A 3B In The House!

[alana]

Originally Posted by soblessed

If you re-wet your daughter's hair thoroughly with the CurlyQ Moist Curls first and then apply a moderate amount of styling product to your daughter's hair second, then it should really make your daughter's hair more manageable and less tangled. And, it should make her ponytails easier to comb through.

The only one that I have tried out of the three products mentioned is the Baka Natural-laxer. That was a total waste of money! It is messy, smelly, and it severly tangled and dried my hair out. This product didn't even mildly relax my hair and I have 3B curls, so I would never recommend this stuff to nobody! Phytospecific relaxers do contain a no-lye chemical relaxing ingredient in them. So, it is not 100 percent natural. Some people like using it, but there are still others that have stated that it was as drying to their hair as lye relaxer. Curl-A-Way, from the reviews I have read have been poor. As, most people have stated that it is pretty weak at relaxing curly hair and it has damage some curlies hair too. And, Xenna, hasn't proven itself to be a favorite amongst black or biracial curlies either.

Overall, I don't recommend you trying any of those. Because, they are promising a lot more than what they really deliver. I understand that you want to do what's easiest for you in keeping your daughter's hair manageable, as I certainly know that keeping curly hair manageable is a full-time job. All of the product that you mentioned have side effects to them, even though they may give temporary fixes. So, I am not necessarily an advocate of using such products in anyone's hair.

To soften your daughter's hair try using a softening hair oil such as coconut oil, jojoba oil, avocado oil, pomegranate oil, or olive oil. You can mix a few drops of the oil in with any of the Curly Q stylers to make it even more moisturizing and softening.

Also, one of the things I recommend most is using a good brush to help not only detangle, but also make your daughter's hair overall certainly more manageable. The best line of brushes for curly hair is the Denman line. So, if you haven't picked up one up then I highly suggest that you purchase a Denman brush to use on your daughter's hair. The Denman Brush that would best for your daughter's hair would be the Denman Boar Brush, by the way. As, your daughter is fairly young and she doesn't need a stronger type of brush that will do alot of pulling and tugging on her hair.

I will definately get the brush!!! Girl-you are truly, as they say, "in the know"!!!! You are full of good info. Kennedi has 3B and 3C hair-so if you didn't get good results with any of these, I'll not try them. Thanks!!!!!

[cache6901]

hi i am new to this site and apparently i am a 3b. I just wanted to tell my fellow 3b's about an AMAZING straightener/flat iron. Its the Wet to Straight. I know its probably not the greatest thing to straighten your hair in the 1st place but it is great to have a change. I used to blow dry(so damaging), curlers took FOREVER (my hair is to my butt), and i have purchased several flat irons some that were ridiculously expensive and a complete waist of money. I found it at Walmart and Shop Rite for about $25. They make 3 different styles wide, narrow, and one that does flips...i got them all. I love that it can be straightened from wet and the results are amazing!! I have straightened several friends hairs all different races and they all say that it is the best and it lasts sooo long...just figured i would share it with you guys!!!

[soblessed]

Originally Posted by cache6901@aol.com

hi i am new to this site and apparently i am a 3b. I just wanted to tell my fellow 3b's about an AMAZING straightener/flat iron. Its the Wet to Straight. I know its probably not the greatest thing to straighten your hair in the 1st place but it is great to have a change. I used to blow dry(so damaging), curlers took FOREVER (my hair is to my butt), and i have purchased several flat irons some that were ridiculously expensive and a complete waist of money. I found it at Walmart and Shop Rite for about $25. They make 3 different styles wide, narrow, and one that does flips...i got them all. I love that it can be straightened from wet and the results are amazing!! I have straightened several friends hairs all different races and they all say that it is the best and it lasts sooo long...just figured i would share it with you guys!!!

It's the Remington Wet To Straight Iron, right?

There are a fair number of curly girls here that do straighten their hair or want to start. So, your letting us know about this iron is great!

Oh, I have one question about the iron? Can it be used on straigthening soaking wet hair or does the hair have to be damp to straighten it with the iron?

[cache6901]

Yes that is the one (remington) well i don't do it dripping wet...but from the shower by the time i throw some clothes on and begin sectioning my hair most of the water is sucked up lol...but just a tip i do small sections, if you want the best result thats what u should do...at the salon it takes them about three hours to straighten my hair and that is with 2 people. i can do my own hair with this in 1 n 1/2 hrs which sounds like a long time but my hair is to my butt and thick with TIGHT curls.

[soblessed]

Originally Posted by cache6901@aol.com

Yes that is the one (remington) well i don't do it dripping wet...but from the shower by the time i throw some clothes on and begin sectioning my hair most of the water is sucked up lol...but just a tip i do small sections, if you want the best result thats what u should do...at the salon it takes them about three hours to straighten my hair and that is with 2 people. i can do my own hair with this in 1 n 1/2 hrs which sounds like a long time but my hair is to my butt and thick with TIGHT curls.

Sounds great!