With a silk press, your strands feel and look like it was relaxed or texturized. If you are thinking of getting a silk press for your natural hair or looking for hair care tips for your new silk press, then keep reading! What Is A Silk Press?Ī silk press is basically using heat tools like blow dryers and flat irons to give your natural hair a straight silky look. One way you can get that straight shiny look on your natural hair without using a relaxer or texturizer is by doing a silk press. Because it is advisable not to wash your hair for the duration of the Silk Press, (which is typically two weeks), you will not be able to wash out the excess product build up for the duration of the hair style.For most people with type 4 or type 3 natural hair, shrinkage is a constant, but sometimes, you just want to rock straight hair to switch up your look. Once you have silk pressed your hair, your temporary straight locks allow sebum to flow straight down each hair strand, making hair appear unnaturally greasy. Product build upīecause afro hair is curly, it is naturally dry because the sebum that your scalp produces cannot flow all the way down the hair shaft. To avoid breakage once your visible curly roots appear, wash This might become increasingly evident uponĬombing your hair. In textures between your curly roots and straight ends can cause hair to break Therefore, regular silk presses are notīecause your hair is always growing, the contrast Once the shape of the keratin isĪltered, the hair becomes dry and limp, because it loses its elasticity, which Heat of aroundĢ15-235 C is likely to cause keratin to melt. (usually straight), never returning to its natural curl pattern. Melted by the heat applied, causing hair to become permanently altered in shape Heat damage occurs when keratin (hair strands) is Protective serum to your hair to prevent heat damage, this will not eliminate However, the main side effect of the silk press, especially ifĭone frequently, is heat damage. You will crave a little variety with hairstyling, which is why a silk press wouldīe so appealing. Journey long enough to achieve growth of five inches or more, it is likely that Heat damage – If you have been on the natural hair
Maintain your straight locks, because once water is applied your hair will However, washing your hair or applying water to your hair should be avoided to The bedtime regime simply requires you to wrap your hair. Such as, rod sets, twist outs and braid outs) is low maintenance with regards Silk press (unlike other natural hair techniques The silk press is a hair straightening technique that doesn’t involve chemicals and, if done correctly, can achieve results that are more impressive and potentially less harmful than relaxers. There’s no denying it, if done correctly, your.Moisture out of the hair shaft, making hair dry and more prone to breakage. Irons, on the other hand, use dry heat to straighten the hair which sucks the Warm moisture into the hair shaft whilst the hot plates straighten the hair. Irons are considered to inflict less damage to your hair because they infuse Straighten your hair in small sections with a flat iron or a steam iron.
Once you have applied the serum you can proceed to
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