did relaxing once..its so so oni lo..if ur hair is wavy/curly after do relaxing it wont gv u d straight effect..it'll jus gv u a volume look if u intend to hv volume hair..i've been doin rebonding since 2002..every 5 months i do rebonding..so far my hair is still sleek n shinny..all tis while my saloon used sheseido rebonding creme..nw she uses Xtenso since its new brand..1st time i did rebonding also cost me rm400 coz my hair long n thick..nw everytime touchup also rm250-300 depends on d lenght..rebond also nt necessarily to b flat straight..it depends on certain angle they straighten..if they pull 90 degree it'll gv u a volume hair..if they pull straight then ur hair will turn out flat straight..