That silky smooth relaxed looking flat ironed NATURAL hair...

MsLizziA

MsLizziA

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I am on a quest to find out how to achieve this look but on my flat ironed natural hair. I know the key is moisture BUT i know my hair has a serious problem sustaining moisture and outside of shea butter, i have yet to find a deep conditioner that is heavy enough to quench my hair's thirst.

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So have any of you natural ladies achieved this look? Also, does anybody know a VERY HEAVY moisturizing deep conditioner that i can use on my hair?
 
OH MY GOODNESS. Gorgeous hair. Yep, moisture, moisture, moisture and high heat :ohwell: are key i believe. I got closest to this look when I:

1. pre-poo'd with coconut oil mixed with a little conditioner with heat
2. Shampooed
3. DC'd with heat
4. Maxiglided on setting 9 out of 10
 
I'm interested in the answer as well :look:. I've read that Joico moisture recovery balm is "like Kenra MC on crack". Kenra works well but I am always on the hunt for something to soften my coarse 4a/b hair.

Plus, Reniece my hair idol uses the Joico moisture recovery line.
 
I need her hair....like now!!! Is she natural? If so, just find out what she's doing :lachen:

No but seriously, I find that prepooing, then DCing with something like Kenra MC or Matrix Conditioning Balm, then adding a heavy leave-in like Cantu shea butter leave-in before drying under a hood dryer or with a blow dryer gives my hair a lot of moisture. After that, I generally add coconut oil before straightening. And yes, the more heat the straighter my hair gets --which is why I love Dominican blowouts, so I will add a generous amount of Chi Silk Infusion before drying my hair or I will use a spray heat protectant like the one by Silk Elements (but NOT Chi Iron Guard, that stuff fries my hair) while straightening.

BlackMasterPiece has a really good straightening regimen....I'd recommend you check out her blog.
 
lilsparkle825 said:
I need her hair....like now!!! Is she natural? If so, just find out what she's doing :lachen:

No but seriously, I find that prepooing, then DCing with something like Kenra MC or Matrix Conditioning Balm, then adding a heavy leave-in like Cantu shea butter leave-in before drying under a hood dryer or with a blow dryer gives my hair a lot of moisture. After that, I generally add coconut oil before straightening. And yes, the more heat the straighter my hair gets --which is why I love Dominican blowouts, so I will add a generous amount of Chi Silk Infusion before drying my hair or I will use a spray heat protectant like the one by Silk Elements (but NOT Chi Iron Guard, that stuff fries my hair) while straightening.

BlackMasterPiece has a really good straightening regimen....I'd recommend you check out her blog.
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No she's not natural
 
cakebatter said:
OH MY GOODNESS. Gorgeous hair. Yep, moisture, moisture, moisture and high heat :ohwell: are key i believe. I got closest to this look when I:

1. pre-poo'd with coconut oil mixed with a little conditioner with heat
2. Shampooed
3. DC'd with heat
4. Maxiglided on setting 9 out of 10
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Thats a high maxiglide setting. Does your hair revert?
 
This is attainable with a good flat iron, good but not too much moisturizer, good blow dryer with comb attachment and technique. I've achieved silky straight hair as a natural and there's tons of resources on line. I'll give you some links.

This is the technique I use, this is a pictorial though, but its really good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXFgoTT1mU8

Here's Salon Cabelo, shes natural and has tuts and a good one on flat ironing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G0xJo1hv1c

Here's a chick that's a stylist now that used to go to UT that does a process called Thermal Straightening. Check out her album, you'll be surprised.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2732158&id=7925202

Believe me, it can be done as a natural. I've done it even with weave. I set my iron anywhere from 380-410 (it goes to 450). I blow dry it halfway straight with the comb attachment and iron 1in. sections and wrap with saran wrap and sit under the dryer for 15min for a silk wrap.
Good luck!
 
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I get results like that when I flat-iron:




It's actually not as difficult as it may seem nor do you need excessive amounts of high heat. It's all in the pre-straightening and technique. I use Joico K-pak shampoo and conditioner for protein- I believe this helps prevent heat damage. I normally blend my conditioners and I may add Joico Moisture Recovery or any combo of conditioners I have. I normally rollerset my hair with magnetic rollers (using Lacio Lacio, Cantu Shea Butter leave-in & Chi silk infusion). My hair is VERY porous and blowdrying saps entirely too much moisture from my hair. I can also get the same results from airdrying in banded ponytails. Afterwards, I may or may not do a saran/silk wrap treatment. When I straighten, I apply less than a dime size amount of moisturizer to my hair, apply my heat protectants, and flat-iron in very very thin section (less than 1/4 in thick and about 2.5 inches wide). When using a regular iron, I use the chase method. However, when I use the Maxiglide, I can skip the chase step. I never set my iron past 370 degrees and do no more that 2-3 passes
 
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I actually can get that straight and it's scares me..why i always think my curls wont come back but they do. It's easy and i do no more than when I was relaxed. My hair will last 2 weeks:yep:

First I use a clairfier by Suave to rid all my hair of junk. I'm heavy handed with products.
Second, I deep condition with my mix of stuff
Third I actually shampoo again to get rid of any traces of product
Fourth I spray my hair well the aprogee greentea leave-in
Fifth I use a lil of cantu shea butter and chi silk infusion smaller than a nickle
lastly I seal it with the old sabino moisture block
Blowdry with comb and flatiron with GVP on high.
Here's a pic of my hair
 

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I can get mine as straight with one pass. (I know I need to post pics).

WestNDNbeauty introduced the "relaxer DC techinque" which calls for you to heavily apply your DC from root-to-tip as if it were a relaxer.

I have tried this method weekly since mid-Jan with several different conditioners. Right now my favorite mix is any conditioner with honey and banana (baby food/pureed).

Here's the thread:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=431336

Here's a YT video of the technique:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NegFfvnthBg
I not longer use a relaxer brush, I simply use my hands to apply THICKLY.
 
Cyd Chicago said:
I can get mine as straight with one pass. (I know I need to post pics).

WestNDNbeauty introduced the "relaxer DC techinque" which calls for you to heavily apply your DC from root-to-tip as if it were a relaxer.

I have tried this method weekly since mid-Jan with several different conditioners. Right now my favorite mix is any conditioner with honey and banana (baby food/pureed).

Here's the thread:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=431336

Here's a YT video of the technique:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NegFfvnthBg
I not longer use a relaxer brush, I simply use my hands to apply THICKLY.
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Please post pics like asap because i am soooo interested in this.
 
Also I don't know if this is silky enough for you
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.....this was on natural hair during highschool...it wasn't the healthiest but I just did a hard press with some detangler on it (don't judge me my mama didn't know any better) and sprayed with oil sheen and my hair always reverted...so it's definitely doable
 
Like this?

L'occitane Repairing Shine Mask, Philip B. Lovin' Leave-in Conditioner, a little Seyani Butter... and my Joico Vapor Iron.

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For me, getting those results are very simple.

1) Super Moisturizing DC

2) Quality Blow Dryer used with comb attachment I recommend my Andis Colorwaves Tourmaline Ionic Blowdryer here are my results with that

3) MaxiGlide on 9 out of 10 here are my results with that.

*HOWEVER*, I took a look at your fotki and your BC pictures and you're clearly a type 3c. In order to get your hair silky straight it wont take as much heat, or as much steps. You just have to practice and master rollersetting follow it up with a silk wrap and you should be good....if you want to go the extra mile you can follow that up with a flat iron with a traditional ceramic iron. You can also stretch and air-dry with a braid-out or twists since you have a looser curl this will suffice....then follow that up with a flat iron on 80-85% heat.

You should ask other type 3c's what products they use to straighten and get some tips from them as well boingboing would be an excellent person to ask about this:yep:
 
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Nichi said:
This is attainable with a good flat iron, good but not too much moisturizer, good blow dryer with comb attachment and technique. I've achieved silky straight hair as a natural and there's tons of resources on line. I'll give you some links.

This is the technique I use, this is a pictorial though, but its really good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXFgoTT1mU8

Here's Salon Cabelo, shes natural and has tuts and a good one on flat ironing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G0xJo1hv1c

Here's a chick that's a stylist now that used to go to UT that does a process called Thermal Straightening. Check out her album, you'll be surprised.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2732158&id=7925202

Believe me, it can be done as a natural. I've done it even with weave. I set my iron anywhere from 380-410 (it goes to 450). I blow dry it halfway straight with the comb attachment and iron 1in. sections and wrap with saran wrap and sit under the dryer for 15min for a silk wrap.
Good luck!
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ITA. There are some natural ladies who can acheive this look. Some things to keep in mind:

1. Make sure the hair is squeaky clean...no product.
2. Do NOT...I mean DO NOT be tempted to turn the heat all the way up! My flat iron has a digital thermometer and it maxes at 450 degrees. I don't go any higher than about 350...the lowest setting is 300 degrees.
3. Give yourself at least 2 hours after you wash. You need time to blow dry in sections then flat iron in sections
4. Invest in a good heat protectant so your hair can revert back and you get little to no heat damage. I spray Tresemme Heat tamer on when I blow dry and brush (which I do on cool, but high blast). then I add CHI silk Infusion when I actually flat iron.
5. Baby your ends when they are straight....

6. Finally, go on youtube and look for videos with the tension method of blow drying...this will help your hair get a little straighter before flat ironing, then your need for heat decreases.....
HTH!
 
BlackMasterPiece said:
For me, getting those results are very simple.

1) Super Moisturizing DC

2) Quality Blow Dryer used with comb attachment I recommend my Andis Colorwaves Tourmaline Ionic Blowdryer here are my results with that

3) MaxiGlide on 9 out of 10 here are my results with that. More pix of my MaxiGlided hair for my Birthday.

*HOWEVER*, I took a look at your fotki and your BC pictures and you're clearly a type 3c. In order to get your hair silky straight it wont take as much heat, or as much steps. You just have to practice and master rollersetting follow it up with a silk wrap and you should be good....if you want to go the extra mile you can follow that up with a flat iron with a traditional ceramic iron. You can also stretch and air-dry with a braid-out or twists since you have a looser curl this will suffice....then follow that up with a flat iron on 80-85% heat.

You should ask other type 3c's what products they use to straighten and get some tips from them as well boingboing would be an excellent person to ask about this:yep:
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Yea i was reading your blog one day and i say your andis and bought it the same day! Thanks for that btw.

Hmm.... Hair types confuse me so much because on another hair board i was told i was a 3b/4a.
 
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