Straight Hair Natural's Support Thread

[MsJamerican]

Is this a good regimen before and after straightening?:

~ Pre-Poo with Coconut Oil or Vatika (15-20 mins w/ heat)
~Wash with Bentonite Clay (keep on for 30 mins with plastic cap)
~Deep Condition with Schwarznkopf (with oils added. 20 mins w/ heat)
~After deep conditioning I apply Aphogee 2 min (kept on for 5 mins)
~After rinsing and hair is 50% dry I spray on Aphogee Keratin and Green Tea
~Apply leave-in (Soultanicals Knot Sauce) before heat protectant
~Divide hair in 4-5 sections and apply a dime sized amount CHI Silk Infusion to each section
~ I then use my fingers to part the sections at random (starting from the back) and do around 3 passes using the chase method with a soft bristle brush.
~Use heat setting at 370 degrees Fahrenheit


I need to add heat to my regimen and these SSK are ruining my hair journey...

Can Bentonite clay rid your hair of Silicones? because I can't use shampoo...

 

[TopShelf]

Update on the Save Your Do headwrap:

I used it yesterday for the 1st time and so far is a NO GO! I either sweat too much for this product, or my hair needs to be thinner or my hair needs to be freshly straightened, so that it will lay flat.

My hair was still very wet even though I used a blow dryer before I removed it. I think the problem for me may have been that my hair did not lay flat. My hair was in pincurls so the wrap was not able to lay flat towards the front. The middle of my hair was not protected at at so I did not stay flat at all.

I will try it again when I straighten my hair. This way my hair will be flat and it will be able to lay flat along the edges.

 

[Britt]

TopShelf, yeahhh if you sweat heavy it will not really help. I have one and bought it mainly out curiosity and to patronize a black vendor. I still use it though but I usually exercise at home where I don't sweat a lot. My heads sweats very easily. If I go to the gym, there is simply no way around sweating out my hair. I've tried it. I've tried the ponytail pulled taut with a scarf, my roots will sweat out. I think some are lucky as to not sweat as much in their head. If I do a workout class like step aerobics, zumba, etc --- forget it, my head was damp Luckily for my lazy butt I don't go to the gym anymore and the few times I exercise it's at home. Even if I do something a wee bit strenous at home my edges will sweat out but not in the same capacity as if I'm at the gym.

Anyhoo, after much thought and consideration I think i'm going to transition to become a heat trained natural. For the sake of ease and managebility I think this might be best for me. I know it's taboo in the hair community but this might be the most practical option for me. I know someone with heat trained hair and I ask her how the heck she manages to keep her hair straight when she works out and she said keeps it pulled back and tied down and she doesn't sweat too much in her head.

 

[havilland]

Brittster and TopShelf

Thanks for saving me some cash.....i was gonna try that wrap but i sweat like crazy so i can see that it won't work for me.

 

[dwells1210]

I am taking the plunge back to straight this Friday and I need to build up my hair care arsenal. I ordered yoga wraps for my head for the gym, hopefully they workout. What is a good leave in for presses?

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[havilland]

New flat iron regimen: Deep condition day before with a prepoo. Wash next day with Tresemee deep cleansing shampoo to remove build up. Light rinse out condition with V05 clarifying conditioner to detangle but leaves hair residue free. Air dry in braid over night. Blow dry next morning using tension method. New Andis hair dryer (yay! Comb didn't break!) Apply Kerastace olio relax serum. Quarter size. Flat iron on 395. Voila. Hair! Light. Fluffy. Shiny. Happy!


Edited to add. I used Chi Keratin Mist leave in

 

[havilland]

The results of my new routine as posted in the flexible natural thread

 

[AnjelLuvs]

The results of my new routine as posted in the flexible natural thread

Lank to routine posted.... Gotta a gurl searching for the regimen and stuff @Haviland

 

[havilland]

Lank to routine posted.... Gotta a gurl searching for the regimen and stuff @Haviland

Girl u got me cracking up. Lol. (It's posted right above the picture)

 

[ckisland]

I'm deciding between becoming a straight haired natural or going all in and relaxing, and I have a couple of questions.

1) How do you get curls to stay? My straightened natural hair will not hold a curl for more than 30 mins. Or is the only way around this to rollerset instead of blowdrying and flatironing the roots?

2) How do you keep your edges laid or even laid-ish? The nape of my hair is a mess to deal with when my hair is in it's curly state, but it reverts before any other part of my hair. It isn't even curly, it's a tight fro all by itself. Is there a product that would help with this, or can I just apply heat to it again and be okay?

 

[GodsPromises]

I am straight natural with fine hair and after I flatiron my hair I pin curl it over night and every night until the next time I do my hair

As for my edges, I just put a little castor oil and ECO gel on my edges careful not to get on my hair and tie down with a scarf until I leave the house.

I'm deciding between becoming a straight haired natural or going all in and relaxing, and I have a couple of questions.

1) How do you get curls to stay? My straightened natural hair will not hold a curl for more than 30 mins. Or is the only way around this to rollerset instead of blowdrying and flatironing the roots?

2) How do you keep your edges laid or even laid-ish? The nape of my hair is a mess to deal with when my hair is in it's curly state, but it reverts before any other part of my hair. It isn't even curly, it's a tight fro all by itself. Is there a product that would help with this, or can I just apply heat to it again and be okay?

 

[AnjelLuvs]

ensue vent: I hate taking showers... I be having to put like 3 shower caps on and STILL my edges get damp... I mean all around edges... Like wtf am I doing wrong...

 

[SuchaLady]

ensue vent: I hate taking showers... I be having to put like 3 shower caps on and STILL my edges get damp... I mean all around edges... Like wtf am I doing wrong...

Sometimes too many barriers is counterproductive. It's trapping in all that body heat plus the heat from the shower.

 

[Britt]

ensue vent: I hate taking showers... I be having to put like 3 shower caps on and STILL my edges get damp... I mean all around edges... Like wtf am I doing wrong...

Get you a turbie band from bed bath and beyond. This helps A LOT for me. I put it over my scarf and then put on my shower cap. Makes a big differnce in the amount of water that gets on my edges. It's b/c it has a elastic that's pretty tight and the towel material absorbs the water.

 

[beauti]

I'm subscribing to this. I'm 60 weeks post relaxer and transitioning to natural. I'm planning on being a straight haired natural and straightening my hair is making my transition a lot easier. I usually keep my hair straight two weeks, sometimes three. Would love to keep it straight four weeks. Will post pics the next time I straighten.


Eta this is three weeks ago. A pic of my hair before and after flat ironing

 

[Britt]

Get you a turbie band from bed bath and beyond. This helps A LOT for me. I put it over my scarf and then put on my shower cap. Makes a big differnce in the amount of water that gets on my edges. It's b/c it has a elastic that's pretty tight and the towel material absorbs the water.

This is how it fits

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[Katrice]

I'm subscribing to this. I'm 60 weeks post relaxer and transitioning to natural. I'm planning on being a straight haired natural and straightening my hair is making my transition a lot easier. I usually keep my hair straight two weeks, sometimes three. Would love to keep it straight four weeks. Will post pics the next time I straighten. Eta this is three weeks ago. A pic of my hair before and after flat ironing

Pretty hair! What is your straightening process?

 

[SlimPickinz]

I got my shedding under control! I'm soooo happy. I need to clarify and increase my protein.

 

[shtow]

Thinking of becoming a straight natural. Haven't relaxed in almost 4 months. Its going easy breezy without the touch up, so I'm just going to see how long I can go. I straighten weekly and would like to do so every two weeks if I could get my SD under control

 

[beauti]

Katrice I pre poo either overnight or for an hour under the dryer the day of. Then after I shampoo I just keep the moisturizing conditioner in my hair like five minutes. Pre pooing gives me that extra moisture equivalent to a dc so if I pre poo, I don't need to dc. I use Suave humectant or sally's gvp moisturizing conditioner. To blow dry I use the tressemme heat protectant and to flat iron I use fantasia frizz buster. I don't leave my hair out afterwards. I bantu knot out and then wear that in an updo, then regular ponytail, and then in buns the last few days. I use a little bit of a diy moisturizer I got from prettywitty77(youtube) in the second week, which keeps my hair moisturized until wash day

 

[Katrice]

^^thanks!! I appreciate it.

 

[polished07]

I thermally pressed from Sept - May every two weeks. Try not to use heat after the initial straightening, make sure you have a really good heat protectant. Preferably a serum based one. I only had a small bit of heat damage to my bangs but that was bc I used the flat iron there every morning hence my warning about not using heat after you straighten.

Hi what type of heat protectant did you use? Thanks!

 

[caribeandiva]

Looks like I will be buying a turbie band

 

[SlimPickinz]

Will rollers fit under a turbie band?? I shaved my nape but my hair still gets wet if I have rollers on.

 

[Britt]

Will rollers fit under a turbie band?? I shaved my nape but my hair still gets wet if I have rollers on.

I guess it depends on how big the rollers are.. I've only used the Turbie Band when my hair is straight w/o rollers and it's pinned up.

 

[SlimPickinz]

Thanks. I sometimes shower with 2 head ties, a bonnet & shower cap & still end up with wet hair. I'm gonna buy this tonight.

 

[naija24]

To those who transitioned, do any of y'all straight haired naturals keep your relaxed ends? I figure that if you always straighten, then maybe there's no need to ever snip them off since you never rock an Afro.

Thoughts?

 

[Jace032000]

I'm so glad I found this page. I have my stylist flat iron my hair at least once every two weeks. I deep condition under the steamer and then have it flat ironed. I've been doing this for the past 6 months and my hair has grown longer. I must also add that I have the Global Keratin Treatment which I absolutely love. Right now I've been using Carol's Daughter Hair Milk Leave in Moisturizer on my hair and I seal with coconut oil every few days. My hair doesn't revert but it does feel weighed down. What's everyone else using?

 

[havilland]

To those who transitioned, do any of y'all straight haired naturals keep your relaxed ends? I figure that if you always straighten, then maybe there's no need to ever snip them off since you never rock an Afro.

Thoughts?

I didn't straighten very much while I was transitioning because my ends were weak. My goal was to preserve my length while transitioning so i didn't want to damage my ends with heat overuse.

I snipped away at my ends for about a year until they were all gone. (I still have a few relaxed ends but not much. Maybe an inch or two in the front of my head)

 

[MilkChocolateOne]

To those who transitioned, do any of y'all straight haired naturals keep your relaxed ends? I figure that if you always straighten, then maybe there's no need to ever snip them off since you never rock an Afro.

Thoughts?

I cut my relaxed ends off for appearance and manageability. There was a noticeable difference in thickness between my natural hair and relaxed ends.