I really wish someone would have told me that roller setting was possible at shorter lengths, so this post is for the Ladies that are lurking that are thinking they can't roller set because of their length. This is my daughter's hair and it is fairly short...around chin length on the sides and shoulder length in the back. She is transitioning and I'm not quite sure when her last relaxer was...but I know it's been well over a year. 1st picture- I left one roller out to show her hair qualities. Her hair shrinks up like nobody's business and she has maybe 3-4 inches of relaxed hair. Some areas are 100% natural...mostly around her nape area. 2nd/3rd picture shows her roller pattern. 4th picture was taken this past December, but this is how most of her sets turn out. When I first started roller setting her hair, I used to get so frustrated because I was not used to rolling hair so short but like I stress...practice makes perfect. Finally after 4 months, I have her roller pattern down and finally nailed a technique to get the results she likes. Products/Regimen are somewhat different from mine for a number of reasons. 1) For the life of me, I can't get her to moisturize on a regular basis nor sleep with her bonnet. She says the moisturizer makes her hair "flat" and the bonnet is itchy. So I use heavier products on wash day that can keep her hair moisturized for a whole week and she sleeps on a satin pillowcase 2) Her texture is very curly and kinky...especially in the crown so I have to add more products in those areas and it has to be soaking wet before I roll it. Before washing: Deep condition on dry hair with Hairveda Sitrinillah deep conditioner for a few hours and then steam for 20 minutes. This is important because I think this is where most of her moisture comes from. She washes and conditions in the shower with Elucence moisture benefits shampoo and conditioner. I tried to teach her how to co-wash but she's not down with that. It doesn't make sense to her yet, but I'm working on it. Use Paul Mitchell the conditioner as a leave in. I tried my beloved it's a 10 and it did give great detangling properties but because she does not moisturize on a regular basis, I needed something heavier. After removing her rollers, I moisturize it with Carol's Daughter Healthy hair butter, use Kinky Curly Custard for hold and do 4 Bantu knots to stretch the roots out overnight. She can get 3-4 days out of this style and then before you know it, she's in my room searching for one of my beanies. She's an un-official member of this challenge so I will update her progress at the end of the year. Hope this post helps someone!!!
. Lol I'm just doing curly sets not straight ones.
