Setting to Success 2013

So Ive been trying to figure out how to moisturize without flattening my nice waves from my bantu knot out. Then I remembered this moisturizing spritz recipe from YT.

It has AVJ, glycerin, rose water, cocoveda oil, shea moisture damage repair hair & scalp serum (has keratin), water and vitamin e. When my SAA comes, i will add some of that too.

It really does the job! I used it last night before pin curling and my hair is still soo moist without feeling greasy. Its shiny too and shows off my henna color nicely.

I think I just made my newest staple!!
 
Checking in. Still setting weekly. Currently under the dryer after a wash/DC and leave-in. I'm still setting only with my leave-in of choice and hair is still full and bouncy. Since I'm only 3 weeks post relaxed, I have no need to flat iron my roots :-)
 
I used CHI Silk Infusion as a heat protectant this week and I will be using that a heat protectant from now on, except on protein days. Im not sure if keratin and silk on the same day are a good idea, so I will my crece pelo nearby for that. Anyway, the CHI gave me a smooth rollerset and I was able to use a higher temperature under the dryer (I assumed this was necessary as CHI does penetrate and not using enough heat may make it hard) and when I finished, my rollers were so smooth I thought I did something wrong. I also have stronger strands and less breakage. This stuff will make me addicted to rollersetting.
 
I missed my weekend set and set yesterday instead. I flat ironed and slept in flexi rods. I will post pictures later on today.
 
Got my Pibbs today :yay: quick question - do you guys use protein every time you roller set? My wet relaxed hair is a tad fragile (used protein last week to strengthen it up) but it tends to not be able to tolerate a great deal of protein.
 
caliscurls said:
Got my Pibbs today :yay: quick question - do you guys use protein every time you roller set? My wet relaxed hair is a tad fragile (used protein last week to strengthen it up) but it tends to not be able to tolerate a great deal of protein.
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I use cassia 2 or 3 times a month's with Greek yogurt, so that is the only protein my hair needs. Hopefully some relaxed ladies will chime in
 
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Forgot to take a pic the morning, but here is my hair right before bed time. I did a Rollerset set , partial flat iron and slept in flexi rods
 
caliscurls said:
Got my Pibbs today :yay: quick question - do you guys use protein every time you roller set? My wet relaxed hair is a tad fragile (used protein last week to strengthen it up) but it tends to not be able to tolerate a great deal of protein.
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I use CHI silk infusion now. I know that fragile feeling you speak of. CHI is good enough to provide protein to strengthen the hair but not overpower it. It's a good heat protectant and your hair will stay moisturized for days.

Please excuse my iPhone; it's trying to get it together
 
Saludable84 said:
I use CHI silk infusion now. I know that fragile feeling you speak of. CHI is good enough to provide protein to strengthen the hair but not overpower it. It's a good heat protectant and your hair will stay moisturized for days.

Please excuse my iPhone; it's trying to get it together
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Saludable84 what is your technique? I have some CHI silk infusion left over from my blow dry/flat iron days. Do you apply a tad to each section being rolled or to all of your hair at once?
 
caliscurls said:
Saludable84 what is your technique? I have some CHI silk infusion left over from my blow dry/flat iron days. Do you apply a tad to each section being rolled or to all of your hair at once?
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I apply it to each section. I section the hair in 5 and apply it to eat section as I rollerset, not sooner. I also rewet with water before applying.
 
I'm not in the challenge per se, but I do roller set my hair 2x. My hair always looks lush and healthy. Love roller setting so dearly!
 

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Angelicus said:
I'm not in the challenge per se, but I do roller set my hair 2x. My hair always looks lush and healthy. Love roller setting so dearly!
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Your hair looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing. You definitely don't have to be on the challenge, but hair inspiration is always welcome. What products do you use of your sets.
 
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Sitting under my Pibbs right now. For some reason the process of detangling and rolling my hair was easy. I am 11 weeks post. I plan to relax at 13 weeks post but if next weeks wash day is like today I may hold off for another couple of weeks. My hair feels strong and there was very little breakage. We'll see how next week wash day goes.
 
Blairx0 said:
Your hair looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing. You definitely don't have to be on the challenge, but hair inspiration is always welcome. What products do you use of your sets.
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Thank you! Most of the time I use Silk Dreams Wheat Germ Butter Conditioner as a leave-in. Sometimes I use a mixture of the conditioner with Motions Foaming Wrap Lotion to have a harder set.

I have been pin curling my hair at night lately... Finally figured out how to do it correctly. I have to twist at the hairline before curling and securing with a pin. Love it! I wish more people would roller set.

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Angelicus said:
Thank you! Most of the time I use Silk Dreams Wheat Germ Butter Conditioner as a leave-in. Sometimes I use a mixture of the conditioner with Motions Foaming Wrap Lotion to have a harder set.

I have been pin curling my hair at night lately... Finally figured out how to do it correctly. I have to twist at the hairline before curling and securing with a pin. Love it! I wish more people would roller set.

Sent from my phone using LHCF app.
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I can't pin curl for the life at me. I will have to try the twist and pin method!
 
Doing my first roller set of the year, sitting under the dryer now. Things didn't quite go as planned but hopefully this turns out well. Here's what I did

Thoroughly detangled with my pre-poo mix on dry hair
Pre-parted my hair in sections like Ms. Kibibi
Unraveled and added AO Honey Suckle Rose to each section then lightly twisted (in the same sections). Let that sit for 30 min
Hopped in the shower and for each section:
- rinsed
- clarified with suave naturals daily clarifier....the porosity of my hair started going up so I quickly grabbed my PC conditioner
- rinsed the suave out, added the PC, then rinsed after about a min and twisted backed up

Roller set using the Mohawk method. Since my hair was in sections already I decided against the Chi Silk Infusion lest i use too much.
- thoroughly applied Roux 619 leave in to my entire head..without undoing the sections
Then by section:
- applied tressemme naturals moisture rich conditioner, just a dab
- sprayed each section thoroughly with my water mix (contained a cap full of SAA and 2 vials of Roux 619)
- combed with a large tooth comb then a fine tooth comb
- then rolled upwards

Observations
- my crown continues to be a problem area when detangling
- this took me waaaaaay too long, more then 3 hours and I just got under the dryer :look: I'll get better with time though, I really wanted to do this right today
- I almost ran out of clips :nono: and discovered not all clips are created equal. Definitely prefer the super long and the kind that flushed up against the roller
- the tressemme helped with slip but I didn't realize this until I was having issues with the Mohawk and decided to use a tad more for the other sections
- many a hair was lost in the exercise....I'm assuming that since I haven't really combed my hair like this in eons some if it is shed hair, the rest no doubt breakage..again I'll get better with time

Sorry for the long post...I'm grateful for any tips you may have
 
Results are in! Not bad at all! I'll post a pic later, i'm about to go out but:
- no breakage at take down
- it seemed a smidgen oily at first, I suspect this is from all the extra 619, which I'll reduce in half next time to my normal 2 vials
- roots in the Mohawk where straighter than everywhere else, that's also where I had the best clips so they stayed tighter
- although not part of the original plan I flat ironed the roots on 300

DH likes it, said I look one of the supremes lol
 
Did a magnetic set on Thursday... Results were gorge. I did this directly following a steam on dry hair... Hair felt so good. Doing a set today after DC'ing with Silicon mix... Will post result pics.
 
Here's the pic from yesterday, it was really soft. Last night I put 7 large flexi rods in before bed to smooth the new growth more and it looks even better today to me
 
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I love doing roller sets. My only problem is that I can't seem to maintain my fabulous curls after the set. When I "try" pin curling, my curls are flat and frizzy, so I end up wrapping my hair and wearing it straight. Any suggestions????
 
Angelicus said:
I'm not in the challenge per se, but I do roller set my hair 2x. My hair always looks lush and healthy. Love roller setting so dearly!
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Beautiful Angelicus!!! So are you rollersetting 2x per week? I did when I first began my hair journey and my hair was gorgeous then ALL the time.
 
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