Know How to Change Textures ??
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Printed Date: July 15 2025 at 1:49pm
Topic: Know How to Change Textures ??
Posted By: Curlygirl11
Subject: Know How to Change Textures ??
Date Posted: March 16 2008 at 7:15pm
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Okay ladies, I know there is a way to make silky hair more yaki but is there a way to change a course yaki texture into a light yaki texture ?????
When I first started buying lf's I bought a yaki thinking it would look more like a light yaki and ofcoarse it doesn't. I thought I would be able to give it to my neice who has course yaki hair but it's too small for her. I love the quality of the unit and I want to keep it because it's already cut and styled but I can't pass off coarse yaki as my own hair. Will a relaxer or something else make it less coarse?
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Posted By: sexibeach
Date Posted: March 16 2008 at 7:26pm
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thanks for reminding me this needs to go into the newbie thread..
I wasnt happy cuz my lace wig was to silky, and when i wore it, i began to miss my real hair. It was too straight. pw: silkyhair |
Posted By: Curlygirl11
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 12:28pm
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Bump.
The link to the fotki explains how to make silky hair yaki.
Does anybody know how to make yaki hair less yaki (or more silky) ??
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Posted By: PrincessLF
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 12:44pm
| I had a kinky straight unit that I used an Apple perm on. It is now a wavy, lite yaki unit. |
Posted By: Curlygirl11
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 12:47pm
Good looking out. 
Can I buy the Apple Perm at Sally's ?
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Posted By: PrincessLF
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 12:48pm
| Yes you can. I used the one in the red box. No promises that it will work, though. |
Posted By: sexibeach
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 12:51pm
yes you can get it at sally's..   they got much better emotions over here...LOL 
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Posted By: Curlygirl11
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 12:52pm
| Thanks. It's worth a try. |
Posted By: fllwlover
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 1:00pm
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If you don't want to go the chemical route, a long deep condition followed by biosilk while wet to airdry made my yaki appear & feel silkier. This is my care regimen & gradually my "crimps" have lessened with each wash. They start to come back though when the unit starts getting dry....
Otherwise, would a good old fashioned relaxer do the trick?
 I mean, they technically perm the hair to give it the yaki texture, so I would think you'd have to "reverse" the curl.....
Hmm.....
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Posted By: Curlygirl11
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 1:33pm
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I thought of the regular old relaxer too flwlover but I wasn't sure. I used to do my own relaxers years ago on my real hair so I know how to do it. I didn't know what they did to the hair to make it yaki so that's why I was hesitant. I didn't know if they used chemicals or some type of machine to make the crimps and I didn't want to do anything to the hair that would just burn it out from excessive processing. Whatever I decide to do I'm probably gonna do it this weekend so I'll keep you guys posted. I don't have a fotki so I'll post pics as soon as I figure out how to upload them diirectly into the thread.
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Posted By: PrincessLF
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 1:36pm
| I believe Sexi said it best when she stated, "Embrace your inner white girl". I don't think (don't know for certain) that African American perms/relaxers will work on Indian and Asian hair. Their hair texture is closer to causasian hair than ours. Just something to think about. |
Posted By: fllwlover
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 1:54pm
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well good luck with it curlygirl! Also maybe a thermal straightener from Sally's I'll be back with the name, I just went there too.... |
Posted By: Curlygirl11
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 10:31pm
 I forgot about that whole "embracing your inner white girl" thing from BHM. Too funny ! I think you're right though. This isn't AA hair. Is the Ogilvie Hair Straightener made for Caucasions? Maybe that might be an option too if it is.
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Posted By: fllwlover
Date Posted: March 17 2008 at 10:40pm
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Yes! That's it. It should turn out quite nice..... |
Posted By: missmodesty
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 12:04am
the result is soooo beautiful! |
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