Those with under processed hair/texlaxers!! question pls...

[Sherbetcane]

What products do u use to get that sleek and smooth hair before u flat iron?
My hair is always frizzy!!! Am thinking maybe its the products i am using...
The very day i flat iron my hair, its silky and smooth, after some hours it looks like i am rocking a fro..
I really need help, or maybe texlaxing is just not for me??
help pls....

 

[Barbiebri2]

If you use any products with glycerin in them they will make you hair turn into an afro as soon as there is anytype of humidity...I learned that the hard way.

 

[Sherbetcane]

bump bumping

 

[prospurr4]

I'm texlaxed, but I never use any kind of direct heat. After washing, I apply a dime-sized amount of Giovanni Direct Leave-in Conditioner throughout my hair. My hair does best with minimal leave-in products.

To straighten my hair, I rollerset on 2" magnetic rollers. After drying my hair (partially with a bonnet dryer and finish by airdrying) I remove the rollers, crosswrap, and put on a durag for a few hours or overnight. Crosswrapping helps smooth out the hair and remove any roller indentations, but it's never "flat-iron" straight, which is fine with me.

The only reason why I straighten is to length-check. Then I wear it straight for 1 day. After that, it's back to textured/curly styles like spiral sets and twistouts, which I prefer and are easier to do on underprocessed hair.

Texlaxing is definately for me because I don't want totally-straight hair. However, since you do, you might consider relaxing straighter. That way, your straight styles may last longer, with less dependence on the flat iron.

HTH

 

[stixx]

Are you blowdrying before flat ironing? You should try rollersetting...that way the hair is already a lot smoother and shinier before you even go to flat iron.

I like Nexxus Headdress for slip followed by any "serum" leave-in like CHI silk infusion, Biosilk silk therapy etc. Then a watery heat protectant if I'm using a flat iron, or a sheen spray if I'm doing a saran wrap treatment (gives comparable results if you don't mind shrinkage at the roots).

 

[frizzy]

I use a leave-in and also a moisturizing mousse after DCing.

I really think the mousse helps by coating the hair strands and sealing moisture into the hair and protecting from the outside humidity.

 

[isawstars]

I've learned that it's more about technique than the products. just make sure you get something that will resist humidity, that's the only thing i look for... and the results are the always the same, regardless of the product.

 

[dafnie]

my hair stays straight longer when i rollerset and wrap in comparison to just flat ironing. Only about half of the length of my SL hair is texlaxed.......