To Wrap or Not to Wrap?

[cutiestyles]

Hi Ladies!

I've read in a few threads that some people stopped wrapping their hair maybe cos of breakage or another reason. I'd just like to find out if you do and if you don't why'd do you stop? Oh also insted of wrapping what do you do to you hair instead?

Thanks!

 

[MzTami]

I stopped wrapping my hair because my hair is medium and wrapping makes it thinner.

I use to wear a phony ponytail, but it's too harsh on my temple and hair was thinning. I am pulling it back in a loose ponytail today. It doesn't look that great, but I just try to stay out of the mirror and forget about what people think or say. If people talked about Jesus Christ, they'll talk about you too.

 

[isawstars]

I only wrap my hair after getting a relaxer. I always thought wrapping was good for my hair but someone from the board brought to my attention that it can cause breakage and thinning too. It never broke my hair off it just made it thinner.

 

[NewYorkgyrl]

I am also concerned about my hair looking thin. I truly believe that wrapping has something to do with it, especially after reading all of the post this weekend. So I have decided to stop wrapping my hair for a while. I really don't know exactly what to do with it now either. This thread will be very helpful because I am sure many other ladies like myself are still confused about what to do.

 

[karmelsassy]

My hair was very thin, especially my ends. You could see right through them . Someone suggested that wrapping my hair could be one of the causes. Once I stopped wrapping my hair, my ends are definitely fuller. At night, after 'surging' my scalp, I comb my hair back and put a few magnetic rollers on the ends. Then in the morning, I pull my hair back (not too tight) and wear a ponytail. it's really been working for me!

 

[karezone]

I think that brushing the hair around the head with a brush is what causes the thin ends. Some people brush their wraps until it lays flat and smooth on their heads. I think that overbrushing causes a lot of thin ends and not moisturizing.

 

[~*~ShopAholic~*~]

I always thought wrapping protected my edges, not knowing that it was just thinning my ends. Most say if you are going to wrap alternate the direction you wrap in, don't always wrap in the same direction. So I decided to settle for pulling it back in a loose pony tail, or just slip on a satin bonnet and when i wakeup just moisturize, comb and go. A few other ladies here pull the hair back adding a few rollers to the end, pull it back in a bun, bantu knot outs, or if you have a nice length of hair two platts would do and then just take it out in the morning (love the wave affect that it gives), HTH

 

[Supastar]

Yeah, wrapping my hair definitely caused damage to my ends and sides. I realized that wrapping it in the same direction each night was causing this. Now, I try to reverse the direction and sometimes I pin curl my hair at night.

 

[lexi08]

I always thought wrapping protected my edges, not knowing that it was just thinning my ends. Most say if you are going to wrap alternate the direction you wrap in, don't always wrap in the same direction. So I decided to settle for pulling it back in a loose pony tail, or just slip on a satin bonnet and when i wakeup just moisturize, comb and go. A few other ladies here pull the hair back adding a few rollers to the end, pull it back in a bun, bantu knot outs, or if you have a nice length of hair two platts would do and then just take it out in the morning (love the wave affect that it gives), HTH

I already have been pulling my hair back in a loose pony tail and topping with a bonnet, I may try to do the plaits this week. When you plait your hair, what do you do with the ends if anything?

 

[hot_pepper96]

I was wondering about this wrapping myself. I've been wrapping for years. How does everyone tie their hair down at night then without wrapping it.

 

[Divine Inspiration]

I stopped wrapping my hair b/c of thinning and breakage from tension of pulling the hair into the wrap. My temples were also creeping backwards from so much pressure of tieing the scarf too tight. I wrap when my hair is fresh relaxed for about a week, and then I go back to using a bonnet. I do what I call a faux wrap by grabbing the hair in two sections and pulling in opposite directions and smoothing the ends against my head. I use pins to keep it in place, and then I remove them after tieing my scarf....this works like a charm and provides the wrapped look.

 

[LadyZ]

I have been using the Sylvester scarf method to tie my hair... Will this thin it? and is it considered wrapping?

 

[Divine Inspiration]

I don't think Sylver's method will thin it as long as you're not tieing your scarf too tight on your temples...

OT: You're hair is making WONDERFUL progress...congrats girl!

 

[cutiestyles]

I haven't experienced breaking from wrapping although I do notice my hair appears thinner. When I used to relax my hair my hairdresser used to pat my hair down flat with a bristle brush!

Now I try to alternate my wraps but I think I will try to tie back my hair loosely or something. I never could master the two way wrap that was way too complicated! But what I like about wrapping is that you just comb it down and go! Especially when I've flat ironed it. When my hair is rollerset I have to style it and I don't have time in the mornings.

 

[LadyZ]

I don't think Sylver's method will thin it as long as you're not tieing your scarf too tight on your temples...

OT: You're hair is making WONDERFUL progress...congrats girl!

Thanks Divine,

I don't know how else to wear my hair at night... I guess I could just throw it in a satin bonnet, then it would kinda be all over the placeerplexed ... But I will keep an eye on the thinning and make sure I am not tying to tight...

 

[bluediamond0829]

well what i noticed when i saw one the girls i knew that had such healthy and bouncy hair..her hair was always thin and fine...but would look nice after she woud wrap it and comb it out in the mornings...i noticed from the last time i saw her that her hair was not as bouncy and pretty like it was...when my hair was at the healthiest...i actually use to sleep in those clingy rollers and then put a silk scarf over it...the only time i would wrap it is when i would wake up in the morning and remove the rollers to go workout and put back in the silk scarf...but now that i know this...im definetly staying away from wrapping...i dont want anything to damage my hair that im working now hard to get back and grow longer than where it usually stops at...

 

[~*~ShopAholic~*~]

You can add rollers to the end togive it some curl if you don't want the wave on the ends. As for how I tie them up I just tuck them in my satin bonnet

I already have been pulling my hair back in a loose pony tail and topping with a bonnet, I may try to do the plaits this week. When you plait your hair, what do you do with the ends if anything?

 

[beyondcute]

I wrapped for years with no problem. The thing that causes alot of breakage is cotton scarves. Cotton grabs the hair. Teh other thing that causes breakage is tying the scarf too tight which will happen with any hair technique. Teh final thing is wrapping the hair in the same direction every day. You have to alternate. Think about it... One side of your head is getting pulled evrey night over and over and over again. You HAVE to alternate. My stylist told me this when I first started wrapping. Im suprised people dont know.....

 

[cutiestyles]

Thats a good point beyondcute. I personally haven't considered the pulling or the tightness. I never use a cotton scarf though but I think the vigorous brushing may also play a part in people that experience breaking. I can't image what damage my hairdresser did to my hair with that bristle brush especially my ends!

 

[sylver2]

I can't believe so many people have hair damaged from wrapping.
It's the very thing that saved my hair. I'm wondering how you are wrapping it. I usually wrap with a wide tooth comb and a very soft bristle brush. I also never alternated switching sides. Also wrapped to the left for Years.
16 years to be exact. I love wrapping. Maybe its just the texture of some peoples hair that just can't take the constant wrapping. My hair is 4a/b and extremely thick and wrapping has worked well for my hair.

 

[hot_pepper96]

What is the Sylver's method of wrapping? Can someone describe it?

 

[asubeauty]

When I heard that wrapping could damage your hair, I stopped wrapping, even though I wasn't having any breakage. But nothing else I tried worked for my hair!!! Now I wrap loosley, alternating sides. I use a wide toothed comb only, and then I put one of those mesh wrap things around it. I top that with a satin bonnet. So when I go to bed, my hair is very loosely wrapped. I noticed I have more body when I do this.