Nonie
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Nonie, thanks for the info on this method. It looks interesting.
Question: How do you get the scalp dry? If your scalp is wet, doesn't it re-wet the hair and cause reversion?
Most people say it's best to do it on damp hair, so your scalp isn't wet...or it dries during the process. Remember you're sectioning out a very narrow strip and as you start to press from the base to the tip, one pass, you'll find your scalp doesn't even feature in the process. It's important that your hair isn't dripping wet coz the hot water can run down and scald you.
When I did my "safer" method, my hair was already first fully dry and stretched. I used Curlformers to stretch my hair because I wanted to cut back on use of heat. (I know most people believe in blow drying but I just imagine that sucking out all the moisture from my hair so that it's crisp--especially since I know a lot of products make my hair sticky so I prefer to "moisturize well" during the conditioning stage so I don't need a lot of products. Also I believe WTD presses do indeed leave hair softer, which to me is a sign of moisturized hair.
For the WTD stage of my safer method, I would undo a CF, and spray the hair (it was a very small section) with John Frieda Frizz-Ease Heat Defeat Protective Styling Spray (instead of plain water as in the past). I made sure each strand was very well coated. My scalp wasn't wet. I did this to every CF section, as I got to it. Only one pass of the flat iron was necessary for this. I didn't rush but I didn't hold it on one section of my hair but kept the iron moving. I was also holding my hair in a stretched mode with one hand while the iron dried it, releasing the stretching hand as I got to it so I could iron the ends. My hair looked like it had been blow dried when I was done.
And then came my final press where I seal the hair with a serum. I don't wet it at this point. I just section out narrow strips, coat very well with John Frieda Frizz-Ease Hair Serum, Thermal Protection Formula (When I say "coat very well" I don't mean use a lot. I mean use enough to make sure the strands are well coated. I focused on the intention to protect each strand and to seal it). Again I would apply to each section as I got to it, then press. The end results were a nice smooth finish.
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