Perms for african American hair?

About 3 weeks ago my hair was lookin fresh ta death lol

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i got a hair relaxer in and then i blow dryed it and straightened it.

then 2 weeks after that i washed it

then i blowed dryed it and then i striaghtened it again to

but this time my hair was alittle bit thicker and kinda sticked out alittle bit

so does that mean i should get another perm

but anyway. my question is should i get a perm every month? is that how it go for us grls?or no?

Perms for african American hair?

on average hair dosent grow that fast to get a nother relaxer after 4 weeks. no matter how nappy your roots may seem. it sounds like you might have underprocessed you roots. perming every month is WAY too often. 3 months between relaxers was my minimum to prevent relaxer overlapping. and you can stil have "fresh to death" hair with out relaxing your hair so often. try using rollers or getting a wash and set at a Dominican salon. with other techniques it is possible to go months with out getting a relaxer and in the end your hair will be healthier and break less.

Perms for african American hair?

yeah. my cousins get a perm every 6 weeks and thy have hair like yours. and in most cases it is like that for black girls because their hair is courser.

Perms for african American hair?

most ppl who get their hair permed often have short hair. i get my hair permed every 4-6 months and my hair is supa long

Perms for african American hair?

read this:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Perms for african American hair?

you're supposed to wash your hair once a week

and you perm it every six weeks

Perms for african American hair?

What kind of perm do you use ?

I use Creme of Nature... I love there products... hair color, relaxers %26amp; there shampoos %26amp; conditioners....

You should follow the directions .... touch up every 4- 6 weeks if you prefer

Perms for african American hair?

No, don't do it. Your hair is naturally really dry and frizzy.. so geting a perm will only make it worse. Just stick with straightening it.. oh and try to use some hairspray to hold it in place if it sticks out..hair gel maybe. i recommend adding some"weight" and oil to your hair, to weigh it down. It will make your hair easier to manage. Try using this thing called "coconut oil" that you can get at any supermarket. You just use it like a conditioner and it makes your hair so soft and shiny! It's also 100% organic, so that's why I love it!

Perms for african American hair?

i don't know about you but i get a perm every 8 weeks.

6-8 weeks is good.

But if I were you, I would let your hair go back to natural and hotcomb it.

Perms for african American hair?

Lol, the same thing just happened to me! I decided I'm going to invest in a good (and unfortunately expensive) flat iron. I'm getting a MINI TOURMALINE CERAMIC one so I can relax (perm)less. When my new growth comes back, I'll simply flat iron it so I won't have two different textures in my hair. NO you should NOT get a relaxer every month. That is HORRIBLE for your hair. Get it ONLY when your curly hair comes back. Or do it every 2 months.

The straightness/ bounciness had nothing to do with the relaxer. It had to do with the way the stylist did your hair. I recommend rollersetting to get the bouncy/silkyness back:

if you have hair that goes past your armpits, it will probably take a while! There's a great tutorial here: http://healthytextures.typepad.com/my_jo...

MY instructions:

1)shampoo w/ Creme of Nature RINSE

2)Deep condition under hooded dryer with Organic Root Stimulator Replenishing pak or Nexuss Humectress RINSE

3)put hair in magnetic rollers

4) sit under hooded dryer until hair is COMPLETELY dry

5) you can do a saran wrap treatment if you like (instructions are on above link, search the site under "tutorials")

Also b4 flat ironing, make sure you apply Chi Silk Infusion.