WET WRAPS???

[*ElleB]

I know that some salons do this, and some people as well. Does anyone here do this?

I've only vaguely heard of this, and when i seen some pics in my ORS perm demonstrating it with their Setting Lotion, i was like "hmmm"

Does ur hair have to be thin to do this?

I'm afraid my hair will get stuck/hard to comb down (the new growth) and I will end up losing alot of hair trying to comb it down....

 

[seeminglysweet]

I typed out a detailed reply that was lost once I hit "post"

Basically I said that you do not need to have thin hair. My sister wet wrapped for a number of years and she has very thick and coarse hair that would come out beautifully, she used lottabody setting lotion.

Give it a try, the trick is to get the hair as smooth and tight as possible. Maybe try a mousse (my preference) instead of setting lotion...or maybe a mixture. The easiest way to comb the hair down once its dry is to loosen it up with your fingers first, work your fingers through and pull it down until it's almost hanging freely and then comb it in place.

 

[*ElleB]

I typed out a detailed reply that was lost once I hit "post"

Basically I said that you do not need to have thin hair. My sister wet wrapped for a number of years and she has very thick and coarse hair that would come out beautifully, she used lottabody setting lotion.

Give it a try, the trick is to get the hair as smooth and tight as possible. Maybe try a mousse (my preference) instead of setting lotion...or maybe a mixture. The easiest way to comb the hair down once its dry is to loosen it up with your fingers first, work your fingers through and pull it down until it's almost hanging freely and then comb it in place.

Wow....
Is heat necessary?

 

[seeminglysweet]

Nope. My sister would wash her hair and let it air dry over night.

 

[goldensugar23]

Wow....
Is heat necessary?

I think heat is necessary when you dont feel like waiting a super long time.I wet wrap when i've just got my touch up and I have zero new growth.If I wrap my hair with new growth It will take a long time with out going under the dryer.
It really depends on your length,I have seen people with shoulder length hair dry for under a hour.If your hair is past shoulder towards back length prepare to wait a long time with and without the heat.2+ hours

 

[seeminglysweet]

I think heat is necessary when you dont feel like waiting a super long time.I wet wrap when i've just got my touch up and I have zero new growth.If I wrap my hair with new growth It will take a long time with out going under the dryer.
It really depends on your length,I have seen people with shoulder length hair dry for under a hour.If your hair is past shoulder towards back length prepare to wait a long time with and without the heat.2+ hours

I agree, my hair is bra strap length and it would take about two days for my hair to completely dry if I wet wrapped. My sister had a chin length bob when she was wet wrapping and although her hair is really thick it would dry overnight.
Heat isn't necessary for the process of wet wrapping but it is necessary if your hair normally takes long to air dry and you actually need to leave the house that day.

 

[*ElleB]

Can I do this if I have a significant amount of new growth?

 

[blackbarbie]

My old stylist used to do my hair like this for about 5 or 6 years and my hair was well past BSL back then, but I always had to sit under her dryer for 2+ hours AND then go home and let it dry over night even. She could still do it throughout the entire 12 weeks before I got another relaxer but I just never had the skills to make it lay down as flat. I haven't done it in a very long time, but may do it this weekend since I just got a fresh relaxer this past week.

It's really the same principle as doing a co-wash, pulling your hair back in a bun and letting it air dry, but as the previous poster mentioned, it works best (as in less drying time) if you have little new growth, otherwise, you just have to flat iron your new growth as you would if you had rollerset it. And don't put too much setting lotion on it and be very gentle (loosen with fingers first, then comb around in the direction of hair with a paddle brush) when taking it down.

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

I used to do this all the time when my hair was a little shorter and when I was permed. It really was effective but I guess since I had a perm my hair was already straight anyway. There would be no way in h e double hockey sticks I would try this now as a natural. uh uh..lol

 

[MissFallon]

My sister has perfected the "wet wrap" I have tried it a couple of times with success. The easiest way to do this is to put two rolles in the top of your head where it would be open when wrapped. They wrap the remaining hair around your head. This makes sure that all of the hair ends up straight because you wont have problems getting the top of the wrap to lay down flat. I usually sit under the dryer for 45 mins on medium heat, take the 2 rollers out, unwrap and then re-wrap it. It comes out really silky.

 

[Recherché.Beauty]

i've gots to try this

 

[jaiku]

Its funny but I thougt wet wrapping was the only way. I didn't know people did it any other way. When I was relaxed I would wet wrap and air dry and my hair would be straight but it would have so much more body than it would if I used a dryer. You can wet rap your hair if your a couple of months past a relaxer but you'll have wavy roots. I just used to flat iron my roots. You shoud get some sanex strips to wrap arounf your hair. They help keep your little short hairs form unwrapping. When I used to wrap my pixie cut they really made the difference betwen looking like a 'home' doo and a salon doo.

 

[so1913]

I used to wet wrap ALL the time. I didn't have thin hair, but it would take longer to dry. I found it to be an healthier alternative to blow drying, and sometimes I wouldn't even follow up with a flat iron. The key is a good setting foam. Kera Care and Jane Carter Wrap and Roll are two ver good ones. When you start getting a lot of new growth, it does get a little trickier. You will then probably need to follow up with a flat iron to smooth out a bit more if that is your desired look. Over all, I LOVED the results of wet wrapping.

 

[MissFallon]

My sister's hair is really thick and she has perfected the rollerset.

 

[sareca]

My sister has perfected the "wet wrap" I have tried it a couple of times with success. The easiest way to do this is to put two rolles in the top of your head where it would be open when wrapped. They wrap the remaining hair around your head. This makes sure that all of the hair ends up straight because you wont have problems getting the top of the wrap to lay down flat. I usually sit under the dryer for 45 mins on medium heat, take the 2 rollers out, unwrap and then re-wrap it. It comes out really silky.

I love this idea.

 

[sareca]

I used to wet wrap ALL the time. I didn't have thin hair, but it would take longer to dry. I found it to be an healthier alternative to blow drying, and sometimes I wouldn't even follow up with a flat iron. The key is a good setting foam. Kera Care and Jane Carter Wrap and Roll are two ver good ones. When you start getting a lot of new growth, it does get a little trickier. You will then probably need to follow up with a flat iron to smooth out a bit more if that is your desired look. Over all, I LOVED the results of wet wrapping.

Those are my two favorites too. I just discovered the Keracare one last month. My hair felt so moist and soft. It was awesome.

 

[gn1g]

Does anyone have a link to step by step insx?

 

[Vshanell]

I used to wet wrap but it never came out silky like you see some people's hair turn out. No matter how smooth I did the wrap it always came out frizzy and plus it took forever to dry. I might go back to it during the winter months when I don't want to air dry.

 

[karezone]

I wet wrap once a week. I have not seen anything bad happening with my hair. But I am only 4 weeks post relaxer.

 

[DDTexlaxed]

I used to do this all the time when I was relaxed. My problem was that my relaxed hair took so long to dry due to its thickness. Even at 2" it took 45 minutes to dry with heat. I shudder to think how long it would take without.