Pressing 4B relaxed hair

[prettygrl]

I haven't had a relaxer in months--I had a bad, bad experience with a relaxer. I have been wearing my hair in braids. My hair texture is packed extremly tight (so it appears thick) but the individual strands are fine.
My new growth is is extremly hard to deal with. Does anyone out there of similiar hair- and tamed it by pressing it?
I know pressing won't last long, but I would like to wear it down and out for a week or so....
My mom says this is do-able- but I remember when I was little and she would press my hair---I don't want those results- I want movement...Are there any 4b's who press?

 

[Ayeshia]

do you mean just pressing the roots? Because you arent supposed to press the whole length if its relaxed...unless the comb is on a very very low temp. Which is usually never the case.

 

[prettygrl]

Yes, pressing the new growth or maybe just using the flat iron

 

[Neroli]

How about a dominician blow-out -- rollerset and then have the roots blown dried. Excellent results and may be less damaging and last longer than pressing.