I love being a straight natural! I've been natural since 2008. My hair thrives better when it is straight. When I do the curly hair, I have to rehash every few days and use a lot of product. When it's straight, my routine has less products and less breakage, and it is pass my bra strap. I only wash and flat iron every 3 weeks.
My hair is permanently straight now from heat styling meaning it doesn't revert to kinks, curls or waves when wet, and I thoroughly enjoy it. Best decision I ever made for my multi-textured hair 👍🏿
I agree. My hair never went back to a curly state a couple of months ago, so instead of trying to conjure up a curl that I don't have, straight is the way I decided to go.
Regular pressing will break down the hair follicle. It will be trained to stay straight and hair can grow with the right stylist pressing it on a regular basis. This is great for those who don't want chemicals as you said. There was a time when pressing was all that was done and those black women stylist from back in the day knew how to give what we called a hard press - I guess that's now called a silk press.
@@sweetsharie66 yes me too, my grandmother had me on a routine. I would go to hair dresser every two weeks for a pressing comb. My hair was really think and long too getting that done
I have been heat training since 2007. My hair is thriving! I only have breakage when I neglect my hair. When I sweat a lot it does immediately revert back but honestly I don't care; I keep my hair washed and I trim it on a schedule. Just keep hair well maintained, covered when you are out in humid conditions, and protected and it will thrive. My hair started right below my ears and now last I checked the length with a dead hair and I'm almost at 30 inches, straightened. My last perm, the stylist said perms were thinning my hair so that scared me and I never looked back. And now with the news that perms are causing internal body changes, I'm glad I did.
Omg that’s amazing! ❤️ I’ve had the best results as a straight natural, and yes it can be damaging in a way but not nearly as dangerous as relaxers and the chemicals in them. Thank you for the feedback ❤️
The chemical damage cause by relaxers is way worse than that from heat training. If the silk press is done right then your hairs integrity will remain strong and you only see a pattern change. Relaxers break the bonds, change the pattern and weaken the hair. It remains in a fragile state from then on, and the point where the regrowth comes in is very weak and prone to breakage. You also get more split ends and it's harder to retain length. Regular hot tool straightening is a much better way to go 🙂
What I enjoyed most about this video was the honesty. A way to help with the health of the hair if one decides to go this route is to make sure to get trims when needed (which will be more often since heat is being used often). Also, an alternative to wrapping at night would be to pin curl the hair. Pin curling preserves the body of the hair better and doesn’t make the hair as oily as quickly as wrapping does.
An amino acid texture release like Design Essentials, Avlon or Beautiful Textures is also a great alternative if you still want to keep some curls but also like to wear your hair straight.
Straight natural boy here. The way my hair is a lot manageable, the length (just a little down shoulder length), everything makes me happy with it. I have to maintain my routine (wash 1 or 2 times a month, moisturise, maintain hydration with a bit of oil, wash with Olaplex) but I'm so used to it that it doesn't feel like a routine. I wrap my hair in a pantyhose before sleeping and I'm good. Even girls are jealous of my hair at work 😂.
Im also currently heat training my hair I love it much healthier and easier for my hair type as i have multiple textures and patterns throughout! We need more of us on this platform ❤ length retention has been going well
I’m so glad you’ve had great results! ❤️ and I’m the same way with multiple textures so this has been a much smoother natural journey for me ☺️ thank you so much for watching and giving feedback 💕
I've been straight natural since 2020. Still reverts every single time to my full 4a curls. I use Olaplex and two different heat protectants and my curls feel soft and hydrated each time I reset for another blow out
I myself has been natural for soooo longgg but I was younger and my hair was thicker, now I’m 64 and my hair is so much more thinner, I have length but not thickness. I’m ready to relax my hair because I feel that I’ve been a slave to my hair🤔😳😲
Don't relax or it will get worse! Use wild growth hair oil and take hair skin and nail vitamins with biotin and collagen. A multivitamin wouldn't hurt either if you dont already. But prepared for some crazy thickness lol
Menopause unfortunately thins out your hair even more. You will regret getting a relaxer sis. Your hair will be see thru! Just embrace what God gave us!
Im glad you pointed that out about heat training and what it ‘is’, so to speak, because it makes a difference when you flat iron/straighten with every single wash versus straightening your hair every so many washes. I am currently heat trained and i just had the brazilian keratin treatment, which helped considerably with anti reversion and humidity defiance. Its a night and day difference in the feel of my hair. But the key is that i make a point to straighten every time i wash my hair, and im not afraid to turn up the heat to get the job done. Loss of texture comes along with this process but if you wear your hair only straight then it technically doesn’t matter. My hair does very well with heat, it falls right on out with chemicals. So for me it is certainly not a more sensible option to ‘just relax it’ as i tire of ignorant people saying.
I'm using the Beautiful Textures products. Some people claim it's doesn't work but what I've found is that if it's your first time using it, the change will be minimal but I promise you your hair will be soft and manageable. My hair is extreme 4C if there's such a category 😅 but after using the texture release product, it didn't fall out when combing and was so unbelievably soft and silky. I'm sold forever. I used the texture release products and Biosilk serum when hot-combing.
Oh wow I’ve never heard of that but I will definitely be looking into trying it out! I’m all for experimenting and trying new things! ❤️ Thank you so much for the feedback & commenting💕🥰
I'm so glad you mentioned this. I was looking up the safest natural straightner. Does it straighten or just softens your hair? How long have you used it? How long does it last?
I use the beautiful textures as well. At least 3 or 4 times a year. The more you use it, the better the experience. I've had my hair straight for 4 weeks at one point and it reverted. No damaged curls
I wish I would’ve took this route 3 years ago before I relaxed. I just did a big chop a few months ago. I think I’m going to heat train once I get some length and feel my hair is healthy enough to do so. Thank you for the video ❤
Heat train with indirect heat appliances and you can use these smoothing treatments. Formaldehyde free keratin treatment Tourmaline smoothing treatment Super Silk smoothing treatment
I’m researching this process. I think it’s going to be challenging especially since I live in the Caribbean. I will use Avalon texture release to help this process otherwise the reversion will be crazy.
Exactly.. A relaxer breaks your hair down,, Exactly like NAIR or VEET. The strands get the life sucked out of them . There are ways to relax the hair safely, but it gets stressful when a person has THICK OR LONG HAIR.. It's east to relax a smedium density shoulder length afro or even thin hair that's down someone's back but if you have Super Thick , and long VIRGIN hair, because you've been natural for years or your whole life it can be traumatic . I had the most traumatic experience of my life,trying to relax a head of 4C hair that was thick enough for 4 grown ass people and took 2 ENTIRE containers of relaxer and 1/ 2 of a third to cover 19' long 4c hair. So much pressure that I would be the one to destroy that hair. And even though she was extremely happy with the initial result I was sad and regretful that I agreed. I only gave in because if I hadn't, she may have ended up having it done by someone who didn't care for her hair the way I did. The allure is remembering the swing and bounce from that first perm. Lol RESIST AT ALL COSTS.. And if you do, mix w a good cream conditioner and coat your ends in safflower oil. (It will keep the ends pretty and feathery. Not split )
My hair is the same. I hate my hair is so misunderstood and abused by hairstylist. When I was younger a hairstylist put bantu perm on my hair and then set me under the dryer with the perm on my head for 15 minutes.
Hello. This is very interesting, I'm also looking for an alternative to relaxers as I don't want any harsh chemicals. This might be just what I need but I have a few questions. How much easier does heat training make detangling your hair after you wash it and how long does detangling take for you to do with heat trained hair as appose to natural hair? How many silk presses did it take for your hair to stop reverting back every time you washed your hair? As in how long does it take to get to the heat trained state where the hair doesn't revert back?
Great topic as I'm natural currently! Iam interested in trying out a straight look pixie cut as my hair is close cut now recently growing out.. I will say before my chemo last year I had long hair and discovered a REALLY awesome hair tool by revelon, it is their blow dryer brush!! Lemme tell you that is worth the investment, makes hair straight and manageable Thanks for the info! New subscriber 💕
Thank you so much! ❤️ & A blow dryer brush does sound like a good investment I will be definitely be looking into trying that out as well. Thank you for commenting and subscribing 🙏🏾💕
Ohh no, if you have heat trained/damaged hair, you should not relax it. You would have to make a choice either straightened your hair through heat or chemicals, but I would not recommend trying out straightening through heat and then moving to chemicals if you don’t like it. Your hair at that point is just too damaged for a relaxer.
Yes heat can be damaging as well but as long as you keep your hair moisturized you should be good, the key is too not let it get dry and brittle that’s been the breakage starts, so just incorporate a lot of moisturizers and oils in your regimen
I’m in Georgia so I can definitely relate to the humidity, but since I’ve been heat trained my hair doesn’t really revert much it may swell a little but that’s about it, & around my neck if I sweat in the back, kind of puffs up but still not super noticeable. & as far as swimming I’m not too sure, I’m guessing it will curl or revert once in water but I would just use a blow dryer with a comb detachment & heat protectant to stretch it back out if you don’t want to actually reflat iron it all over again. Hope this helps ❤️
Basically the alternative to using a relaxer which is chemicals, would be to just blow out and straighten your hair majority of the time, so you’d be natural but you would wear your hair in a straight blown out state majority of the time.
Yes as I stated in the video you will probably experience heat damage, so it would be a personal choice.& if ever one wants to start over with healthy hair they could cut it off and try again. Thanks for watching ! ❤️
Straight natural boy here. The way my hair is a lot manageable, the length (just a little down shoulder length), everything makes me happy with it. I have to maintain my routine (wash 1 or 2 times a month, moisturise, maintain hydration with a bit of oil, wash with Olaplex) but I'm so used to it that it doesn't feel like a routine. I wrap my hair in a pantyhose before sleeping and I'm good. Even girls are jealous of my hair at work 😂.
Straight natural boy here. The way my hair is a lot manageable, the length (just a little down shoulder length), everything makes me happy with it. I have to maintain my routine (wash 1 or 2 times a month, moisturise, maintain hydration with a bit of oil, wash with Olaplex) but I'm so used to it that it doesn't feel like a routine. I wrap my hair in a pantyhose before sleeping and I'm good. Even girls are jealous of my hair at work 😂.
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I love being a straight natural! I've been natural since 2008. My hair thrives better when it is straight. When I do the curly hair, I have to rehash every few days and use a lot of product. When it's straight, my routine has less products and less breakage, and it is pass my bra strap. I only wash and flat iron every 3 weeks.
Same here 🙌🏾 Thanks for Watching & Commenting ! ❤️
My hair is permanently straight now from heat styling meaning it doesn't revert to kinks, curls or waves when wet, and I thoroughly enjoy it. Best decision I ever made for my multi-textured hair 👍🏿
Yes same here 🙌🏾🙌🏾 I’ve actually been able to retain more length going with this method as well 💕
What is your routine? Would you kindly share?
I agree. My hair never went back to a curly state a couple of months ago, so instead of trying to conjure up a curl that I don't have, straight is the way I decided to go.
Regular pressing will break down the hair follicle. It will be trained to stay straight and hair can grow with the right stylist pressing it on a regular basis. This is great for those who don't want chemicals as you said. There was a time when pressing was all that was done and those black women stylist from back in the day knew how to give what we called a hard press - I guess that's now called a silk press.
🙌🏾🙌🏾 You explained that wonderfully. & wow I’ve never heard it called a hard press lol you taught me something.
Thanks for watching & the feedback ❤️
I remember those days! 🙋🏾♀️
@@sweetsharie66 yes me too, my grandmother had me on a routine. I would go to hair dresser every two weeks for a pressing comb. My hair was really think and long too getting that done
That's called heat damage
I have been heat training since 2007. My hair is thriving! I only have breakage when I neglect my hair. When I sweat a lot it does immediately revert back but honestly I don't care; I keep my hair washed and I trim it on a schedule. Just keep hair well maintained, covered when you are out in humid conditions, and protected and it will thrive. My hair started right below my ears and now last I checked the length with a dead hair and I'm almost at 30 inches, straightened. My last perm, the stylist said perms were thinning my hair so that scared me and I never looked back. And now with the news that perms are causing internal body changes, I'm glad I did.
Omg that’s amazing! ❤️ I’ve had the best results as a straight natural, and yes it can be damaging in a way but not nearly as dangerous as relaxers and the chemicals in them. Thank you for the feedback ❤️
How often do you wash your hair?
The chemical damage cause by relaxers is way worse than that from heat training. If the silk press is done right then your hairs integrity will remain strong and you only see a pattern change. Relaxers break the bonds, change the pattern and weaken the hair. It remains in a fragile state from then on, and the point where the regrowth comes in is very weak and prone to breakage. You also get more split ends and it's harder to retain length. Regular hot tool straightening is a much better way to go 🙂
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Thank you for watching! ❤️
I agree!
What I enjoyed most about this video was the honesty. A way to help with the health of the hair if one decides to go this route is to make sure to get trims when needed (which will be more often since heat is being used often). Also, an alternative to wrapping at night would be to pin curl the hair. Pin curling preserves the body of the hair better and doesn’t make the hair as oily as quickly as wrapping does.
Thank you so much 🙏🏾❤️ & thank you for the helpful advice & feedback as well ❤️
Pin curls have been a game changer for preserving the bounce and flow of my hair!
So all of us were straight naturals when we were getting out hair hot combed back in the day.
Lol yes pretty much 😁
Exactly ! Hair was thick and healthy looking too.
An amino acid texture release like Design Essentials, Avlon or Beautiful Textures is also a great alternative if you still want to keep some curls but also like to wear your hair straight.
Thanks for the tip! I will be looking into this! ❤️
Can you tell me more about it. I'm considering. It it chemical free. Do a video on pros vs cons.
Straight natural boy here.
The way my hair is a lot manageable, the length (just a little down shoulder length), everything makes me happy with it.
I have to maintain my routine (wash 1 or 2 times a month, moisturise, maintain hydration with a bit of oil, wash with Olaplex) but I'm so used to it that it doesn't feel like a routine. I wrap my hair in a pantyhose before sleeping and I'm good.
Even girls are jealous of my hair at work 😂.
I’m definitely going the straight natural route. There are great products that protect against heat damage
🙌🏾🙌🏾 yes definitely! ❤️
Im also currently heat training my hair I love it much healthier and easier for my hair type as i have multiple textures and patterns throughout! We need more of us on this platform ❤ length retention has been going well
I’m so glad you’ve had great results! ❤️ and I’m the same way with multiple textures so this has been a much smoother natural journey for me ☺️ thank you so much for watching and giving feedback 💕
I'm heat trained and I love it. ❤️
🙌🏾🙌🏾❤️
Well said, good points. I enjoy being a heat trained natural
Thank You! ❤️💕 I enjoy it as well 🥰
I've been straight natural since 2020. Still reverts every single time to my full 4a curls. I use Olaplex and two different heat protectants and my curls feel soft and hydrated each time I reset for another blow out
I myself has been natural for soooo longgg but I was younger and my hair was thicker, now I’m 64 and my hair is so much more thinner, I have length but not thickness. I’m ready to relax my hair because I feel that I’ve been a slave to my hair🤔😳😲
Don't relax or it will get worse! Use wild growth hair oil and take hair skin and nail vitamins with biotin and collagen. A multivitamin wouldn't hurt either if you dont already. But prepared for some crazy thickness lol
Menopause unfortunately thins out your hair even more. You will regret getting a relaxer sis. Your hair will be see thru! Just embrace what God gave us!
Eat fenugreek
Im glad you pointed that out about heat training and what it ‘is’, so to speak, because it makes a difference when you flat iron/straighten with every single wash versus straightening your hair every so many washes. I am currently heat trained and i just had the brazilian keratin treatment, which helped considerably with anti reversion and humidity defiance. Its a night and day difference in the feel of my hair. But the key is that i make a point to straighten every time i wash my hair, and im not afraid to turn up the heat to get the job done. Loss of texture comes along with this process but if you wear your hair only straight then it technically doesn’t matter. My hair does very well with heat, it falls right on out with chemicals. So for me it is certainly not a more sensible option to ‘just relax it’ as i tire of ignorant people saying.
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Thank you so much for watching & engaging ❤️❤️
I'm using the Beautiful Textures products. Some people claim it's doesn't work but what I've found is that if it's your first time using it, the change will be minimal but I promise you your hair will be soft and manageable. My hair is extreme 4C if there's such a category 😅 but after using the texture release product, it didn't fall out when combing and was so unbelievably soft and silky. I'm sold forever. I used the texture release products and Biosilk serum when hot-combing.
Oh wow I’ve never heard of that but I will definitely be looking into trying it out! I’m all for experimenting and trying new things! ❤️ Thank you so much for the feedback & commenting💕🥰
Is the beautiful textures a relaxer
I'm so glad you mentioned this. I was looking up the safest natural straightner. Does it straighten or just softens your hair? How long have you used it? How long does it last?
I use the beautiful textures as well. At least 3 or 4 times a year. The more you use it, the better the experience. I've had my hair straight for 4 weeks at one point and it reverted. No damaged curls
@ShelbySteele23 it's a shampoo and a leave in conditioner. Beautiful Textures Naturally Straight Texture Manageability System
I wish I would’ve took this route 3 years ago before I relaxed. I just did a big chop a few months ago. I think I’m going to heat train once I get some length and feel my hair is healthy enough to do so. Thank you for the video ❤
Good luck! And thank you so much for watching and the feedback ❤️❤️
Heat train with indirect heat appliances and you can use these smoothing treatments.
Formaldehyde free keratin treatment
Tourmaline smoothing treatment
Super Silk smoothing treatment
Thanks for the straight natural/heat trained content. 🥰
You are so welcome 🤗😊💕✨
Girl I’m doing my blow out this week. But I had to click because I wanna hear what you gotta say. I really refuse to go back to relaxer.
I’m the same way 🙌🏾 Do what works best for you ❤️ & Thanks for watching 🥰
your personality just comes alive in your most recent, we need more!!!! lots of love from south africa !!
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Good sound information 👌
Also the issue of managing natural hair which have been heat treated would be easier.
Thank you! 🤗❤️
I’m researching this process. I think it’s going to be challenging especially since I live in the Caribbean. I will use Avalon texture release to help this process otherwise the reversion will be crazy.
Oh ok understandable 👌🏾 Wouldn’t hurt to give it a try, let me know how it goes ! ❤️
Get some Silicon Mix conditioner. Moisturizes hair and keeps it straight.
Great topic 😊 thanks
Thank you! 🙏🏾💕
How do you maintain your hair if you are working out?
Thanks for sharing! 😊
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@@ItsJustJojo111 You got it! 👍🏽
Exactly..
A relaxer breaks your hair down,, Exactly like NAIR or VEET. The strands get the life sucked out of them . There are ways to relax the hair safely, but it gets stressful when a person has THICK OR LONG HAIR..
It's east to relax a smedium density shoulder length afro or even thin hair that's down someone's back but if you have Super Thick , and long VIRGIN hair, because you've been natural for years or your whole life it can be traumatic .
I had the most traumatic experience of my life,trying to relax a head of 4C hair that was thick enough for 4 grown ass people and took 2 ENTIRE containers of relaxer and 1/ 2 of a third to cover 19' long 4c hair. So much pressure that I would be the one to destroy that hair. And even though she was extremely happy with the initial result I was sad and regretful that I agreed. I only gave in because if I hadn't, she may have ended up having it done by someone who didn't care for her hair the way I did.
The allure is remembering the swing and bounce from that first perm. Lol RESIST AT ALL COSTS.. And if you do, mix w a good cream conditioner and coat your ends in safflower oil. (It will keep the ends pretty and feathery. Not split )
My hair is the same. I hate my hair is so misunderstood and abused by hairstylist. When I was younger a hairstylist put bantu perm on my hair and then set me under the dryer with the perm on my head for 15 minutes.
Hello. This is very interesting, I'm also looking for an alternative to relaxers as I don't want any harsh chemicals. This might be just what I need but I have a few questions. How much easier does heat training make detangling your hair after you wash it and how long does detangling take for you to do with heat trained hair as appose to natural hair? How many silk presses did it take for your hair to stop reverting back every time you washed your hair? As in how long does it take to get to the heat trained state where the hair doesn't revert back?
Great topic as I'm natural currently!
Iam interested in trying out a straight look pixie cut as my hair is close cut now recently growing out..
I will say before my chemo last year I had long hair and discovered a REALLY awesome hair tool by revelon, it is their blow dryer brush!!
Lemme tell you that is worth the investment, makes hair straight and manageable
Thanks for the info! New subscriber 💕
Thank you so much! ❤️ & A blow dryer brush does sound like a good investment I will be definitely be looking into trying that out as well. Thank you for commenting and subscribing 🙏🏾💕
Ohh no, if you have heat trained/damaged hair, you should not relax it. You would have to make a choice either straightened your hair through heat or chemicals, but I would not recommend trying out straightening through heat and then moving to chemicals if you don’t like it. Your hair at that point is just too damaged for a relaxer.
Thanks for the tips!
Really good video. Natural after a lifetime of relaxed. May try this but if the heat ends up breaking my hair ill reconsider.
Yes heat can be damaging as well but as long as you keep your hair moisturized you should be good, the key is too not let it get dry and brittle that’s been the breakage starts, so just incorporate a lot of moisturizers and oils in your regimen
@@ItsJustJojo111 thank you 😊
My new mission TFS
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏾❤️❤️
New subbie here! 💕
Thank you love ☺️💕
The humidity in Houston is crazy. What do you do if you swim most of the year?
I’m in Georgia so I can definitely relate to the humidity, but since I’ve been heat trained my hair doesn’t really revert much it may swell a little but that’s about it, & around my neck if I sweat in the back, kind of puffs up but still not super noticeable. & as far as swimming I’m not too sure, I’m guessing it will curl or revert once in water but I would just use a blow dryer with a comb detachment & heat protectant to stretch it back out if you don’t want to actually reflat iron it all over again. Hope this helps ❤️
But what???
SOOOO it IS A CHEMICAL??!!?
Is what a chemical?
Basically the alternative to using a relaxer which is chemicals, would be to just blow out and straighten your hair majority of the time, so you’d be natural but you would wear your hair in a straight blown out state majority of the time.
Heat trained hair is damaged hair.
Yes as I stated in the video you will probably experience heat damage, so it would be a personal choice.& if ever one wants to start over with healthy hair they could cut it off and try again. Thanks for watching ! ❤️
Yep just like relaxers are just chemically damaged hair. Your point?
Straight natural boy here.
The way my hair is a lot manageable, the length (just a little down shoulder length), everything makes me happy with it.
I have to maintain my routine (wash 1 or 2 times a month, moisturise, maintain hydration with a bit of oil, wash with Olaplex) but I'm so used to it that it doesn't feel like a routine. I wrap my hair in a pantyhose before sleeping and I'm good.
Even girls are jealous of my hair at work 😂.
Straight natural boy here.
The way my hair is a lot manageable, the length (just a little down shoulder length), everything makes me happy with it.
I have to maintain my routine (wash 1 or 2 times a month, moisturise, maintain hydration with a bit of oil, wash with Olaplex) but I'm so used to it that it doesn't feel like a routine. I wrap my hair in a pantyhose before sleeping and I'm good.
Even girls are jealous of my hair at work 😂.
I love it 😁🙌🏾