Naturally, there are certain things that are absolutely out of your control. How long a silk press lasts really depends on two things: the texture of your hair and how you care for it after leaving the salon. I don’t want you to go through the same thing. I had to chop off several inches of my hair and start over following the heat damage I sustained at the Dominican salon. If the stylist gives you an attitude, politely refuse the service and leave.
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They just know how to give a great hairstyle, but they don’t know about haircare. If you feel like the stylist is applying too much heat, speak up. You have to watch what the stylist is doing. In fact, I kept my head in my magazine most of the time, which was a big no-no. The last time I got that damaging silk press, I didn’t take note of whether the stylist was using a heat protectant or not. Next, you want to ensure that your hair stylist uses a heat protectant on your hair and is not using too much heat. If your hair needs a moisture treatment, get that. In my case, I ensured that I treated my hair with a protein mask, first to help strengthen my hair. The most important thing that I’ve learned is that before getting a silk press, you want to make sure that your hair is clean and properly moisturised. This Bahamian Gyal lifestyle and beauty blogger, Rogan Smith shows off her 4c hair following a treatment, trim and silk press. Here’s Rogan with her natural 4c hair following a wash. It also helps that the majority of their clients are naturals and they put a huge emphasis on haircare rather than just the style. I have been to them before and witnessed their process in straightening natural hair, so I trusted that I would not sustain any heat damage. I went back to my salon, Studio Chique to get my hair straightened.
The whole point of a silk press is to give your hair the appearance of being relaxed without actually having to permanently straighten your natural hair. For those of you unfamiliar with a silk press, it’s really just a modern-day version of the press and curl. I recently decided that I wanted a bob once again and wanted to give a silk press another try. I swore then and there that I would never put such extreme heat on my hair.
Not only did my hair reek of smoke, but my once springy curls lost their bounce and hung pathetically on my shoulders. Several years ago, I went to a Dominican salon in Nassau, Bahamas for the much-talked-about Brazilian blowout and silk press. Of course, it doesn’t help that I spend entirely too much time on YouTube watching silk press videos of 4c hair being transformed. While I’ve had fun putting my hair in many versatile natural styles – braids, flat twists, pin-ups, crown braids, etc., every now and then, I miss having a sleek, straight bob – the kind that came very easily following a relaxer and a precise trim. I went natural in 2013 without so much as a backward glance at the relaxer aisle. Make no mistake, I love my natural 4c hair.
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