SkinnyMocah
New Member
I'm the opposite.
I hadn't been to a salon in years because when I went to a black salon I didn't like what they did to it. Relax at the first sign of new growth (like every 4 weeks!!), slap some grease in it and sear it with a curling iron. Pick it out into some football helmet shaped thing and smile and say 'all done!' NO NO.
My hair is 4b, THIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCK. Very dry coarse and unmanageabe. I self relaxed and wore weaves and ponytails for years... till I found LHCF thru some friends on another board. Even so, I don't get the science of hair. I HATE to baby my hair. Not combing it? My hair would look like a rats nest. It's just too thick for that.
I started going to the dominicans 5 weeks ago. They don't yank combs through my hair. They pat my hair dry, not rub it with a towel. I get a wash, deep condition, roller set, and blow out of my roots every Saturday. I get the same stylist every week and she is very thorough. She doesn't yank or pull, she's quite gentle and my hair has never looked so good! She does a fabulous job, and I am experiencing much less breakage at home, lots of growth, and stronger hair than I was when I was doing my own.
I just can't grasp all that is needed to care for my hair at home, so I'd rather put that in someone else's hands and monitor the results. Of course my hair is not that long but I doubt I will go back to a black salon.
I will still self relax because I can't see paying $60 for something I've been doing myself for years. I do plan to stretch longer.
I hadn't been to a salon in years because when I went to a black salon I didn't like what they did to it. Relax at the first sign of new growth (like every 4 weeks!!), slap some grease in it and sear it with a curling iron. Pick it out into some football helmet shaped thing and smile and say 'all done!' NO NO.
My hair is 4b, THIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCK. Very dry coarse and unmanageabe. I self relaxed and wore weaves and ponytails for years... till I found LHCF thru some friends on another board. Even so, I don't get the science of hair. I HATE to baby my hair. Not combing it? My hair would look like a rats nest. It's just too thick for that.
I started going to the dominicans 5 weeks ago. They don't yank combs through my hair. They pat my hair dry, not rub it with a towel. I get a wash, deep condition, roller set, and blow out of my roots every Saturday. I get the same stylist every week and she is very thorough. She doesn't yank or pull, she's quite gentle and my hair has never looked so good! She does a fabulous job, and I am experiencing much less breakage at home, lots of growth, and stronger hair than I was when I was doing my own.
I just can't grasp all that is needed to care for my hair at home, so I'd rather put that in someone else's hands and monitor the results. Of course my hair is not that long but I doubt I will go back to a black salon.
I will still self relax because I can't see paying $60 for something I've been doing myself for years. I do plan to stretch longer.