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Sheila B asked in Beauty & StyleHair · 8 years ago

How long do you have to wait after flat ironing your hair do you have to wait to go swimming?

My daughter is bi racial and is getting her hair flat ironed. Someone is telling her she has to wait 6 weeks to go swimming.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Um.. hair will immediately go curly if its wet, no matter how long its been.

    Unless its been relaxed chemically, in which case 24 hours is enough to wait to wet it, and one week to wash it.

  • 8 years ago

    If she goes swimming, her hair will go back to curly wavy hair.

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