Alright! Imagine your hair is like a bridge made up of tiny locks. These locks are called disulfide bonds, and they give the bridge its strength. Now, when you use a hydroxide chemical hair relaxer, it's like a magical potion that can break these locks in the bridge.
So, when the hydroxide relaxer does its job, it converts these broken locks into something called thiol groups. Think of thiol groups as new, smaller locks that form after the old ones are broken. They might not be as strong as the original locks, but they help to change the structure of the bridge, making your hair less curly and more relaxed.
In simpler terms, hydroxide relaxers break the strong locks in your hair and change them into smaller, different locks, making your hair straighter.