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JaiRox

JaiRox

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Can anyone offer any advice. I went natural about a year and a half ago. I've been flat ironing since I gave birth about 8 months ago since that was easier to maintain with a newborn and I've just realized how bad my heat damage is now that it's getting warmer and I want to wear my hair curly sometimes. Can anybody offer advice on what to do based on the pictures please.

I actually took a scissor to it last week and my mother told me not to cut it and to just let it grow out. I'm not sure what to do.
 

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You should wait it out. I don't know if you want to wash and wear, but you can always twist out/ braid out/ Bantu knot out/ whatever and those few pieces will fit in well-enough. I have some pieces that are "heat-damaged" and I love them the same, myself. Have a look...

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I had real bad heat damage when I first joined here. First I did a major protein treatment. Then I kept my hair super moisturized until some of it reverted back. The rest that didnt revert back I just had to grow out so, yeah. That's what I did
 
I think it depends on how often you anticipate wearing your hair curly.

If you plan to lay off the heat (a good idea IMO) and maybe wear WnGs for a cute and low manipulation style option this summer, I'd suggest cutting it. Maybe going to a stylist who exclusively/primarily works with cutting/styling curly hair and get it shaped into a super cute and mod cut while you're at it.

HTH :)
 
Thanks for the response ladies. I guess I will just continue to grow it out. I've done a Dudley DRC protein treatment and I will keep up with my moisturizing. I've been doing braid outs and twist outs and flexi rodding the ends. I'll just keep that up until it grows out.
 
bride91501 said:
I think it depends on how often you anticipate wearing your hair curly.

If you plan to lay off the heat (a good idea IMO) and maybe wear WnGs for a cute and low manipulation style option this summer, I'd suggest cutting it. Maybe going to a stylist who exclusively/primarily works with cutting/styling curly hair and get it shaped into a super cute and mod cut while you're at it.

HTH :)
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I've been laying off the heat since I saw the damage. I'm trying to as long as possible without it. I've been doing braid puts and twist outs. I tried to WnG last week which is what made me want to cut it because I had those pieces just hanging.
 
One of the reasons I also didn't cut is because it goes all the way up the root. So I would basically have 1 inch or less on the side if I wanted to do a ponytail.
 
JaiRox said:
One of the reasons I also didn't cut is because it goes all the way up the root. So I would basically have 1 inch or less on the side if I wanted to do a ponytail.
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That's why I didnt cut. The back of my hair didnt get damaged (I think because its thicker and more coarse) but the front was all the way up to the root. Some pieces were completely straight! I would have had to pull an Amber Rose from the ear forward lmao
 
I would cut it out those straight bits would drive me insane i cut mine out and never looked back:lol:
 
Cut it so it won't look so stringy. Your hair is thick but the stringyness takes away. that would drive me crazy. exessive heat is the debil for natchals
 
Mz.MoMo5235 said:
That's why I didnt cut. The back of my hair didnt get damaged (I think because its thicker and more coarse) but the front was all the way up to the root. Some pieces were completely straight! I would have had to pull an Amber Rose from the ear forward lmao
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Lol...yeah some of those pieces are completely straight. If I cut all the way up I'll have random ball spots.

Je Ne Sais Quoi said:
Cut it so it won't look so stringy. Your hair is thick but the stringyness takes away. that would drive me crazy. exessive heat is the debil for natchals
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Lol it definitely is the debil. But I just love how it looks :sad: I think I will slowly trim it like I did when I was going natural. Those stringy parts are driving me nuts. I pulled out the scissors again today while washing and snipped a little bit. But I couldnt continue. It seemed like so much hair! :nono: I'm gonna have to do it though.

Embyra said:
I would cut it out those straight bits would drive me insane i cut mine out and never looked back:lol:
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Your hair is gorgeous! I'm gonna cut it...I'm working up the nerve to do it.
 
I think it would make you less insane if you cut off the straight bits. In the end that's what happened to me. I had to get rid of them. And I had wayyy more than you.
 
JaiRox said:
Your hair is gorgeous! I'm gonna cut it...I'm working up the nerve to do it.
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Aww thanks hun
Trust me I worked my way up to it I cut my relaxed ends off in may and cut the heat damage off on August I think
it would annoy the crap out of me I had one part where I had heat damage mid strand on a section by my ear smh that had to go

then I had other parts where the ends just didn't curl right once I knew they had to go cutting was addictive and I just kept cutting lol
You will enjoy your hair much more once they gone :-)

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If its getting in the way of your regimen for instance getting in the way of your hair holding your typical styles causing you to go extra lengths besides the typical for you to keep your hair healthy you should trim it.
 
I would do weekly protein treatments (light protein; Giovanni reconstructor, Silicon Mix, 2 minute Aphoghee NOT 2-Step) to build back up its strength and structure. Make sure your mositure is in tact, I would also DC weekly. If you don't want to do weekly protein treatments, perhaps bi weekly medium proteins, Nexxus Emergencee, Egg & Mayo) Evenly your curls will revert back, it's just a matter of you having patience. The styles you mentioned; roller sets, flexi rods, braids, etc are good.
 
I had MAJOR heat damage and it never reverted back so I cut it all off (the heat damage parts I mean) and I was so happy afterwards :)
 
I would just let it grow out and cut it away slowly. I second the idea of continuing your braid/twist outs.

I had major heat damage Feb/March of last year and no amount of protein treatments could save it. In some places it was root to tip as well. My hair growth has been fairly stagnant because of me cutting of the straight/wavy length. It wouldn't be a hair journey without some steps backwards.

Goodluck OP. :)
 
I would have to agree with the ladies on the Protein. My natural hair hates protein, but when heat damage rears its ugly head...I use a light protein (VO5 Hot Creme Protein is my product of choice) weekly and it helps tremendously! I haven't had to cut any heat damage off yet...Yes, the curl pattern is looser...but it is still curly!
 
I have had heat damage in the past. I agree with the other who have said protein may help. I also advocate clarifiying after you flat iron. Sometimes with silicone-based heat protection, it can really coat the hair and not allow the water to penetrate it fully and revert (if that makes any sense). My hair takes longest to revert to curls when its been straight because of the amount of silicone on my hair. If I find after that it still isn't reverting properly I do a protein treatment, or just up the protein (and subsequently moisture as not to overload) for a while and lay off the heat. I suspect slight heat damage in my hair at the moment and am doing the same.

ETA: If all else fails, you have to chop it off, either slowly or all at once!
 
I had some pretty bad great damage once when my hairdresser at the time used a metal flat iron that goes in those iron ovens. I mean, I had some stick straight pieces with not one hint of a curl.
I eventually cut the pieces out, bit by bit and continued to moisturize and give my hair protein on the regular.
 
I've had horrible heat damage myself back in college. I grew it out by wearing braid n curls or twist n curls. It masked the stringy ends.

In the future, to avoid heat damage, if you don't prep your hair with a moisture rich DC already you may want to try that. Moisture reduces the possiblity of heat damage by increasing hairs tolerance to heat.
 
I have heat damage from a dominican blowout last November. I'm just going to let it grow out. Those parts are easier to comb anyway. :lol:
 
I have had a couple bouts with heat damage. I would at least cut those super long parts to match the rest of your length and then, if it doesn't bother you still, I would just grow out the rest and eventually cut it. That way, you can still possibly WnG and do your braidouts. HTH
 
I sympathize I had this very prblem last year - I still hav sum heat damage but I cut a lot of it off because it looked so having my thick curls wth straight bits at the end. I had a lot of damage so naturally I didn't fancy cutting to my scalp in places but I couldn't hav dealt wth all that straight hair . Good luck
 
CurlyActress said:
I have had a couple bouts with heat damage. I would at least cut those super long parts to match the rest of your length and then, if it doesn't bother you still, I would just grow out the rest and eventually cut it. That way, you can still possibly WnG and do your braidouts. HTH
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CurlyActress girl who are you and where did you come from?!!?!?! I looked at your blog and you are friggin GORGEOUS!! Good luck with your career!!!! :)
 
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