Not to be racist, but...

[Lovestyr]

I have been to a paul mitchell beauty school and redken beauty school and both times a non ethnic individual did my hair. I am not sure if it was the products or the experience as a stylist but, both product lines or in my staples. I was very pleased upon leaving had my hair flowing like....( dont know what to put) lol

 

[Loveygram]

Is it me, or does it seem like white hairdressers just don't know how to get our hair straight?

Two weeks ago, I got a weave done (that was wayy too tight so I took out immediately). My stylist sprayed a little olive oil on the little part of my hair she left out, then pressed it with her old-school ceramic iron that you put in the oven ...and it came out soooo straight! SO straight, that it still remains silky straight after I've co-washed 3 or 4 times since (I have 4a hair mind you). I think it's b/c I DCed with caramel treatment the day before.

But yesterday, after DCing again w/ caramel, I later went to get my hair pressed professionally(FINALLY) at a non-ethnic salon . The hair dresser simply washed/ conditioned my hair with high-end products, had me sit under the dryer for some time, then went right in to pressing my hair with a Chi flat iron. I was sort of disappointed, my hair was straighter, but it was the same poofy straight I get using my Sedu at home w/o paying $45. But my hair dresser was really friendly, and she really thought that was the straightest my kinky hair could get. So I didn't want to complain. 12 hours later, its froey again...soft and manageable...but froey


The story above also happened last year when I went to another non-ethnic salon to get my hair pressed. So I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem too? Why can't they get our hair straight but our own hairstylists can? What do they do different...is it the tools they use or what?

I have never gotten my hair as straight with a flat iron without brushing or combing at the same time as I can with a few passes with an old school pressing comb. Could just be technique.

 

[Jaffa]

I normally choose a salon/stylist by recommendation and one of the best stylist to relax and cut my hair was a white irish girl. She ran a predominantly black salon and was spot on when it came to chemicals colour and cutting. My friend once had her self relaxed hair blow dried and cut by an Italian barber - it looked phenomenal!
IMO you just need to shop around, go by reconmmendation by looking how good someone elses hair is. The worst ever hair experience was at the hand of a black salon - I didn't know them and walked in off the street for a chemical process. They damaged my hair so badly I had shoulder length hair cut right back to chin length

 

[Renewed1]

It's about technique and products. Redken products can get your hair STRAIGHT!!! But Garnier can get your hair really curly!!

So it depends...But I'm going to buy me some Redken products at TJMaxx.

 

[crazydaze911]

Im not trying to be racist either, but i ONLY go to dominicans or puertoricans - lol. I've tried black, white, chinese (that was the WORST) and spanish is still what works for my hair. and i dont go very often cuz most stylists arent gentle enough for me, but when i do, i want it done right, and i've paid for disappointment enough times. The best part is - the spanish stylists are the CHEAPEST and they do the best job.

btw - i've also had men of all races do my hair.