PH problems :(

where can Iget some of this kerasilk? I am currently unemployed and have very little money  anyone have any theyre not using or want to send me a sample to try? and i thought synth hair didnt respond well to conditioners like human? hmmmm.

~Jenn~
mom to 6, pagan, pierced, geeky game chick & hairdresser wanna be

well the thing now is that its not so curly as much as kind of.... kinky, like jumbo hair. or coarse yaki, and frizzed. i have no idea if the curls would come back or not when wet, and personally i dont care, i mostly want wavy and SILKY. my daughter touched my hair this morning and said momma your hair is NOT SOFT

~Jenn~


Edited by imzadi92

Hey Jenn,

Honestly, I wouldn't try to brush the curl out (that'll just make it frizzy), and I certainly wouldn't bother with a 1-inch curling iron (the curl would be just as tight, and straightening with it could give you uneven results, not to mention fry the hair).

Have you tried just taking a long, hot shower, and sort of separating the curls with your fingers while the water runs through the hair? I would do that, then add a little diluted fabric softener as a leave-in conditioner (not too much), then leave the hair to air-dry. That way, you can retain some of the curl without having it go pin-straight. If it's still too curly at that point, when it's about 50% dry, take the hair-dryer and blow-dry the hair--but don't do a blow-out with the brush (that'll make it totally straight), instead just separate and sort of straighten the strands a little with your fingers, and keep the dryer moving. (You could also use a steamer for that part if you have one.) That should give you a looser wave. If it's still a bit frizzy, I'd spray it with some silicone or Dome or wig spray, and put it in a loose braid for a few minutes, remove the braid, and re-separate the strands with your fingers.

I was surprised, too, at how curly the 28mm was when I saw Fina's pics. It looks looser in the bag somehow, but on the head, it really is quite curly. Keep in mind that this hair really wants to be straight, so even if it's too curly now, it'll be a breeze to make it straighter. With some washing, the wave just naturally loosens. If all else fails, you can blow it out or steam it with the brush (following the Doc Locks instructions), but I'd keep that as your last resort, because the hair will really be pin-straight then and you'll have to reset it if you want any wave.

:)

Hi all. I need some tips on making this ph look decent. Ive got more than half my head in the microlinks, and will finish prolly today. id most likely be done already if it werent for interruptions from the little ones! anyhow i got the 28mm, and am regretting it, because its SO curly. tends to get really frizzy and tangly, esp after i seperated it all out to pretip. I figured it would look better when I got it in and had a chance to brush and smooth, but nope. Ive tried diluted fabric softener, baby oil gel, silicone spray, and a curling iron. its just a 1" one, I probably need a bigger one, but its all ive got right now. i ran it down the lengths to try to smooth it and then spiraled it around to make a loose curl... but even when i smooth it down its still got that bit of kinkiness to it and feels kind of rough, not silky like i want. and tries to tangle. what do i do??? i should have gotten the 50mm, because the 28mm is really hard to smooth out. should i just blow it all straight and start over, and will it still get tangly and knotty? *sigh*

~Jenn~