Wanted: Natural 4/b DIY w/the Best Blow Drying Technique..

[dlove]

Do you remember the technique your beautician blow dried your hair before straightening it? If so...

Guide me to youtube examples or simple step by explanations demontrating this.

I really need to know how to loosen the curl pattern on thick, coily, compact hair using a blow dryer so that I can straighten it with a ceramic flat iron.

Thank you ladies....

 

[SweetMarshCrystal]

Sure, this will make u say WOW! I bought the blowdryer and flat iron. HAve tested it and it came out like a dominican blow out! No lie!

http://vimeo.com/251682

 

[caligirl]

Definitely use a comb attachment. The blow dryer matters too. My stylist uses a twin turbo 2600 blow dryer with a 'yellow bird' pic attachment.

 

[pisceschica]

In my personal opinion if you want to get the best results use a blow dryer with a boar bristle brush and a good lite heat protectant creme ESPECIALLY if you have natural hair.

I own a sedu flat iron and sedu professional blow dyer (the black one) I am able to make natural 4 a/b hair look like it just got a fresh relaxer. I do this to my cousin every two weeks so she can manage her new growth. I also do this to my own hair maybe once a month to see my growth but mostly in the front b/c I can't get the back. But when I do the front it has alot of body and shine.

The pik attachment works well if you have relaxed hair but I think overall especially with natural hair that using a boar bristle brush helps to straighten and smooth it out.But I guess since you're doing it yourself that a pick would be better b/c a round brush probably isn't something you could use on your self especially in teh back.

 

[dlove]

Isn't the boar bristle hazardous to delicate 4b hair and are you referring to the paddle brush boar bristle?

 

[seeminglysweet]

Isn't the boar bristle hazardous to delicate 4b hair and are you referring to the paddle brush boar bristle?

I agree. I'm not natural but I could never use a round boar bristle brush to blow dry my hair, I would end up needing to cut it out because it would get so tangled.

 

[locfreeme]

I use a black denman brush and my Babyliss Pro dryer. A round boar bristle brush gets great results but also pulls out your hair. The denman doesn't. I got that tip from my beautician (the infamous Daneen in Chicago). A professional blow dryer also makes a difference.

 

[pisceschica]

Isn't the boar bristle hazardous to delicate 4b hair and are you referring to the paddle brush boar bristle?

I haven't found it to be hazardous as long as I detangled beforehand but that has been my personal experience. It might work for some might NOT work for others. Just a suggestion. .

But I guess tangling probably would occur if you were to do it yourslef. But when I do it on myself and others I don't have problems, you just have to make sure you detangle, power dry (to where its a little damp), and don't take sections that are bigger than the brush.