newbeginnings2010
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Question for 4b Relaxed Ladies, Transitioners, and Stretchers
This question is for relaxed ladies, transitioners, and stretchers, specifically if you have more relaxed hair and live in a humid climate. This was one of the issues I had that made me give up transitioning before. How do you get your braidouts, twistouts, and bantu knot outs to last the entire day? After 20 minutes outside in this Floridian humidity, my relaxed hair loses most, if not all, its style and just hangs there all stringy and icky.
Here's my process: I washed with CON shampoo in 4 sections, towel-dried my hair, conditioned with Shea Moisture conditioner, detangled, used Shea Moisture Elixir, and airdried in the 4 sections overnight. Woke up and bunned that morning.
That next night, I spritzed my hair VERY lightly with water and EVOO, added a little raw shea butter (hoping it would help with hold), braided down overnight.
I took out the braids, looked super cute in the mirror, went out to grab something from the grocery store, came home, and looked like HAM. All in all, the only part of my hair that holds the braidout is the 2.5 inches of natural hair. The rest just hangs there....what am I doing wrong? TIA
Also, I've tried this without the water, EVOO, and shea butter before on freshly airdried hair, and I get little to no hold without it.
Suggestions for changes welcome!
This question is for relaxed ladies, transitioners, and stretchers, specifically if you have more relaxed hair and live in a humid climate. This was one of the issues I had that made me give up transitioning before. How do you get your braidouts, twistouts, and bantu knot outs to last the entire day? After 20 minutes outside in this Floridian humidity, my relaxed hair loses most, if not all, its style and just hangs there all stringy and icky.
Here's my process: I washed with CON shampoo in 4 sections, towel-dried my hair, conditioned with Shea Moisture conditioner, detangled, used Shea Moisture Elixir, and airdried in the 4 sections overnight. Woke up and bunned that morning.
That next night, I spritzed my hair VERY lightly with water and EVOO, added a little raw shea butter (hoping it would help with hold), braided down overnight.
I took out the braids, looked super cute in the mirror, went out to grab something from the grocery store, came home, and looked like HAM. All in all, the only part of my hair that holds the braidout is the 2.5 inches of natural hair. The rest just hangs there....what am I doing wrong? TIA
Also, I've tried this without the water, EVOO, and shea butter before on freshly airdried hair, and I get little to no hold without it.
Suggestions for changes welcome!
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