Poohbear
Fearfully Wonderfully Made
I think wearing my hair in it's shrunken state has ruined my ends. My natural hair is very different than most naturals here who have loose coils and curls... my hair strands clump and tightly coil around each other and even stick/matt together especially after wetting/washing. No matter how much I detangle my hair, it is still tangled after washing. I have to do another detangling session in order to stretch my hair out. So I think all this clumping, coiling, twisting, and bending has caused my ends to be totally out of wack. As my hair gets longer, all of this gets worse!
So, I have been thinking of adopting a straightening routine for smooth hair (and so people don't think I'm a 12 year old), but I need your help. My ends look and feel horrible after straightening my hair with a flat iron. And given that my hair grows out in layers doesn't help either. They aren't breaking off or anything, they just feel rough (I may need a trim). My roots and hair shaft look and feel great. I'm thinking my ends aren't in as good of a condition as my roots and hair shaft. After flat ironing my hair yesterday, I oiled my ends really good and rolled my ends with rollers. I really don't want to have to do this every night just to have nicer ends.
Now on to my questions for my natural ladies:
1. How can I get my ends back in shape? How can get my ends feeling silky smooth when straightened?
2. What is the best way to airdry hair before flat ironing??? Rollersetting would be best for me for a good stretch but it can be somewhat tedious since I don't have a loose curl pattern, and when I airdry in braids or twists, my hair strands are either crinkly or matted together and I have to comb it out ONCE AGAIN before flat ironing.
3. I am someone who doesn't deep condition, but I think I need to start doing this... what is a quality and affordable deep conditioner that will restore the moisture to my ends and give my hair flexibility after straightening?
4. I can't wrap my straightened hair at night even if I try. How else can I wear my hair so it will not poof/frizz up?
5. I'm thinking about straightening my hair with a flat iron every 2 weeks... is that okay, or should I aim for once a month?
Thanks in advance!
Poohbear
Here are pics of how my hair looks when straightened...the front view (roots & hair shaft) looks alright:
...here's a back view of my layered hair and horrible looking ends:
So, I have been thinking of adopting a straightening routine for smooth hair (and so people don't think I'm a 12 year old), but I need your help. My ends look and feel horrible after straightening my hair with a flat iron. And given that my hair grows out in layers doesn't help either. They aren't breaking off or anything, they just feel rough (I may need a trim). My roots and hair shaft look and feel great. I'm thinking my ends aren't in as good of a condition as my roots and hair shaft. After flat ironing my hair yesterday, I oiled my ends really good and rolled my ends with rollers. I really don't want to have to do this every night just to have nicer ends.
Now on to my questions for my natural ladies:
1. How can I get my ends back in shape? How can get my ends feeling silky smooth when straightened?
2. What is the best way to airdry hair before flat ironing??? Rollersetting would be best for me for a good stretch but it can be somewhat tedious since I don't have a loose curl pattern, and when I airdry in braids or twists, my hair strands are either crinkly or matted together and I have to comb it out ONCE AGAIN before flat ironing.
3. I am someone who doesn't deep condition, but I think I need to start doing this... what is a quality and affordable deep conditioner that will restore the moisture to my ends and give my hair flexibility after straightening?
4. I can't wrap my straightened hair at night even if I try. How else can I wear my hair so it will not poof/frizz up?
5. I'm thinking about straightening my hair with a flat iron every 2 weeks... is that okay, or should I aim for once a month?
Thanks in advance!
Poohbear
Here are pics of how my hair looks when straightened...the front view (roots & hair shaft) looks alright:
...here's a back view of my layered hair and horrible looking ends:
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