Silk/Saran Wrap on '4b' Hair

Hey guys! I am not new to forums and such, but I am new to Curly Nikki's forum. Love the blog. Anywho, I was wondering if anyone has achieved a successful silk wrap (saran wrap) on type 4 hair? I am exploring styling options as well as trying to do something different. Now, my 1 year nappyversary is on Thursday and I am just weighing in some options for styling my hair.

My hair isn't that long (maybe 5-6 inches) but I say Mahogany Curl's video and she did hers on short hair...and it also came out nice. So, anyone had sucess?

I tried it once, but I think I did the saran wrap part wrong and I didnt use rollers I flat ironed my hair. My hair has about 2-3 textures in it. The front is a breeze to deal with but the lower back is about a 4z.lol...But I think it wil wrok fine if you follow the steps Let us know if you try it out. I want to straighten my hair again, but Im nervous about damaging all my hardwork for my curls...

I know that straightening your hair is like playing Russian Roulette, but it has been on my mind for a while, so I figured I might as well get it over with! My texture is the same way, damn near straight in the front and back, but when you get to the middle section...its a jungle! A very dense jungle.

Thanks for the reply!

Jaybella looks like we might be hair sisters. I've done a rollerset, but not with the saran wrap. And not with the intent to get it straight. But it still didn't come out as smooth as I would have hoped. Let me know how it turns out for you.

jaybella wrote:I know that straightening your hair is like playing Russian Roulette, but it has been on my mind for a while, so I figured I might as well get it over with! My texture is the same way, damn near straight in the front and back, but when you get to the middle section...its a jungle! A very dense jungle.

Thanks for the reply!

Yes thats exactly how my hair is. I did flat iron my hair once and it didnt last overnight..My hair was already reverted partially in the morning when I woke up, I guess I was sweating...lol..But I only did it for a length check and it makes it a little more easier to see growth when it is straight in my opinion.

Let us know how it turns out if you do it!!

I would love to see pics too!

Sorry these are late. I tried to do the saran wrap part, but hair was too darn thick to fit under the sraran wrap! The next time I try it I will be sure to maybe use a blowdryer for my roots. I didn't take a picture of my hair in the rollers because I was just ready to get under the dryer after trying to fuss with those rollers after 2 hours. lol.

But I did take a picture of the after effects of the roller set after it had been brushed out with my denman. I will say my texture came out just like it would have if I had done a hard blowdry to it:


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I suspect had I done about two passes with the flat iron, my hair would have been straight...but idk. Sorry if you guys expected something else!

I think u had good results. I like how u styled it.

I think the results are great too! I have never seen it done on natural hair. Only permed hair. GOOD JOB!

jaybella wrote:Sorry these are late. I tried to do the saran wrap part, but hair was too darn thick to fit under the sraran wrap! The next time I try it I will be sure to maybe use a blowdryer for my roots. I didn't take a picture of my hair in the rollers because I was just ready to get under the dryer after trying to fuss with those rollers after 2 hours. lol.

But I did take a picture of the after effects of the roller set after it had been brushed out with my denman. I will say my texture came out just like it would have if I had done a hard blowdry to it:


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I suspect had I done about two passes with the flat iron, my hair would have been straight...but idk. Sorry if you guys expected something else!

Yeah I think it looks great and similar to a blow out without heat which is always a good thing to avoid. So I think it looks great as far as avoiding heat and Im sure if you lfat ironed it or something it would have been straight if that was what you were looking for... It looks so soft and fluffy!!

I tried a roller set + silk wrap about a year ago, and like jaybella's it came out like (I suspect) a blow dry would have. I have cottony hair, so I'm not sure what kind of hair magic I would have to perform to get a silky looking rollerset, but I suspect it's just not in the cards for me.

I think the saran part did make my hair a LITTLE smoother, but not a whole lot. Oh, and did I mention how HOT it gets under that darned plastic??