foil & heat on the ends

[coilygirl]

Hi Ladies:

I'm intrigued by the "foil on the ends/with heat" routine.
Please provide more information and answers to these questions:

1.Can I use something other than petroleum or pressing oil?
The thought of putting those oils on my hair seems odd.

2.Also: are there any naturals who have tried this.

Thanks in advance
Coilygirl

 

[carmella25]

yes you can use other products. I use to use petroleum but i didnt like it after a while so i started to you that profective cream in the yellow jar.

 

[Leshia]

Carmella, what have you noticed with this??? Does it keep you from having to trim? Or is it for another purpose??

 

[adrienne0914]

i always think of bacon when i see this mentioned, and we all know how fried bacon looks... /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

adrienne

 

[VALLEYGIRL]

Like I was telling Adrienne earlier I have heard of this process used in beauty salons in Beverly Hills before. But they use conditioner on the length of the hair, apply the foil and a WARM flat iron.

The purpose of this is to open the cuticles so heat can absorb...the same thing a heating cap would do or sitting under a hood dryer for a conditioning treatment.

I am not sure of the benefits of doing it with petroleum or pressing oil would be. These products I usually just use to kinda act as a covering to my hair to keep the ends from drying out when I wear my hair straight.

I dont see how it would be beneficial inside the cuticle they way a good protein conditioner would...ya know?
Maybe it does add moisture to your ends? I am too scared to try it..I also think of frying the hair like bacon...especially with the foil acting like a conductor for the heat and holding the iron in one place on for a while.....I dont know about this one.

Valleygirl

 

[Leshia]

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VALLEYGIRL said:
Like I was telling Adrienne earlier I have heard of this process used in beauty salons in Beverly Hills before. But they use conditioner on the length of the hair, apply the foil and a WARM flat iron.

The purpose of this is to open the cuticles so heat can absorb...the same thing a heating cap would do or sitting under a hood dryer for a conditioning treatment.

I am not sure of the benefits of doing it with petroleum or pressing oil would be. These products I usually just use to kinda act as a covering to my hair to keep the ends from drying out when I wear my hair straight.

I dont see how it would be beneficial inside the cuticle they way a good protein conditioner would...ya know?
Maybe it does add moisture to your ends? I am too scared to try it..I also think of frying the hair like bacon...especially with the foil acting like a conductor for the heat and holding the iron in one place on for a while.....I dont know about this one.

Valleygirl


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Well, now that you put it that way.....you DO have a point there... /images/graemlins/ohwell.gif

 

[Allandra]

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adrienne0914 said:
i always think of bacon when i see this mentioned, and we all know how fried bacon looks... /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

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D I T T O ! ! !

 

[brownrelaxedhair]

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Board=Women&amp;Number=21932&amp;page=&amp;view=&amp;sb=5&amp;o=&amp;fpart=all&amp;vc=1

Here's a thread I found that discussed this very subject before. If the link doesn't work type in 'sealing the ends' in the search button /images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[coilygirl]

Thanks everyone for your replies and insights.

And brownrelaxedhair

Thanks so much for posting the thread link...I will read it.
Best wishes,
coilygirl

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