hello newbie:)
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Topic: hello newbie:)
Posted By: flo229
Subject: hello newbie:)
Date Posted: July 09 2006 at 12:48pm
I am a newbie here i am loving all the adive this forum has given me butI have a question: I am half african american and filipino. i have really curly hair and I just bought a flat iron is there anyhting I need to put on my hair to prep before i straighten it. please help me I would really appreciate it if you would give me the products names. thaks in advance |
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Posted By: sakura07
Date Posted: July 09 2006 at 1:36pm
Hey Flo! first off welcome  . Before straightening I would advise that you use a heat protectant- it puts a barrier between the heat of the iron and your hair, to save your hair from some damange. If i were going to flat iron my hair first I would wash and condition it really well, then i would comb it out while it was wet and let it air dry. If you want you can blow dry it straight (using the heat protectant.) then i would flat iron it in small pieces about an inch or so thick.
The only heat protectant i've used if the V05 one and it seems to work fine. ------------- |
Posted By: flo229
Date Posted: July 09 2006 at 9:21pm
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thanks for the advice
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Posted By: flo229
Date Posted: July 09 2006 at 9:42pm
| oh by the way is the vo5 one the spray??? |
Posted By: Claudie
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 3:00am
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Welcome Flo!!! ------------- |
Posted By: sakura07
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 8:26am
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Yup the VO5 is the spray kind, its in a hot red bottle, you can find it at like walmart, kmart, target.. pretty much anywhere ------------- |
Posted By: kally
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 10:01am
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Welcome aboard ------------- "God makes no mistakes" he created you the way you are suppose to be. |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 10:07am
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welcome ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 10:19am
Welcome to the board
ITA w/ using a heat protectant before flat ironing. I use Fantasia IC serum. ------------- |
Posted By: flo229
Date Posted: July 11 2006 at 5:55pm
| I straighten my hair last night it was great even tough it took a hour my hair is kinda long) but it so pretty i also wrap it last night kinda hard but i think i will gert used to it! thanks for you guys help. I think i am going to try hot rolling so I won't put to much heat on my hair do you guys have any suggestion for that?? |