I got the mixed hair blues
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Topic: I got the mixed hair blues
Posted By: Dottie
Subject: I got the mixed hair blues
Date Posted: September 07 2005 at 12:17pm
My hair is black and asian mixed shoulder length and I always had a
relaxer to help with the frizzies. I would like the option of
having my hair straight (flat iron) or naturally wavy/cury(air dry);
however, it is more like an afro-huge puff ball. I cannot let it
air dry to a natural wave to save my life. I thought I could get
the Matrix cold smooth perm but found out that my hair is to curly at
the roots- are there any products/perms/treatments/spells I can
use on my hair that gives me the option of wearing it straight or
wavy? My last relaxer was 02/13/2004 with trims every 2-3 months. Thanx Dot ------------- Dottie |
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Posted By: pharrell
Date Posted: September 07 2005 at 3:45pm
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Posted By: cookiesnkream
Date Posted: September 07 2005 at 5:49pm
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hey girl,, i have the same prob as you except mine is black and white but thick caucasian hair so its a double whammy lol,, i have never been able to have a wash and wear style and i dont think it exists for me,, i have come to accept that i just have to style my hair,,, sigh lol,, my full white half sister had HUGE puffy natural curly hair( and thats the white side of the family LOL!!) lol so i know why my hair is so impossible but when my hair is styled its really silky so i just take the best care i can of it .........  ------------- Hair type: 3b some c?, fine strands, last relaxer sept 05, never again!!! current :ap length on sides,,nearly bsl in back, damn those old frazzled ends! I am hair OBSESSED |
Posted By: Dottie
Date Posted: September 08 2005 at 2:40pm
Thank you both... I will try the Pink's but what is the cantu's deep
treatment, Pharrell, I did a search-couldn't find it. I'm really not
in-tuned with hair products. Dot------------- Dottie |
Posted By: pharrell
Date Posted: September 08 2005 at 3:59pm
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you can find it in wal mart where the hair care for african americans are about 4$ post us for your results and happy to have you here
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: September 08 2005 at 8:35pm
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You can flat iron your hair and get it just as straight as a relaxer. You just need a good flat iron and good products. I wear my hair natural and just flat iron to get a straight look. It ususally lasts 2 weeks and I just wrap it to keep the style. ------------- |
Posted By: Dottie
Date Posted: September 09 2005 at 12:22pm
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Thank you ladies! I will try the treatment and I just got a
ceramic flat iron and I can't believe the difference between regular
flat irons and ceramics. I will keep you guys posted Dot ------------- Dottie |
Posted By: aseya
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 7:20am
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Hey! I'm half Japanese and half Middle Eastern with a bit of Kenyan. My hair is fine-medium textured (but theres LOTS of it) and I have medium-large ringlets all over (except the back where the curls are much looser-grrrrr). When I want to wear my hair curly, I use a little serum to keep the frizz down and mix a little curling balm with a teeny bit of gel and scrunch that into my hair section by section. I find that if I don't use the gel my curls don't last as long and kinda drop into big 'S's. Right now I'm using Toni and Guy Insights Curling Balm. When I want to wear my hair straight, I use a bit of serum and heat protectant before I blowdry. I like to get my roots really straight too, so I always blowdry before I use a straightening Iron. I like to use Loreal hotstyle ironing cream. Right now though, I'm really into setting my hair or using a curling iron. I'm soo loving the retro look of loose waves and so after I get out of the shower I let my hair air dry a bit and then put lots of volumising mousse in it and set it in rollers. Once its dry, I take the curlers out and run my fingers thru my hair to break it up a little. I love the look, its really full and sexy. And plus, if I go out that night I can just pin up random peices and I get a tousled sexy updo! OK I hope that helped! Sorry I got a little too excited about talking with other women who have 'mixed' hair and sorta just got carried away :) |
Posted By: cookiesnkream
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 7:15pm
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hi aseya,, lol its ok, i get excited too:-) esp since im just seeing my old hair again,, it was broken off and damaged for soooo long and now its back to being in almost its full glory,,all becuz of deep conditioning ,, i never knew what benefits it had and i cant tell you how relieved i am to know thats all i had to do to get my thick long hair back,, it has grown so much this summer,, actually this year,, the one thing i miss is my curls tho becuz im still relaxing but im doing it lightly but i still cannot wear my hair curly becuz the curl pattern is so messed up but thats ok i
guess,, i've also learnd the "search and destroy" method of getting those split ends off ,, i just cut the very split end off and dont lose any length (noticably),, I jus have to stick with my regimens and ill have my hair as long in the front as it is in the back,, anyway im a beleiver in deep conditioning,, i think its just about the most important thing in maintenance of relaxed or just dry hair....... ------------- Hair type: 3b some c?, fine strands, last relaxer sept 05, never again!!! current :ap length on sides,,nearly bsl in back, damn those old frazzled ends! I am hair OBSESSED |
Posted By: Dottie
Date Posted: September 12 2005 at 12:02pm
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My hair is half Thai and half black.. I have a stupid question.. what
is the hair type I see now and then.. the 3b or 3c cookie and ty aseya
for the advise!! ty Dottie ------------- Dottie |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: September 12 2005 at 12:14pm
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I think you are talking about the hair typing system. It's just a way to categorize your hair type. Some people use it and some don't. There are several ones out there but naturallycurly seems to be the most popular one. The hair typing just gives people an idea of what your hair looks like so they can help to give you better advice if you need any. This link should tell you more..... http://naturallycurly2.com/curl411/types.php - http://naturallycurly2.com/curl411/types.php ------------- |
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