Rollersets

Hey Ladies!  I've been considering doing rollersets in my hair.  I'm actually quite anxious.  I know the directions and so on, but I need a little clarity.  I'd like to use Goody Magnetic Rollers for this.  Will this hurt my results?  I'm not sure because sometimes brand is important.  Also, I'd like to get some kind of creamy leave in, and I'm a big fan of Kenra, but if anyone else has any suggestions.. let me know.  I'm trying to keep this under a little budget, hopefully this will be my last hair expense for awhile.  Also.. are rollersets even effective on natural hair.  I've been transition for a year so I only have a few strands of relaxed hair left!  My hair is collarbone, and I'm trying to cut out heat and still be cute.

I'm 3c/4a, I suppose

What up Pickled?  I love your name. 

Brand does not matter. I bought Goody's and Anne's.

I recently started rollersetting at home too.  I found that the less product used, the better the results.  Infusium 23 Leave-In is great for a straightening effect, and plain water in a spritz bottle keeps it nice and wet.

Motions Nourishing Leave-in is a creamy one that was ok also, but do not use too much of this one because your hair will come out too crunchy.

Macherieamour and Godsflowerr (rollersetting divas) are great resources for product recs. 

Lastly, I have been meaning to try KeraCare products for my rollersetting to see if there is much difference.

I am still learning and tweaking my prods. Good luck and holla with your results. 

Let me know how the Motions Leave In spray works. Macherieamour has a blog called healthytextures.com.  If that is not the exact link, then Google it, you'll find it. Good luck.


Edited by LadyEsquire - January 16 2007 at 10:24pm

To get it relaxer straight you have to make sure the hair is tight around the roller and that you've combed out each section completely leaving no tangles or waves in the rolled hair. Another thing you may want to check is if you've used too much water and not enough product. The product is what "sets" the hair in that nice smooth texture after the hair has been unrolled. It is not necessary to use heat on a roller set. Heat just makes the hair dry faster. When I have time I just roll it, tie it with a satin scarf and let it dry overnight while I sleep. The only thing I still need to figure out is how to get the roots really straight without using heat...

Edited by ladyflash - January 17 2007 at 5:30pm

My roller set was a disaster! -- I ended up straightening my hair.. has anyone rolled their hair dry and straight?

I agree it takes pratice, I'm not that good at rollersets but the first roller in the middle at the front always comes out STRAIGHT, but the further back I go the sloppier it gets and the more puffy the roots are. I've thought about rollersetting weekly but that's too much hassle for me.

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A poor excuse for a rollerset. How do I make this WORK? See how the hair just shrunk out of the roller. And I thought I rolled TIGHT. Thought wrong. Are there supposed to be two clips to one roller..or??

Edited by PickledGeuse - February 15 2007 at 7:26am

You need smaller rollers. Or you could use rods or straws to do a straw set

pickled, are you natural?

Just practice...thats what I did...