A message about heat styling on natural hair from hair stylist,Chi-Chi McDonald. We featured her here. She posted the following message on Facebook about stylist telling their natural haired clients no truths when it comes to heat styling to achieve the relaxed look. Read on:
STYLISTS, QUIT TELLING YOUR NATURAL CLIENTS THAT YOU ARE JUST "TRAINING" THEIR HAIR TO STAY STR8 LONGER!!
UR A DAYUM' LIE!!!!!
SO MANY TIMES I HAVE CLIENTS THAT ARE NATURAL AND WANT NATURAL STYLES (TWISTS, TWIST OUTS, FROS, ETC.) BUT THEY CAN'T GET THEM!!! YOU WANNA KNOW WHY? BECAUSE YOU'VE FRIED THEIR HAIR TO SHYT AND DIDN'T TELL THEM THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT HEAT CAN AND WILL DO TO HAIR. QUIT TRYING TO TAKE PEOPLE'S MONEY AND KEEP IT REAL!!! WHEN YOU HAVE A NATURAL CLIENT THAT COMES TO YOU WANTING A FLAT IRON, WARN THEM OF THE DANGERS OF HEAT AND GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE WHAT HAPPENS TO THEIR HAIR!! THEY NEED TO BE FULLY AWARE THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THEIR HAIR CAN END UP PERMANENTLY STR8 IN SOME PLACES (MOSTLY THE ENDS) OR ALL OVER; EVEN WITH HEAT PROTECTANT. THOSE ARENT' A GUARANTEE THAT YOUR HAIR IS TOTALLY SAFE. THINK OF IT LIKE BASING YOUR SCALP B4 A RELAXER.. UR TAKIN THE PROPER PRECAUTION, BUT THAT SHYT WILL START BURNING IN SOME PLACES BEFORE YOU'RE READY TO WASH IT OUT. IT AIDS IN SOME PROTECTION BUT NOT %100.
IF YOU HAVE A CLIENT THAT'S IN THE TRANSITION PHASE, ASK THEM IF THEIR INTENT IS TO HAVE STR8 HAIR W/ OUT THE CHEMICALS OR IF THEY WANT TO WEAR NATURAL STYLES ONCE THEY DO THE BIG CHOP. THEY NEED TO KNOW THEIR OPTIONS UP FRONT. IF THEY COME TO YOU AND GET THEIR NEWGROWTH PRESSED OUT ALL THE TIME, WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THE BIG CHOP THERE'S A GREAT CHANCE THAT THE NEW GROWTH WILL HAVE LOST MAJOR CURL PATTERN AND IN MOST CASES BE ALMOST AS STR8 AS THE RELAXED HAIR AND GUESS WHAT, THAT CLIENT IS BACK TO TRANSITIONING FROM BURNT NEW GROWTH.
CLIENTS QUIT SAYIN STYLISTS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING B/C SOME OF YOUR HAIR STAYED STR8 AFTER SHAMPOOING. WHAT DO YOU THINK CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU HAFTA USE A HIGH DEGREE OF HEAT TO GET COURSE/NAPPY HAIR STR8 LIKE YOU WAN IT? IF IT DIDN'T GET STR8 ENOUGH THEN YOU'RE HOLLIN' THAT YOU WASTED YOUR MONEY. THAT IS EXACTLY WHY STYLISTS NEED TO HAVE OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR CLIENTS. IT ALWAYS COMES TO BITE THEM IN THE AYASS!!
WHAT HAPPENS IS THE HEAT DAMAGES THE CYSTEINE BONDS WHICH PROVIDES THE INTEGRITY TO HAIR STRUCTURE THAT ADDS NOT ONLY STRENGTH BUT GLOSS AND SHINE AS WELL. PEOPLE'S HAIR REACT TO HEAT DIFFERENTLY, SO PEOPLE MAY SEE DAMAGE AFTER JUST 1 FLAT IRON (ME) AND OTHERS COULD DO IT MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEIR HAIR REVERTS BACK. ONE THING'S FOR SURE, OVER TIME YOU HAIR WILL LOSE SOME CURL PATTERN OR EVEN ALL. IT WILL BE HARDER TO HOLD MOISTURE AND YOU'LL GET SPLIT ENDS OUT THE WAZOO. SOME PEOPLE SAY YOU CAN TRAIN YOUR HAIR BACK ONCE IT'S BEEN STR8NED. THAT'S A LIE. ONCE YOUR HAIR IS DAMAGED, THAT'S IT. IT'S JUST LIKE YOU'VE GIVEN YOURSELF A RELAXER WITH HEAT. THERE'S NO TURNING BACK. THE ONLY OPTION IS TO GROW IT OUT AND CUT IT OFF. SORRY BUT THAT'S THE SAD TRUTH. DONT RELY ON THESE TREATMENTS AND MIRACLE CREAMS. THEY'RE SELLIN' DREAMS TO MAKE $
CONDITIONERS AND TREATMENTS AID BY "HELPING" BUT NOT "HEALING".
SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT NAPPIER THE HAIR THE STRONGER AND ACTUALLY IT'S THE OPPOSITE. IN MY VIDEO ABOUT HEALTHY HAIR I EXPLAIN WHY:
PART 1 - http://www.youtube.com/wat
PART 2 - http://www.youtube.com/wat
I WAS A VICTIM OF HEAT DAMAGE. I JUST HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD TO SEE MY HAIR STR8 FOR ONCE. I HAVE BEEN NAPPY SINCE 99' AND IN 07' I DECIDED TO STR8N IT KNOWING THE DANGERS..ANYHOW I WAS LIKE IT'S ONLY ONE TIME CAN'T BE THAT BAD!! WELL I WAS DAYUM WRONG. I USED THE HEAT PROTECTANT AND ALL. SHAMPOOED MY HAIR AND YUP U GUESSED IT. I HAD STR8 PIECES. MY TWISTS LOOK A HOT FLAMIN' MESS. WHEN IT GOT HUMID AND MY HAIR CURLED UP ALL THE STR8 PIECES WERE STICKIN UP. I LOOKED LIKE A CHIA PET THAT STUCK ITS PAWS IN A SOCKET!! SO NOPE YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME PUT A FLAT IRON IN MY HEAD AGAIN (AND I'LL TELL YOU THAT WHILE I'M FLAT IRONING YOUR HAIR AFTER I TOLD YOU WHAT HEAT CAN DO). AFTER TOO MUCH COLOR (AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATA) AND THE HEAT ISSUE. I ENDED UP SHAVIN IT OFF!! THIS WAS MY 3RD BIG CHOP MIND YOU!! LOL AND BELIEVE ME, I TRIED ALL THE "MIRACLE" STUFF TO MAKE MY HAIR NAPPY AGAIN.
(LOOK IN MY PROFILE PICS TO GET A SNEAK PEAK OF MY BALD HEAD AFTER THE SHAVING)
IF I SO CRAVE STR8 HAIR I'LL GET A SEW IN, A QUICK WEAVE WITH (http://www.erthtonez.com/g
WEATHER YOUR HAIR IS RELAXED, NATURAL, HAS BEEN FLAT IRONED IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU KEEP YOUR HAIR CONDITIONED AND MOISTURIZED. (PLEASE REFER TO MY VIDEOS I MENTIONED EARLIER)
HERE ARE SOME VIDS AND COMMENTS ON HEAT DAMAGE. ENJOY!!:
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Stay Blessed & Happy Locing!
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