Need Advice: How bad are blowouts..
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Topic: Need Advice: How bad are blowouts..
Posted By: cookiesnkream
Subject: Need Advice: How bad are blowouts..
Date Posted: October 02 2005 at 8:16pm
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I have chemically straightened hair and,, i get blowouts every 2 weeks and last time to myhorror i noticed little hair on my cape and knew they mustve broken right then and there when the round brush went through!! myhair is now collar bone in front and brastrap in back and i would liek to have at most boob length by the end of the year,,am i sabotaging that by blowouts??,,, i also noticed wayyyy to many split ends today when i serachd and destroyed,, should istop getting blowouts,, my hairdresser uses a round brush without natural bristles and is quite rough,, can this cause splits and tears,, if so are rollersets better?... need advice thanx  ------------- 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 |
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Posted By: PurpleBubba
Date Posted: October 03 2005 at 12:20am
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If choosing one over the other I would say rollersets are generally better. It's still heat if you sit under the hood dryer but it's circulating heat and not direct heat like a blow dryer. Plus there's not as much styling dammage from rolling on a roller as compared to tugging with a brush. But maybe someone has an even better option for you that will let you straighten it? I don't know if you'll reach your goal or not but definitely get away from the direct heat and tugging. Roller sets are a better option. ------------- 
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Posted By: Tiramisu2c
Date Posted: October 15 2005 at 12:45pm
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I don't know how much you spend on blowouts and chemical straightening, but it may be in your best interest to purchase a straightening iron. I know that Straightening irons aren't said to cause any less damage than a blow out, but I use this stuff made my Matrix, called Sleek Look Iron Smoother (It's in an orange bottle). It's supposed to protect your hair from the direct heat of the Iron. i also use a ceramic iron, which is supposed to cause less damage. I only do this once every month or so, for special occasions, but before I used Matrix's Iron Smoother, my hair would have a "baked" scent to it, as well as feeling kinda strawy, even though my hair is very healthy. Another option is the new T3 Tourmaline Wet-to-Dry straightener I've been reading up on. I'm seriously considering purchasing one, but I just have to bring myself to spend the money. It seemes next to amazing. Here is the link: http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P90611&categoryId=C7246 - T3 Tourmaline Tell me what you think! ------------- 
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Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: October 15 2005 at 1:31pm
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Hey Tiramisu, Haven't seen you in awhile Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com">  my LJ , 40 inches long
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Glad to see you back.Posted By: Tiramisu2c
Date Posted: October 15 2005 at 5:14pm
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Haha, I took an involuntary hiatus. Just been so busy with school and work at both places that the computer has been very absent from my life. Anyway, all the while, my hair has been growing! I hope to post pics very soon. I straightened it today, and I can't believe how it's almost touching my shoulders already. I'd love for it to get straighter, but I know, patience is a virtue. I'll be here more often. Talk to you all soon! Oh, and let me know what you think of the T3 straightener! -------------
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Posted By: cookiesnkream
Date Posted: October 15 2005 at 7:11pm
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Hi Tiramisu, that T3 tourmaline thing looked wonderful, i looked at it a few months back and read very good reviews,, i would hope it has a temperature control dial though cuz i heard some of the good ones dont,, anyway i also read ur posts a while back too and i had the same thing happen to me years ago and i panicked and went for extensions,,, my hair is WAYYYYYY curlier and frizzier than yours so can u even imagine LOL and i was a sixteen year old who had to go back to school in less than a month!!,, i have never let anyone put scissors to my hair since,, i just trim my split ends with eyebrow scissors,,, ,, anyway rite now i do have a good ceramic iron but when i do go to the salon they use both the round brush and blower AND the iron so i figure i may as well just use the iron myself without the blower and its working out great,, jus takes me over 2hrs tho,,, still better than having someone rip thru my hair and spending 30 every week or 2.... ------------- 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 |