Buckeyecurlz
Well-Known Member
I'm still devastated!!!!
I lit a few candles around the house the other evening while I was wrapping presents and enjoying holiday music. My cell rang, I answered and as I was moving around talking on my cell at some point I leaned up against the counter- my back was facing the counter where a lit candle lay - and a few seconds later I hear a strange sound! It took just a few seconds for me to determine that the sound was my hair - IN FLAMES!
Without hesitating, I reached around and grabbed my hair from the base of my neck and quickly ran my fingers all the way through the end of my hair, little burnt pieces of hair fell to the floor in front of me. I was expecting to feel heat from the flame but I didn't. I calmly said to the person on the other end of the phone, "I have to call you back, my hair was just in flames!" and promptly hung up. For a few seconds I just stared at the burnt hairs laying in front of me on the floor and smelling the awful smell of burnt up hairs
I slowly made my way to the bathroom to access the damage. I have W/L hair which I've only obtained maybe six months ago, so this incident really hurt! (It wouldn't of mattered if it was rice length though-I can't believe I was in flames-SMH!)
I got my round brush out and lightly brushed thru small sections of hair watching quarter inch pieces fall into the sink. I didn't lose as much as I imagined but just the thought of my hair being on fire had me sick to my stomach! Not to mention the SMELL!
After brushing out the last of the burnt up hair, I grabbed a big handful of coconut oil and smeared it thru my entire head! I put my hair up in a pineapple bun and called it a night! I had plans of flat-ironing for Christmas but its been oiled down since it happened! I'm afraid to take it down and manipulate it at all!!
All that to say- WHAT SHOULD I DO FIRST????
Please help?!?
I lit a few candles around the house the other evening while I was wrapping presents and enjoying holiday music. My cell rang, I answered and as I was moving around talking on my cell at some point I leaned up against the counter- my back was facing the counter where a lit candle lay - and a few seconds later I hear a strange sound! It took just a few seconds for me to determine that the sound was my hair - IN FLAMES!
Without hesitating, I reached around and grabbed my hair from the base of my neck and quickly ran my fingers all the way through the end of my hair, little burnt pieces of hair fell to the floor in front of me. I was expecting to feel heat from the flame but I didn't. I calmly said to the person on the other end of the phone, "I have to call you back, my hair was just in flames!" and promptly hung up. For a few seconds I just stared at the burnt hairs laying in front of me on the floor and smelling the awful smell of burnt up hairs
I slowly made my way to the bathroom to access the damage. I have W/L hair which I've only obtained maybe six months ago, so this incident really hurt! (It wouldn't of mattered if it was rice length though-I can't believe I was in flames-SMH!)
I got my round brush out and lightly brushed thru small sections of hair watching quarter inch pieces fall into the sink. I didn't lose as much as I imagined but just the thought of my hair being on fire had me sick to my stomach! Not to mention the SMELL!
After brushing out the last of the burnt up hair, I grabbed a big handful of coconut oil and smeared it thru my entire head! I put my hair up in a pineapple bun and called it a night! I had plans of flat-ironing for Christmas but its been oiled down since it happened! I'm afraid to take it down and manipulate it at all!!
All that to say- WHAT SHOULD I DO FIRST????
Please help?!?
keep faith 
and keep it in hidden styles until you can see a stylist. Maybe a side braid? On WSL hair that's bound to be pretty 
First glad you are ok! Second, I'd trim the sections that burned maybe about an inch, depending on how bad the damage was. Then I'd baby those sections as much as possible with conditioner, heavy sealing, DCing, and low manipulation.
