Nonpareil
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I recently realized that my texturized hair may be a little underprocessed (see the "pluses, minuses" folder in my album) - I've only posted pics of my hair wet - but when dry - the shrinkage is a bit much - small, tight little curls - and forget about straightening...
I just attempted a corrective with Arosci Mild mixed with conditioner - I'm not sure if it did anything or not since it was diluted so much. I did it in sections, trying to be careful not to further process a section in the top/front that I felt is overprocessed - straight (due to my last touchup), but curly on the ends. It is SOOOOOOOOO hard to see what my hair is doing when processing - when I rinse - it feels smooth and straight /images/graemlins/shocked.gif, even after neutralizing, it still feels this way - the curls start to bounce back after conditioning - so I always worry until after it is done.
It looks like it loosened up some, but the hair in the back/nape still coils up too much (which is odd, because that's my 3c section)... I need looser, more versatile curls (with smoother ends) but I am worried I am going to end up with a frizzy mess or more straight pieces if I keep it up (like that horrible Jazma Wash N Wear Texturizer), since relaxing goes from curly, to frizzy, to straight. Perhaps I should just leave it alone and wait until I get about 4 more inches to see what it looks like (???) - I dunno.
Those of you that are texturized, what do you think? What does your hair look and feel like wet? Is it flat and straight looking while wet? What does it look like when you let it dry without gel or curl defining products? What does it feel like? I guess I just need a basis for comparison.
Just curious.
I just attempted a corrective with Arosci Mild mixed with conditioner - I'm not sure if it did anything or not since it was diluted so much. I did it in sections, trying to be careful not to further process a section in the top/front that I felt is overprocessed - straight (due to my last touchup), but curly on the ends. It is SOOOOOOOOO hard to see what my hair is doing when processing - when I rinse - it feels smooth and straight /images/graemlins/shocked.gif, even after neutralizing, it still feels this way - the curls start to bounce back after conditioning - so I always worry until after it is done.
It looks like it loosened up some, but the hair in the back/nape still coils up too much (which is odd, because that's my 3c section)... I need looser, more versatile curls (with smoother ends) but I am worried I am going to end up with a frizzy mess or more straight pieces if I keep it up (like that horrible Jazma Wash N Wear Texturizer), since relaxing goes from curly, to frizzy, to straight. Perhaps I should just leave it alone and wait until I get about 4 more inches to see what it looks like (???) - I dunno.
Those of you that are texturized, what do you think? What does your hair look and feel like wet? Is it flat and straight looking while wet? What does it look like when you let it dry without gel or curl defining products? What does it feel like? I guess I just need a basis for comparison.
Just curious.