 15 June 2023
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Before long, the protagonist has slipped a little muscle relaxer into Vlad’s whisky.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
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At around ten, James started getting relaxers and keenly paying attention to her mother’s hair routine.
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2023
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