Little help from the naturals...I think. Well it really doesn't matter who

[eyunka]

I've been strechening my 14yr dd hair since end of March. Once school ended the last week of May I didn't think it made any sense to touch it up for the summer months. She is really bad at combing it all the time. I kept her hair in crochet braids all summer long. A week before school (8/3 school started) I took her to our beautician. She didn't want to retouch it because I had just taken the braids out and she believes relaxers don't take as well right out of braids. She suggested I braid it again (individuals) to give her a little more lenght.

ok no problem so i braid it up. I realize I'm right back where i was the end of july. I want to take the braids out tomorrow and wash her hair. I've made an appt for her this saturday.

Here is the problem. Personally I'm not good at styling hair with that much new growth. She has thick 4b NL hair, maybe a little longer. I have no idea what to do with it, let me rephase that i have no idea how to style it that makes her comfortable.

I had two ideas, slick it back into a ponytail with beeswax/curl moisturizer which will give her pretty waves and add a phony pony on there. or

maybe put some flat twist in the front but not sure what to do with the back.

Any suggestions on how to style her hair for couple days?

 

[Country gal]

Does she wear it straight? I would blow dry and flat iron it. I do like the pony tail idea.

 

[eyunka]

She does wear it straight and that was an option. I have never blowed dried and flat ironed her hair with this much new growth so i wasn't sure if I was capable of doing a well enought job. I would hate to but heat in her hair for nothing...ya know

Does she wear it straight? I would blow dry and flat iron it. I do like the pony tail idea.

 

[CurlyLawGal]

What if you flat twist all of her hair (like corn rows) and then untwist it in the morning? You could even leave the front twisted and just undo the back.


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[liteskinshowdy]

hardest part would be the detangling-
For my daughter, I use Mane and Tail detangler and the handheld detangler brush like thing( I cant think of then name) and detangle in sections. Blow dry in sections also. I use Pink Lotion on wet hair and then blow dry and put into ponytails.

 

[eyunka]

I would love that on me but my dd . You talking about lip hanging on the floor. She in that "if her hair is out it has to be straight" stage...ugh

hmmmm maybe flat twist into a mohawk

What if you flat twist all of her hair (like corn rows) and then untwist it in the morning? You could even leave the front twisted and just undo the back.


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[eyunka]

I forgot about the detangling...ugh

hardest part would be the detangling-
For my daughter, I use Mane and Tail detangler and the handheld detangler brush like thing( I cant think of then name) and detangle in sections. Blow dry in sections also. I use Pink Lotion on wet hair and then blow dry and put into ponytails.

 

[MsLizziA]

eyunka I know she is just stretching, but when there is a lot of new growth, you could use the same method i use when blow drying and flat ironing my hair.

Here is part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnzrVbyRKsg&feature=channel_video_title

Here is part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0ciJm_bHrs&feature=relmfu

That's assume you do decide to blow dry and flat iron it. hope that helps!

 

[eyunka]

I will check it out when i get home. At work can't view YT

@eyunka I know she is just stretching, but when there is a lot of new growth, you could use the same method i use when blow drying and flat ironing my hair.

Here is part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnzrVbyRKsg&feature=channel_video_title

Here is part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0ciJm_bHrs&feature=relmfu

That's assume you do decide to blow dry and flat iron it. hope that helps!