Blow Drying and Detangling Natural Hair
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Topic: Blow Drying and Detangling Natural Hair
Posted By: PickledGeuse
Subject: Blow Drying and Detangling Natural Hair
Date Posted: August 01 2006 at 8:38am
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Calling all naturals! I am transitioning and about 55% of my hair is natural, and I usually wear it straight, so that means blow drying and detangling. On days that I decide to deep condition my natural hair becomes really coily and it's hard to detangle even with conditioner on it, and when I try I find I get little knots and holes. How can I prevent this from happening? How do you prep your hair for blow drying and detangling? |
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Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: August 01 2006 at 4:50pm
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Hi PickledGeuse,
First I detangle...for my hair, I need more than conditioner. I usually used conditioner mixed with just a bit of oil ( usually a pea size to a dime size) to add slippage. Also, I do my hair in sections and this is also what I did when I would stretch my relaxers for 6 months at a time.
I detangle while the water is running in my hair rinsing out the conditioner. Then I would braid up that section of hair that I detangled to keep it from tangling again. Usually I use for large braids. When I am done washing... I put in a moisturizer/heat protectant and let my hair air dry a bit. Finally, I take down each braid ( since it is still damp, I comb through from ends to roots to make sure I get rid of any loose hairs) and then blow dry. I have to use a wide tooth comb attachment... I was using a diffuser in one hand and a comb in another but my hair got too big.
I hope that helps...others might have a different way. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: blackhoney112
Date Posted: August 03 2006 at 2:32pm
Wow 55% you go on ahead  I am no where near where you are but I did notice that the hair was dry, strawlike, and hard to detangle when I blowdried. So I started airdrying then flat iron which has helped alot. I am following the C&G method of washing in sections http://www.growafrohairlong.com HTH ------------- http://public.fotki.com/blackhoney112/hair_album/101505_.html - Hair album pw:Romeo |
Posted By: PickledGeuse
Date Posted: August 06 2006 at 5:51pm
| Thanks For Replying Girls! Yeah.. 55%.. most of my hair is half way there, and I think it's due to me texturizing instead of relaxing when I did use chemicals, and besides..I have short hair! So it won't be too long. And I don't like the idea of air drying too much. I had horrible experiences with that when I texturized and relaxed.. OOoooOO. I totally think if I was to airdry with natural hair.. It would take all day to flat iron out the kinks..it'd be way too thick to get the comb through. another question, should I detangling before blow drying .. section by section? |
Posted By: PickledGeuse
Date Posted: August 06 2006 at 5:52pm
| Also, would it be safe to use a little bit of conditioner to make the detangling process easier? |
Posted By: babyautumn
Date Posted: August 07 2006 at 11:22am
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I have tried a product called Sofn'free N' Pretty Olive Oil Detangler and it works pretty good..eventhough it seems to aimed at childrens hair. I too wanted to untangle the fierce mane on my head. I also love Parevu t-tREE CONDITIONER . It puts moisuture, encourages natural curl in the hair and it smells delectable. I hope this helps peeps. ------------- beauty is in the eye of the beholder;make sure that your vision of it doesn't blind anyone elses! |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: August 07 2006 at 11:42am
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You would be in trouble if you didn't detangle your hair before blow drying... Always detangle section by section. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Luvlybelizean
Date Posted: August 07 2006 at 12:45pm
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the only part of my hair that is not natural are the very ends of my tips. The base and new growth right now are very thick i can barely get my fingers through it.
Transitioning is a confusing decision for me, today i told my mom to get me designers touch to relax, but im not sure if i will go through with it yet.
My concerns is how will i controll my hair? How will i style it ? please excuse all the questions but this very new for me.
Does anyone know of any websites or articles, books that would help me learn more about transitioning? I just took out my braids and i got a ball spots, so i wont be doing any buns, for a while. What do think of a weave with kinky staight hair? ------------- "A rose is still and always will be a rose"~Aretha Franklin.* Remember beauty is in the eyes of the beholder* Last relaxer:4/06 Trans. styles: weaves&braids goal:4-6" natural Currently: 4"uneven |
Posted By: ladykaya
Date Posted: August 07 2006 at 1:01pm
Well I am transitioning as well I go to http://www.nappturality.com - www.nappturality.com They are pretty thorough about the information about going natural and being natural. For style tips you should go to http://motowngirl.com/index.php - http://motowngirl.com/index.php she has a lot of great transitional styles and natural styles.
HTH ------------- Last Relaxer: Mar 06 Transition Style: Braids All Natural Goal: Jan 07 Type: 4b Length: 2in-Nat/4in-Rel Length Goal: Mid back(18in) 3yrs http://www.public.fotki.com/ladykaya/ - My fotki |
Luvlybelizean wrote:Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: August 07 2006 at 1:39pm
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Also, look at http://www.roshini.net - www.roshini.net she has alot of info and pictures for you. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: soon2b
Date Posted: August 07 2006 at 5:49pm
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If your hair is really tangled it could mean that you need a trim. A
trim can have amazing effects on the detangling process. I like to use
Neutrogena Triple Moisture leave in conditioner because it has a lot of
slip. For stubborn spots I use a spot detangler like Herbal Essence
------------- hairtype:3C-4A Tranistioning:last perm 1/29/06 Learning to embrace my true beauty and loving it |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 9:00am
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I would suggest nappturality also, and I just love roshini's site. ------------- |
Posted By: Luvlybelizean
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 11:45am
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Thanks for the websites, they really helped!!!
also i co for 2-3 days and it really helps to manage my hair, it is softer. my last relaxer was in april and i had 2-3 inches of new growth. after my co,detangling and rosewater my new growth seem (kinky) straight as though it is relaxed hair.
Poka, i love your fotki your hair looks very healthy and i love even more when it is curly. can you apply shea butter to the hair as though it is a styling creme and leave it in? ------------- "A rose is still and always will be a rose"~Aretha Franklin.* Remember beauty is in the eyes of the beholder* Last relaxer:4/06 Trans. styles: weaves&braids goal:4-6" natural Currently: 4"uneven |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: August 10 2006 at 7:45pm
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Luvlybelizean, I know you didn't ask me but yes Shea butter can be used as a styling creme...make sure to be light handed with it. A little goes a long way and it can result with a greasey feeling.
Ok Poka go ahead and answer lol...sorry ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: August 12 2006 at 4:23am
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Lol @ cmesweet
Luvlybelizean.....yes, I use shea butter as a moisturizer and like cmesweet said, be light handed because it is pretty heavy. I use shea butter and castor oil on my ends a lot and they really help me from getting splits. Thank you for the complement also  .------------- |
Posted By: Layla
Date Posted: August 12 2006 at 9:31am
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What kind of deep conditioner are you using?
------------- Type: 3c/4a Natural Current Length: 6" Goal: Healthy, tip of nose /neck/shoulder length hair. BC: 02/08/06 |
Posted By: PickledGeuse
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 9:58pm
| Kenra MC. Also to Cmesweet, what's an alternative to your method if you have short hair and acan't exactly do braids. Would just putting them in ouchless hair tyes be an equivalent. And I'm not sure if I want to put oil in my whole bottle of conditioner. I haven't blow dried or flat ironed my hair since friday.. I've been doing them wash and go which looks a mess on transition-in-progress hair. Detangling just hurts way too much with these coils.:( Help! |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 10:27pm
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Pickledguese...you don't have to put oil in your whole bottle. Just put a small pea size in your hand and then however much conditioner in your hand and then put it in your hair.
Yes, you can use ouchless hair tyes.
What kind of wash-n-goes are you doing? Do you scrunch the hair while it's drying to crinkle it a bit? ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: PickledGeuse
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 9:18am
| I wash and I get out.. Throw moisturizer, oil, and garnier gel on the edges. I try to pull it out with my fingers to make it fuller. I try to do something with the ends but they are still matted and what not. Its not possible for me to big chop because a lot of my strands are already transitioned, so I'd be cutting way too much of the natural locks. It also seems as if I touch my hair for over 2 mins it just breaks off. I'm also sick of that. I think I'm going to blow dry and flat iron today and I'll loose a lot of hair but I'm frustrated, and tired of looking busted. |
Posted By: MsMocha
Date Posted: August 18 2006 at 4:33am
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Definately detangle when wet/damp; Motions Moisture Plus Conditioner gives me great slip. To prep for blow drying I like to rollerset then blowdry and/or flat iron it makes it much easier to get straight hair and there's less heat involved. ------------- http://public.fotki.com/SweetCocoa/ - http://public.fotki.com/SweetCocoa/ |
Posted By: PickledGeuse
Date Posted: August 24 2006 at 9:45am
| Hey CMESweet you're method works perfectly. Wow. Thanks so much. I'll be doing this every single wash. You're a lifesaver. |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: August 25 2006 at 11:45am
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I'm glad I could help...let us know how everything goes. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |