shrinkies maintenance
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Printed Date: October 05 2024 at 1:08am
Topic: shrinkies maintenance
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Subject: shrinkies maintenance
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 12:01am
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soooo.... my bf is going to take out my pinchbraids and replace them with shrinkies.... but... when i have to maintain the shrinkies and the have glue on them, can i take them out individually and then replace them one by one???
(like i will be doing with the pinchbraids?)
Mer - who is finally trying DIY --- errrr DI Fiance ------------- i love plastikhaar |
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 3:08am
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Yay, DIFiance! How come I don't get this kind of assistance? With shrinkies, I think you'd be much better off doing it the other way: removing them all, then replacing them all (not one by one). If you're using oil for removal, your hair will be an oily mess, and by the time you get all the residue out, you'll want to wash your hair in clarifying shampoo, Prell, dish soap, or whatever before you redo them. Just for curiosity: Why the switch? Are you feeling like the braids are too detectable? :) |
Posted By: kristinc
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 10:27am
| Do you have to use oil or is there anything else to get the glue off? |
Posted By: Amanda8Beechwoo
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 10:30am
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You can use acetone but obviously the oil is kinder on your hair xPosted By: Syren123
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 11:30am
| Amanda, is that you in your icon picture? That's beautiful hair! But I thought you were a redhead or a strawberry blonde wavy head! |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 11:34am
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bc he can do shrinkies for free... lol...
------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 12:26pm
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Congrats on trying the DIY route. I have personally saved thousands
already - and that even includes all the crap hair purchases I've made.
Yes, absolutely, you can change out the shrinkies individually whenever you wish. I keep a little round tupperware container with a lid on the bathroom counter and my veggie oil is in there. Use as needed. My personal experience is that I will sometimes lose a hair strand and the shrinkie remains steadfast on my hair. If there hasn't been any shedding you need to clear out, just take out the old shrinkie and reinstall a new one without removing the old shrinkie residue. Yep, just go right over the top of it. |
Posted By: Amanda8Beechwoo
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 12:58pm
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Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 3:32pm
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jenny, i don't think fiance would be able to get the sectionig again..... so if i take them out they are gone lol.... ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 6:50pm
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Well, good luck! That's excellent that he's willing to help out. AMM: So the oil doesn't compromise the hold? I would've worried that applying over an oily strand would make it slip, but perhaps the glue makes is stay put? :) |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 7:07pm
| Jenny Ive done the same thing that amm is talking about. If I have one/few that has came out, or that I want to replace. I just remove the shrinkie using the heat wand and reapply a new shrinkie and hair strand, No oil, no remover whatsoever. Just apply a new one right over top of any residue that was left. Its usually very little so it isnt a big deal to do a few this way. |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 7:17pm
| OK, I get it: You wouldn't need the oil, since you're not removing the residue. Coolio! :) |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 7:26pm
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Regarding DI Fiance: I've had some DI Husband experiences. He's pretty good at helping me boxbraid. Good job recruiting yours to help! But i'm wondering. Have you had any trouble explaining what to do so that you end up with a burnt head? I mean with the braiding if my husband screws up we take one out and start again and it just costs a little time. Yeah so, who's had a burnt scalp and do you think it's more likely trying to do your own or with an inexperienced SO using the heat element? :)al |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 7:29pm
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well, i just ordered my heat wand. i have no worries. he reads over my shoulder and spouts off hair knowledge to my friends to show he is as dorky as me... lol ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: March 15 2005 at 10:50pm
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Oh don't even worry about a burnt head. My 12 year old son is now my full time extension installation and maintenance man! A few turns with the mannequin head and he was good to go. He does whatever needs doing with the heat wand: shrinkies or fusion. If Anthony can master it, I'm sure Mer's man will be an expert in short order.
Btw, he prefers using a template! We've completely melted the plastic one, but have made a new one out of the WaWa tag - nice thick coated paper. Protects those sensitive areas around the ears from burns and makes nice clean strands. |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: March 16 2005 at 7:20am
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I was less concerned for Mer's head (no offense) and more for
mine. But if a 12 yo boy can be taught to do this succesfully,
then I'm less concerned about my sweet and well meaning, but sometimes
awkward and uncoordinated, husband causing permanent damage with a heat
wand. I'll try out the template at least to protect my ears as well. If he causes my too much damage I can always use my microrings to put these tips in and then decide on rings vs hairpolice method (which he really has developed a knack for). thanks! |
Posted By: Bridget
Date Posted: March 16 2005 at 8:12am
Syren... way to teach em' young! That's hilarious!
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Posted By: darthmom
Date Posted: March 17 2005 at 2:54am
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lol @ syren! her 12 year old is doing her hair!! I can't get mine to brush his teeth and/or read his required reading every night. you must share you secrets, honey. Seriously. Unless they require what my 2 yr old has and that is an innate sense of desire to wear my shoes and dresses and fix ladies hair and then....wellllll....lol that isn't teachable. |
Posted By: octmac
Date Posted: March 17 2005 at 10:19pm
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What a great idea - I think I will try and put my kids to work! My 11 yr son might be talked into, but I am sure that I can talk my 8 year old into helping...of course, she might be mad at me and really fry my head...I think I will stick to the TV/VCR recorder! Octavia ------------- Faces of Pain - One woman's Journey with Chronic Pain www.octavaia@got-to-have-art.com A world without ART is a world without color GOT ART??? |