foxieroxienyc
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My hair is the MOST moisturized and soft it's ever been with any straightening process I've ever tried....
I decided today after my co-wash to do what I jokingly called a "white girl blow out." So I co-washed with a mix of Organix Vanilla Silk Conditioner and Nexxus Humectress (wanted to use my expensive Nexxus because I knew I had the intention of blowing it out). I detangled with my shower comb - before doing that I put in Salerm 21 and a dab of HE LTR Leave-in, sealed with my castor/coconut oil mix, and sprayed on heat protectant (Tresemme Heat Tamer which I had added some coconut oil to and SAA). I'm into mixing stuff as you can see
. I lightly blow dried my hair with a warm heat and low setting - Andis Tourmaline/Ionic colorwaves dryer. I used a wide tooth comb to facilitate the process. I only dried it til it was about 80% dry - so it still had some dampness. I sectioned off small parts from ear to ear as though I was going to flat iron and put the rest up and out of the way with a clip.
I used my new Conair Tourmaline/Ceramic roundbrush with the dryer and lightly turned the brush as I went down the length of the hair. I made sure to place a concentration nozzle on the dryer itself, and directed the air DOWN the hair shaft and over the brush. The temp was set to Warm Temp/High Speed. It wasn't smoking hot AT ALL. I did this until my entire head was done. I lost little hair, Just some sheds, and yes there was some breakage, but not a lot at all which surprised me. I think I lost more hair when I roller set the other day. When I was done I wanted a little more of a bump on the ends so I set my ends on jumbo caruso rollers.
The end result was AMAZING! My hair was swinging, and I notice that my hair is SO INCREDIBLY MOISTURIZED. Lately when I have tried to rollerset/blow roots, my hair feels dry. And when I flat iron once in a blue moon I feel like my hair catches on itself if I run my fingers through it... Now my hands can glide RIGHT THROUGH, and my hair is light and blowing in the wind.
I was so afraid to try this, but this seems to be the best way for me to do straight styles - and I am 8 weeks post with 8 weeks more to go til touch-up time (stopped transitioning, wasn't ready). I have NOT been doing straight styles anyway, just braidouts/twistouts/bantu knot outs and straighten maybe 1x a week to every 2 weeks. Just what I need, yet ANOTHER method and reason to use heat, lol. MODERATION!!
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I decided today after my co-wash to do what I jokingly called a "white girl blow out." So I co-washed with a mix of Organix Vanilla Silk Conditioner and Nexxus Humectress (wanted to use my expensive Nexxus because I knew I had the intention of blowing it out). I detangled with my shower comb - before doing that I put in Salerm 21 and a dab of HE LTR Leave-in, sealed with my castor/coconut oil mix, and sprayed on heat protectant (Tresemme Heat Tamer which I had added some coconut oil to and SAA). I'm into mixing stuff as you can see. I lightly blow dried my hair with a warm heat and low setting - Andis Tourmaline/Ionic colorwaves dryer. I used a wide tooth comb to facilitate the process. I only dried it til it was about 80% dry - so it still had some dampness. I sectioned off small parts from ear to ear as though I was going to flat iron and put the rest up and out of the way with a clip.I used my new Conair Tourmaline/Ceramic roundbrush with the dryer and lightly turned the brush as I went down the length of the hair. I made sure to place a concentration nozzle on the dryer itself, and directed the air DOWN the hair shaft and over the brush. The temp was set to Warm Temp/High Speed. It wasn't smoking hot AT ALL. I did this until my entire head was done. I lost little hair, Just some sheds, and yes there was some breakage, but not a lot at all which surprised me. I think I lost more hair when I roller set the other day. When I was done I wanted a little more of a bump on the ends so I set my ends on jumbo caruso rollers.
The end result was AMAZING! My hair was swinging, and I notice that my hair is SO INCREDIBLY MOISTURIZED. Lately when I have tried to rollerset/blow roots, my hair feels dry. And when I flat iron once in a blue moon I feel like my hair catches on itself if I run my fingers through it... Now my hands can glide RIGHT THROUGH, and my hair is light and blowing in the wind.
I was so afraid to try this, but this seems to be the best way for me to do straight styles - and I am 8 weeks post with 8 weeks more to go til touch-up time (stopped transitioning, wasn't ready). I have NOT been doing straight styles anyway, just braidouts/twistouts/bantu knot outs and straighten maybe 1x a week to every 2 weeks. Just what I need, yet ANOTHER method and reason to use heat, lol. MODERATION!!
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Your hair looks really pretty!
