TheNewFine
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Has anyone heard of a California or Hollywood press? I was reading about it and sounds as if you leave conditioner in your hair and add a hair oil before you press or flat iron. I am trying to imagine how this would work. Anyone?
How to do a Hollywood Press
The Hollywood press (also known as the California press) is the technique of pressing black and african american hair so that it is silky, light, and soft to the touch, not greasy and stiff. This page shows how to achieve a Hollywood press with Northwest Scents natural black hair care products. We do not recommend this for relaxed or color treated hair.
If you hair is long we recommend that you work with your hair in sections so that it will be easier to deal with. Just separate it into four of five sections, and loosely braid each section.
1. Shampoo hair with Northwest Scents™ moisturizing shampoo (to cleanse hair and scalp, and leave it soft and manageable). Rinse. Shampoo again and rinse.
2. Apply Northwest Scents™ extra rich conditioner to roots and work through to the ends of the hair. Gently comb through hair in sections to detangle. If you need to add extra conditioner do so, so that the comb can move gently through the hair. This process softens the hair and detangles it. Leave conditioner in for ten minutes. Rinse hair.
3. Gently blot hair dry with towel to remove excess water. Hair should be damp to the touch, not dry, and not soaking wet. Apply additional Northwest Scents extra rich conditioner to hair and gently work into hair from roots to ends of the hair. Apply a small amount of Northwest Scents hair oil from roots to ends of hair to seal in conditioner and addextra moisture.
4. At this point you can either let your hair air dry, or use a blow dryer to dry it.
5. When hair is completely dry, it is ready to press. Use a flat iron or a pressing comb to press your hair. Read our tips page for more information on pressing hair.
How to do a Hollywood Press
The Hollywood press (also known as the California press) is the technique of pressing black and african american hair so that it is silky, light, and soft to the touch, not greasy and stiff. This page shows how to achieve a Hollywood press with Northwest Scents natural black hair care products. We do not recommend this for relaxed or color treated hair.
If you hair is long we recommend that you work with your hair in sections so that it will be easier to deal with. Just separate it into four of five sections, and loosely braid each section.
1. Shampoo hair with Northwest Scents™ moisturizing shampoo (to cleanse hair and scalp, and leave it soft and manageable). Rinse. Shampoo again and rinse.
2. Apply Northwest Scents™ extra rich conditioner to roots and work through to the ends of the hair. Gently comb through hair in sections to detangle. If you need to add extra conditioner do so, so that the comb can move gently through the hair. This process softens the hair and detangles it. Leave conditioner in for ten minutes. Rinse hair.
3. Gently blot hair dry with towel to remove excess water. Hair should be damp to the touch, not dry, and not soaking wet. Apply additional Northwest Scents extra rich conditioner to hair and gently work into hair from roots to ends of the hair. Apply a small amount of Northwest Scents hair oil from roots to ends of hair to seal in conditioner and addextra moisture.
4. At this point you can either let your hair air dry, or use a blow dryer to dry it.
5. When hair is completely dry, it is ready to press. Use a flat iron or a pressing comb to press your hair. Read our tips page for more information on pressing hair.
