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guilt free straightening hair method
i've recently come across this method and simplified it for straightening hair and it works really well even add's bounce to it.
start off with damp hair a run some water through you hair with you fingers (helps hold the hair together)
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...les/hair/1.jpghttp://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...les/hair/2.jpghttp://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...les/hair/3.jpghttp://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...les/hair/4.jpghttp://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...les/hair/5.jpghttp://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...les/hair/6.jpghttp://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...les/hair/7.jpghttp://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...les/hair/8.jpg don't fiddle with the swirl (even hold it down) just mostly concentrate on the edges and brush and brush the hair in and it will hold it's self. Then put your hair in a hair-net or a silk type scarf to stop bits esaping when its drying. leave it till dry or even leave it on till morning and you've set you hair till next wash.
i have wavy hair and this method i have found secures even the front bags (i think they're called) without waves returning within hours like it used to with straighteners .
take note this has taken over a month to get right and used to, but defanly been worth the practice.
pins in my opinion have ruined my attempts and have added kinks, so for me it's been easier to not use them but it's essential to keep it still with hair net when drying.
don't know how aware people are here of hair wrapping so i thought i'd share this with you guys anyway........................ :p
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I tried it, it made my roots/scalp ache where the hair was going against its natural direction. I've been eying this hair wrap thing for a while now, but it's alot harder to do on long hair, it takes ages to dry, and also the scalp ache thing.
Did you experience any of these problems?
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Best pictures of the method I've seen; thank you for sharing. Us long-term LHCers have seen more than a few threads about this hair-straightening method over the years, so don't be too surprised if you don't get a lot of comment.
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Heidi_234
I tried it, it made my roots/scalp ache where the hair was going against its natural direction. I've been eying this hair wrap thing for a while now, but it's alot harder to do on long hair, it takes ages to dry, and also the scalp ache thing.
Did you experience any of these problems?
i've recently changed my hair parting to the side which i probrably should have mentioned (suits my henna hair colour somehow) which probably helps the direction thing, aches with central parting.
my comb is very bunted and actually quite massaging and my brush is "tangle teezer" brush which is very gentle and effective. i wouldn't dare use a normal bush, it would get in a mess and would rip my hair apart. as for length don't think it matters unless you've got supper thick hair where you might look mushroomy, just keep brushing round and round. i don't get scalp ache though this way just disorientation on ahhh, where's my hair gone :p
yeah, takes ages for it to dry probably 6+ hours with my hair.
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Can we see before and after photos? :)
I agree with spidermom, we've seen lots of these, but your photos are the best so far :D
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I think it sounds cool, but I just can't fathom my hair ever drying if I did something like that to it. If I left it like that for a couple of days, maybe, but that's not going to happen. :-p
My guilt free method is to take super good care of my hair 99% of the time. And, at most, once a week use a Sedu straightener on the lowest heat setting with a good protectant in my hair.
6 months ago my hair was virgin hair. I got it cut to where it was virgin hair. And 6 months later it's not virgin hair anymore, but it looks and feels like it is.
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i'll post pic of my hair when naturally dried and a pic of this one wrapped dried tomorrow morning :)
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littlebabywulf
I think it sounds cool, but I just can't fathom my hair ever drying if I did something like that to it. If I left it like that for a couple of days, maybe, but that's not going to happen. :-p
I feel the same way about these hair-wrap things. My hair won't completely dry overnight just loose, so I'm sure it wouldn't dry all wrapped up like that. It would be great to have a heat-free straightening method, but I don't think this would work for me.
ETA: and why is that, anyway? The OP has ii/iii hair, so it's not like her hair is that much thinner than mine. Maybe I'll start a thread, I've always been puzzled as to why some people's hair dries so much faster than others.
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I have tried this before, but it has never worked for me, because my hair finds a way to escape. I never thought to use a scarf to hold it in. I will have to give that a shot sometime :)
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I recently saw a video about hair wrapping. The video maker started with dry hair and sprayed it with a little oil and then proceeded to smooth it out like these photos and then wrap with saran wrap. A little heat or longer with no heat and then it came out nice and straight and smooth.
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I forgot to add, great photos and could you post an after pic please? :blossom:
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Roseate
and why is that, anyway? The OP has ii/iii hair, so it's not like her hair is that much thinner than mine. Maybe I'll start a thread, I've always been puzzled as to why some people's hair dries so much faster than others.
Could it be from porousness? Some people's hair dries faster because it absorbs less water (not porous hair). Other peoples dries quicker because it is porous, allowing the water to escape quickly.
And rach, great post. I've actually never seen this method. I don't have long enough hair for it. What does your left side look like when dry though? Since you comb that side all forward? Does it have more body than the right side?
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Hair wrapping is very common among African American women. A friend of mine does this every night to her dry hair to keep it straight while she sleeps.
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I bet it would be nice to do this technique and then sit under a gentle dryer hood :) Especially for those with super long hair that takes days to dry.
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I'll have to agree that this is least confusing hair-wrapping tutorial I've ever seen. Other ones have just been quite unclear. Haha, when my hair is long enough, I can't wait to try it!
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Great photos and you explained it so nicely, i have seen a video of it but it was not upto the mark.
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the saran wrap with a bit of oil and blow drying didn't work on me, think my hair is too thick to do it with.
before pics-
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...thenna8hrs.jpghttp://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...r/SDC11099.jpg (i've used coconut oil to calm my hair down in these)
after pics-
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...r/straight.jpghttp://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u.../staright2.jpg
best of both worlds :p waves and straight
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Beautiful hair!!!:bigeyes: Beautiful results too. :)
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Those were great instruction photos. Well done you!
I've done this before, but with the saran wrap. My hair was still a bit wet the next morning but it was still tons straighter than usual.
I want to try it again with a silk strip of material to use as a "turban" of sorts.
How do you secure the ends? (I may have missed that - I'll go back and read)
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A good friend of mine in HS had to do this everytime she washed her hair. It was very thin and slightly wavy. Back then, stick straight hair was the rage (back in the ice age, you know), and this made her hair straighten out quite a bit and look much thicker.
I think we have a thread on this too over at the archives , but no pics. Thanks for the pics!
BAck in same ice age, I would gather all my hair n top of my head with a rubber band (just wait!), then tie it tight with a ribbon, cut the rubber band off , then use four large rollers the size of large orange juice cans. I'm glad I've divised a much easier way to get the same hair now. :agree: Without rollers or bobby pins, thank goodness.
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i use a moment a bright "orange"silk scarf - very trendy looking, i'm sure (it doesn't catch or rub the hair and allows it to dry) then when i undo it my hair falls down everywhere but straight when it's dry. rollers and pins i couldn't cope with in bed sorry, scarf on my heads my limit and it don't give my neck ache. no other time i have to do my hair but a night. kids / school run ect rather occupies the rest of the day and night's best to loose my dignity anyway with only your husband looking at you oddly :p
note to self - must find a smaller scarf and preferably a less garish colour
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Your hair is beautiful, both wavy and straight. And you get wonderful results! :D
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Wow! I long ago vowed to never use a heat method to straighten my hair, now I wonder how well this would work for me?
I have 3a hair, a good deal curlier than the OP. This looks like it may work best on wavies, but I think I will try it someday.
I need a scarf! :D
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have a good brush. "tangle teazser" or i used to use a "dog brush":puppy: , don't laugh . so it smooths it flat against you head. couldn't find the brush i wanted on the shelves so had to look else where . :o
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I tried this today! I wrapped it after my shower, but couldn't get it to lie in an orderly, presentable for work fashion, so I did wind up twisting part of it and sticking some flower pins in it. It was cute, if a little odd. The twist put a bit of wave in, and I found one area on the back of my head that didn't get straightened much at all.
It was still slightly damp 7 hours after my morning shower. :lol:
I took it down, and my DH drooled!
I think it took me from a 3a to a 1c/2a, somewhere in there.
When I get home this evening I will take "after" pics and post them here. I already have some pics of how I wore it to work, just need to upload them. :)
I have to say, my bad ends hide a lot better in ringlets!
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That's lovely! I definitely will trying it.
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Alright, I feel like a doofus, but I cannot figure this hair wrapping thing out. I'm on a trip out of the country, so I figured I'd use the time away from my bf to try it out. But after 40 minutes of trying, I just ended up with a bunch of knots and mats in my hair. To top it all off, the high speed internet promised by the hotel isn't so high speed after all. So I can't watch any videos on youtube or anything.
Any chance anyone could explain the process in words? It looks like I part my hair slightly off center. Then, brush one side around, gather all the hair together. Then somehow I'm supposed to magically take the hair that was laying flat on my head and brush it so it's laying flat in the opposite direction? All while keeping the hair spiraling around a center point near the top back of my head?
That part where the hair is supposed to wrap in a nice spiral is exactly where mine turned into a giant knot.
I'm sorry to be so slow with all this...I really appreciate any help.
Thanks guys!
Hekuro
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My Mom taught me this when I was sick of my curly hair- it really works for me! Though I use giant bobby pins, spaced about 2" apart.
Actually, it never occurred to me what went on with the spiraly bit- it always looked fine after I pulled it out. hmmmm....
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Your hair looks beautiful! My hair already dried after my shower - I suppose I'll have to try this tomorrow or the night after. Very curious.. :)
By the way. do you think it matters what type of material the scarf is made of? I tend to stay away from silk so I suppose any smooth fabric that breathes should be okay?
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I can't wait to try this!! Thanks so much for the instructions :)
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Originally Posted by
Roseate
ETA: and why is that, anyway? The OP has ii/iii hair, so it's not like her hair is that much thinner than mine. Maybe I'll start a thread, I've always been puzzled as to why some people's hair dries so much faster than others.
Could be where you live. I'm in Brisbane, which is hot. You would think that hair would dry rather quickly, but some days are very humid, and it takes longer to dry then.
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Hekuro
Alright, I feel like a doofus, but I cannot figure this hair wrapping thing out. I'm on a trip out of the country, so I figured I'd use the time away from my bf to try it out. But after 40 minutes of trying, I just ended up with a bunch of knots and mats in my hair. To top it all off, the high speed internet promised by the hotel isn't so high speed after all. So I can't watch any videos on youtube or anything.
Any chance anyone could explain the process in words? It looks like I part my hair slightly off center. Then, brush one side around, gather all the hair together. Then somehow I'm supposed to magically take the hair that was laying flat on my head and brush it so it's laying flat in the opposite direction? All while keeping the hair spiraling around a center point near the top back of my head?
That part where the hair is supposed to wrap in a nice spiral is exactly where mine turned into a giant knot.
I'm sorry to be so slow with all this...I really appreciate any help.
Thanks guys!
Hekuro
Don't feel bad, I tried to wrap my hair for good 2 hours with no success and bunch of tangles, knots and mats. Probably never again.
I'm not sure how it suppose to work on thick long hair, when I wrap mine, no matter how careful I am, some hair comes up and out in the crown area when I get to this moment:
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...les/hair/4.jpg
The center part you see here, my hair just rises up all around it:
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...les/hair/7.jpg
There's not enough room for all the hair around the head, I just can't keep it contained. It does feel like there's some amount of hair that's too much, there's no room for it.
:shrug:
I decided to let it go. I'm semi-'straightening' my length by air drying it in a chinese bun or spidermoms bun. Much easier and knot free. :shrug:
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This looks pretty nifty, but my hair tends to dry greasy if I leave it wet/damp for too long, so I'm a bit reluctant to try it. Your results look terrific, though!
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I stayed up fiddling around with this method after all and watched Mulan II on the internet into the wee hours of the morning while it dried. The scarf I chose did not stay on my head through what ever little sleep I did get but my hair is much straighter than before. It even straightened out my front hairs that are usually quite wavy.
I'll definitely be doing this again! The combing part is just really awkward and took me quite a while to figure out :)
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I'm totally lost. How have you done that? How on earth is it staying up? How do you wrap it like that? :shrug:
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This is beautiful. I have to try this!! Do you use anything special to prep your hair with?
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I've tried this for about ten times now, and it does get somewhat easier, but i still think it's rather hard to do :D. Especially the crown area.
I did find out some things that work better for me:
- Some youtube tutorials on wrapping suggest using saran wrap to wrap your hair, i tried this the first time. But of course, like i could've expected: my hair was still wet in the morning. So a breathing scarf is really the way to go.
- I have straight blunt bangs and when they come out of the wrap, they lay reaaally flat against my forehead. :mad: So the last two times i wrapped my hair starting off with putting a roller in my wet bangs and THEN started to wrap the rest of my hair around my head. This made them exactly how i would wear them normally :).
- Another issue i stumbled upon was that i'm doing CO and i have very fine and thin hair, so it's really important to use a conditioner that doesn't weigh your hair down too much, otherwise your hair will be very flat.
- Make sure your scarf fits securely and tight around your head, i woke up one morning with the scarf being next to my bed and my hair being a mess :o
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Heidi_234
Don't feel bad, I tried to wrap my hair for good 2 hours with no success and bunch of tangles, knots and mats. Probably never again.
I'm not sure how it suppose to work on thick long hair, when I wrap mine, no matter how careful I am, some hair comes up and out in the crown area when I get to this moment:
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/u...les/hair/4.jpg
Yup, that's exactly it! My hair goes all crazy and knotted and falling out around the crown. I'm glad I'm not the only one. But I'm bound and determined to figure this out. My hair will hold in whatever position I dry it in, so I know it'll take my curls to straight locks if I can just get it to work...
I did look at the Chinese bun and spidermom's bun. To be honest, I think I'm a bit of an updo idiot...couldn't figure out spidermom's at all. And I don't really have hair toys yet, so my one hairstick is way too short for a Chinese bun. But I'll give it a try in the future.
I tried the wrap again tonight, and just ignored the mess at the crown. I got it all wrapped, I'm sure there are knots at the crown and it will dry in crazy kinks, but hopefully the rest will be ok. I don't have a scarf, so I'm just using a hair net. Have the feeling this is going to come unraveled when I lay down for sleep. Oh well.
So, I have another question. When I get a scarf, how do I tie it? I've never figured out how to get a scarf (let alone a silk one) to stay in my hair.
Heh, I will figure this out. I'll definitely watch some youtube vids once I'm back in the country this weekend and have high speed again. In the meantime, thanks for the help!
~Hekuro
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I have been meaning to post on this thread for a while now, but I was hoping to get some good pics of it first, which hasn't happened yet. Anyway, this technique has really worked well for me, though I haven't been able to get it too look quite as smooth as yours when it is all combed against my head. I have been using a t-shirt for securing it. Thanks so much for posting this technique!
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Are the issues people having because of layers, maybe?
I know that's one reason it wouldn't work for me; I'd need bobby pins EVERYWHERE for it to work properly.