Setting to Success 2015

[coilyhaircutie]

Hey ladies, finally got up the energy to do a flexirod set. I have no idea how I used to do these every night. They're so much work. No wonder I was so tired in the mornings! lol. The process takes a full hour. Here are the results, with and without flash:



My hair is shinier now that I wash it every 3 days. It's super soft and moisturized. Something that surprises me though is that I still get a little bit of breakage when I style my hair. Not much, just tiny little strands. Is there a "normal" amount of breakage? I know the difference between shedding and breakage, and I know that shedding is cool. But I wonder - is there a "safe" level of breakage? Just curious because if not, there may be something else I need to tweak in my regimen.

 

[coilyhaircutie]

new hair toy

Can't wait to use it for my twistouts once my homemade oil mix runs out. I like my homemade oil mixes, but I'm just so busy these days. Will be great to try something new!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

@coilyhaircutie Yes GIRLLLLLLLL, that flexi set looks beautiful!

I think we all get a little Breakage...just from handling/manipulation alone. The more I stay out of my hair, the less Breakage I get. When I was DC'ing twice a week, my hair was oh so moisturized but the amount of Breakage I saw just didn't justify me to continue that regimen. Nowaday's I hardly see any....I still get some but not much.

 

[coilyhaircutie]

@lulu97 thanks love!

@coilyhaircutie Yes GIRLLLLLLLL, that flexi set looks beautiful!

I think we all get a little Breakage...just from handling/manipulation alone. The more I stay out of my hair, the less Breakage I get. When I was DC'ing twice a week, my hair was oh so moisturized but the amount of Breakage I saw just didn't justify me to continue that regimen. Nowaday's I hardly see any....I still get some but not much.

 

[coilyhaircutie]

Anybody setting this weekend?

Hey @lulu97! Your hair is too luscious. If my hair were that length, I would have to physically restrain myself from getting it flat ironed every week. Actually scratch that, there would be no restraining, I don't have the self-discipline for that lol. I'd just become a proud "straight natural" like my girl SistaWithRealHair and just let that hair flow.

I plan to do the regular this week: wash every 3 days and do my regular twist and curl. I know it's not a "full" set, but setting rods on those ends has been successful for me! I checked in the shower yesterday, and I'm now full BSL (!!!) On my way to full midback length!! I may do a flexirod set Wednesday, we'll see. Plan to hold off on the Dominican blowouts until Thanksgiving.

 

[faithVA]

I was supposed to wash and do a perm rod set but I just refuse to be on my feet for one minute more. It will have to wait until next weekend. The weather is definitely perfect for sets right now.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

@coilyhaircutie Girl, I love wearing it straight too. I'm still toying with the idea of getting it pressed at the salon and rocking straight hair every 3-4 months OR just waiting until all the relaxed ends are gone and then doing that routine in between roller setting. I'm leaning more towards the latter but yes girl straight hair is the business!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

I was supposed to wash and do a perm rod set but I just refuse to be on my feet for one minute more. It will have to wait until next weekend. The weather is definitely perfect for sets right now.

@faithVA Don't you just love that nice crisp & cool fall weather? It's a roller setter's dream season! lol

 

[faithVA]

@faithVA Don't you just love that nice crisp & cool fall weather? It's a roller setter's dream season! lol

Yes it's perfect for rollerseting. I better get to it. It will be hat weather before I know it.

 

[junipertree]

I'm late to post in this thread but I have been roller setting off and on for a while now. My Pibbs broke a few weeks ago (plastic hood) but I was able to get a replacement from Pibbs and fixed it this weekend for a roller set. I decided to try something new because I've been slacking with my hair care regimen and it was a complete flop. I was hoping you guys could help me figure out what I did wrong:
1) I decided to do a bentonite clay mask to detox. I first did a prepoo for an hour with a mixture of oils (pumpkin seed, castor, hemp, wheat germ, rosemary)
2) I put on the bentonite clay for about 30 minutes (clay, ACV, honey)
3) Rinsed out and did a cleanse with Briogeo Avocado and Quinoa co-wash
4) deep conditioned with Briogeo Don't Despair Repair conditioning mask. I mixed a little hemp oil in this. I wound up sleeping with this on because I didn't have time to finish that night.
5) The next morning I rinsed out the DC and roller set. Sprayed with Aphogee keratin Greet Tea, rubbed Jane Carter smoother and shine leave in styling over that. (I ran out of the green tea halfway so used Alterna's Bamboo heat protectant spray for the rest under the JC)
6) sat under the dryer for 2 hours. About 45 minutes longer than I usually do because I wanted to be certain it was completely dry.

When I took the rollers out it was still damp! My first thought was too much JC but it was also verrrrry oily. Should I have not done the oil prepoo? Not added the oil to the Briogeo DC? Not slept in the DC? My hair is super dry and very fine. I was trying to moisturize it as best I could.

Sorry for the long post but I was too upset. I don't know what to do with my hair today. It's an oily, stiff, mess.

 

[coilyhaircutie]

Hi @junipertree! Whew girl! I was tired reading that, so I know you must have been tired doing it. I'm so sorry to hear that your set didn't turn out the way you wanted it to! We've all been there. My biggest pet peeve when rollersetting is having damp hair when I take the rollers out. It makes my skin crawl just thinking about it lol. I can't say for sure what your problem was, but I know when my hair is too oily, it takes FOREVER to dry. So next time, try using less oil. I would suggest not adding oil to your deep conditioner the next time around. I also would suggest deep conditioning for just an hour under your Pibbs, then washing it out, then roller setting. For rollersetting, for my hair less product is ideal. I have fine, low-porosity hair -- it hates too much product, especially heavy products. If you have fine hair too, try using less product or lighter products. HTH! Happy hair growing <3

 

[junipertree]

Hi @junipertree! Whew girl! I was tired reading that, so I know you must have been tired doing it. I'm so sorry to hear that your set didn't turn out the way you wanted it to! We've all been there. My biggest pet peeve when rollersetting is having damp hair when I take the rollers out. It makes my skin crawl just thinking about it lol. I can't say for sure what your problem was, but I know when my hair is too oily, it takes FOREVER to dry. So next time, try using less oil. I would suggest not adding oil to your deep conditioner the next time around. I also would suggest deep conditioning for just an hour under your Pibbs, then washing it out, then roller setting. For rollersetting, for my hair less product is ideal. I have fine, low-porosity hair -- it hates too much product, especially heavy products. If you have fine hair too, try using less product or lighter products. HTH! Happy hair growing <3

Thanks @coilyhaircutie !! I know that was a long post to read but I appreciate the feedback. And I think you're right - when I use less product my hair turns out better. But I also want to make sure it's well protected from the heat of the dryer. But you're right - my fine, low-po hair can't take it.
What do you use to set your hair that gives you heat protection without weighing it down?

 

[coilyhaircutie]

@coilyhaircutie Girl, I love wearing it straight too. I'm still toying with the idea of getting it pressed at the salon and rocking straight hair every 3-4 months OR just waiting until all the relaxed ends are gone and then doing that routine in between roller setting. I'm leaning more towards the latter but yes girl straight hair is the business!

@lulu97
Oooh I'm getting excited about that routine, and it's not even my hair! LOL.

I keep thinking about my hair length by this Thanksgiving - midback length, luxurious and thick. I have this fantasy of tossing it over my shoulder while I add more food to my plate ahahaha Or of it flowing down my neck while I pick up my little cousins and swing them up and play with them ahaha. Yes, yes I have way too many hair fantasies LOL. But hey, you have to dream right?? You have to believe a goal for the goal to happen!

 

[coilyhaircutie]

Thanks @coilyhaircutie !! I know that was a long post to read but I appreciate the feedback. And I think you're right - when I use less product my hair turns out better. But I also want to make sure it's well protected from the heat of the dryer. But you're right - my fine, low-po hair can't take it.
What do you use to set your hair that gives you heat protection without weighing it down?

Girl I haven't done a full set in a long time. Honestly, I don't use heat protectant. I make sure my hair is fully moisturized by water-only washing every 3 days and co washing + deep conditioning every 2 weeks.

My hair loves setting products with aloe vera in it. I got great results with the Camille Rose whipped aloe butter but it was a little too pricey. My hair also likes homemade Flaxseed gel with aloe vera juice (I use naptural85's recipe) but it takes forever to make.Right now, I'm using the Mop Top Curly Hair Custard from Target, and it's light and gives me a great hold. Over the years, I've realized it's not really the specific products that get my hair looking good, it's the ingredients in the products. My hair loves aloe vera juice, aloe vera gel, and castor oil – so I buy products that have those ingredients in it. I deep condition with Silicon Mix, and it doesn't have all-natural ingredients -but- I get the best results from it and have retained a lot of length with it. So really I just do what works for my hair, even if the ingredients aren't always "all-natural". I hope this helps you somewhat You got this!!

 

[faithVA]

I'm late to post in this thread but I have been roller setting off and on for a while now. My Pibbs broke a few weeks ago (plastic hood) but I was able to get a replacement from Pibbs and fixed it this weekend for a roller set. I decided to try something new because I've been slacking with my hair care regimen and it was a complete flop. I was hoping you guys could help me figure out what I did wrong:
1) I decided to do a bentonite clay mask to detox. I first did a prepoo for an hour with a mixture of oils (pumpkin seed, castor, hemp, wheat germ, rosemary)
2) I put on the bentonite clay for about 30 minutes (clay, ACV, honey)
3) Rinsed out and did a cleanse with Briogeo Avocado and Quinoa co-wash
4) deep conditioned with Briogeo Don't Despair Repair conditioning mask. I mixed a little hemp oil in this. I wound up sleeping with this on because I didn't have time to finish that night.
5) The next morning I rinsed out the DC and roller set. Sprayed with Aphogee keratin Greet Tea, rubbed Jane Carter smoother and shine leave in styling over that. (I ran out of the green tea halfway so used Alterna's Bamboo heat protectant spray for the rest under the JC)
6) sat under the dryer for 2 hours. About 45 minutes longer than I usually do because I wanted to be certain it was completely dry.

When I took the rollers out it was still damp! My first thought was too much JC but it was also verrrrry oily. Should I have not done the oil prepoo? Not added the oil to the Briogeo DC? Not slept in the DC? My hair is super dry and very fine. I was trying to moisturize it as best I could.

Sorry for the long post but I was too upset. I don't know what to do with my hair today. It's an oily, stiff, mess.

I'm late to post in this thread but I have been roller setting off and on for a while now. My Pibbs broke a few weeks ago (plastic hood) but I was able to get a replacement from Pibbs and fixed it this weekend for a roller set. I decided to try something new because I've been slacking with my hair care regimen and it was a complete flop. I was hoping you guys could help me figure out what I did wrong:
1) I decided to do a bentonite clay mask to detox. I first did a prepoo for an hour with a mixture of oils (pumpkin seed, castor, hemp, wheat germ, rosemary)
2) I put on the bentonite clay for about 30 minutes (clay, ACV, honey)
3) Rinsed out and did a cleanse with Briogeo Avocado and Quinoa co-wash
4) deep conditioned with Briogeo Don't Despair Repair conditioning mask. I mixed a little hemp oil in this. I wound up sleeping with this on because I didn't have time to finish that night.
5) The next morning I rinsed out the DC and roller set. Sprayed with Aphogee keratin Greet Tea, rubbed Jane Carter smoother and shine leave in styling over that. (I ran out of the green tea halfway so used Alterna's Bamboo heat protectant spray for the rest under the JC)
6) sat under the dryer for 2 hours. About 45 minutes longer than I usually do because I wanted to be certain it was completely dry.

When I took the rollers out it was still damp! My first thought was too much JC but it was also verrrrry oily. Should I have not done the oil prepoo? Not added the oil to the Briogeo DC? Not slept in the DC? My hair is super dry and very fine. I was trying to moisturize it as best I could.

Sorry for the long post but I was too upset. I don't know what to do with my hair today. It's an oily, stiff, mess.

II agree with coilyhaircutie. I use oil only after my hair is completely dry. Skip the prepoo. Ilalso make sure you keep the honey to a minimum in your clay. Next time either the clay or the cowash.

Keep it simple. You will get it next time.

 

[junipertree]

^^^ Thanks @faithVA !

I only used the cowash to get all of the remnants of the mask out of my hair. Next time I will just rinse it out profusely.

Honestly, I'm confused about the clay mask. I will say once it was rinsed out I really loved my curl definition but I was not sure what to add to it. I thought ACV closed the cuticles and being low porosity I thought that was no good. I needed them open to absorb the DC, no? Perhaps rifts why the DC just sat on top of my strands?

 

[PlainJane]

@coilyhaircutie such cute results! I bought flexi rods months ago and still haven't worked up the courage to use them. how do you usually style your hair if you wash it so often?

 

[PlainJane]

Where can I buy knock off curlformers?

 

[flyygirlll2]

@PlainJane Try Amazon or Ebay.

 

[faithVA]

^^^ Thanks @faithVA !

I only used the cowash to get all of the remnants of the mask out of my hair. Next time I will just rinse it out profusely.

Honestly, I'm confused about the clay mask. I will say once it was rinsed out I really loved my curl definition but I was not sure what to add to it. I thought ACV closed the cuticles and being low porosity I thought that was no good. I needed them open to absorb the DC, no? Perhaps rifts why the DC just sat on top of my strands?

Im low porosity as well but I rarely DC after doing a clay rinse. Even if you used acv, if you used heat with the DC you would be fine.

I think the DC sat on your hair due to all of the oil.

I'm sorry. I thought I sent this hours ago

 

[coilyhaircutie]

@coilyhaircutie such cute results! I bought flexi rods months ago and still haven't worked up the courage to use them. how do you usually style your hair if you wash it so often?

@PlainJane Twist and curl! I twist my hair in the same 8 sections after every wash and put skinny perm rods on the ends of each twist. I've gotten my wash time down to 15 minutes (and that includes shower-time washing my body). Through water rinsing/cowashing my hair more frequently, I've eliminated the dryness problems and frequent tangles I used to get. My scalp also feels healthier.

Thanks so much for the compliment! I do flexirods as a special occasion style. I used to do them every night, but that was way too much manipulation for my hair -- not to mention it takes forever (60-90 minutes). The twist and curl takes me 30 minutes, if that. My hair is a completely different now that I water-rinse it every 3 days. It's a joy to do, and such an easy routine. I don't dread washing my hair anymore, it's just one of those things that I do. Like brushing my teeth in the morning.

 

[Prettymetty]

Since it's getting cooler I will start setting again and wearing my hair out more. I pretty much wore wigs all Summer

 

[TopShelf]

Today. Took 1 hour to roller set. Hope to get faster

 

[PlainJane]

@PlainJane Twist and curl! I twist my hair in the same 8 sections after every wash and put skinny perm rods on the ends of each twist. I've gotten my wash time down to 15 minutes (and that includes shower-time washing my body). Through water rinsing/cowashing my hair more frequently, I've eliminated the dryness problems and frequent tangles I used to get. My scalp also feels healthier.

Thanks so much for the compliment! I do flexirods as a special occasion style. I used to do them every night, but that was way too much manipulation for my hair -- not to mention it takes forever (60-90 minutes). The twist and curl takes me 30 minutes, if that. My hair is a completely different now that I water-rinse it every 3 days. It's a joy to do, and such an easy routine. I don't dread washing my hair anymore, it's just one of those things that I do. Like brushing my teeth in the morning.

Wow I can't think of one step in my wash day routine that only takes 15 minutes that's awesome. My hair thrives too with routine rinsing and cowashing but my issue is styling. I'm hoping to get better by the time my transition is over. Do you flat twist or do loose twists? Now I'm headed to YouTube to find "twist and curl" videos

 

[PlainJane]

Today. Took 1 hour to roller set. Hope to get faster

I roller set a few days ago too and it took me one hour. The first time I tried it took 2 hours. I would love to get down to 30-45 minutes!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Decided to go old school and use my initial products I used to use for setting.

It's a 10 leave in & MoroccanOil oil treatment. Wellllllll I couldnt find my it's a 10 for the life of me, so I used Redken's anti snap leave in with the Moroccanoil. My hair was so bouncy & light. Loved it! Thinking of alternating creamy leave in's (Camille Rose) with lighter products for setting.

 

[coilyhaircutie]

Wow I can't think of one step in my wash day routine that only takes 15 minutes that's awesome. My hair thrives too with routine rinsing and cowashing but my issue is styling. I'm hoping to get better by the time my transition is over. Do you flat twist or do loose twists? Now I'm headed to YouTube to find "twist and curl" videos

Just now saw this, been a busy week. I do 9-10 loose twists. Sometimes I flat twist the front if I want to look extra nice lol. Once you find your staple style, you will be set for life. It's so nice not to worry about how to do my hair-- I just do it.

Now I want to find a staple updo/protective style for winter. I wore buns every day for 2 years throughout college to grow out my hair and I killed them. I can't stand wearing buns anymore. I also can't stand protective styles that make me look grannyish ugh. I'm still looking for that perfect vintage style that's a little modern, that I can do in 5 minutes flat. I know that's asking for a lot (lol) but I know the perfect style is out there. I like the Downton Abbey styles but let's be real, they use at least a pack of weave (not to mention celebrity stylists) to get their hair to look like that. I need to work with my kinky curly BSL hair.

 

[faithVA]

I was supposed to do a rod set last night but after mudding, coloring, shampooing and conditioning I was done.

I'm supposed to rodset for a wedding on the weekend but after last night I think I've talked myskef into flat twist in the back and perm rods in the front.

Looks like my rollerset might not happen until the end of the year.

 

[coilyhaircutie]

I was supposed to do a rod set last night but after mudding, coloring, shampooing and conditioning I was done.

Just reading that made me tired.

 

[faithVA]

Just reading that made me tired.

Yeah, I was tired after mudding.