Moments of Permanence - Asking the internet

From: lanterne_rouee Date: April 29th, 2009 07:52 pm (UTC) (Link)

there's a good book called curly girl by lorraine massey that covers caring for curly hair of different textures in natural ways.

personally, i like aubrey organics hair products. i use one of their conditioners and the styling gel every day; shampoo less often.

every so often for variety's sake, i'll set my hair while it's wet on huge plastic rollers (with the little papers) using protein gel... haha i just looked at it to get the brand name: lusti professional. lol anyway, i let it air dry and it pretty much straightens my hair out - just big loose curls, instead of my naturally spirally ways - without using heat at all.

the same thing sort of happens from wearing it pinned up the whole day (or a few days in a row) and then taking it down, though the lower half of hair that was in the bun doesn't reliably get as 'straight' as the part that lies close to the head. (i trust you know what i mean by that. lol) also, both of these methods involve using a hairbrush which the book i just recommended is totally against. ;)

getting it cut is tricky because most stylists don't keep their scissors sharp enough... it damages the hair while they are trimming/cutting it. theoretically, i trim my own now (have hair scissors, plus sharpener; good to go), but to be honest, i only do it once every few years. i was told by a stylist i should never do it myself because i can't see my whole head and whether i'm cutting it evenly or not, but i'm not fussed about having a stylish haircut. (or whether or not i have split ends, really. lol) i wear it up most of the time anyway.

also, someone told me recently about some japanese ionic hair straightening process that's supposed to be permanent (except for new growth) and isn't a harmful, chemical straightening technique. from what i gather it's pretty expensive but gaining in popularity because it eliminates the frizzy-with-humidity problem and people can style their hair in a few minutes 'forever' after. wouldn't be for me, but might be an option if you want to give up your curliness altogether.

maybe some of this will be helpful? if you don't go for any sort of permanent straightening, you do have to experiment a bit to find what suits your own hair best. good luck! :)

oh, and if you're not too shy, totally ask people whose hair you admire what they do or where they get it done. if you're complimentary and polite, i don't see why that would be offensive.

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