QuoteReplyTopic: I got the mixed hair blues Posted: September 07 2005 at 12:17pm
My hair is black and asian mixed shoulder length and I always had a
relaxer to help with the frizzies. I would like the option of
having my hair straight (flat iron) or naturally wavy/cury(air dry);
however, it is more like an afro-huge puff ball. I cannot let it
air dry to a natural wave to save my life. I thought I could get
the Matrix cold smooth perm but found out that my hair is to curly at
the roots- are there any products/perms/treatments/spells I can
use on my hair that gives me the option of wearing it straight or
wavy? My last relaxer was 02/13/2004 with trims every 2-3 months.
Thanx Dot
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hi dottie I am half black and asian to( mom is filipino) me personaly don't get relaxers but i wear my hair natural and get it flat iron all the time when I wear my hair curly after a fresh wash I put a leave in conditioner and then put pink's hair gloss in my hair so it won't frizz and then and a lite hair spray and my hair is bouces and frizz free all day for a flat iron style wash my hair detangle and put in a heat activated spray or hair blam and flat iron my hair. well i hope that helps. you should also use a deep conditioner every month I use cantu's deep treatment.
hey girl,, i have the same prob as you except mine
is black and white but thick caucasian hair so its a
double whammy lol,, i have never been able to have
a wash and wear style and i dont think it exists for
me,, i have come to accept that i just have to style my
hair,,, sigh lol,, my full white half sister had HUGE
puffy natural curly hair( and thats the white side of the
family LOL!!) lol so i know why my hair is so
impossible but when my hair is styled its really silky
so i just take the best care i can of it .........
Hair type: 3b some c?, fine strands, last relaxer sept 05, never again!!! current :ap length on sides,,nearly bsl in back, damn those old frazzled ends! I am hair OBSESSED
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Thank you both... I will try the Pink's but what is the cantu's deep
treatment, Pharrell, I did a search-couldn't find it. I'm really not
in-tuned with hair products.
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cantu's deep treatment is made with natural products the main ingredient is shea butter it really good for moistrizing. happy to help.you can find it in wal mart where the hair care for african americans are about 4$ post us for your results and happy to have you here
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You can flat iron your hair and get it just as straight as a relaxer. You just need a good flat iron and good products. I wear my hair natural and just flat iron to get a straight look. It ususally lasts 2 weeks and I just wrap it to keep the style.
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Thank you ladies! I will try the treatment and I just got a
ceramic flat iron and I can't believe the difference between regular
flat irons and ceramics. I will keep you guys posted
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Hey!
I'm half Japanese and half Middle Eastern with a bit of Kenyan. My hair
is fine-medium textured (but theres LOTS of it) and I have medium-large
ringlets all over (except the back where the curls are much
looser-grrrrr).
When I want to wear my hair curly, I use a little serum to keep the
frizz down and mix a little curling balm with a teeny bit of gel and
scrunch that into my hair section by section. I find that if I don't
use the gel my curls don't last as long and kinda drop into big 'S's.
Right now I'm using Toni and Guy Insights Curling Balm.
When I want to wear my hair straight, I use a bit of serum and
heat protectant before I blowdry. I like to get my roots really
straight too, so I always blowdry before I use a straightening Iron. I
like to use Loreal hotstyle ironing cream.
Right now though, I'm really into setting my hair or using a curling
iron. I'm soo loving the retro look of loose waves and so after I get
out of the shower I let my hair air dry a bit and then put lots of
volumising mousse in it and set it in rollers. Once its dry, I take the
curlers out and run my fingers thru my hair to break it up a little. I
love the look, its really full and sexy. And plus, if I go out that
night I can just pin up random peices and I get a tousled sexy updo!
OK I hope that helped! Sorry I got a little too excited about talking
with other women who have 'mixed' hair and sorta just got carried away
:)
hi aseya,, lol its ok, i get excited too:-) esp since im
just seeing my old hair again,, it was broken off and
damaged for soooo long and now its back to being
in almost its full glory,,all becuz of deep conditioning
,, i never knew what benefits it had and i cant tell you
how relieved i am to know thats all i had to do to get
my thick long hair back,, it has grown so much this
summer,, actually this year,, the one thing i miss is
my curls tho becuz im still relaxing but im doing it
lightly but i still cannot wear my hair curly becuz the
curl pattern is so messed up but thats ok i
guess,, i've also learnd the "search and destroy"
method of getting those split ends off ,, i just cut the
very split end off and dont lose any length
(noticably),, I jus have to stick with my regimens and
ill have my hair as long in the front as it is in the
back,, anyway im a beleiver in deep conditioning,, i
think its just about the most important thing in
maintenance of relaxed or just dry hair.......
Hair type: 3b some c?, fine strands, last relaxer sept 05, never again!!! current :ap length on sides,,nearly bsl in back, damn those old frazzled ends! I am hair OBSESSED
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My hair is half Thai and half black.. I have a stupid question.. what
is the hair type I see now and then.. the 3b or 3c cookie and ty aseya
for the advise!!
ty
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My hair is half Thai and half black.. I have a stupid question.. what is the hair type I see now and then.. the 3b or 3c cookie and ty aseya for the advise!!
ty Dottie
I think you are talking about the hair typing system. It's just a way to categorize your hair type. Some people use it and some don't. There are several ones out there but naturallycurly seems to be the most popular one. The hair typing just gives people an idea of what your hair looks like so they can help to give you better advice if you need any. This link should tell you more.....http://naturallycurly2.com/curl411/types.php
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you can find it in wal mart where the hair care for african americans are about 4$ post us for your results and happy to have you here
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