I think we can all learn something from this wonderful lady

[telzeek]

Hi backtonature,

Thank you for what you said about my method. I am really glad to hear it helps. And you are very brave to do the BC. It's a big step, but I think once you do it, it's always worth it. I appreciate what you said about using your fingers. I know the advice I give on the site is pretty brief, so it doesn't go into as much detail as I'd like. I've also found that taking each little curl, or a few curls at a time and twisting them around my fingers (when they are wet with conditioner, and leaving in the conditioner) makes lots of adorable, mini Shirley Temple curls. When my mom cut off all her hair, that's what she did, and she got lots of compliments.

Hi Terri,

I emailed you a while back (I'm Rochelle). I love your method it has been working wonders for me. My hair is still pretty short because I recently did a big chop to remove all my relaxer. I don't use the denman brush because with short hair is was too complicated. So I just use my fingers to seperate the hair and its working great.

For the lady's who said it didn't work for them, try to use your fingers to smooth and detangle instead of the brush.

Oh and I'm using Suave Humectant as my conditioner it gives the hair a since shine when dry and stays soft to the touch but with a nice hold.

 

[telzeek]

Hi there DaRealist,

Thank you so much for your kind words about the site. I hope some of my tips work for your daughter.

WOW, this is a great site
Dogmd, I love how your daughter's hair came out.
I am going to try this technique on my daughter's hair and see what happens.
Great site Teri! Thanks for your tips

 

[Braided~Beauty]

Terri I love your site and your hair!!
I have been trying to get the whole smoothing/seperating the curl thing going since I first saw this thread and I think I have finnally got it !

I am so happy with how it came out!
I used biolage conditioning balm as my conditioner/leave in and seperated each curl like you described on the site. It was VERY tedious and took me an hour on already detangled hair .
After I was done I let it dry about 70% then put in two braids. Left like that about an hour and when I took it out it was soft and fluffy (a 'lil too fluffy ) and defined. Next day I co-washed and noticed all the curls were still seperated nicely, so instead of using the denman and taking forever to go through every piece I just smoothed and seperated with my fingers clumping some curls together and leaving others seperate- adding more condish. Then I put it (50% dry) into 6 twists and went to bed. This morning when I took them down I was so pleased with the results. I am so glad all that work paid off, I thought my arms were going to give out with all that seperating and smoothing!
Yay for good hair days

 

[Nice & Wavy]

Your hair looks great!!! All the hard work paid off

Terri I love your site and your hair!!
I have been trying to get the whole smoothing/seperating the curl thing going since I first saw this thread and I think I have finnally got it !

I am so happy with how it came out!
I used biolage conditioning balm as my conditioner/leave in and seperated each curl like you described on the site. It was VERY tedious and took me an hour on already detangled hair .
After I was done I let it dry about 70% then put in two braids. Left like that about an hour and when I took it out it was soft and fluffy (a 'lil too fluffy ) and defined. Next day I co-washed and noticed all the curls were still seperated nicely, so instead of using the denman and taking forever to go through every piece I just smoothed and seperated with my fingers clumping some curls together and leaving others seperate- adding more condish. Then I put it (50% dry) into 6 twists and went to bed. This morning when I took them down I was so pleased with the results. I am so glad all that work paid off, I thought my arms were going to give out with all that seperating and smoothing!
Yay for good hair days

 

[BostonMaria]

Telzeek, I'm a big fan of your site and I am looking forward to your book. You have BEAUTIFUL long hair and when my hair grows up it wants to look just like yours! LOL

Braided~Beauty your hair is so beautiful. I can hardly wait till its that length curly.

 

[telzeek]

Hi there Braided~Beauty,

Wow, your hair is gorgeous and very glossy. It does sound like you put a lot of work into trying out all those different things to it. I know I'd be exhausted if I did so many things to my hair every day. It's true I spend about two hours once a week to smooth every curl with conditioner. But once I'm done and it dries, I'm done for the week. It only takes me about 40 seconds to smooth it over with a little water and a little more conditioner to smooth out any frizz and refresh the curls every morning. Knowing me, I'd wear my hair out doing so much to it every day.

Your hair is very pretty!

Terri I love your site and your hair!!
I have been trying to get the whole smoothing/seperating the curl thing going since I first saw this thread and I think I have finnally got it !

I am so happy with how it came out!
I used biolage conditioning balm as my conditioner/leave in and seperated each curl like you described on the site. It was VERY tedious and took me an hour on already detangled hair .
After I was done I let it dry about 70% then put in two braids. Left like that about an hour and when I took it out it was soft and fluffy (a 'lil too fluffy ) and defined. Next day I co-washed and noticed all the curls were still seperated nicely, so instead of using the denman and taking forever to go through every piece I just smoothed and seperated with my fingers clumping some curls together and leaving others seperate- adding more condish. Then I put it (50% dry) into 6 twists and went to bed. This morning when I took them down I was so pleased with the results. I am so glad all that work paid off, I thought my arms were going to give out with all that seperating and smoothing!
Yay for good hair days

 

[Braided~Beauty]

Nice & Wavy Thanks, I thought my arms would fall off!
BostonMaria Thank you! As soon as you reach one lenght you can't wait to get to the next, it never ends

Hi there Braided~Beauty,

Wow, your hair is gorgeous and very glossy. It does sound like you put a lot of work into trying out all those different things to it. I know I'd be exhausted if I did so many things to my hair every day. It's true I spend about two hours once a week to smooth every curl with conditioner. But once I'm done and it dries, I'm done for the week. It only takes me about 40 seconds to smooth it over with a little water and a little more conditioner to smooth out any frizz and refresh the curls every morning. Knowing me, I'd wear my hair out doing so much to it every day.




Your hair is very pretty!

Oh my goodness Teri, thanks for your compliment
I have a looooong way to go though, you are one of my inspirations!
I know I probably made a very simple technique way too complicated
I did the smoothing over with water and condish this morning and it worked great. Another great hair day
Tonight I co washed though and will be bunning it back up for a while. This has all been way too much excitement for my hair

 

[Zsazsa6275]

OMG! The combing & smoothing technique worked wonders on my hair!!! I tried it out for the first time this week. The frizz I normally have has diminished greatly. Although it took me about 30 or so minutes to complete, it was sooooo worth it. I might even be bold enough to wear my hair out, instead of wearing my usual ponytail!

Thanks, telzeek!!!

 

[telzeek]

Hi there Zsazsa,

I'm so glad to hear it worked! It's true that it takes a while to set my hair each week, but once it's set, I don't have to do much else to it until the next week. Thank you for your message. I bet your hair looks beautiful.

OMG! The combing & smoothing technique worked wonders on my hair!!! I tried it out for the first time this week. The frizz I normally have has diminished greatly. Although it took me about 30 or so minutes to complete, it was sooooo worth it. I might even be bold enough to wear my hair out, instead of wearing my usual ponytail!

Thanks, telzeek!!!

 

[NappFrizz83]

i love her site and regimen because its so simple! water,shampoo,rinsing conditioner, and leave in conditioner. thats the way i like it

 

[Lucky's Mom]

YOur hair looks great!

 

[lwilliams1922]

WOW
your hair came out LOVELY.
I just heard about the process today but after seeing your results I am going to buy a brush & s ome conditiner NOW.

How long did the smoothig take?

Terri I love your site and your hair!!
I have been trying to get the whole smoothing/seperating the curl thing going since I first saw this thread and I think I have finnally got it !

I am so happy with how it came out!
I used biolage conditioning balm as my conditioner/leave in and seperated each curl like you described on the site. It was VERY tedious and took me an hour on already detangled hair .
After I was done I let it dry about 70% then put in two braids. Left like that about an hour and when I took it out it was soft and fluffy (a 'lil too fluffy ) and defined. Next day I co-washed and noticed all the curls were still seperated nicely, so instead of using the denman and taking forever to go through every piece I just smoothed and seperated with my fingers clumping some curls together and leaving others seperate- adding more condish. Then I put it (50% dry) into 6 twists and went to bed. This morning when I took them down I was so pleased with the results. I am so glad all that work paid off, I thought my arms were going to give out with all that seperating and smoothing!
Yay for good hair days

 

[lwilliams1922]

Hi Teri,
Can you tell me how long you've been doing your hair this way?

How long was your hair when you started?

I chopped off all my relxer and i dont know that I have enough length to pull off the look.

L

I wanted to say thank you to Jazala, and everyone else who has been so kind and welcoming to me on LHCF. I'm really surprised any of my techniques help at all on relaxed hair, so I'm very glad. It sounds like you are having more luck than I did with relaxed hair. I'm really learning a lot from all of you.

 

[zzirvingj]

Wowww...her website was really interesting!!

Thanks for posting! Her instructions make me want to go home and rinse my pressed hair and try the whole "smoothing" thing!

I'd love to hear from other people who have tried her method, and how their results were...

 

[LovelyLionessa]

Wowww...her website was really interesting!!

Thanks for posting! Her instructions make me want to go home and rinse my pressed hair and try the whole "smoothing" thing!

I'd love to hear from other people who have tried her method, and how their results were...

Her method of leaving conditioner in works for me and I'm relaxed. I still use a rinse out conditioner for combing and detangling under the shower. Then afterwards I use more conditioner as my leave-in and seal w/oil.

 

[TaraDyan]

Her method of leaving conditioner in works for me and I'm relaxed. I still use a rinse out conditioner for combing and detangling under the shower. Then afterwards I use more conditioner as my leave-in and seal w/oil.

Co-sign! I do the same thing, and my favorite conditioner to leave in is any of the Alberto V05 conditioners (Moisture Milks, Silky Experiences) or Suave Tropical Coconut conditioner.

 

[Ebony Majesty]

just tried this!!!!!!!!!
definitely part of my regimen now!

 

[Lucky's Mom]

WOW!!! Great Pics!!!

 

[blue_flower]

What a great website!

 

[Lucky's Mom]

Bumping it on up!!!!

 

[mightycute912]

Thanks for the post, Very informative!

 

[shininnebear]

Thanks for posting this!! I found this site shortly after I began my healthy hair journey, and her story really inspired me.

 

[Lucky's Mom]

Thanks for posting this!! I found this site shortly after I began my healthy hair journey, and her story really inspired me.

OT - hi there!!!!

I love your HAIR!

 

[shininnebear]

OT - hi there!!!!

I love your HAIR!

Thanks SJ !!

 

[Lucky's Mom]

Bumping !!!!!!

 

[morehairplease]

Bumping !!!!!!

thanks sweetie for bumping.

 

[~NanCeBoTwin~]

Ok so about a month ago I created a post on the children's forum about my dd's hair...someone directed me to biracialhair.org. I never really checked the site out as I'd started some other practices that were and are working great, however, yesterday morning I decided for some reason to go to the site and all i can say is why didnt i go sooner??
I used her method last night to detangle my dd's hair....mind you, I have a knock off Denman, which I've never considered using on her hair. WTH was I thinking, ok detangling her hair was a TOTALLY different experience.

My dd asked to me to blow dry last night, but on her next wash day I'm going to use her techniques for a wash and go and see how it works.

 

[FtrDrO]

Bumping for those who never saw it!!!!

 

[GoingNatural]

I'm glad a lot of people are checking out her site. She has great advice and i know a lot of people didn't go to the site because it said biracial hair and thought it wasn't relevant to them.

I know she is trying to get it called Tightly Curly Hair Site moving forward

 

[GoingNatural]

Terri I love your site and your hair!!
I have been trying to get the whole smoothing/seperating the curl thing going since I first saw this thread and I think I have finnally got it !

I am so happy with how it came out!
I used biolage conditioning balm as my conditioner/leave in and seperated each curl like you described on the site. It was VERY tedious and took me an hour on already detangled hair .
After I was done I let it dry about 70% then put in two braids. Left like that about an hour and when I took it out it was soft and fluffy (a 'lil too fluffy ) and defined. Next day I co-washed and noticed all the curls were still seperated nicely, so instead of using the denman and taking forever to go through every piece I just smoothed and seperated with my fingers clumping some curls together and leaving others seperate- adding more condish. Then I put it (50% dry) into 6 twists and went to bed. This morning when I took them down I was so pleased with the results. I am so glad all that work paid off, I thought my arms were going to give out with all that seperating and smoothing!
Yay for good hair days

OMG your HAIR!!! How have I missed all these gorgeous curls????