How did you apply it, wet or dry hair?
I started trying to apply it on dry hair, but it was too sticky, so I dampened my hair with water using a spray bottle to finish the application.
Did you blow dry or wet set?
I dried my hair about 50% under a hood dryer on low, pretty much an air-dry after I put in my leave-ins (Garnier Fructis smoothing milk and chi silk infusion), then I finished drying it with a blow dryer and comb attachment. I then flat-ironed with a 1-inch Biosilk Tourmaline Ceramic flat iron (by Farouk.) I flat iron on a low setting – only 280 degrees & one pass. Clearly, my hair would be straighter/ silkier at a higher setting, so keep that in mind.
Does it feel like a chemical on your hair?
No, it doesn't feel anything like a chemical AT ALL. I took a lot of shots of my new growth texture, so people can see that it's not like a relaxer. It made my hair and new growth softer and easier to comb through, but it did not actually straighten it like a relaxer.
Is this a keeper for you?
Yes! I plan to keep using it and I will re-order because I am trying to do a loooong stretch & this made it easy to comb through my new growth. My hair felt sooo soft and it had a nice bounce and shine. I usually hate flat-ironing, but this one came out well without all those little broken hairs everywhere. I was impressed with the level of conditioning. I always pre-poo, but this is the best pre-poo I have done, if you want to call it that.
Could some members make this at home?
Yes. I don’t doubt that some of our mixtresses have a similar product that they make already. If this is you, you don’t need this!
Coconut Virgin Hair Serum
IMO, this is just like coconut oil. It worked well, but the bottle is really tiny. I won't re-purchase it.
What about working out?
I have no idea. I have been ill. I plan on working out this weekend, though.
Yeah, so will this straighten my hair/ loosen my texture?
I don’t know! LOL. It seemed to loosen mine, but I only have new growth. It definitely softened my NG and made it a whole lot easier to deal with. It will SMOOTH – hence the name DivaSmooth, but I don’t think it will STRAIGHTEN without the use of thermal heating appliances. As I said, this is a keeper for me.
Pics are below…..sorry they are HUGE! I tried 3 times to re-size them, but I am tired. ETA: They look regular now! Yea.
Dry hair before application:
Blow-dried after application:
Flat-ironed @ 280 degrees:
Results:
I’m feeling ill & I am really busy with law school; I’ll try to log back in tomorrow and check on this thread, or you can PM me.
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UPDATE: After about 4 or 5 days, I shampoo'd and roller set my hair. I did the saran wrap method, but did not blow out my roots. They were smooth at first & I was really excited, but after going outside, they got pretty puffy :-(. The moral is what we already figured out: tension and heat may still be needed to get your roots or natural hair straight.
I did not exercise any time between the application & shampooing (I'm sad to admit) a) because I was still sick and b) I had a legal memo due! Sorry....
In a a couple of weeks or so, I plan to use DivaSmooth again as a yummy DC
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Final Update: Feel free to PM me with any questions. I had stopped checking on this thread because there was way too much drama surrounding this product. However, I did continue to use it and I will do a new update soon.
I started trying to apply it on dry hair, but it was too sticky, so I dampened my hair with water using a spray bottle to finish the application.
Did you blow dry or wet set?
I dried my hair about 50% under a hood dryer on low, pretty much an air-dry after I put in my leave-ins (Garnier Fructis smoothing milk and chi silk infusion), then I finished drying it with a blow dryer and comb attachment. I then flat-ironed with a 1-inch Biosilk Tourmaline Ceramic flat iron (by Farouk.) I flat iron on a low setting – only 280 degrees & one pass. Clearly, my hair would be straighter/ silkier at a higher setting, so keep that in mind.
Does it feel like a chemical on your hair?
No, it doesn't feel anything like a chemical AT ALL. I took a lot of shots of my new growth texture, so people can see that it's not like a relaxer. It made my hair and new growth softer and easier to comb through, but it did not actually straighten it like a relaxer.
Is this a keeper for you?
Yes! I plan to keep using it and I will re-order because I am trying to do a loooong stretch & this made it easy to comb through my new growth. My hair felt sooo soft and it had a nice bounce and shine. I usually hate flat-ironing, but this one came out well without all those little broken hairs everywhere. I was impressed with the level of conditioning. I always pre-poo, but this is the best pre-poo I have done, if you want to call it that.
Could some members make this at home?
Yes. I don’t doubt that some of our mixtresses have a similar product that they make already. If this is you, you don’t need this!
Coconut Virgin Hair Serum
IMO, this is just like coconut oil. It worked well, but the bottle is really tiny. I won't re-purchase it.
What about working out?
I have no idea. I have been ill. I plan on working out this weekend, though.
Yeah, so will this straighten my hair/ loosen my texture?
I don’t know! LOL. It seemed to loosen mine, but I only have new growth. It definitely softened my NG and made it a whole lot easier to deal with. It will SMOOTH – hence the name DivaSmooth, but I don’t think it will STRAIGHTEN without the use of thermal heating appliances. As I said, this is a keeper for me.
Pics are below…..sorry they are HUGE! I tried 3 times to re-size them, but I am tired. ETA: They look regular now! Yea.
Dry hair before application:
Blow-dried after application:
Flat-ironed @ 280 degrees:
Results:
I’m feeling ill & I am really busy with law school; I’ll try to log back in tomorrow and check on this thread, or you can PM me.
______________________________________________________________________________
UPDATE: After about 4 or 5 days, I shampoo'd and roller set my hair. I did the saran wrap method, but did not blow out my roots. They were smooth at first & I was really excited, but after going outside, they got pretty puffy :-(. The moral is what we already figured out: tension and heat may still be needed to get your roots or natural hair straight.
I did not exercise any time between the application & shampooing (I'm sad to admit) a) because I was still sick and b) I had a legal memo due! Sorry....
In a a couple of weeks or so, I plan to use DivaSmooth again as a yummy DC
.______________________________________________________________________________
Final Update: Feel free to PM me with any questions. I had stopped checking on this thread because there was way too much drama surrounding this product. However, I did continue to use it and I will do a new update soon.
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erplexed.
Your hair looks really healthy and shiny. I ordered it and I can't wait to use it.
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