Great results from Maxiglide!!....(pics)

Ladies, the Maxiglide is the truth!!  My naturally very curly hair got soooo straight I couldn't beleive it. My hair wasn't even this straight when it was relaxed.  The ends got pin straight, which is the hardest area for me to get straight and I didn't even have to use any oil on it like I usually do.  I just used Beyond the Zone heat protectant and it came out so silky and shiny. 

The Beyond the Zone is an awsome product also.  I love it.  It will be my new staple.  It smells so good and it feel like it is really protecting the hair.

Anyway, back to the flat iron.  It has a heat setting of 1-10 and I only had to put it on 1!  You can also use steam, which I haven't gotten the hang of yet but you don't have to use it.  I got my hair straight in one swipe and it didn't pull or snag at all......just slid right through like butter.  In some areas I did two swipes but I made sure to do cookiesnkream's method of making sure the hair has cooled a little before you swipe again which cuts down on the degree of heat that is used on your hair.  I think this really makes a difference.....(thanks girl, great idea!)

This feels much better for my hair than my old flat iron because you don't even have to close the iron all the way to get it straight so your hair dosen't get fully exposed to the heat.  I touched my hair after I swiped it and it just felt warm, not hot like it used to.

Sorry for talking so much....lol.  I just wanted to share info with anyone that is interested.  God bless!

Sorry about pic quality...hopefully I will get a better camera one day

http://public.fotki.com/Pokahontas/maxiglide_results/

Your hair looks beautiful.  Really nice job straightening. 

CrazyHairGurl wrote: OMG I Love your hair, it looks so sleek and smooth, thanks for posting the pics, and your setting was only on 1 . I just might have to get my hands on the maxiglide, I am really curious about the steam burst. Thanks again for posting the pics

Yep, only on the first setting.  I was surprised too because with my older irons i had to put them on a higher setting.  It really makes a difference when you get a good flat iron.  I will never go back to using cheaper ones. 

Yeah, the steam burst is interesting but I haven't gotten the hang of it yet.  You have to push this little button to get the steam to come out or you can just do it without the steam.  I am still in awe about how straight it got my ends.  I've never seen it like this before, even when I flat ironed over and over the same section with my old flat irons.

Pokahantos- What exactly does the steam burst for? It didn't revert your hair when you flat ironed it?

I looked it up...its not in my price range at the moment . I'm between  trying flatrioning or Dominican Blowout. 

cookiesnkream wrote: Oh thanx so much Pokahantas,, those ingredients are very diff from the Fantasia,, the Fantasia seems to be positively loaded with silicones which has always made me uneasy about it ( do u find the BTZ moisturizing or heavy at all?), thats why i was interested in BTZ so Im gonna take my butt to Sallys finally and try some , and about Maxiglide,, I am all curious about it now!!! DAMNIT,, i know what u mean about cheap irons,, once i tried the Solano i knew i could never go bak to cheaper irons ever again, there is a massive difference and the Maxglide might suit me even better,, so im considering it now...

Lol.  Your welcome.  No, the BTZ isn't heavy at all.  I made sure my hair was covered thouroughly with it and it didn't get heavy.  It's great stuff.  Yeah, I noticed that with the Fantasia serum.....it has a lot of cones in it which kinda scared me away from it.  The BTZ seems to be moisturizing because I've had my hair flat ironed for a week and I've only had to lightly moisturize my ends a few times.  My hair is still so shiny from it.

cmesweet wrote: Pokahantos- What exactly does the steam burst for? It didn't revert your hair when you flat ironed it? I looked it up...its not in my price range at the moment . I'm between  trying flatrioning or Dominican Blowout.

No, the steam didn't revert my hair at all.  The booklet says the steam is used to soften tough stubborn hair.  What you do is pre-soften on the first swipe using steam bursts and on the second swipe you don't use it.  It is described as being like the steam from a clothes iron to help smooth out wrinkles......I know that sounds funny but it works.  I didn't use it the whole time and my hair came out just as straight.  The steam also adds shine.

I'm with you on the price thing.  It wasn't in my price range for a long time either but I decided to finally splurge and buy it.

curlysue wrote: Your hair looks great Pokahontas ... where did you get the iron? Its not on folica.com. editted to say - checked folica again and I found it

Thanks, you can also get it from Bed Bath and Beyond.  Good luck on finding an iron.