Relaxed Hair Thread

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Thanks ladies. I'll try skipping the heat for a while. It's just gonna be oh so hard :( I'm sooooo addicted to my flat iron. My best bet though like y'all suggested is to airdry and do a bun with fake hair. I was considering buying a fake one anyway so I can baggy underneath. Hopefully I'll be able to do this, I just don't have a lot of patience lol I need to work on it. :) I'll experiment with other drying methods and see what gives me the best results. Are there anyways to dry hair without heat where at least my roots will be straight and nice for if I want to continuously wear a slicked back bun (for protective styling)?
 
How do you finger detangle your relaxed hair? How many days do you go without combing? Just Curious.
 
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cutiepiesensei

if it makes you feel better, i had a bald fade in 2010! :lol: i reached APL in Aug of 2011 but had to cut my progress off, due to a setback. i still say you should wet wrap/silk wrap your hair, or hide in under wigs until you can get it under control.

cutiepiesensei said:
@beloved1bx Yeah I posted another thread and heard the same thing :/ But I'm willing to DC more often. My hair is just soooooo short right now that when I don't flat iron, it looks a straight HOT MESS lol. It was suggested to me to stop blowdrying and rollerset instead. Do you think I could possibly blow dry on cool air as well?

And one more question, did any of you ladies start out at a length above SL? I see so many women reaching these beautiful lengths but quite a few started out at SL. I just wish I could at least be SL :/ I need the encouragement lol. Thanks in advance!
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cutiepiesensei said:
Thanks ladies. I'll try skipping the heat for a while. It's just gonna be oh so hard :( I'm sooooo addicted to my flat iron. My best bet though like y'all suggested is to airdry and do a bun with fake hair. I was considering buying a fake one anyway so I can baggy underneath. Hopefully I'll be able to do this, I just don't have a lot of patience lol I need to work on it. :) I'll experiment with other drying methods and see what gives me the best results. Are there anyways to dry hair without heat where at least my roots will be straight and nice for if I want to continuously wear a slicked back bun (for protective styling)?
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If you don't mind bunning it'll get easier to give up your flat iron. Try air drying using the scarf method. After conditioning, moisturize your hair and cover your edges with a folded scarf or bandana. You can add a little aloe Vera gel or any other gel to your edges first if you like. This way your edges will dry flat for your buns. I like to constantly run my fingers through my hair while it dries to help it detangle. I think some air dry in braids. See what works for you. If you find that your ends are making things difficult you could try dusting them to see If that helps without having to commit to a serious trim where you loose significant length.
 
I haven't done a big bun in a while, so I decided to do one today:


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I'm a little out of practice, but I like it.

cutiepiesensei - I haven't used direct heat since 2010. Airdrying is definitely something you should try. I'll find a thread for you.

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I think i'm gonna start going to the hair salon for wkly wash n sets for a while. I'm actually just tired of doing my own hair. I have a ton of Dominican salons at my disposal and sometimes it just feels better to have someone else do it for a change. Although I love washing and conditioning my own hair, it's the afterwork that I oftentimes can't be bothered with. I don't feel like rollersetting and sitting under my dryer only to not have the rollerset come out as smooth and taut as when they do it.
 
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i made a big boo-boo. i fell asleep with that aphogee 2 step. now i have protein overload. i have been dc'ing early this morning. i can't even detangle my hair. so all i did was moisturize and seal. i put my hair in 6 twists. i will dc and cowash again tomorrow or saturday. my hair needs a rest.
 
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shortdub78 said:
@cutiepiesensei

if it makes you feel better, i had a bald fade in 2010! :lol: i reached APL in Aug of 2011 but had to cut my progress off, due to a setback. i still say you should wet wrap/silk wrap your hair, or hide in under wigs until you can get it under control.
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Wow @shortdub you betta grow on girl :lol:.. but seriously, great progress!
 
Relaxed ladies... has anyone who has had NL hair ever done a successful rollerset? I can't seem to find a thread on short-haired-roller-settters :lachen:
I'm about to put some box braids in for a while! I'm determined to hit SL this year!
 
hey ladies! Sorry I have taken a while to respond, I had all my wisdom teeth taken out yesterday so I really haven't been up to doing much of anything :(

divachyk I don't comb a whole lot aside from wash day (with a shower comb). I tend to use either a paddle brush, boar birstle brush, or my fingers

sunnieb Is rollersetting direct heat?

shortdub78 actually that did make me feel a little better lol
 
cutiepiesensei said:
hey ladies! Sorry I have taken a while to respond, I had all my wisdom teeth taken out yesterday so I really haven't been up to doing much of anything :(

divachyk I don't comb a whole lot aside from wash day (with a shower comb). I tend to use either a paddle brush, boar birstle brush, or my fingers

sunnieb Is rollersetting direct heat?

shortdub78 [/b]actually that did make me feel a little better lol[/b]
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so if i can do it on my own, you can too! oh, i know direct heat question is for Sunnieb, but no you don't use direct heat for rollersetting. you can sit under the dryer or airdry your set.
 
Tried something new last night -

My ends were looking poofy and dry. They were moist to the touch, but poofy. I sprayed my ends only with diluted NTM and put in two bantu knots and went to bed.

Here are the results:


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I'm going to add a little carrot oil, but I really like how it turned out! :yep:

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Mische said:
@mywill33 I used Silk Dreams products for about 2 months to really test them out, and the only thing that will be staying in rotation is the Silk Dreams Nourish oil and Go Moist shampoo. The shampoo smells great and frees my scalp of itchies without drying out my new growth. As for Vanilla Silk, I liked how it soaked in but after I rinsed it felt like I hadn't deep conditioned and my wet hair felt dry-ish. I'm not used to that feeling... although it airdried pretty soft. The Silky Soft leave-in smells good and also went on my wet hair nicely, but again just doesn't compare to my SSI Coco Creme leave-in. The products are definitely nice, I just didn't find them to be better than my current staples.
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I am under the dryer as I type with the Vanilla Silk under my hair I can wait to see the results! I got a relaxer last week and used WGO on my scalp. After my husband gave me such a hard time about the smell, I washed it out! (It's wash day anyway!:rolleyes:) I had so much build up on my scalp for that and co washing Wednesday. So I washed once with Elusense Volume Clarifying, proceeded with the Joico K PAK shampoo, conditioner, and reconstructer. I washed that out and applied the Vanilla Silk. I will roller set it with my Kitchen Beautician mix and see how it turns out. :grin:
 
I'm finally identifying early mistakes and getting a solid regimen. I'm also trying to reduce the amount of products I use on a regular basis.

I had an epiphany about air drying last night - if I want to have smoother results my finishing product should not be water based. So I applied Rusk Smoother and coconut oil on wet hair, t-shirt dried to 80% dry, then applied GVP Silk Remedy and detangled. My twist-out today is very nice, got a few compliments.. smooth ends too.

Mische Some people rave about Vanilla Silk as a leave-in, especially to set a braid-out/bantu knots, etc. Maybe you could give this shot?

I still love Vanilla Silk as a DC and last night I mixed it with my beloved Kera Pro Restorative treatment (that stuff is too pricey to use it by itself all the time, plus its chock full of keratin protein), and Roux PC and the results were heavenly.. extremely moisturized and very few shed/broken hairs.

I'm also learning not try to comb out a braid-out/twist-out.. just leads to ragged ends, I dunno why I'm always tempted to do it though. I'm just gonna put my hair into a few large twists or braids at night until my next wash.
 
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Mische said:
I used Silk Dreams products for about 2 months to really test them out, and the only thing that will be staying in rotation is the Silk Dreams Nourish oil and Go Moist shampoo. The shampoo smells great and frees my scalp of itchies without drying out my new growth. As for Vanilla Silk, I liked how it soaked in but after I rinsed it felt like I hadn't deep conditioned and my wet hair felt dry-ish. I'm not used to that feeling... although it airdried pretty soft. The Silky Soft leave-in smells good and also went on my wet hair nicely, but again just doesn't compare to my SSI Coco Creme leave-in. The products are definitely nice, I just didn't find them to be better than my current staples.
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Thanks a lot for the review Mische. I still want to try the Vanilla Silk conditioner though and is the only thing in this line I am really itching to try, even though I am very pleased with my current staple conditioners. If I like it, it is just one more staple conditioner I will have in my stash to choose from:grin:.
 
Raspberry that's a great tip to use up Vanilla Silk! :yep: It's funny because I was considering using conditioner to set my dry braidouts...was eyeing the Darcy's Pumpkin conditiner for this.

Aggie I definitely think you should try Vanilla Silk if you're curious. I experienced minimal breakage too while detangling with it just like Raspberry mentioned. Her prices and shipping are reasonable, too. I think she's having a sale within the next week or so for Valentine's Day if you're interested.
 
Mische said:
@Raspberry that's a great tip to use up Vanilla Silk! :yep: It's funny because I was considering using conditioner to set my dry braidouts...was eyeing the Darcy's Pumpkin conditiner for this.

@Aggie I definitely think you should try Vanilla Silk if you're curious. I experienced minimal breakage too while detangling with it just like @Raspberry mentioned. Her prices and shipping are reasonable, too. I think she's having a sale within the next week or so for Valentine's Day if you're interested.
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Thanks Mische. Chicoro's prepoo has been very helpful in reducing and stopping detangling breakage in my hair so I think I would be fine if I keep up with using it regularly:yep:. And yes, I am very much interested in a v-day sale if SD is having one.
 
Ladies don't sleep on hair sense combs. I love them! All thanks go out to Nix08 for introducing me to them.

I've been having great luck with oil rinsing too.
 
I dc'd my hair tonight, but it's taking it's sweet time to airdry.

Whatever. 'Bout to put in 2 bantu knots and go to bed. :yep:

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^^^Is that a sign of something? Over-moisturized??? I did a protein dc last night so...:ohwell:

Maybe 'cause it's winter?
 
sunnieb said:
^^^Is that a sign of something? Over-moisturized??? I did a protein dc last night so...:ohwell:

Maybe 'cause it's winter?
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sunnieb I typically take longer to air dry in the winter than summer for whatever reason. Hooded drying time is the same regardless of the season.
 
divachyk - I've just gotten used to going to bed with damp hair.

Another thing that changed is that I've gone back to using my EVCO when I airdry. All of a sudden, castor oil seemed to be too much and too heavy.
 
Does anyone use any products from the Aubrey Organics line? Which products do you use on your relaxed hair?
 
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