Straight Hair Natural's Support Thread

shtow said:
@shortdub78 LOL I wouldn't mind either to be honest. Not like I plan on rocking wash and go's anyways.
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Yeah I have been there and done that over the years. I would just really like to wear my hair straight for now. I liked heat styling my natural hair, but it was a lot of work. I would like to try it again with a different approach.
 
I've been super back and forth about being a straight hair natural after a keratin treatment gone wrong March of last year. My hair broke off in a lot of places but i was naive to believe the keratin treatment would protect my hair from 7+ passes on 410 degrees. I know better now. I have been able to retain length with box braids using my own hair but recently i learned how to flat iron my hair and get salon quality results. I find it easier to retain moisture on my flat ironed hair during the colder months. If i use olaplex and aphogee 2 step protein treatment every 6-8 weeks, would i be able to salvage my heat damaged ends or should i just chop and start over? This is the longest my hair has ever been so i really don't want to cut it but i also don't want any splits to travel up the hair shaft and cause even more damage
 
icsonia22 said:
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These pics are of my hair currently flat ironed. It's weighed due right now because I've been adding olive oil.
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This is what my hair used to look like wet before i damaged it with the 7 passes.

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This is what it looks like wet now post damage
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shortdub78 said:
Are the black shirt pics current? You got some length there. I wouldn’t call that damaged! But I know you are concerned about your curls. Maybe you can go to Super Cuts to get a trim?
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The straight hair pics were taken last night. This is a comparison of how it used to look wet vs how it looks wet now. I can live with altering my curl pattern because it makes detangling so much easier. What concerns me is the breakage. Some places broke off to the new growth that wasn't heat damaged. Is there any way i can salvage the heat damaged ends and still retain length? My fear is that I'll cut them off and have to battle single strand knots. I'd rather be bald again if i have to fool around with a bunch of ssks lol
 

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icsonia22 said:
The straight hair pics were taken last night. This is a comparison of how it used to look wet vs how it looks wet now. I can live with altering my curl pattern because it makes detangling so much easier. What concerns me is the breakage. Some places broke off to the new growth that wasn't heat damaged. Is there any way i can salvage the heat damaged ends and still retain length? My fear is that I'll cut them off and have to battle single strand knots. I'd rather be bald again if i have to fool around with a bunch of ssks lol
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I would do a light protein treatment on the ends and just trim gradually. What do you moisturize with? Was your hair singed/burned?
 
shortdub78 said:
I would do a light protein treatment on the ends and just trim gradually. What do you moisturize with? Was your hair singed/burned?
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It definitely smelled burned when i first washed it after the keratin treatment. I did it back in March of 2017 so it's grown out a lot since then. Do you think olaplex will help since it's able to rebuild disulfide bonds?
I normally moisturize with s curl luster activator spray and i wear my hair in mini braids. The activator spray hasnt been working as well in cold temperatures so ive flat ironed and just sealed the ends with olive oil. My hair feels good to the touch
 
icsonia22 said:
It definitely smelled burned when i first washed it after the keratin treatment. I did it back in March of 2017 so it's grown out a lot since then. Do you think olaplex will help since it's able to rebuild disulfide bonds?
I normally moisturize with s curl luster activator spray and i wear my hair in mini braids. The activator spray hasnt been working as well in cold temperatures so ive flat ironed and just sealed the ends with olive oil. My hair feels good to the touch
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I would try the Olaplex, but if the hair was burned, there is no coming back from that. It should feel very brittle and rough, and you should notice a color change. No matter how much you do, it’s gotta go.
 
shortdub78 said:
I don’t even care about heat damage! Lol I would like to become heatlaxed! Lol
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LMAO! I don't know why this made me lol literally! It's like I could hear it.
@shtow wow! Our hair looks soooooooooooo similar looking at that pic !! You have absolutely NO damage at all for using your flat iron like that. I remember when you told me you swear by the babybliss. How often do you wash and flat iron? Is that how you wear your hair exclusively? Congrats on reaching your 1 year transition mark! I'm currently transitioning as well, currently 7 months post.
 
Britt said:
LMAO! I don't know why this made me lol literally! It's like I could hear it.
@shtow wow! Our hair looks soooooooooooo similar looking at that pic !! You have absolutely NO damage at all for using your flat iron like that. I remember when you told me you swear by the babybliss. How often do you wash and flat iron? Is that how you wear your hair exclusively? Congrats on reaching your 1 year transition mark! I'm currently transitioning as well, currently 7 months post.
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Thanks and congrats to you as well on your progress! Once I made it to 6 months, I was like ok I think I can really do this! I wash and flat iron every 2-3 weeks and I exclusively wear my hair flat ironed. Outside of wash day, I enjoy how I only spend a few minutes a day on straight hair.
 
icsonia22 said:
Wow that's a lot of hair! It's gorgeous. How long have you been natural and what's your hair type?
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Thank you! I've been natural for 17 years now. My hair type is a mix of 4b/c. I've found over the years that my hair thrives a lot better when it's heat stretched. I once tried no heat styles for about a year, and I experienced a lot of breakage from tangles and ssks. I only flat iron my hair 2-3x a year; but, I wash and blowdry my hair on low every week.
 
shortdub78 said:
I’m parking in here! I decided this is the direction I’m going. I’m thinking of getting the Design Essentials STS Express treatment. If I get it, it will be when my new growth starts kicking my butt.
Right now, I’m working on building my hair up and getting moisture back into it.
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I've heard good things about the STS from a stylist I follow on Insta.

She says the product is good for clients that enjoy high intensity workouts AND straight hair.

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So I had been using the blow dryer and round brush to blow dry my hair and it really got my hair nice and flat and smooth before flat ironing.

I played around with using the conair spin brush and it was way easier and quicker.

Here is my test section of hair before vs after using the brush. 15 months post.
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shtow said:
So I had been using the blow dryer and round brush to blow dry my hair and it really got my hair nice and flat and smooth before flat ironing.

I played around with using the conair spin brush and it was way easier and quicker.

Here is my test section of hair before vs after using the brush. 15 months post.
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Wow! Great results! I might have to check this out
 
I am in the market for a new flat iron. I have been using the instyler for two years or more but I feel like my edges start to revert quicker than I would like too. I want to try different flat irons to see if I get better results. I am thinking of getting the Sedu iron, has anyone here tried it?
 
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