Low/No Heat Ladies...

[Arcadian]

Appliance wise I use heat 1-2 times a year. I do microwave my deep conditioner weekly though, just enough to melt the oil when necessary. I don't really count that as heat though because I don't sit under a drier after application. (and its pretty tepid feeling when I put it on)


I usually dry my hair in a ghetto bun It takes a while though, depending on how dry the air is. SInce I also rinse my hair after working out, my hair is very rarely dry.


So even though I didn't use heat for quite a long time in excess, I was missing the other part of the equation which was care. I had seriously fragile hair and had so much breakage it wasn't even funny. Once I learned minimize it my hair thrived, so for me no heat+good hair regimine=strong healthy hair.


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[Doremie13]

are any of you low/no heat ladies relaxed? if so.. what do you do to your hair after you let it airdry as far as styling?

I noticed a difference right away with the combination of washing my hair more frequently and not using the blow drier, curling or flat iron. I don't have broken hairs all over the floor, and my hair is softer and has grown longer and thicker. I also only comb my hair after it's been washed.

As for styling, I realized that I love my hair wavy and curly from doing braidouts with box braids. I used to spend a lot of time and heat drying my hair straight, using the flat iron to get it straighter, using a deep wave plate to make it wavy, and then using the curling iron to roll the ends under. I get the same effect now looking like a little girl with four plaits on damp hair!

It took a while to play around with the right products to keep my hair moisturized, tangle-free and conditioned. Also, learning how to tie my scarf right and using it to actually help dry my hair keeps my style from looking frizzy and gives me looser, longer waves. HTH...

 

[sprungonhairboards]

MizaniMami I've been meaning to mention your hair is killing me! So shiny, and every hair looks the exact same length Beautiful!

 

[Mestiza]

I don't use any heat, whatsoever. I've tried using a little, but my hair looks and feels so much better w/o the use of any.

My relaxed hair remains pretty straight during washing, airdrying, etc... Usually, I airdy in a bun and the new growth is a somewhat wavy b/c I don't like to pull hair my, tightly. When I let it airdy hanging down my new growth does dry wavier. I stretch my touch-ups around 26 weeks, but my hair seems to be growing faster so maybe, I'll stretch 16 weeks. I've tried to rollerset my hair, but that was a nightmare!

I wear my hair in a bun (most of the time), ponytail and hanging down.

BTW, my hair is coarse and very thick.

 

[OneInAMillion]

I never thought I would be saying this, but I've been on a mini personal challenge to cut back heat. After seeing all these posts about using heat, I decided to at least try cutting back. So, I eliminated heat for a whopping 2 weeks and I see a dramatic difference in the thickness of my hair. Normally, I get my roots blown every week, but to save my hair and my pockets, I'm trying to scale that back.

Anyway, I'll be posting my yearly update pretty soon, but reducing heat does help, and I hope it will equate with growth now that I have some no heat styling options that I like and can do on my own.

 

[Crystalicequeen123]

Okay...well, it looks like I have to try bun-drying. Do you keep your hair in the bun for the whole day?? Because I usually wash my hair at night after class, or after work, and I would imagine that my hair would dry very slllowwwly in a bun.

 

[Mestiza]

Okay...well, it looks like I have to try bun-drying. Do you keep your hair in the bun for the whole day?? Because I usually wash my hair at night after class, or after work, and I would imagine that my hair would dry very slllowwwly in a bun.

My hair takes a long time to airdry, in general. I leave it in a bun for most of the day (or all night if washing late). My hair is thick, coarse and pretty long and it takes the actual bun part of my hair so long to dry b/c that's where most of the length is located. It's still damp when I prepare for bed. I'm looking forward to warmer months b/c it dries faster.

 

[NIN4eva]

bumping....bumping....

More heat-free ideas, questions anyone?