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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 07:07 PM
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Anyone with curly hair ever get it straightened?
Was this a good idea, or not? :shrug:
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carly denise pt deux Donating Member (855 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 07:11 PM
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1. my hair is very curly
chemical straightening is a bad idea, it damages the hair and makes it feel like straw....use a flat iron instead, have to do it every day, and it still damages the hair, but not quite as badly.
Carly
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RubyDuby in GA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 07:18 PM
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2. Nope. Thought about it in my youthful past, but just made peace with it instead
Me and my hair are almost friends :)
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Frosty1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 07:51 PM
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3. It depends on the type of hair you have
Most curly hair is rather fragile. The straightening process is like a reverse perm. It created a head full of frizz for me.
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 07:54 PM
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4. I have natural curly hair
and I use a curling Iron EVERYDAY to control the curls.
I style it
I am going to start to grow my hair long....
why?? I have no clue, something different....
I'm afraid of the curls that will come of it....


lost
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PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 08:00 PM
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6. Actually, it's easier to control the curl with longer hair
It weighs it down and straightens it some.

I'm sure you'd look great with long hair! Go for it!
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 07:55 PM
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5. yes, and bad idea
find a cutter who understands curly hair, stress that getting it 'even' isn't the goal but rather cut it with the curl so it's shaped

I did relax mine a couple times when it was longer but it looked stupid
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 08:31 PM
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7. I guess I just don't want to pay 80 bucks
to have someone clip 2 inches off the ends (which I can do myself).

I really hate my hair. I can't do ANYTHING with it. :(
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 09:01 PM
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8. here's how I cut mine myself
I'd cut a line of bangs at my eyebrows, then pull up all the hair a section at a time and cut it even with that line working from front to back

worked great! helps to have someone to help with the back though.....
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 09:03 PM
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9. I think bangs might not look bad
but since my hair's so frizzy, it'll just stick out. :(
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 09:11 PM
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10. ......
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 09:24 PM
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12. Exactly
And I'm a white chick. :P
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NMDemDist2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 10:41 PM
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18. embrace it, don't fight it
you'll never win anyway :)

:pals:
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 09:29 PM
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15. Ok, that's just...
:loveya:

I mean :loveya:

swoon!
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snailly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 09:15 PM
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11. Why do you want to staighten it?
My sister has beautiful, curly, long hair and she flattens it with an iron everyday. I want to smack her!
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 09:26 PM
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13. I used to iron mine...with an iron,,,on an ironing board.
then I tried a straightener. It ruined my hair. Be yourself, that's my advice.
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Gonzo Gardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 09:27 PM
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14. Bad, bad, bad...
Edited on Thu Dec-27-07 09:33 PM by Green Meanie
unless you like hats.

Edited to ad: I straightened mine once and it all broke off 2" from my skull. Don't do it!!! :scared:
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 09:31 PM
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16. All I have to do to straighten my hair...
is go to a very dry, low humidity place..of course when it rains or I am in a humid place that also means I am going to have a frizz fest....
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 09:37 PM
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17. I've had it blown dry straight. looked way different but it didn't last more
than an hour or so. My hair isn't all that curly.
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 10:53 PM
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19. I did it once.
It was very coarse afterward and broke off, causing it to appear to be frizzier than before.

Take a look at this forum, post a few times and ask some questions. There is bound to be someone there who has done nearly anything and everything you've thought of doing to your hair. And they also have great advice on how to take care of various forms of curly or wavy hair.

http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/index.php
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 11:03 PM
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20. Thanks for the link
:)
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 10:19 PM
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25. You'll get lost on that forum.
I stuck around for a few days, reading and rereading every bit of info there.

I've become so tired of finding stylists who can properly cut my curly hair that I'm seriously thinking of going to a beauty school this fall. I figure if I have a hard time finding someone than others do too-instant customer base.
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Connonym Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 02:10 AM
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21. My daughter did
even after the procedure and using a flat iron daily she'd still end up with waves by mid-day. The half-assed straightening only lasted about a month and it left her hair really fried. She finally gave up on the notion and got a good layered cut and the result is more manageable hair and it looks really cute. I say don't fight the curl, embrace it and learn to work with it and remember that all of us girls with yucky hair are totally envious of your lovely locks.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 02:16 AM
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22. XemaSab, from the photos you've posted, you have _beautiful_ hair.
Like you, I have quite curly, strawberry-blonde to reddish hair, but I don't straighten it anymore. When I've had my hair chemically straightened, the color changed and my hair became brittle and prone to breaking.

Is the chemical straightening process different, and more kind to one's hair, than it was 10 to 15 years ago? If not, it's probably not a good idea.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 05:02 PM
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23. People say they like it
but they don't have to deal with it every day.

It takes like, an hour for it to be presentable, so I usually just pull it back and stick it under a hat. :(
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 10:20 PM
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26. It hasn't changed that much.
It's still pretty harsh and not recommended.

At least some stylists are now learning to work with the curl instead of fighting it. I just wish they would all learn to work with it.
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 05:29 PM
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24. why? curly hair rocks!
yes indeed! :headbang:
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TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 10:22 PM
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27. Years ago, I don't remember why I did it
It only lasted maybe four weeks or so. My hair used to be very curly, but it has kind of relaxed itself over the years
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patsimae Donating Member (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 10:58 PM
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28. My hair is very wavy, gets frizzy with the rain
I had it straightened once. It made it very limp. I have red hair. I use a blow dryer and straightening gel on the bangs and curl cream on the rest. Straightening iron on the next day.

My hair is the bane of my life. I hate my hair.
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