Straight Hair Natural's Support Thread

R4L said:
I have no problem getting my hair straight, but when I wrap it I always end up with a bump and needing to add some heat in the am. HELP
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Try using 2 scarves. Wrap your hair without clips, you might have to pull them out when you have your scarf in place. Then tie your first scarf and spin it (move it in the direction you wrapped your hair at least once a round. Then tie the second opposite from the first. Ex. I start with the 1st scarf laying flat in front and crisscross in back and the 2nd flat in back and crisscross in front. I have just use one scarf and just spinning it usually that stops that hump where the scarf was crisscrossed. hth
 
i went natural and ALWAYS wear my hair straight... im a straight silky kinda girl:drunk:... after washing, i put in a leave in conditioner (keracare, chi keratin mist, sabino, etc).. and a

nickle size amount of CHI silk infusion....
detangle and braid into sections...
then blow dry on Medium heat...
and begin my pressing method with my H2Pro or my FHI flat irons. (my babies!!)

i do the chase the comb method which gets my hair quite silky..
and wrap it every night...
(after placing my scarf on, i remove the bobbypins... and shift my scarf the direction of my wrap... ) ....and im good to go!

my presses usually last me a week to two weeks... & by week two, i put some heat on it curling it which makes it look fresh and buys me another week until i have to wash it.. check out my fotki for more details.

hth :grin:
 
I have a question for you ladies.

Usually, my flatirons can last a loooooong time, upwards a month. But due to itchies, after one week I'm desperately trying to avoid shampooing because I want the flatiron job to last. The most I can go now is 2 weeks.

Any ideas of how to keep the itchies at bay to stretch the straightening job?

Thanks!
 
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I believe I will be a straight hair natural (Well at least 70-80% of the time). But I have a question for the naturals that have straightened for a long period of time....Have you had any issues with retention?

Thats the only thing I'm worried about! I don't think reversion will be an issues with me..

TIA!!
 
lusciousladie07 said:
Subscribing..

I believe I will be a straight hair natural (Well at least 70-80% of the time). But I have a question for the naturals that have straightened for a long period of time....Have you had any issues with retention?

Thats the only thing I'm worried about! I don't think reversion will be an issues with me..

TIA!!
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I have been a straight hair natural for all of my life. I've never had a perm, but my hair is so fine that when I flat iron, people ask me if I have a perm. I have always had retention issues. It gets to my shoulders, then splits until I have to have a major cut. LHCF has really helped to keep my heat damage at bay and get it healthy.
I think the key to my retention now is protein treatments. I started doing these frequently at first, then gradually pulled back as I saw my hair did not need them as frequently. Second, I do search and destroy trims instead of having a major cut. Third (and I beleive the most important), I deep condition every single week. Today I deep conditioned with Silicon Mix and was blown away. These things have helped my growth and retention issues.
 
^Since putting those things in your regimen are you still able to use heat frequently without the splits and major cuts? Are you retaining length now while still straightening? Also how often do you straighten?
 
liberationtheory said:
I have a question for you ladies.

Usually, my flatirons can last a loooooong time, upwards a month. But due to itchies, after one week I'm desperately trying to avoid shampooing because I want the flatiron job to last. The most I can go now is 2 weeks.

Any ideas of how to keep the itchies at bay to stretch the straightening job?

Thanks!
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For me, itchies = dirty scalp.
So I just clean it.
I don't ever try to stretch a flatiron to the point where I'm doing my scalp damage.
 
I'm concerned with retention this summmer since I plan on wearing my hair flatironed and out at work. My plan is to continue my healthy hair practices and keep my hair in a bun when I'm in transit, at home, and otherwise not at work.
 
Whimsy said:
For me, itchies = dirty scalp.
So I just clean it.
I don't ever try to stretch a flatiron to the point where I'm doing my scalp damage.
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Ditto. My flatirons could last on and on from a staying straight perspective, but my scalp is not having that :nono:
I wash once week. Will go two weeks if needed, but I prefer shampooing every 7-8 days.
 
I'm one of those naturals who stretches my flat irons 3 to 4 weeks. I find that I don't perspire much really from my scalp nor do I add products to my scalp. I only add it to my ends. It works for me but everyone is different.
 
Whimsy said:
I'm concerned with retention this summmer since I plan on wearing my hair flatironed and out at work. My plan is to continue my healthy hair practices and keep my hair in a bun when I'm in transit, at home, and otherwise not at work.
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That's exactly what I did last summer and I didn't have any issues.
 
I got my Hana Pro flat iron this week! Cant wait to try it out, i'm holding out until Friday though so we'll see how i like it then.
 
I'm back. I texlaxed on a whim last year and now realize that it was a mistake. I am 6 months post. I plan to use heat regularly throughout my transition and beyond. I currently DC and blowdry once a week. I use a comb attachment and since I began using a larger comb attachment I am not having issues with breakage. I use a small tooth comb to detangle and then use a larger comb attachment to blowdry. I have been doing this for a month and everything is still going good.
 
Najjheartshair said:
There is a huge misconception about heat and its usage! there is nothing wrong with pressing your hair often but the correct tools are key. Because we are fortunate enough to have ceramic irons now, hot combs should be put back in the drawer. Beyond the fact that it is difficult to gage the temperature, but more importantly it changes your natural curl pattern. in order to avoid this i stick with ceramic products, specifically fhi, both blow dryer and flat iron. but there are more inexpensive brands as well, ex. h2pro, prosilk. the key is a good thorough blow dry, then silking should be no problem. btw check out my album, natural styles, press, braids sew ins etc. Thanks!
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I looked at your album. It is awesome! You must be a hair stylist. So, I have a question for you. Besides using ceramic tools, what is the best regime for a straight hair natural? Is it deep conditioning, protective styles? What would be the regime that you recommend?
 
Aw, thanks :grin:

But nah, I can ALWAYS use tips for straightening at home :yep: I'm getting better at it but my results aren't "salon quality" yet :look:
 
BlackCardinal said:
Ditto. My flatirons could last on and on from a staying straight perspective, but my scalp is not having that :nono:
I wash once week. Will go two weeks if needed, but I prefer shampooing every 7-8 days.
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Same here, I prefer weekly washing when I'm straight, every 3 days when i'm curly
 
Khaiya said:
^Since putting those things in your regimen are you still able to use heat frequently without the splits and major cuts? Are you retaining length now while still straightening? Also how often do you straighten?
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At this point, I can say it is getting better. I will probably be better able to notice in a couple more months.
 
Well i'm 8 weeks post, i can say that since using heat i've retained 1.5 inches in 6 weeks whereas before it took me 5 months to retain the same amount of growth (with a lil trim in between) so i'm sold! Heat is definitely becoming a staple for me. What i'm gonna do tho is straighten for a week, canerow/twist/braid for 2 weeks and then straighten for another week, etc. this will be my routine.
 
Khaiya said:
Well i'm 8 weeks post, i can say that since using heat i've retained 1.5 inches in 6 weeks whereas before it took me 5 months to retain the same amount of growth (with a lil trim in between) so i'm sold! Heat is definitely becoming a staple for me. What i'm gonna do tho is straighten for a week, canerow/twist/braid for 2 weeks and then straighten for another week, etc. this will be my routine.
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:shocked: That's some growth!
 
Najjheartshair said:
There is a huge misconception about heat and its usage! there is nothing wrong with pressing your hair often but the correct tools are key. Because we are fortunate enough to have ceramic irons now, hot combs should be put back in the drawer. Beyond the fact that it is difficult to gage the temperature, but more importantly it changes your natural curl pattern. in order to avoid this i stick with ceramic products, specifically fhi, both blow dryer and flat iron. but there are more inexpensive brands as well, ex. h2pro, prosilk. the key is a good thorough blow dry, then silking should be no problem. Thanks!
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I'll never give up my pressing combs. NEVAHHHH! :laugh:

Sometimes I want my roots really straight and the combs do that for me. I've read of people getting heat damage from flatirons as well as pressing combs.
 
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I've decided to keep my hair mostly straight for a few months to cut down on knots and tangles. I hope to retain more hair this way.

I rollerset on satin-covered foam rollers to keep heat usage down and I keep my hair oiled. The scalped is kept oiled too but not as much. So far, so good. :yep:
 
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