Straight Hair Natural's Support Thread

SVT said:
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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Tell'um SVT! I don't care how fancy of flatiron they come up with, nothing gets the roots straight like the old fashion hot comb!:yep:

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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In regards to the bold: Newbie naturals...This is 2009 and that is no longer so. There are heat testers that accurately gauges the temperature of the hot comb. It takes the guess work out of the hot comb pressing process.
So ladies do not throw your hot combs away!
 
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PinkSkates said:
Tell'um SVT! I don't care how fancy of flatiron they come up with, nothing gets the roots straight like the old fashion hot comb!:yep:



In regards to the bold: Newbie naturals...This is 2009 and that is no longer so. There are heat testers that accurately gauges the temperature of the hot comb. It takes the guess work out of the hot comb pressing process.
So ladies do not throw your hot combs away!
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PinkSkates, what kind of moisturizer or oil do you use to press your hair? I've tried the old fashion press/curl wax but it to much wax and makes my hair sticky.
 
I'm a natural that straightens often. On average i'm straight every other week. On the weeks that i straighten i normally wash and deep condition on saturday and airdry in 12 braids. On sunday I press (with an electric comb). I've tried all methods on getting my hair straight and this seems to work best for me. Airdrying in braids works just as well as blow drying/rollersetting for my hair. On pressing day I unravel each braid and apply 2 pumps of redken heat glide. I do not have probelms with revision and I havent noticed and increase in split ends. Oh and i chose to use a pressing comb because like previous posters said it gets my roots and ends straight. The comb chase method with the flat irons works well too but i'ma a little akward and its a lot for me to do at once- hold comb and flatiron at same time.
 
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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I also suffer from the itchies about 4-5 days into my straightening job. I have started using Design Essentials Therapeutics Rx Anti Itch Hair and Scalp treatment. Long name i know but i apply this to my scalp only after about 2 days of being straight and then apply every other night thereafter and have found that this dif helps me to keep the itchies at bay!!! May hair loves to me moisturized and I find that the longer I can go between washes the more my hair loves me! I try to go 10-14 days and this product has made it possible for me. Plus its not expensive at all!:yay:
 
ltown said:
PinkSkates, what kind of moisturizer or oil do you use to press your hair? I've tried the old fashion press/curl wax but it to much wax and makes my hair sticky.
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I press my hair with CHI Silk Infusion. I only apply oil (usually EVCO) to my ends after my hair has been straightened. Wax is too heavy to use as a pressing oil and it makes the hair stiff and sticky. And if you have sticky products on your hair it gets dirtier quicker because debris land on your hair and stays there.
 
PinkSkates said:
I press my hair with CHI Silk Infusion. I only apply oil (usually EVCO) to my ends after my hair has been straightened. Wax is too heavy to use as a pressing oil and it makes the hair stiff and sticky. And if you have sticky products on your hair it gets dirtier quicker because debris land on your hair and stays there.
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Great, thanks
 
I just have to say, for anyone looking for a great flat iron: HANA! HANA!! HANA!!! Its AWESOME!!! OMG i cant stop looking at it and touching the plates! (i need help i know) but its just great! Also what i love about it is that even though its not 100% ceramic plates, its not ceramic coated plates either, the plates are a fusion of ceramic and tourmaline so the plates thru an thru are like 50% ceramic, 50% tourmaline (dont know the amounts, jus estimating as an example) but its GREAT!

I flat ironed and my hair came out like SILK!! I was a little heavy handed with the heat protectant so its not so flowy so thats why i haven't posted pics, waiting until i flat iron it again but i cannot sing enough praises to this thing! I would encourage everybody to get one! I LOOOOOVE it!! I got right down to my scalp, tapped my roots twice and did 1 pass at 302 degrees, and my 2 inches of NG just disappeared, i felt like i'd just gotten a relaxer! Awesome!! Ok i'll stop rambling now, but get one!!!

P.S. I have the Pro not the Elite.
 
PinkSkates said:
Tell'um SVT! I don't care how fancy of flatiron they come up with, nothing gets the roots straight like the old fashion hot comb!:yep:



In regards to the bold: Newbie naturals...This is 2009 and that is no longer so. There are heat testers that accurately gauges the temperature of the hot comb. It takes the guess work out of the hot comb pressing process.
So ladies do not throw your hot combs away!
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Where can I find these testers? I wanted to get a ceramic hot comb (if they have those) and a tester but I have had any luck.

There a woman at my Job that is newly natural that already has heat damaged ends because she doesn't test her hot comb so it got me a bit scared. But I know that is best way to get the straightest hair.
 
lusciousladie07 said:
Where can I find these testers? I wanted to get a ceramic hot comb (if they have those) and a tester but I have had any luck.

There a woman at my Job that is newly natural that already has heat damaged ends because she doesn't test her hot comb so it got me a bit scared. But I know that is best way to get the straightest hair.
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I got mine from "Golden Supreme", they have a website by the same name. These are the same ones you see in the salons. Below is a picture of mine.

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SVT said:
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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So am I, these knots are ruining my progress. I still have ends I need to trim off, but I'm still holding on to them.



cinnamin316 said:
I'm a natural that straightens often. On average i'm straight every other week. On the weeks that i straighten i normally wash and deep condition on saturday and airdry in 12 braids. On sunday I press (with an electric comb). I've tried all methods on getting my hair straight and this seems to work best for me. Airdrying in braids works just as well as blow drying/rollersetting for my hair. On pressing day I unravel each braid and apply 2 pumps of redken heat glide. I do not have probelms with revision and I havent noticed and increase in split ends. Oh and i chose to use a pressing comb because like previous posters said it gets my roots and ends straight. The comb chase method with the flat irons works well too but i'ma a little akward and its a lot for me to do at once- hold comb and flatiron at same time.
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What's the brand name of your pressing comb? Does it work as well as the stove combs?
 
What do you ladies who work out regularly do about keeping your hair straight? I love wearing my hair straightened, but after a good workout, my hair is back to its curly state (well the new growth -- I am transitioning). Unfortunately, I sweat a lot. If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them!
 
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Whimsy said:
Ooooh good luck!!!
tell us what you use, how you did it and POST PIX!!!!:yep:
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Negative... it is a MESS! :lol:

I mean, I got my hair straight-ish. I definitely need a good trim...I haven't trimmed since I BCed.

If anything, this served a length-check. Now lemme wash my hair again...
 
I work out with a trainer and do cardio at least 3 times a week, so when I sweat from a work out, I sweat like a beast. lol. I'm also transitioning, so I don't straighten often. However, when I do, I keep my hair straight by putting my hair in a ridiculously high pony tail. I then pin curl the excess hair and bobby pin it to the base of my head.

Putting the hair in a high ponytail will keep the roots pulled taut while you sweat. I also tie a satin band around the perimeter of my hair. When I get home I put a little shea butter around the edges prior to going to bed and let the pony tail stay in. (It is important not to take the pony tail down as you want your hair to dry in the same position it was prior to you sweating.) I replace the pin curl with plastic rollers. So I basically do a cheat roller set and sleep like that. The pony tail is so high, sleeping with the rollers is not a problem. This will allow your hair to dry straight because the edges are being held flat by the satin band and the rest of the roots are being held taught by the pony tail. Of course it is important not to put the pony tail too tight to avoid breakage. The roots throughout your head will not be as straight, however, this part is not visible. Your edges will be perfectly straight.

In the mornings, I either rock the curls, or wrap my hair as I normally would. By the time I commute to work, the curls are gone, but I still have a slight bump to my ends as I would had I just wraped my hair the night before.

Hope that helps and makes sense.

Good luck.
 
SVT said:
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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I've also decided to do this. I've cut off inches because of knots :wallbash:. This is my fault though for not properly listening to my hair. I'll be wearing rollersets until next August. My main focus is to keep my ends straight. I don't really care about the roots or my hair looking poofy :grin:
 
I'm going to be straightening my hair soon. It will be the first time since my BC in July....

I'm curious to see the length difference and to get a look at my ends. I haven't noticed a lot of knots/tangles but that doesn't mean they aren't in there.
 
txcurly10 said:
What do you ladies who work out regularly do about keeping your hair straight? I love wearing my hair straightened, but after a good workout, my hair is back to its curly state (well the new growth -- I am transitioning). Unfortunately, I sweat a lot. If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear them!
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I REALLY want the answer to this one too. I know it sounds cliche', but that is why I won't work out and Lord knows I need to be. Plz helpasistout!

cinnamin316 said:
I'm a natural that straightens often. On average i'm straight every other week. On the weeks that i straighten i normally wash and deep condition on saturday and airdry in 12 braids. On sunday I press (with an electric comb). I've tried all methods on getting my hair straight and this seems to work best for me. Airdrying in braids works just as well as blow drying/rollersetting for my hair. On pressing day I unravel each braid and apply 2 pumps of redken heat glide. I do not have probelms with revision and I havent noticed and increase in split ends. Oh and i chose to use a pressing comb because like previous posters said it gets my roots and ends straight. The comb chase method with the flat irons works well too but i'ma a little akward and its a lot for me to do at once- hold comb and flatiron at same time.
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I have a ceramic electric pressing comb too that I got from walmart and it works really well, but I use my flat iron mostly and am not good with the chase method either. I just can't seem to get that down, my flat irons get my roots extremely well. When my hair gets longer I may have to try airdrying in braids. I've always just let it airdry, but since the bc it's too short so I go ahead and blowdry.

ETA: I finally learned how to multi-quote! this was my 1st time!lol
 
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those are some good tips! makes perfect sense, but what do you suggest for shorter hair? mine won't be able to go into a high pony at this length. plz, what tado? or i'll keep having my excuses or have to always wear curly and i like straight more often and really need to get in a workout or two a week.
 
ZeeOl'Lady said:
What is the pinkskates blow out method?
Is there a video for it?
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The tension method is easy enough, just section off a small section of hair, comb/brush/finger-comb tangles out, pull taunt, and use a blow dryer to dry the section while you hold it. I think it helps if you use a dryer with an attachment like this:

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I just flatironed my hair today using HE LTR as a leave in and Fantasia serum as a protectant/serum. I detangled with Jilbere comb then small tooth comb, sectioned my hair into four parts. My hair was still damp so I went one pass quick to dry, combed again, another slower pass with a pause on the ends. If I needed to trim a section, I did it after that final pass. I put on a little coconut oil and then casually walked past my husband. He's a straight hair fiend and he gave me a thumbs up.

I sure hope he doesn't want to run his fingers though it later - if you feeling me. I'll put in Mizani night treatment, seal with coconut oil and do bantu knots to set for church tomorrow.

I don't do this often but I think that I will. My retention hasn't been great and my ends were kind of jacked. I'm finding though that now that my hair is almost at SL, I don't know what to do with it during certain activities like putting on headphones or changing my clothes. It gets caught in stuff and I'm not used to that. My fro is easy to put headphones on top of. :grin: I also feel so 'ordinary' with straight hair. My personality is tied up into my big curly coils. :ohwell:
 
Soliel185 said:
I'm going to be straightening my hair soon. It will be the first time since my BC in July....

I'm curious to see the length difference and to get a look at my ends. I haven't noticed a lot of knots/tangles but that doesn't mean they aren't in there.
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Yours is one headda hair i cannot wait to see straight. I love your curls, cant wait to see em stretched out :):yep:
 
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