Getting the sleek salon look at home.

[pebbles]

Putting rollers in my hair at home just results in a big dry frizzy hair. What I'm doing wrong. Don't wanna have to go to a salon when all I need is just a wash. How do u get the nice sleek look at home?

[BlakByuty]

Using curling iron is preferable for black hair. Also use a straigtening setting lotion as you are styling your hair. It comes out smooth. African Pride has a Very Nice Leave-In Tonic that works really good on my hair. Bone Strait Setting Lotion is also very good.

[pebbles]

Thanks, I will check one of those setting loitions out. I used lottabody but it didn't help.

Originally posted by BlakByuty
Using curling iron is preferable for black hair. Also use a straigtening setting lotion as you are styling your hair. It comes out smooth. African Pride has a Very Nice Leave-In Tonic that works really good on my hair. Bone Strait Setting Lotion is also very good.

[PaJ]

Originally posted by pebbles
Thanks, I will check one of those setting loitions out. I used lottabody but it didn't help.

....need a helping hand mami?...and..can I bring my jar of AQUASHEEN wiff me?

Pa

[ada-toks]

Originally posted by PaJ
....need a helping hand mami?...and..can I bring my jar of AQUASHEEN wiff me?

Pa

your community service hours in a salon does not qualify you to touch hair..not unless na u dey sweep am

[Issues]

Originally posted by ada-toks
your community service hours in a salon does not qualify you to touch hair..not unless na u dey sweep am

dont drown ure hair in conditioners....esp leave in.

use a flat iron...instead of rollers. dont use a curlin iron if ure not dat good. flat iron's d way 2 go. i know im better with it dan with a curln iron. when i had hair i used d flat iron maself. if u want d bouncy look...u need a professional flat iron..not dat HOTCOLD brand. get d smaller ones....dat way if u str8'en it..w/out curvin d end..it'll curl a lil @ d end givin it dat professional look. when u blow dry..use a brush...not a comb. when u condition...LEAVE IT UNDER A CAP for a while...and stay under d dryer.

[Babyluvâ„¢]

Originally posted by ada-toks
your community service hours in a salon does not qualify you to touch hair..not unless na u dey sweep am

buhahahahaha.. Pa J.. she got u der

[lulu]

Originally posted by z-baby
dont drown ure hair in conditioners....esp leave in.

use a flat iron...instead of rollers. dont use a curlin iron if ure not dat good. flat iron's d way 2 go. i know im better with it dan with a curln iron. when i had hair i used d flat iron maself. if u want d bouncy look...u need a professional flat iron..not dat HOTCOLD brand. get d smaller ones....dat way if u str8'en it..w/out curvin d end..it'll curl a lil @ d end givin it dat professional look. when u blow dry..use a brush...not a comb. when u condition...LEAVE IT UNDER A CAP for a while...and stay under d dryer.

I totally agree...also @pebbles, try not to grease it so much when you do flat iron, so that you can get that feathery look

[Ibo_Hunnie]

first of all wash your hair everyweek or aleast every two weeks. cut split ends every 4 to six weeks. put a relaxer in your hair every 4 to 6 weeks. After you wash or relax your hair, set your hair with setting lotion. When hair is dry take out rollers, grease hair between roller parts and then wrap your hair. cover your hair with a satin scarf or do rag. The next day un wrap...should be silky like the salon....wrap hair everynight..until next wash and repeat routine again. Sitting under the dryer after setting your hair makes the hair hold tighter. condition hair every two weeks.

Originally posted by pebbles
Putting rollers in my hair at home just results in a big dry frizzy hair. What I'm doing wrong. Don't wanna have to go to a salon when all I need is just a wash. How do u get the nice sleek look at home?

[Ibo_Hunnie]

curling irons are terrible for the hair. The more heat you put to your hair will get you split ends. The best setting lotions i have used on people is Lotta Body and Black and Sassy

Originally posted by BlakByuty
Using curling iron is preferable for black hair. Also use a straigtening setting lotion as you are styling your hair. It comes out smooth. African Pride has a Very Nice Leave-In Tonic that works really good on my hair. Bone Strait Setting Lotion is also very good.

Originally posted by Ibo_Hunnie
first of all wash your hair everyweek or aleast every two weeks. cut split ends every 4 to six weeks. put a relaxer in your hair every 4 to 6 weeks. After you wash or relax your hair, set your hair with setting lotion. When hair is dry take out rollers, grease hair between roller parts and then wrap your hair. cover your hair with a satin scarf or do rag. The next day un wrap...should be silky like the salon....wrap hair everynight..until next wash and repeat routine again. Sitting under the dryer after setting your hair makes the hair hold tighter. condition hair every two weeks.

good stuff. trimmin is ALWAYZ good stuff.

wrappin is a necessity.

2 much heat aint good..but heat is necessary cuz our hair aint naturally curly.

im a pantene pro-v person. stick 2 thier stuff. iono bout using rollers on permed hair when therez flat iron..so i cant say nan bout setting lotions.

[Ibo_Hunnie]

i agree...panten pro-v is good stuff

Originally posted by z-baby
good stuff. trimmin is ALWAYZ good stuff.

wrappin is a necessity.

2 much heat aint good..but heat is necessary cuz our hair aint naturally curly.

im a pantene pro-v person. stick 2 thier stuff. iono bout using rollers on permed hair when therez flat iron..so i cant say nan bout setting lotions.

[MIprincess]

WRAP WRAP WRAP
I dunno how people do without wrapping their hair, I wrap mine every night, and i barely have to do anythin in the morning, just comb it down.

[Ebony-T]

Originally posted by MIprincess
WRAP WRAP WRAP
I dunno how people do without wrapping their hair, I wrap mine every night, and i barely have to do anythin in the morning, just comb it down.

What does wrapping do for the hair