The last good rollerset I did was on 16 week post relaxer hair. I would have kept going with my weekly rollersets, but I got cornrows instead. I plan to take these cornrows out after 3-4 weeks and "attempt" a rollerset on 21 week post relaxer hair.
I just started back using the keratin mist to give some body. I have tried just using water and shea butter oil. Then I tried just lacio lacio and spritz with water. The only thing I have not changed is the hardhat dryer. When I go to the salon she only uses a spray bottle with diluted lotta body and he has done my rollers while I was 10wks post before she does not even use heat protectan and my hair is nice and looks moisturized. I think I need to budget for a new dryer.
wow, thanks Salsarisma! 16 weeks is an incredible accomplishment!
CONGRATULATIONS!
like many ladies have found, my hair too, seemed so much drier with rollersets and trying to get that lil bit of oil in there without having my hair plastered to my head became too much trouble, so i had kinda given up.....i'm 14 weeks post now, but will texlax in 2, so you've given me new hope to try again.
also, thanks for the heads up on longhairlover!
but do you ladies actually comb your hair this far post, or do you just part it with the stick part of the comb and/or fingers...
(sorry, i just read that and fell out of my chair my jaw hit the ground so fast!)
with a stretch.Thank you for that recipie, Salsarisma!!!
yes, that sounds "thick" but i've damaged my hair too much with heat, which is why i'm here trying to learn, so it could never be overkill.
(i'm assuming the evco is extremely virgin castor oil)
i love the AO HSR but now, thanks to you, i'm going to try it with the oils inside!
i always thought it was enough on it's own, but not having added oils&honey might be why my hair gets so dry.
that parting the hair in 4 sections i think is key, too, because maybe i missed some pieces of hair before.
i'm gonna look up the UBH..(never heard of it, but i'm a newbie)
you are right girlie, before i give up totally, i need to try some different combos! thanks!
uh, excuse me, Longhairlover, you did WHAT???!!!
maybe we're not referring to the same thing, but are you really saying you went a YEAR post perm WHILE being able to STILL do rollersets?!
however, thanks for your post because it certainly says alot about stretching, too!
if by chance you were really referring to detangling conditioner's and leave-in's that helped you to do this (and yep, i'm still wondering if we're talking about the same thing because it is really DIFFICULT, at least for me), will you please share which products helped you to accomplish this incredibly amazing feat?
thank you ladies! you are restoring my faith in rollersets!
However I still experienced a lot of broken hairs when combing down my hair. The Organix coconut milk serum did the trick. Next week I want to try a flexi rod set... ETA here is a pic I took
You can post pics throughout the challenge, I think the pics help everyone on how to rollerset and it's fun. The progress pics are every several months but please post your pics whenever you want. I love to see hair pics.
**This is also a support group for us rollersetters so any questions please post them here even if your not in the challenge.
! I want to try a trial run a few times to see how it goes but it will help if I could see how the naturals do it - those with tightly coiled tresses
. Thanks!
I did a rollerset and changed up my products. I washed with CON and conditioned with Skala Aloe Vera and ceramide g3. I applied some kids organics shea butter detangler and Organix coconut milk serum then sprayed my hair with water while rollersetting. I dry wrap with Saran wrap under dryer for 10mins. My hair came out silky and not dry. Yaaay
Cool - I love what I have seen so far but I'm wondering if you could ask one or more questions like (hair type/texture - natural or relaxed etc.). I'm natural and I tried to rollerset my hair 2 or 3 times and each time it was a disaster. I'm not a rollersetter or not an accomplished one that's why I won't join just yet
but if you can find a moisturizing mist to keep your hair moisturized. I just bought Garniers mist leave in maybe try that, i'll post again after I use it on whether or not it weighed my hair down.
I'd like to join!!
I've never roller set and don't have any answers to the starting questions but, I'm going to read through this thread for ideas and then will post what I plan to do. In the meantime, my starting pic is in my siggy.
Warning: I may need some hand-holding so, be prepared for lots of questions.
Yay! I don't suppose you have a pic or two to post, huh?
lol this is the best pic i have of the roller set
i had some other pix but deleted them cause they just looked weird lol
