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I Need Some Serious Help

 
8th May 2010

Hi La Negra!
I came across your site and I love what I’m see. Ok the problem is that I’m trying to acheive the roller set look but it seems as though I can get my parts and roots correct. I’ve tried the mohawk roller set ( you know imagining a mohawk to rollerset and doing the other two sides) and it still comes out looking a hot mess. My dryer that I have isn’t really doing the job to help dry my hair. I’ve heard soooo many people talking about the Pibbs Dryer that I’m trying to find one myself but can’t. Also, I’m trying to find a dominican salon in Dayton, Ohio and Saint Louis, Missouri but can’t find one. Is there an easier way for me to part my hair while doing a rollerset and how can I get my roots straight? Where can I find a Pibbs dryer? Can you help locate any dominican salons in those two cities listed? PLEASE HELP THIS DESPERATE POOR GIRL WHO DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HAIR (lol)

Hola amiga and Happy Mother’s Day, if it applies :D

When you are doing a rollerset, do NOT worry about your sections, other than not putting too much or too little hair on a rolo. Your sections can be crooked and just flat out “ugly”. It doesn’t matter. What is important is making sure that your ends are completely smoothed around the rolo and that your hair is dry. If you pull your rolos out and there is one damp clump of hair, it’s going to frizz and cause your hairstyle to look a little less than how you desired.

Now let me tell you, as far as hair dryers (not blow dryers) go, PIBBS Kwik Dri Dryer 514 is IT!!!! It’s HOT and has an incredible air flow. I don’t use mine on the hottest setting, as It’s way too hot, don’t want anymore heat than what I’ll be applying with my blower and it really only takes air to dry the hair, not necessarily heat. Most dryers don’t accommodate large rollers that well either, but the Pibbs does a pretty good job at it.

You can buy a PIBBS Kwik Dri Dryer 514 at Sally’s, but they usually have to special order them. I believe I ordered mine from amazon.com – there are a few sales going on, but let me tell you a Pibbs is not cheap. It’s an investment and you need to be sure that you want to spend $300+ on a dryer. Trust me, you will always be able to sell it online, as they are the best, but just want to make sure you know what you’re getting into :)

Hope this helps!
LaNegra

 
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8 Responses to “I Need Some Serious Help”

  1. regina
    May 15th, 2010 at 11:14 am
     

    La Negra:
    Thanks for responding back. Keep up the good work, it amazes me how you always take the time (out of your busy schedule) to coach people and give us advice. But I do have one last question and I’ll be done with you forever (no not forever, I’m going to write again lol), but ok I read somewhere that you used the Baba de Caracol intensive treatment and you seemed like you have enjoyed it. But this chick said that it made her hair fall out. I want to try it but I’m african american with relaxed thick hair and I don’t know if its made for my hair type. Do you think you can give an opinion?

    Thanks once again and God bless!

  2. LaNegra
    May 15th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
     

    Hola Regina,

    Let’s get one thing straight. I do my best to answer EVERYONE at a reasonable time. So, you BETTER keep writing me :)

    Now, for your friend with the falling hair issue. African Americans, are much like Dominicanos, come in a variety of complexions with varied hair types. My hair is is not straight, by any stretch of the imagination; many of us get relaxers and obviously use hot tools to straighten out hair, right? ;)

    My hair LOVES Baba de Caracol. This is not to say that your friend did not have a bad experience with it, but I also wrote that I was concerned that it may not be suitable for frequent use, as protein treatments tend to cause the hair to brittle, leading to breakage when overuse comes into play. Baba de Caracol does not give specific directions on how frequently it can be used, so I air on the side of caution and use it no more than once or twice a month. I suspect that there is another hair issue going on: too much heat, not enough moisture, over/under processed hair. I don’t know for sure…just guessing, because there is not a person, so far, that I’ve talked to, who has anything but raves for Baba de Caracol.

    There you have it. My 2 pence :)

    My experience with the products is that it is not a harsh protein, such as keratin. Was your friend’s hair relaxed? There could be a host of reasons why her hair fell out and it could actually be due to Baba, but for some reason, that would completely shock me.

  3. regina
    May 15th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
     

    Yes ma’m, I will continue to write lol!!! But I think her hair was unhealthy due to stress and kept falling. She tried this product in hopes of getting her hair back to a healthy state. She said it made her strands weak and thin. And she got fine african american hair.

  4. LaNegra
    May 17th, 2010 at 8:08 am
     

    Oh mamita, stress can destroy a body. It can cause your hair to fall out, weight loss/gain, loss of sleep. You get the idea.

    I hope your friend is back on track. Encourage her to try to maintain a healthy diet and drink lots of water, which I KNOW isn’t easy when one is stressed, but tell her to try.

  5. maria
    May 25th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
     

    To the writer – are you using a rattail comb to smooth section and smooth out the hair right before you rollerset? If you don’t, I highly recommend you purchase one so your rollersets can come out straight.

  6. regina
    June 3rd, 2010 at 5:39 pm
     

    Maria:
    Yes I’m using a rat tail comb. But its like I don’t which direction to rollerset without my rollers being loose. Each time I put in the rollers, it feels like they’re super LOOSE and my roots just end up being jacked while my ends are straight. I don’t know if securing them with two pins instead of one will help. On top of that I have a table top dryer which takes almost 3 hours to dry my hair and sometimes my hair isn’t dry. I’m going to order a Pibbs (finally) and hopefully just keep trying.

  7. nina
    June 6th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
     

    My hair has broken off at the very top. It is very short, looks as if i have cutten it. My hair is shoulder length and the hair up top is like half your pinky finger long. :( no se que hacer…please help me. btw im african american and i get a relaxer ever 6-8 weeks and i go to the salon every 2-3 weeks at a dominican salon.

  8. LaNegra
    June 7th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
     

    Hola Nina,

    I am so sorry for your hair loss :( I am not even sure how to instruct you, because I’m not certain what caused the damage. If I had to guess, I’d say that your hair is overprocessed. No matter how frizzy, nappy my hair used to get, I never, ever relaxed any sooner than 8 weeks. Also, if you switched products, or didn’t properly condition in between relaxers, that may have lead to weakness too.

    How long has your hair been breaking, suddenly, or over a bit of time?

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