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southern_girl

southern_girl

southern_girl
I am doing a favor for a girl who's stylist is OTT and she is in need of someone to do her hair. I am not even close to a pro but told her I could roller set her hair. She is bi-racial and raised by her mother (who is white) so she has very limited knowledge (according to her) about how to care for her hair.

Problem is she is coming to my house and I am not sure the best way to shampoo/condition her hair. Typically I do DD's in the kitchen sink by laying her across the counter and using the hose. Well obviously I can't do this for a grown woman.

Suggestions???

TIA!
 
I've been going to a girl's house to get my hair pressed that I found off Fotki:lachen: She does a great job...I get over the kitchen sink and she has a hose attachment. It works out great.
 
She can't shampoo and condition her own hair, and you just style it for her?

Otherwise - if you could set up a chair in front of the sink - lots of towels on the floor, and she'll have to tilt her head back.

Or, she could stand in front of the sink, and bend forward so her hair is in the sink.....
 
JustKiya said:
She can't shampoo and condition her own hair, and you just style it for her?

Otherwise - if you could set up a chair in front of the sink - lots of towels on the floor, and she'll have to tilt her head back.

Or, she could stand in front of the sink, and bend forward so her hair is in the sink.....
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Yeah, this is the best way.
 
southern_girl said:
Only thing I was worried about was the knotting that might cause. I'm a little nervous because I have only seen a pic of her hair. But I guess as long as I have some type of detangeling I should be okay.
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Even if she's bent forward, use your hands like a big comb from the back of her neck downward into the sink to keep it untangled. Before she stands up/turns around, twist the hair in a long twisted (not tightly!) ponytail (like you do with a towel?), and curl it on top of her head, and have her hold it in place with a hand.
That way, when she stands and turns around, her hair will be 'held in place', so it shouldn't tangle anymore than it would if it was done any other way....
 
drasgrl said:
How old is she? She can't wash her own hair?
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I imagine she can. She's kind of a project for me. I think she's got some self hate going on b/c she whines about how she hates her hair etc. I think it's a combination of her not using the right products and care. So I wanted to use my stuff on her so she can get that wow factor and learn to love and embrace her hair.

Plus, I think she was coming from school or something and we live a good 25 minutes apart.
 
southern_girl said:
I imagine she can. She's kind of a project for me. I think she's got some self hate going on b/c she whines about how she hates her hair etc. I think it's a combination of her not using the right products and care. So I wanted to use my stuff on her so she can get that wow factor and learn to love and embrace her hair.

Plus, I think she was coming from school or something and we live a good 25 minutes apart.
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:nono: Definitely give her the link to this board.
 
JustKiya said:
Even if she's bent forward, use your hands like a big comb from the back of her neck downward into the sink to keep it untangled. Before she stands up/turns around, twist the hair in a long twisted (not tightly!) ponytail (like you do with a towel?), and curl it on top of her head, and have her hold it in place with a hand.
That way, when she stands and turns around, her hair will be 'held in place', so it shouldn't tangle anymore than it would if it was done any other way....
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CO SIGN. Texlaxed and relaxed when I didn't wash my hair in the shower, I did this in the kitchen sink without issues. It only takes a minute to wash/rinse hair so it's not _that_ uncomfortable. I didn't even use towels on the sink or floor. I just had one nearby to blot my face and hair after I stood up and turned off the water. :yep:
 
missfadu said:
I've been going to a girl's house to get my hair pressed that I found off Fotki:lachen: She does a great job...I get over the kitchen sink and she has a hose attachment. It works out great.
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This sig hairstyle is cute!
 
tenjoy said:
Uh-Uh :nono::nono: you mean the tangled mess way!

Tell her to was at home and run over in a turbie towel.
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I agree. I know this works for some, but the kitchen sink idea makes me nervous.
How long is her hair? What type of texture does she have? Is she natural or relaxed? Thin, thick, dense, fine?

If its long, I would have her wash it in sections, to make it easier for you to detangle and apply leave-in, etc.
 
I washed my DH's WL hair until she was almost 14 because it was overwhelming for her. Since we didn't dare try the kitchen sink or flipping her hair over (because it would be a hot tangled mess) I actually washed and detangled it while she was in the shower. She eventually got the hang of shampooing it herself and would have me detangle after she put conditioner in. Our number one rule was "no piling the hair on top of the head".

The young lady can at least wash by herself if you give her basic guidelines, then you can probably help her detangle.
 
LadyEsquire said:
I agree. I know this works for some, but the kitchen sink idea makes me nervous.
How long is her hair? What type of texture does she have? Is she natural or relaxed? Thin, thick, dense, fine?

If its long, I would have her wash it in sections, to make it easier for you to detangle and apply leave-in, etc.
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I'm not certain of the texture but here's a pic she sent me.

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I do my sister's hair at home all the time. I wash her hair in the laundry room sink with a hose attachment that I got from Sally's. She sits in a chair and leans her head back just like at the salon. I have a shampoo cape and we place the back flaps over the sink edges and get no spills. I do 5-year-old DD like this too, but she sits on a counter stool that goes up and down and I put a folded towel under the cape which is over the edge of the sink to make it softer for her.
 
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