...  by : can you get a perm and rinse at the same time? My bday is this weekend and I wanna get a burgundy kinda rinse with my brown hair, but I also need a relaxer…can i get them both when I go to the salon because I really look forward to getting my rinse, the day of my bday :-\ Best answer: Answer by Sur La MerNo and No. Both are chemicals, both are VERY damaging to hair. Could cause instant hair loss. I wouldn’t recommend them. There are many brands of hair straightening out there and they call them anyway they want to get your attention. Coco is another name brand. Some Japanese hair straightening processes can damage the hair and leave it flat and lifeless. None is better than the other. Keratin are not approved by the FDA. Visit their website & search for it in their web. If you’re thinking about the Brazilian treatment, there’s a danger about using ...  and stylists do not know that this Brazilian treatment often contains high concentrations of formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical. Relaxers are for permanent, but they are damaging to hair. Go to the FDA website & type in permanent or relaxers so you understand what are the side effects. Here’s the newest news: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently seized tens of thousands of bottles of “Rio” hair relaxer products after determining they can cause severe hair loss or turn hair green. The FDA have warned consumers not to use “Rio Hair Naturalizer Systems,” a product imported from Brazil and sold through television infomercials by World Rio Corp. of Los Angeles. The official complaints against hair straightening products range from serious hair breakage and hair damage to serious scalp burns that may require an emergency room visit. Examples of what one suffering severe hair loss after Japanese Hair Straightening from YA HAIR: I got ...