Whats the culprit? Can you help me, please?

[conebread]

Hey yall,


I have a problem. When I straighten my hair its light and floaty; theres not much weight to it. Is this due to moisture or protein?

Here is my "regimen" I guess you can call it:

Cowash 3-4 times a week with Elucence MB
Wash once or twice a week with Elucence shampoo
Deep condition with Kenra MC or Aubrey Organics HSR once or twice a week.

When I flat iron I blowdry in small sections - I use paul mitchell supper skinny (less than a dime amount for my entire head)

then flat iron on about 400 using the chase the comb method.

My hair is soft and has movement but there is no "heaviness" if that makes sense.

tia

 

[Nonie]

conebread, you just have fine strands. Welcome to my world. For hair to move the strands have to have enough mass for gravity to actually have an effect on them. If it's very fine, that's kinda hard to do. The only time my hair moves is when I combine strands to form braids or twists...so that there's a compact mass that gravity actually "recognizes". And if my hair is straightened, even in braids, it doesn' flow as easily as it does when shrunken--again because by shrinking, the hair is bunched up tighter so that it's heavier. Otherwise as far as gravity is concerned, my hair might as well be invisible when straightened. Hence the reason I only wear my hair up when straightened, never loose. There's a pic of how defiant my hair is to gravity in this post.

 

[conebread]

Thank you for the reply. But when my hairstylist did/does my hair it has that "heaviness" to it, without it being "oil slicked" or too greasy. When she does it, it has bangin' "take downs" and falls, but I dont know what Im doing wrong?

My roomie suggested I use oil sheen, but it made my hair weighed down.

eta: Im pretty sure its not humidity because its like that before I go outside.

 

[Nonie]

Thank you for the reply. But when my hairstylist did/does my hair it has that "heaviness" to it, without it being "oil slicked" or too greasy. When she does it, it has bangin' "take downs" and falls, but I dont know what Im doing wrong?

My roomie suggested I use oil sheen, but it made my hair weighed down.

eta: Im pretty sure its not humidity because its like that before I go outside.

Hmm... :scratchch This is why you must take your friend with you next time you go to get your hair done so both of you can take notes and compare later to figure out exactly what it is she does differently from you.

I've heard people say they can get the same "swang" from a Dominican salon when they can't otherwise. Y'all need to be carrying a notepad and recording what sort of voodoo they use. oke:

 

[Jazala]

It could be static from your blowdryer that's making it floaty. Your hairdresser probably uses product that has anti-static properties.

 

[conebread]

Okay, that makes sense, too. Speaking of blow dryers does anyone think that comb attachments make a difference when blow drying? I use the tension method with my Denman, but I don't have a comb attachment.

 

[Ms Lala]

I have the same issue sometimes. I've gotten the best results when I
1) make sure all conditioner is removed from my hair when rinsing
2) applying a small amt of leave in that has some protein in it (when I use one that makes my hair too soft I get the same results you describe)
3) apply a silicone based heat protectant before blowdrying

IHTH

 

[ms.blue]

Maybe you need some protein to weigh the hair down, like aphogee green tea and keratin spray before you blowdry to give some "heaviness". I also find that blowdrying my hair using a brush gives my hair a lighter feel oppose from using a comb attachment that doesn't give the "airy" feel.

 

[conebread]

Thanks, ladies for all the input. I appreciate it.

 

[PPGbubbles]

Also the key to getting your hair to hang is to blowdry with a comb attachment, in the direction you want your hair to fall.

you always need to use a downward motion and if you want a part you need to blowdry that part in the direction you want it to lay. I got this tip from my stylist when I asked her how does she get my hair to lay/swing.

 

[conebread]

^ t.y............