Moisture when transitioning

[tallnomad]

Hi,

I'm new to the board. Been lurking for awhile, but this is my first post. I've been natural on and off for about 10 years. Been wearing a Silkener (texturizer) for almost two years. Ready to transition back to completely natural and wanted to get ideas about how to keep my ends moisturized when it's pressed. What should I apply to my ends? Or, should I just leave them alone?

Also, does pressing/roller setting your hair slowly train it or soften it? I don't want to use a lot of heat (as to prevent those limp/permanent ends). I'm thinking the pressing will somewhat act as a texturizer. Has anyone found this to be true?

So sorry if this has been covered before. I'm just a bit overwhelmed by all of the wonderful info. here!

Getting hair pressed this week. Been wearing it curly which means for me I wet it just about everyday. My hair is shoulder length or just a bit below shoulders when straight. Want to know how I can maintain my ends when I press it or rollerset it.

I do deep conditioners about once a week, but my hair is starting to shed more because of the different textures. Was thinking about wearing it straight for one week and then wet for the next week.

Thanks for reading!

 

[onepraying]

Hi,

I'm new to the board. Been lurking for awhile, but this is my first post. I've been natural on and off for about 10 years. Been wearing a Silkener (texturizer) for almost two years. Ready to transition back to completely natural and wanted to get ideas about how to keep my ends moisturized when it's pressed. What should I apply to my ends? Or, should I just leave them alone?

Also, does pressing/roller setting your hair slowly train it or soften it? I don't want to use a lot of heat (as to prevent those limp/permanent ends). I'm thinking the pressing will somewhat act as a texturizer. Has anyone found this to be true?

So sorry if this has been covered before. I'm just a bit overwhelmed by all of the wonderful info. here!

Getting hair pressed this week. Been wearing it curly which means for me I wet it just about everyday. My hair is shoulder length or just a bit below shoulders when straight. Want to know how I can maintain my ends when I press it or rollerset it.

I do deep conditioners about once a week, but my hair is starting to shed more because of the different textures. Was thinking about wearing it straight for one week and then wet for the next week.

Thanks for reading!

Hi

Training hair, in my book, means DAMAGE. Meaning, the hair is being pressed permanently straight over a period of time. People say, 'Oh her hair reverted because it isn't trained.' Well, once hair is used to being pressed straight every week, it will eventually retain a level of straightness..... how quickly, depends on the amount of heat used. When I first started out on my hair journey, my mil took my daughter to a hair dressing to have her hair pressed. One section in the back never reverted. The roots were natural, then the middle was straight..I didn't know what it was. I had no idea I had come face-to-face with heat damage. Her hair was burned permanently straight. Get you a good heat protectant like ION Heat Protectant and use just enough heat to smooth things out a bit and you should be fine....

If you are using a good moisturizer before you press then all you need to do is apply some shea butter, evoo and/or a good serum to your ends to keep them nice and moist. When rollersetting, seal the ends with the serum while rolling, this will help lock in the moisture while you wear your hair in the set.

HTH!

~op~

 

[caligirl]

I have worn my hair pressed for years and the only thing I use on it is Wanakee Constant Care for ends. You can find it at hairoil.com. Its nice on the ends everyday to prevent splitting and good as an overall hair dressing to make the hair soft and shiny.

 

[kitchen_tician]

Hi

Training hair, in my book, means DAMAGE. Meaning, the hair is being pressed permanently straight over a period of time. People say, 'Oh her hair reverted because it isn't trained.' Well, once hair is used to being pressed straight every week, it will eventually retain a level of straightness..... how quickly, depends on the amount of heat used. When I first started out on my hair journey, my mil took my daughter to a hair dressing to have her hair pressed. One section in the back never reverted. The roots were natural, then the middle was straight..I didn't know what it was. I had no idea I had come face-to-face with heat damage. Her hair was burned permanently straight. Get you a good heat protectant like ION Heat Protectant and use just enough heat to smooth things out a bit and you should be fine....

If you are using a good moisturizer before you press then all you need to do is apply some shea butter, evoo and/or a good serum to your ends to keep them nice and moist. When rollersetting, seal the ends with the serum while rolling, this will help lock in the moisture while you wear your hair in the set.

HTH!

~op~

Onepraying, just wondering if the same applies if you airdry a rollerset? I don't want my hair to get trained "straight". My plan is to rollerset every week or every 2 weeks. I also believe in the concept of training your hair, especially with heat.

I use medium size rollers because I use so many rollers and if I use larger rollers, then all of them won't fit on my head and my roots will be too poofy. I have a small head. Thanks