 Get to Optimally Straight SAFELY Whether you straighten your hair regularly or once in a while, it's always vital to protect it as best as you can before you break out the heat. Knowing the best order to use products to minimise heat damage is as crucial as knowing which ingredients can actually shield your hair from high temperatures. If you want to straighten your hair and keep it in good condition, you've got to do both.
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 You're natural... So naturally, your styling method of choice should be the wash n' go, right? Not quite. While this approach is all the rage and has many benefits, it's actually not for all hair types.  GOOD Roller / BAD ROLLER? Sometimes when our sets fail, it is not the fault of inexperienced fingers; sometimes we can actually blame the roller itself. With so many designs, you may not be using the best roller for you or your hair type. Here's how to spot when and how to check if the roller you are using is good enough...  The final part of The Stretch Series: Part 3. After reading this post you will be a stretching sets Queen savant! Completing the three-part-course of stretching to successfully elongate your curly lengths.
When shrinkage causes the finished style length to be way shorter than you expected, Part III, Stretch after you Set will show you the ways to gain length. This is the final piece of the natural girls' set-wearing tool kit, from stretching before wet sets to all the methods for gaining length after, on completed styles. We must be ready for whatever your curls decide to do. So let's get to it...  Dominican products don't just work for straight hair styles. Using rich, Dominican conditioners and sealants, you can get the shiniest, bounciest twistouts around. Not only do they add the rich moisture your hair needs, particularly in the colder months, but best of all, you avoid the stiffness that can often result from standard gels and mousses.  stretching prior to setting II It's time for Part 2 in the stretch series. As in Part 1, the stretch series goes through each method of elongating your curls. We detail the best ways of doing each technique, its drawbacks, advantages and the situations that make a particular stretching method more suitable than the next. 
Walk into your local hair shop and you'll see shelves heaving with products that promise to help your hair grow. But which ones work and which ones don't? It's all in the ingredients...  Wearing your natural hair in a curly do, usually means having to forfeit length. Styling your natural hair through any of the sets, (twist, braids, rods, straws, rollers) tends to make your natural curl pattern curl up shorter. But there are ways to fight the shrinkage on natural hair, to show its length whilst keeping it curly, and here they are... ...Welcome in the stretch series |
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