Do you Have Natural Hair?
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Started by niais23
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Jul 2007
Hello HBCU, My name is Nia and I specialize in Natural hair Care. I will be moving to the Atlanta Area After July 18th....For all of you College students on a budget and you have locs, twist, or even want to go natural please feel free to contact me @ 773.977.4938.
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Hi, can u tell me the difference between a rod and straw set? Also what is a twist out. Thanks
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waiting for the definition of those two intresting terms
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yes can u please explain what some of these things mean such as the flat comb twists, and etc...
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Hey ladies, I'm natural and I style my own hair (and a few others here and there). Don't get me wrong, unlike the creater of the thread, i'm not a professional. Just a young lady that has learned alot about her hair, natural haircare, and maintenence within the last few years. Hope I can assist a lil...
*straw sets are done by washing and conditioning the hair, application of a setting product, and seperating the hair into pieces and wrapping them around straws to create spirals.
With cornrows on the side. The spirals have also been seperated a lil more to create a fuller look.
*Rod sets are pretty much done in the same manner as straw sets, but instead of using straws, you use rod rollers (flexi rods, perm rod rollers, etc.). Usually the circumference of the spirals made by rod sets are a lil bigger than the spiral curls made using straws. But it all just depends on how big the sections are that you seperate your hair into
these are pics of rod sets that haven't had the coils seperated
her coils have been seperated to create more curls, and then pinned up on the sides
*Comb coils are achieved by washing the hair, conditioning it, and saturating the hair in setting lotion/lock and twist gel/hair pudding/etc. then seperating it into small pieces and using the teeth of a rat tail comb to twist the hair into spirals. The pics that I have show small coils. But you can also make bigger spirals using this method
*flat comb twists are achieved by using a rat tail comb to part the hair and twist it towards the scalp to create a cornrow effect
With cornrows on the side. The spirals have also been seperated a lil more to create a fuller look.
*Rod sets are pretty much done in the same manner as straw sets, but instead of using straws, you use rod rollers (flexi rods, perm rod rollers, etc.). Usually the circumference of the spirals made by rod sets are a lil bigger than the spiral curls made using straws. But it all just depends on how big the sections are that you seperate your hair into
these are pics of rod sets that haven't had the coils seperated
her coils have been seperated to create more curls, and then pinned up on the sides
*Comb coils are achieved by washing the hair, conditioning it, and saturating the hair in setting lotion/lock and twist gel/hair pudding/etc. then seperating it into small pieces and using the teeth of a rat tail comb to twist the hair into spirals. The pics that I have show small coils. But you can also make bigger spirals using this method
*flat comb twists are achieved by using a rat tail comb to part the hair and twist it towards the scalp to create a cornrow effect
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*double strand twists (also known as "two strand twists) are done by seperating the hair into two seperate pieces and twisting it around each other. Similarly to how momma used to do our hair back in the day...minus the barrets and balls at the end lol.
flat twists in the front with two strand twists in the back
double strand twists with added color & pulled up in a pony tail
*flat double strand twists are pretty much just cornrows, but instead of frenchbraiding the hair, you twist it using two strands of hair
a pic from my personal collection of hairstyles i've done
another pic from the collection of hairstyles i've done
*double strand twist out (commonly known as just a "twist out") is achieved after having your hair in double strand twists and taking them out to have a crinkled spiral effect. How big/small the spirals are depends on the size of the two strand twists you had.
*Bantu knots are achieved by seperating the hair into sections, gripping a piece and twirling it around clockwise/counterclockwise (whichever you prefer) to give a knot effect...hence the name lol. This style can also be done with individual twists or braids
bantu knots in the front with two strand twists in the back
flat twists in the front with two strand twists in the back
double strand twists with added color & pulled up in a pony tail
*flat double strand twists are pretty much just cornrows, but instead of frenchbraiding the hair, you twist it using two strands of hair
a pic from my personal collection of hairstyles i've done
another pic from the collection of hairstyles i've done
*double strand twist out (commonly known as just a "twist out") is achieved after having your hair in double strand twists and taking them out to have a crinkled spiral effect. How big/small the spirals are depends on the size of the two strand twists you had.
*Bantu knots are achieved by seperating the hair into sections, gripping a piece and twirling it around clockwise/counterclockwise (whichever you prefer) to give a knot effect...hence the name lol. This style can also be done with individual twists or braids
bantu knots in the front with two strand twists in the back
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THANKS! That was soooooo helpful! Does it matter how straight the hair is because I personally haven't had any chemicals in my hair for at least 2 yrs.
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hny05m@yahoo.com wrote:THANKS! That was soooooo helpful! Does it matter how straight the hair is because I personally haven't had any chemicals in my hair for at least 2 yrs.
the pic that inspired my experiment. Even those these are cornrows and a twist out, I decided to do flat double strand twists and a twist out. I still don't have frenchbraiding quite down yet, so I had to improvise lol
http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v51/62/78/8901714/n8901714_30767418_3606.jpg
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v51/62/78/8901714/n8901714_30767420_4218.jpg
http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v48/152/104/8904291/n8904291_30751459_8407.jpg
http://photos-116.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v48/39/18/8905116/n8905116_30733326_9650.jpg
the final results
] but if you must, keep the temp. of the water warm, not hot. And minimize your showering time. For bed time, I'd invest in a satin cap or satin pillow case....this minimizes breakage that you get from cotton pillow cases. You can also re-apply the straws at night, to which ever side you sleep on, then take em out in the morning. If you see a few strands that need to be touched up....put in a few straws while you get ready for school/work and take them out in the car.
