How 'bout the Post Office took my samples out of my envelope? There was a small slit in the envelope and the little plastic bag had been neatly cut at the bottom.erplexed I guess they thought I was distributing/receiving crack via US postal Service....
but they did still send me the envelope, flyer and small plastic bag the vials were originally in...WTH?
Day four - no reversion.
no nappy roots.(WOW)
wow i want some now.....
this thread just re-encouraged me to keep transitioning
THANKS
Maybe I need to take an LHCF break. Too many recommendations that sound good lately.
OT, but i just noticed you put a pic of your relaxed hair in your siggy. it does look nice sis! i like your "fringe" as you say
LOL
keep in mind my mom doesn't have coily hair like me and my sis, it is wavy but very bushy and frizz-prone (supposedly, i'm just going by her word and pics from the 60's and 70's mind you ).
I know what you mean, but this one is def worth it. There's others I've tried that are so/so and some good, but this one I have a huge smile about.me too...I think this will help me in my transition.
oooops, gave away that i'm stalking...
so i gave my mom one of my sample bottles, she is relaxed and colors her hair to hide grays. she is in LOVE with it. the past few days we've had bad thunderstorms, super-high humidity and been under tornado warnings. her hair hasn't shown any signs of frizz WHATSOEVER.
she said she can't wait to see how well it works on her NG, if she's really happy with it she might stop relaxing and go natural. i did a double-take on her when she said that one!
heheheh, mama thought she was safe... you hang around me long enough and I WILL CONVERT YOU!!! :assimilat
It's really the ends more than anything. And I know I completely covered all my hair with it the second time. Why is this not working for me? I'm not gonna be re flat ironing hair everyday now.
It takes time to get it right. I was lucky and got it right the first time, but a few people I've noticed on the thread have had to try it a couple times to get it right. You did not say how you used it. How did you use it? Did you use it before you dry, after, etc. This is my suggestion wash, condition, dc, rinse, leave in some conditioner (pure not leave in) about a quarter size amount or more depending on your thickness, and (I also spray with lacio lacio as it is a leave in too), then I add sabino concentrating on roots and tips, I then brush it through to evenly distribute it with my denman. Continue styling the way you do to get it dry (most times I pony set, sometimes I gasp blow dry because I know sabino protects). When dry. I take a little more on roots and tips (while I'm parting hair, I dab a little close to the roots on each section and also on tips, then distribute through. Then I flat iron. I use 380, I know some are at 400, but I do what he says which is hold it on roots for (he says three but I do two) seconds and then pull through. That locks the moisture block in, and doesn't damage hair as sabino protects it. That's what keeps it from reverting in my case. I know others use it without heat and can give you some tips. Either way you want to concentrate it on the roots. If your hair was stringy but straight, looks like you're on track to no reversion, but you may have just put in too much this time. It'll work out though if you give it some time.
Especially for my transition...
Here's my test run: I only have about 1.5 inches of NG (relaxed, beginning transition), but my hair is thick, so it shows against the rest of my relaxed hair.
I DC'd under steam, rinsed, sprayed with leave-in, added SMB to hair evenly distributed all over and made sure to get roots (as this is where my problem lies), roller set and then straightened my roots with a flat iron. I just got the edges and some of the trouble spots, as I didn't feel like going all the way and all over my head for this test...
My hair came out nice...I like the weight of the hair...it felt a little heavier than usual when I took the curls down, but they were very glossy and bouncy. I used maybe what would be about a whole vial of the sample size for my whole head...
I did this Wed night and Thursday took my kids to a pool party (I didn't get in), but I live in TX and it was hot and muggy. My hair didn't budge... My roots were still able to get my fingers through, usually they get too thick to do that after I *perspire*. I had my hair down, so the back of my hair was wet. When I got home, my hair was still the bomb...I still had curls, roots not puffy and no frizz... EVEN THE NAPE... See pics
I got caught in the rain today at the grocery store and just knew my hair was going to be a hot mess, but the curls relaxed just a bit (I still have some) and my roots are still finger-comb-able for me, although a little more puffy...
SMB is a keeper for me
