Hi Dainty: Not sure if I am answering your question, but here it goes…
I don't know about the quality of those specific products that you mentioned, but I will say this: Any time you apply "chemicals" (meaning color OR chemical relaxer) you need to neutralize it w/ deep treatments....Perhaps you should ask people in the long hair forum about the quality of that product. They will restore shininess and manageability to your hair, because you have to remember that colorants and relaxers are harsh on your hair, and they need to be "neutralized".
A word of advice: Make sure you wash your hair (as you should also do w/ your skin) w/ cold water, because it doesn’t strip the natural shine of your hair and it doesn’t TANGLE your hair, making it more manageable for when you have to get the rollers done…it may be a little bit uncomfortable at first, but it is worth it, because it will save you so much trouble and pain on your arms.
Don’t listen to your hairstylist that says that African Americans cannot have long hair. There is an African American girl that comes to the place where I get my hair done, and has been able to maintain a healthy, mid length hair. I do think that it takes hard work, and you need to:
Some of these tips you may or may not know, I write it because I don't know how you treat your hair and it may be helpful for you or someone else. I am not an expert but these are the tips I have followed and I have been using relaxers since I was 9, and I am 23 now. None of this will damage your hair.
1) Only wash your hair ONCE A WEEK: Relaxed hair is not supposed to be washed everyday because the chemical can come off and besides, it is a very high maintenance hair and you won’t have the time (nor) the patience to wash it everyday.
2) Besides a little shine serum when you blowdry your hair, don’t put any more products into the hair until you wash it, excess product will make your hair greasy.
3) Cut the ends every 8 weeks, very important…it is better to have short but healthy hair than long, limp hair.
4) If you have very dry hair, put some mayonnaise or ripe avocado: sounds gross but it does wonders to your hair…you can put this on in replacement of a deep conditioning treatment, you can put it down and gt a massage on your head and then go under the hair bonnet dryer so that it penetrate hair follicles.
5) I think cornrows are bad for your hair, especially if your hair is thin…my reasoning? Well the people that make cornrow pull the hair of the front part of your head and the pulling BREAKS the hair.
6) Once your hair has DRIED w/ the rollers on, you might or might not want to get the blowdry...you don't have to do it if you don't want, we just do it to style it and to take away the "crecimiento".
7) Also...make sure that you are not using HOT rollers. The rollers you need are the plastic ones, remember you are trying to avoid the less damage to your hair and relaxing and heating are damaging in itself, so don't use more damaging things.
8) Avoid flat irons, curling iron, curling brush,....again, the LEAST damage as possible because these are all heat and you don't want more heat than the heat from the blowdryer/ hair bonnet dryer...if you want to have "vueltas" at the ends of your hair you have to make anchoitas....pm me if you want to know how they are done.
I will give more tips, these are the ones I remember for now. Let me know if I answered your question.
I don't know about the quality of those specific products that you mentioned, but I will say this: Any time you apply "chemicals" (meaning color OR chemical relaxer) you need to neutralize it w/ deep treatments....Perhaps you should ask people in the long hair forum about the quality of that product. They will restore shininess and manageability to your hair, because you have to remember that colorants and relaxers are harsh on your hair, and they need to be "neutralized".
A word of advice: Make sure you wash your hair (as you should also do w/ your skin) w/ cold water, because it doesn’t strip the natural shine of your hair and it doesn’t TANGLE your hair, making it more manageable for when you have to get the rollers done…it may be a little bit uncomfortable at first, but it is worth it, because it will save you so much trouble and pain on your arms.
Don’t listen to your hairstylist that says that African Americans cannot have long hair. There is an African American girl that comes to the place where I get my hair done, and has been able to maintain a healthy, mid length hair. I do think that it takes hard work, and you need to:
Some of these tips you may or may not know, I write it because I don't know how you treat your hair and it may be helpful for you or someone else. I am not an expert but these are the tips I have followed and I have been using relaxers since I was 9, and I am 23 now. None of this will damage your hair.
1) Only wash your hair ONCE A WEEK: Relaxed hair is not supposed to be washed everyday because the chemical can come off and besides, it is a very high maintenance hair and you won’t have the time (nor) the patience to wash it everyday.
2) Besides a little shine serum when you blowdry your hair, don’t put any more products into the hair until you wash it, excess product will make your hair greasy.
3) Cut the ends every 8 weeks, very important…it is better to have short but healthy hair than long, limp hair.
4) If you have very dry hair, put some mayonnaise or ripe avocado: sounds gross but it does wonders to your hair…you can put this on in replacement of a deep conditioning treatment, you can put it down and gt a massage on your head and then go under the hair bonnet dryer so that it penetrate hair follicles.
5) I think cornrows are bad for your hair, especially if your hair is thin…my reasoning? Well the people that make cornrow pull the hair of the front part of your head and the pulling BREAKS the hair.
6) Once your hair has DRIED w/ the rollers on, you might or might not want to get the blowdry...you don't have to do it if you don't want, we just do it to style it and to take away the "crecimiento".
7) Also...make sure that you are not using HOT rollers. The rollers you need are the plastic ones, remember you are trying to avoid the less damage to your hair and relaxing and heating are damaging in itself, so don't use more damaging things.
8) Avoid flat irons, curling iron, curling brush,....again, the LEAST damage as possible because these are all heat and you don't want more heat than the heat from the blowdryer/ hair bonnet dryer...if you want to have "vueltas" at the ends of your hair you have to make anchoitas....pm me if you want to know how they are done.
I will give more tips, these are the ones I remember for now. Let me know if I answered your question.
