50mm First-Wash Report
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Printed Date: August 04 2025 at 9:01am
Topic: 50mm First-Wash Report
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Subject: 50mm First-Wash Report
Date Posted: April 03 2005 at 9:18pm
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So I finally bit the bullet and washed this new PH 50mm/Dome Classic
hair, and--no surprise here--the wave's almost gone. I didn't brush it
at all when wet or use any heat, but I did use warm water, not cold
(because I just couldn't face it). Anyway, I'll sleep with it in some boinks tonight and I'm sure it'll still look nice, but the initial wave it pretty much gone, so it'll need to be reset after the next wash, I imagine. It is still very soft and silky, so that's a good thing. Just for curiosity, has anyone managed to make the 50mm last past two washes? For anyone who wants to retain that initial wave longer, hold off on washing the length for as long as possible! :) |
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Posted By: Gina E
Date Posted: April 03 2005 at 9:20pm
Thanks Jenny For always keepin us informed! 
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Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: April 03 2005 at 10:04pm
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Still wondering what boink is. I've washed mine I think three times now. If it hadn't been for the need to get it dry immediately after the third wash I think I wouldn't have had to use the flocked rollers on it. But I can bite the bullit and use cool to lukewarm water. When I dried it I put it in Velcro rollers ad then put onmy soft bonnet with the dryer on as low as it would go. But I only had 30 minutes and poor planning led to losing some curl. Get the bonnet dryer. I know you were thinking about it. |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: April 03 2005 at 10:14pm
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Mocha: Yeah, I'll be getting the bonnet soon. My hair's really long, so
I'm sure that contributes to a loss of curl as well, although yours is
pretty long too, if I remember correctly. I think "boinks" is just something I must've made up or something, because it seems like I'm the only one who's ever heard of it, lol. Anyway, it's just basically coiling and twisting up your hair into a bun and covering it with a schrungi--but instead of doing one for your whole head, you'd do 4 or 6, whatever--the more boinks you do, the wavier the results. In fact, if you had the hair in the boinks, then blasted it with the blow-dryer for a few minutes before you went to sleep, the results might be even wavier in the morning; I haven't tried that, but I'll try it tonight. Here's a visual (btw, I stole these pics and cropped them--they're actually from a very good tutorial from superstardreads.com about how to put on drawstring falls). Step 1: Twist a section of the hair: 
Step 2: Wrap it around itself in a coiled bun: 
Step 3 (not shown): Cover each little bun with a scrunchi: 
:) |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: April 03 2005 at 10:28pm
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I'm recalling advice I heard long ago on how to wash extensions. Pull back and braid the pony in one long length and take your shower. You'll still be able to wash the entire scalp and suds up but the length of the extension doesn't become separated and filled with water to the same extent as if you had the hair falling free. Wonder if this would help retain the initial wave longer.
PS: I never knew the name but I've put my hair up like that before. So I guess I've boinked myself a couple times in the past. tmi? |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: April 03 2005 at 10:56pm
| hmmm Maybe I should try the boinks, and hit them with my steamer |
Posted By: plastikhaar
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 12:51am
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hmmm
it could be the conditioner! what kind of care products did you use? and did you use fabric softener, if so how? under the shower while the hair is wet? did you brush the hair while the conditioner was in? my last 50mm hairstlye lasted for months.. but i had this before on a costumer. she had dome wave installed, the very curly stuff and after one time washing the got very straight! we figured that she used a very strong fabric conditioner and brushed the hair with the conditioner. so it got straight. maybe thats any help ; ) sARa ------------- need some great hair? http://www.plastikhaar.ch/shop - plastikhaar hair.supply |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 5:31am
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Sara: I actually didn't use any conditioner, just shampooed the roots,
spritzed the hair with a little diluted fabric softener, and left it to
air-dry (no brushing). When it was totally dry, I spritzed it with Dome
Care and detangled with my fingers and a wide-tooth comb. But again,
the water I used was warm (not hot, but definitely not cold), and
perhaps that's enough to loosen the wave. Either way, after sleeping
with the boinks (4 of em), it's quite wavy now, so I won't even need to
use any rollers or anything. It's also still very soft and silky. I'm going to try that washing suggetstion, AMM. I never thought of it before, but it makes a lot of sense. :) |
Posted By: ccross6032
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 6:28am
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hey jenny - i agree with your assessment. i've washed my 50mm about 3 times now; the wave drops considerably for me after washing. braiding while wet or doing the boinks helps recreate a wave, but it is a different wave and not the 50mm exactly. hey sara - i guess i never thought about the fabric softener adding to the straightening. i was putting it on like conditioner, leaving it on 1/2 the time and rinsing it 1/2 the time. hmmm. i haven't brushed or combed while wet either... |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 6:31am
| I'm not sure that the fabric softener affects it too adversely. The last 50mm I had dropped without using any fabric softener at all. But again, it still looks very nice. :) |
Posted By: ccross6032
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 6:41am
| right. gotcha. do you feel like the increased layers have aided the wave jenny? i've gotta go back and review and rereview sara's instructions again to remind myself what she does. i agree, jenny, i just can't bear to not use warm water, the cold thing i just can't do. maybe if i washed my hair in the sink? but for a shower, yikes. |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 6:55am
Not really--I don't think they've aided in preserving the initial wave much, but they do seem to encourage more wave when I set it in boinks last night. Then again, I waited 5 days to wash it this time, whereas last time, I only waited 2 days, so those extra 3 days of wear may have loosened it somewhat, too. Last time, I had some problems with roughness (which I now attribute to using too many products and heat), but this time it's still so silky. It's hard to remember exactly what I did then compared to what I'm doing now. As you said, it's really quite easy to add wave/curl to this hair as long as you have the right tools; it's just a matter of figuring out how to replicate the 50mm wave exactly. Hot rollers, boinks, and braids all work quite well, but I think I'm going to take another look at the 50mm in the bag to see exactly how that wave pattern is on arrival, then play around with it a bit. The big, jumbo rollers get pretty close to the initial look anyway. The biggest hot rollers I've found are 1 3/4 inch, but I think this 50mm might be closer to a 2 1/4- or 2 1/2-inch roller curl; if so, it's probably best re-created with Velcros and the bonnet. :) |
ccross6032 wrote:Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 8:06am
| Yeah I was thinking about getting some super big velcros and possibly steaming them from the inside, then putting on my bonnet to dry them the rest of the way out. |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 2:34pm
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this was after leaving jenna: completely straight! then, i slept with my hair in a braid that night, the next morning:
------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: FinaFina
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 2:56pm
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Mer, yours is 50mm? ? Fina |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 4:04pm
Well, after a night in the boinks, it looked pretty wavy again--almost
like the original 50mm. I didn't even use any heat on it. I love
boinks! (Don't mind that dorky one that's still in the top of my
head....)  :) |
Posted By: Kimbearly
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 5:10pm
It still looks very beautiful Jenny and I looooooove your haircut ------------- |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: April 10 2005 at 4:45pm
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that boink wave is phenom ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: April 10 2005 at 5:27pm
| Thanks girls. It's holding up well. I washed it for the second time last night and put it in hot rollers this morning for a few minutes, then boinks again, and it looks the same as in the photos. I still haven't blown it straight at all. So it's holding up quite well after two weeks. :) |