flat ironing

 

i've heard of some women that flat iron their hair every morning, but those that do, are white..at least my white friends have done this using heat protectant..

 

my 4b/c maybe 5 if there is such a grade is easily reverted within 6  to 8 hours..the porosity control, i found later is to return the hair to it's natural healthy ph balance..it's primarily used to chemically treated hair..but some folks like it for it's moisturizing and pore reducing properties as well...

 

my edges are all gone now..except 1"..and believe me, i 've tried everything on the market except gear grease and duct tape...

 

but thanks for those suggestions...I liked the Simply Stylin' , it came highly recommended, as well... too much heat still did it in...

 

unfortunately, i've learned the hard way...no ones fault but my own...when it comes down to it..heat is heat and my hair reverted....if a heat protectant could really protect our hair, i'd be happy to slather it on my body as well, and stand in flames..

 

but those last three defiant strands on my head showed and proved...

 

Thanks ladies..i really appreciate what you've posted..i'm the fool for pressing so often...it was all in my own ignorance..

This is the first time i'm seeing a male beautician? and maybe i should have done this sooner..when i go to MAC cosmeticians, the best makeup artists are men..i think they know better about how women should look? When i modeled, the best clothes designers? men...not exactly "straight" men, but they were still men.."they're visual"..

 

 and yes, Kellie, the moment "tony" comes switching toward me with a "super" relaxer in one hand and a machete in the other one..i'm bailin!!

but sometimes we gotta do what we gotta do and it seems like you done it.

 

The best conditioners I have tried were Nature's Gate Herbal Daily Conditioner, Nature's Gate Hydrating Hair Masque (Deep Conditioner) and

Giovanni Smooth As Silk Conditioner.  When you have virgin hair, depending on the texture, no matter what flat iron you use, what setting, the hair will revert back to it's natural state.  Especially in humidity. 

I guess it's just a matter of finding what works for you, but too much heat can be just as bad as a chemical relaxer.  Breakage is the problem with both, because we all want to look great.  My daughter uses the flat iron on her virgin hair, but it's just a matter of time before it frizzes up again.  She doesn't want to uses chemicals, so she just has to work with it.  The high heat always gives her bad split ends though.  So she takes breaks from it, tries to cut down on the heat and get her ends trimmed every few weeks.

 

i was looking for one that doesn't require "daily shampooing"...any suggestions?

 

Also, i was using Apoghee before they changed their ingredients..and switched to Biolage "Hydrotherape".  i'll be using this under a plastic cap and a hair dryer maybe once or twice a week ..see how this turns out...it actually only requires 1-3 minutes, actually...but i'm hearing of folks using it for 15 or 30 minutes with cap and dryer..