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To control frizz, your hair has to be moisturized. One way to do this is to do your braids on wet hair. First, apply moisturizer right after cleansing. Ensure your hair is well coated. Then seal with shea butter, oil or sealant of choice. When unbraiding, make sure hair is dry. If it is still damp, coat your hair and/or hand with sealant or moisturizer. Start at the bottom of the braid and work your way up. If you want to combat frizz further, you could put a bit of gel on your hair.

If you braid or rebraid at night when hair is dry, add a bit of moisturizer and sealant before doing so. Follow same technique when undoing the braids.

If you fluff your braid out for a fuller look or cover parts, work from underneath your hair.

Let me know if this does not make sense.

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This picture was taken this morning :]] I loved my braid out !! Thank you !!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

ok... so on Saturday morning I decided to straighten my hair.. I was very careful to use heat protectants and not to apply too much heat. I let it air dry for two days prior to.. and then flat ironed.. So far it's holding up ok, not too much swelling lol. Mainly my "kitchen" which is completely natural is curling up, but the front is holding up well !

pics shall be up soon !

p.s. funny enough.. as much as I thought I was beginning to miss my straight hair... it's only been 2 days and I kinda want my curls back ! Trust, I will be washing by the end of this week !! :]

I definitely understand re: straight hair. I have rollerset three times and each time I had volume and curls. I may use a flat iron on it in August.

To help with kitchen, I use castor oil when wrapping.

I look forward to pictures.

Yeah.. if I decide to straighten again it'll be via rollers.. I get really nervous putting direct heat on my hair. I will experiment with the castor oil and hopefully it'll work for me as well !

SN- your new Avi is gorgeous, I love the style !

Please let me know if the castor oil works. It is a thicker oil so I suggest using a dime size at first and applying more if needed. You can also mix it wth a lighter oil like sweet almond or grapeseed.

Thanks for the compliment.

How was you past experience with Henna? I'm going to try Henna this weekend for the very first time. I've read some horrible stories about how hard it makes your hair and it's impossible to rinse out, blah blah blah so I'm a bit worried.

Would you advise adding oils, or a cream conditioner to the henna mixure before putting it in your hair? Also, when treating your hair with henna, do you sit under the dryer?

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New growth !!

Sheda- I don't do henna treatments, but I'm sure if you post in the Henna forum someone there could be of assistance ! :]

Chrslvsbks- Do you see all of that !! Im soooo excited !! :]] [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

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