Ans: If you take the necessary prep and measures before using a relaxer, dryness and damage is unlikely. But you must remember that it is a chemical treatment that you are subjecting your hair to. Relaxing your hair means altering the structure of your hair by treating it to a chemical process. If you do not apply a protective base before relaxer, then it can dry out your hair. Also, using a neutralizing shampoo to maintain the pH balance of your scalp and following it up with a conditioner is equally important steps.