Straightened once more

Sorry there was no post yesterday. It was my birthday and I wanted to take it easy.

I went ahead and straightened since I’d wanted to do it one more time before the summer kicked in. After this I’m going on a personal No Heat Challenge until the fall. The humidity is killer where I live, so I don’t see the point in the summer only to end with a fro anyway Also, I have plenty of natural styles that I would like to try.

I know what some of you may say, “Use Sabino Moisture Block”. Sorry,  no can do. I’ve used several cone laden products when straightening my hair and they leave my hair feeling like straw after the first or second day. Cones are not good for my hair.

I tried Aveda Brilliant Damage Control, which the famous Pinkskates recommends,  paired with Burnt Sugar Pomade. A lot of naturals over at the LHCF love to use coconut oil when flat ironing. I’ve never use it or any oil when flat ironing, but thought I’d try it now. I used the pomde because it makes my hair feel so good and I can’t stand the smell of coconut oil.

I really like the Aveda Brilliant so far in that it made my hair feel nice and light afterward. However, I’ll save my official review for when I wash my hair and ensure there’s no damage.

So here’s everything I did:

• Deep condition and detangle  with KBB Hair Mask

• Rinse and applied KBB Hair Nectar to entire head

• Banded hair, applying Aveda Brilliant Damage Control followed by the Pomade to each  section before banding

• Let hair air dry until mostly dry

• Lightly blow dried on low to the damper sections and gently brush out the dried sections

• Flat ironed in small amounts with my Maxiglide, setting on 6

I have to admit, as usual, I am nervous about heat damage. However, I still feel I didn’t use a whole lot of heat and the banding helped a lot. This combination of products and technique will more than likely be the way I straighten my hair from now on.

I plan to try some pin curls later on, but I just left the ends straight for now since I’ll be bunning the next few days. I’m sporting my flexi 8 today.