Airdrying and my hair do not get along
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Topic: Airdrying and my hair do not get along
Posted By: cookiesnkream
Subject: Airdrying and my hair do not get along
Date Posted: January 23 2006 at 6:45pm
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I have sinusitis and washed my hair sat night and was gonna flat iron it sunday but decided to wait till tonite,, ill be starting in like 10 mins    lol it
takes hours (esp becuz im wearing 3 tracks and i have all the hair on top and in between loose) anyway i had to go to the doc today and i almost wasnt gonna go,, thats how awful my hair is air dried ,, its so dry , so frizzy and crispy, YUCK,, and i have alot of still relaxed hair and very underprocessed hair which i think is a bad thing too,, i dunno but its almost making me wanna relax again in 6 mths to a year just so i wont have to deal with this never ending frizz no matter what leave in i use,, it seems like i must flat iron or my hair is just a haystack if its airderied,, anyone know a solution for this?? ------------- 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: Layla
Date Posted: January 24 2006 at 6:31pm
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Maybe if you cut all of the relaxed hair off? Is your natural hair dry
too? Maybe it's dry from flat ironing it all of the time?
------------- Type: 3c/4a Natural Current Length: 6" Goal: Healthy, tip of nose /neck/shoulder length hair. BC: 02/08/06 |
Posted By: cookiesnkream
Date Posted: January 24 2006 at 9:05pm
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good question, lol,i examined my hair last night and i found that its the relaxed hair thats dry and the natural parts are nice and soft,, so i wont be relaxing it again but im really not willing to sacrifice the length so ill deal with the dryness lol,, thanx for replying anyhoo ------------- 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: Pokahontas
Date Posted: January 25 2006 at 8:49am
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Well, how are you air drying your hair.....like is it hanging loose or in a bun or a braid? My hair takes wayyyy to long to air dry so that's why I hardly ever do it, lol. I have been getting a lot of success by washing and wrapping my hair and sitting under the hair dryer for an hour. When i take it down it's straight but not silky smooth straight, it's very easy to flat iron after you wrap because your hair is already semi-straight. Right now I'm trying to cut down on heat so I'm just wrapping and verrrrry lightly blow drying for only a couple minutes, then I slick it back in a bun and when I take it down it has pretty waves/curl to it. Have you tried applying a moisturizer or some oil to your damp hair? This should help some. Sometimes I air dry my hair in two braids and before I braid it up I use some type of moisturize. Also, Softsheen's Carefree curl in the spray bottle makes my hair softer than anything I've ever used. It's awsome, I couldn't stop touching my hair cuz it didn't feel like mine. I'm not sure how this would work if you use it before flat ironing though because I've never done it. HTH, and don't relax your hair girl!.....lol ------------- |
Posted By: cookiesnkream
Date Posted: January 25 2006 at 9:15pm
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thanx Pokahantas,, i airdry in a bun and the next day when my hair is dry i find that it feels crispy,, i use Nioxin bliss leave in and for the whole time my hair is damp it feels fine, but once its dry lol anyway i
bought some aloe, veg. glycerin and distilled water at the health store so im gonna see if that might work better than a store bought leave in,, and I will NOT be relaxing lol,, thats why my poor hair is crisp in the first place,, the majority of my hair is natural and its quite soft! but the relaxed hair is right on top cuz thats how i did it lol and so it would seem that all my hair is crispy but its really just the top of my head,, OOh and that Carefree curl stuff,, i will be looking into even though i dont wear my hair curly , im tempted to try that,, im a total product junkie, lol BTW you are my hair idol! becuz ur hair is similar to mine and i know its possible to get back to my maximum length since urs is so long ,, by taking good care and No chemicals,, everytime i think about relaxing ,, i stay remembering Pokahantas from Hairboutique lol and im like Hell No ,, im staying natural   ------------- 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: Pokahontas
Date Posted: January 26 2006 at 10:43am
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Lol, I'm glad to help and be an inspiration. You are on the right track with your hair. When I was transitioning I didn't know what the heck I was doing, lol. The glycerin should help a lot with moisture and softness. I'm not sure how it will work for flat ironing though, I've been meaning to try that. If you spray the glycerin mixture or the Carefree curl on before you put your hair in a bun I'm sure it will come out really soft and moisturized. Do you like blow drying or air drying better? I'm sure your hair is more healthy since you aren't blow drying and flat ironing. Let us know how the glycerin works out. ------------- |