My hair is napptural.  I was interested in flat ironing my hair.  I'm down to these three products..

Sedu

Solia

MaxiGlide

My question is....out of these three products whic is best for natural hair. 

For those of you who own the Maxiglide....I've read a review that it was heavy and the plates are too huge to get to ur roots.  What are your thoughts on the product...

Also....If I buy the products does anyone know the return policy if I don't like them?

BUMP no one?

I have a sedu and it works great; but my hair is relaxed. I've spoke with someone online that uses the sedu on her natural hair. The 1" is a good size flat iron to get to the roots. It makes your hair silky unlike other flat irons that just get it straight. 

I've heard the solia is amazing as well. I was choosing between the solia and the sedu.

Someone has a maxiglide listed on craigslist for $50.

Folica accepts returns within 30 days.

Thanks everyone. If I order for Folica is there a reshelving fee?
Also the maxiglide that u saw on craigslists....for what state is it listed in?

Kim J wrote: I'm natural and I use the full size Maxiglide.  It works well for me.

Is it heavy?  And do you find that the plate is too large?

If you send Folica a before/after picture they can use on their website, they will extend your warranty to one year.

My Solia works very well.

Supersugar wrote: If you send Folica a before/after picture they can use on their website, they will extend your warranty to one year. My Solia works very well.

Wow that's good to know!! Thanks!

Callalily wrote: Try the miniglide. Just like the maxiglide only smaller.  Or Sedu.  Never heard of Solia.

The miniglide doesn't have the steamburst

Layla wrote: I think you just have to pay the shipping to send it back. I don't remember what state the iron on craigslist was. I've never been to craigslist before it just came up in my google results.

Thanks I checked the site and as  you said they have a 30 day money back guarantee granted u pay for shipping.  That is a blessing!!

I did a google search and did find the craigslist post but it already expired.

femmgrangwav wrote: My hair is napptural.  I was interested in flat ironing my hair.  I'm down to these three products.. Sedu     Solia   MaxiGlide   My question is....out of these three products whic is best for natural hair.  For those of you who own the Maxiglide....I've read a review that it was heavy and the plates are too huge to get to ur roots.  What are your thoughts on the product... Also....If I buy the products does anyone know the return policy if I don't like them?

Overall, I've seen mixed reviews on the maxiglide.....

The Sedu is quite a bit over my budget

Soooooo, drumroll!!!!

I bought the Solia.  It should be here by Friday or Saturday.  I bought it from Folica so if I don't like it I can always return it.  If it doesn't work well with my hair then I'll save for the Sedu.

I am a little skeptical about the steam burst.. wouldn't that make our hair revert? my hairtype is 4a/4b.. do you think maxiglide would work for me?

Here are my results....

before...

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d826b3127cce9245cb4f11be00000016108Aat2rlq0atp - http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d826b3127cce9245cb4f1 1be00000016108Aat2rlq0atp

After with Solia (I only did the front half):

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d826b3127cce9245b3f0900d00000016108Aat2rlq0atp - http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d826b3127cce9245b3f09 00d00000016108Aat2rlq0atp

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d826b3127cce9245b39e906300000016108Aat2rlq0atp -

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d826b3127cce9245b3db111600000016108Aat2rlq0atp - http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d826b3127cce9245b3db1 11600000016108Aat2rlq0atp

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d826b3127cce9245b3ba904700000016108Aat2rlq0atp - http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d826b3127cce9245b3ba9 04700000016108Aat2rlq0atp

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d826b3127cce9245b3a2905f00000016108Aat2rlq0atp - http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d826b3127cce9245b3a29 05f00000016108Aat2rlq0atp

The pics were taken after I came from outside.  The humidity was horrible!!

Is there a product I can use to concur my hair from frizzing and poofing out once I get outside?

How hot did you have the iron?  Heat usually counteracts frizziness, so more heat - less frizz.  This will, however, damage your hair in the long run.

I use Biosilk Silk Therapy on each section before I put the iron to it.  It's a good heat protectant, adds slickness and smells great.

Nice hair!  Have you tried Garnier Fructis anti-frizz serum? I've seen posts about this on other forums.

Supersugar wrote: How hot did you have the iron?  Heat usually counteracts frizziness, so more heat - less frizz.  This will, however, damage your hair in the long run. I use Biosilk Silk Therapy on each section before I put the iron to it.  It's a good heat protectant, adds slickness and smells great.

I had it set to the highest temp. as it said in the instructions for ethic hair.

Ok everyone when you put the heat protection on do you put rub it in your hands then apply to your hair and comb it thru or do you put the heat protection serum on each section as you go.

BrownEyez2 wrote: Nice hair!  Have you tried Garnier Fructis anti-frizz serum? I've seen posts about this on other forums.

Thank you. I looked for it in Wal-mart and couldn't find it.

Renee wrote: very nice and thick hair . sorry i dont know what u could use for the frizz......

Thank you.

I do have one more issue.....

MY ENDS. When I flat ironed my hair, the ends didn't look too good. I even trimmed them because I thought that was the problem.

It's like the ends are so curly they refuse to staighten. I blow dried my hair before flat ironing.

My hair was staight from the roots but my ends refused to budge.

By using the Garnier Anti-Frizz or the BioSilk Silk Threapy orDeep Brilliance Reflect.....will that help it straighten?

What am I doing wrong?

Your hair came out great!  I love, love, love your natural hair too! You can also try using a setting lotion before you blowdry--lottabody works really well on cutting down the frizzies and flyaways.

Supersugar wrote: How hot did you have the iron?  Heat usually counteracts frizziness, so more heat - less frizz.

ITA.  Thats why alot of people prefer the ceramic irons b/c they heat up warmer than most irons with a more even, controlled heat.  The end result is a sleeker, salon-like finish. But like Supersugar said, using them too often can be too much on your hair.  I bought an FHI and used it on my mom- she loved the results.  I'll see if I can post the pics--

You can't really see the newgrowth as well but she's about 8 weeks post relaxer in the first pic. She's gonna kill me.

Thanks!!  I'm seriously taking notes on all these suggestions I'm getting. 

Like I said earlier...I loved everything except my ends...So now I'll try with the suggestions.

I had the same problem - rough, crinkly ends.  And they seemed to get damaged so easily...grrr.  I used the iron to flip them out, but it would hold for maybe four days max and the ends would revert.

The best - the only - solution I've found was to roller set my hair on low heat for about 50 minutes, and flat iron the next day.  Before, when my ends were such a mess, I was airdrying completely.

Results for first half of head.....

After washing my hair....I deep conditioned.  Then I added Pantene Leave-In conditioner.

I sprayed my hair with Turn Up the Heat

And since I found BiolSilk Silk Therapy at CVS I applied it to each section of my hair as I flat ironed.

It looked okay at first but didn't shine at all.  And by the time I got the otherside of my head my hair was poofy!

Soooooooo, I decided to spray in some Almond oil to my hair...from root to tip....Can I say it worked!!!!

My hair is shiny and my ends are look great!

Yeah!  Even though it looked good b4, I'm glad you found something that worked.....

Hi ladies!  Here is a link to show you guys how the maxiglide works for my hair... hope it helps!

http://public.fotki.com/maybeline46/ - http://public.fotki.com/maybeline46/

Maybeline,

Your hair is beautiful. I would have thought it was relaxed from the pictures. I used my Maxiglide the first time this weekend and I agree, it is wonderful. My hair is relaxed, but I am considering transitioning and the Maxiglide worked wonderfully on my new growth.  It was very fast, since the temperature was consistant.  The pins on the Maxiglide did not pull my hair either. I'm in Texas and it is very humid, the last time I flat ironed my hair by the end of the day it was in a ponytail because it frizzed, it didn't happen with the Maxiglide.  I am a believer.

When you use the rose water let me know. I used distilled. I am really happy with it this morning was very humid and I don't have a fro yet.

I'm having problems with the humidity now!  I ended up putting my hair in a ponytail because my hair became unruly!

Any thing I can do to prevent that?

Hmm...I wouldn't know what to tell you about humidity, because we got it bad here in Florida, but when I do my hair with a Solia, it stays. 

Sounds like this flat iron isn't quite what you need.  Maybe you should go for the Maxiglide.  In the meantime, though, lay off the heat for a few days...give your hair a rest!

Thank you Browneyez2!  Chile, if you only knew how my hair was looking the day he put that color in....He had to cut several inches off because it had been months since I got my ends trimmed and they were ra-guh-deee. I decided from that point on to take better care of my hair (protecting it at night, moisturinaing properly, all the info you guys give me here). 

I like the maxiglide because it uses steam and that makes me feel better about using the heat.  When I maxiglide, it lasts until I wash it again. Oh, and ladies, you can find most of those irons, maxiglide included on ebay if you want a deal.

Layla wrote: Steam scares me. It makes me think of bubble hair.

U know I wondered about that b/c I read somewhere that u shouldn't flat iron ur hair wet.  So does the steam cause the same effect?

Here's the info I got from the Pantene site:

Bubble hair

People will tell you that their bubble hair 'just happened', quite suddenly, after they had been doing the same things to their hair for a long time. Then all at once they noticed tiny 'bubbles' in the ends of their hair.
  Invariably, bubble hair is caused by some kind of heating appliance, most often curling irons.

These operate somewhere between 120 and 180 °C, roughly speaking. Water boils at 100 °C. If a hot curling iron is put on to wet hair, it boils the water inside the hair. The boiling water softens the keratin of the cortex; then the steam from the boiling water expands and forms tiny bubbles inside the hair. Eventually the hair breaks off, either at or somewhere near a bubble.
    Every woman who has used curling irons knows that they work better on some days than others. One day she may have them just a little hotter than usual: that might be just enough to cause bubble hair, and for the affected hair to break off.
    Although the sufferer usually claims that her hair was perfectly normal until she changed the hair product she was using, further enquiry always uncovers a history of increased or excessive cosmetic treatments. Usually bubble hair happens to people who are doing a lot of styling to their hair at home. And it is always, always associated with the use of heated appliances on damp hair.

http://www.pantene.com/haircare/hair_twh_97.htm - http://www.pantene.com/haircare/hair_twh_97.htm

I guess the reason the maxiglide doesn't cause bubble hair is because the hair is pretty much dry.  I let mine air dry which doesn't take long.  The steam comes from a compartment in the iron and you push a button for it if you want to use it.  I think this way it is a different effect from putting a hot iron on wet hair.

I love...Love...LOVE my Sedu flatiron!!! I have had it for 3 1/2 months and just love the way my hair looks and feels when I finish using it ... smooth, silky, soft and shiny!! I have very thick, coarse, wavy hair and with my flatiron I always look like I just stepped out of the salon. I used to have a cheap Revlon flatiron which would take me 4-ever to use and would always snag my hair. I live in South Florida and the minute I would step outside in the humidity, my hair would look like I hadn't done anything to it. With my Sedu, there is no more snagging...the flatiron just glides right through my hair making it soft and shiny. Now when I step outside in the Florida humidity and rain, I say bring it...they are no match for my hair!! This is rated the best because it IS the best. I even took my Sedu to Italy with me this summer. I used a really good converter that I purchased at Radio Shack and I paid really close attention to make sure nothing funky was going on, but it worked perfectly. Ladies, if you're sick and tired of walking around with coarse, frizzy hair like I was, do yourself a favor and purchase this flatiron...a small investment for something that can really raise your self-esteem. You know that when you look good, you feel good. You can be salon beautiful every day...isn't it about time you feel good about how you look?

I love my Solia!

Sedu is absolutely the best ceramic iron ever.