*Update* on my Dominican Blow Out adventure....

[authormom]

Okay so its been barely a week since my blowout and........my hair sucks!! I have been running everyday and of course the sweat has caused my hair to swell. And four+ months with out a relaxer for me is nothing pretty. LOL! So I feel like I pretty much wasted the $60 they charged for the Blow-Out because I didn't get the "use" out of it that I would've hoped.

So far this week I have been baggying for 1-2 hours a day. (This is after I have already sweated out DBO) Usually during my run and moisturizing in the morning and again in the evening before bed. I'm preparing my hair for the relaxer I am getting this weekend. I've decided to go with half-wigs/buns as my PS for the summer and I plan on staying away from the Dominican Salons. Guess it isn't my cup of tea. Definitely made my hair feel really thin and didn't like that at all.

*le sigh*

I'll post pics once my relaxer is in.

 

[BlaqBella]

Sorry to hear of the experience you had with the DBO...But it seems as if you have a great plan for bouncing back from it. Best Wishes.HHG.
BTW..Thanks for the review..i've also started to see that i better find other styling options for the heat of the summer.

 

[BostonMaria]

Sorry you wasted your money. Natural hair (or new growth in your case) + Heat = Reversion. Funny how hair doesn't respect the money we pay at the salon LOL If you ever do try it again I would suggest maybe in September when its less muggy out.

 

[sylver2]

i def don't get blow outs during the hot summer or if i kno its going to sweat out.

 

[authormom]

Sorry you wasted your money. Natural hair (or new growth in your case) + Heat = Reversion. Funny how hair doesn't respect the money we pay at the salon LOL If you ever do try it again I would suggest maybe in September when its less muggy out.

I was thinking about this last night and trying to remember my regimen when my hair was longer and more healthy and it was sooooo simple. The only thing that changed was a product I introduced (that literally fried my ends ) and a short stint with micros. So once I get my relaxer I will definitely respect my hair more and get back to the basics of taking care of it. I love this board for the tips on retaining length. I did find that I would get to a certain length (SL or a little below) and could never break past that, but with LHCF I am gaining knowledge and tools on how to blow past SL and beyond once I get my growth rate back to normal.

 

[Vintageglam]

^^^ OP do you think the baggying accelerated the reversion?

 

[Solitude]

I'm not sure if I'm missing something, but I don't understand how you thought a blowout or any straight style would last through heavy sweating, baggying, and twice a day moisturizing....and why did they charge you $60? That's too much.

Sorry to hear about your bad experience. But, the whole point of baggying is increased moisture and moisture = reversion.

 

[authormom]

^^^ OP do you think the baggying accelerated the reversion?

Today was my first official day of baggying. I went running Sun and Monday and then I only tied my hair back in a scarf and put a hat on hoping that if I kept it tied down it wouldn't swell. erplexed But it did. So after running, I pulled a cool blow dryer through those two days to take some of the moisture out and let it airdry the rest of the time. (Wore a phony pony as PS) When I realized that the DBO was pretty much a wash (last night) when I got up to run today I put some Salerm 21 and EVOO on my hair and baggy'ed it before going running because I knew I was going to sweat and it was going to swell anyway.

I have a LOT of new growth so I knew that reversion was inevitable, I was just hoping to get at least two weeks out of the $$ paid for the DBO. *shrugs* Oh well....learned a lesson. LOL!

 

[authormom]

I'm not sure if I'm missing something, but I don't understand how you thought a blowout or any straight style would last through heavy sweating, baggying, and twice a day moisturizing....and why did they charge you $60? That's too much.

Sorry to hear about your bad experience.

You live and you learn. It was my first one and I really only did it to give my hair some time between taking down my sew-in and getting my relaxer done. I wasn't sure HOW my hair was going to react to the DBO to be honest but it was presented as an option to buy time until I got my relaxer and I took it. Now I know what to expect and not to expect. Baggying just started that today, three days after I originally sweated out DBO, in preperation for my relaxer Friday. I have always moisturized my hair twice a day. at night I do my scalp and during the day, my hair/ends. I have no idea why they charged me 60 but I wont be going back so it's really a non-issue at this point. I figured it was too much that's why I decided I wouldn't be back.

 

[Solitude]

You live and you learn. It was my first one and I really only did it to give my hair some time between taking down my sew-in and getting my relaxer done. I wasn't sure HOW my hair was going to react to the DBO to be honest but it was presented as an option to buy time until I got my relaxer and I took it. Now I know what to expect and not to expect. Baggying just started that today, three days after I originally sweated out DBO, in preperation for my relaxer Friday. I have always moisturized my hair twice a day. at night I do my scalp and during the day, my hair/ends. I have no idea why they charged me 60 but I wont be going back so it's really a non-issue at this point. I figured it was too much that's why I decided I wouldn't be back.

Okay, well I was just wondering because I never paid more than $35 and I've heard of salons charging even less than that. My blowouts lasted until I washed my hair again....but, like Sylver 2 said, it's probably not a good idea to get one if you might sweat it out.

I only moisturize my ends when I'm wearing my hair straight, but you know what works best for you!