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Originally posted by showstopper_1908
Maybe it will work for one person but not everyone. I had my hair pressed from about 1996 - 2001. It looked thin and dull. It was often dry (I don't consider pressing oil or "grease" a real moisterizer). I always had split ends because of the constant heat. I recently got a texturizer and I have had the best results. My hair still looks natural when wet, but when blown straight it takes on the body of a relaxer. Won't frizz up as easy as with a press either. A press did nothing nice for my hair. It made my hair break off constantly.
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I currently sport a HUGE fro (almost OUT not down but OUT to my shoulders) after taking out braids this week (I'd kept the braid styles maintained for almost 2 years... BOY did my hair GROW!). I've done the scary-hairy-go-round just like about every other Black woman I know. So now, if I want my hair straight, I go for the blow dryer, and if I want it slick straight, the hot comb- in fact, looking for a good stylist right now. Anyone in the DC metro area know someone who will press? For less than $40 like at home? Starving college student seeks help
My personal issue with a 'texturizer' is that I've been told they are really for short hair. I have 8 inches of hair in its beautiful nappy state, and no one wants to say they 'texturize' that. When I had a texturizer before, the woman used the same types of chemicals. It was really just a perm but left on for a shorter amt. of time... problem was, my hair would get straight in a snap, so I never had the fun of getting back to looking natural when I washed it. And then, I ended up with the occasional burns from what was supposed to be a non perm. So it kinda cut my belief in 'texturizers'- I think it's just a weak perm in disguise.
But no matter what we do to our hair, we can't think of the processses and styles as a miracle cure. Perms as well as the Press aren't for everyone. I know when I make the comment that I canNOT and will not get a perm, because they ALWAYS burn my head, someone says, 'Oh, you must've scractched' etc like I was a dummy for 3 years and scratched every time. My personal case is that my sensitive skin is allergic to the chemicals. Plus, I don't like perms. Period. Just like I'm sure that a hot comb, especially in the wrong hands, will make some peoples' hair break off from the heat abuse.
No one should think, oh I have a perm, all I have to do is make sure it's brushed. HA!!! Rollers, silk scarves, pink moisturizer, grease, hot rollers, wrapping, and of course the ideal twice monthly visits to a licensed professional for maintenance and conditioning are just too much for me! No one should think that just because a process makes your hair easy (or easier) to comb that life is easy and breezy after that. I like to wash it and go, so I'm a natural, braids, twists, and then hot comb kinda girl... but if you perm your hair, just like any other drug/chemical you use on your body, do it responsibly!! That way, no one has to get hurt! lol.
and on that I'm outta here....
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