Flattening New Growth

25th March 2010

Hi LaNegra! First off, I absolutely love your website!
Your tutorials have inspired me to work a bit harder on taking care of my own hair. I bought some new magnetic rollers and did a rollerset, followed by a doobie and silk wrap. I’m 11 weeks post touch up, and have about 3 inches of new growth. The length of my hair came out amazing, smooth and silky. My roots, not so much, lol…I thought that I had enough tension in the rollers to straighten them out a bit, but I suppose not. The silk wrap did take a bit of the bulk out, but I still had a fair amount of poof up there. I know I need to practice my doobies a lot, lol…but do you have any suggestions on how to flatten new growth using rollers or a doobie? My hair doesn’t do well with flatirons or blowdryers, so I’m trying to limit direct heat as
much as I can.

Thanks so much!

~Crys

Hey there Crys. I’m so happy to know that my site is helpful

Ok, let’s jump right in…I admit that it can be difficult to get your roots straight when you are growing out a relaxer, or simply have very curly hair. The only thing I can suggest, if you haven’t done it already, is to do a dubi, right after you pull out your rolos and sit underneath your dryer for 10-20 minutes. This may not get your hair super straight at the roots, but it should loosen up your waves a bit.

I don’t get my roots super straight when I put my rollers in, which is why I use the blower. I applaud you for not relying on heat to get your hair straight. It’s important to know YOUR hair and what works (or doesn’t work).

Good luck!
LaNegra

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8 Responses to “Flattening New Growth”

indievan
April 3rd, 2010 at 12:41 pm

okayy , so i am a PROUD lady of haitian decent && i dnt like to use blow dryers && flat irons on my hair all the time but i LOVE to wear my hair straight. i do get relaxers but i have no idea what to do when i have new growth . also i dont have access to a dryer all the time. suggestions ??
LaNegra
April 4th, 2010 at 6:09 pm

Amiga, I’m not sure what to suggest. Typically, some type of heat is required to straighten the hair. At the best, you can do rolos and then a dubi, but that’s not going to straighten out your roots.
nomadicstar
June 24th, 2010 at 9:00 pm

Hi! I am new to the sight and absolutely love it. I am originally from Washington DC where I went to a Dominican salon on a weekly basis (Giovanni’s Hair Design on 18th and Columbia, NW- awesome). I moved to California, then to Arkansas for 3 yrs and did some time in the Iraq. I believe in the roller set and ususally wear my hair curly for more body. My hair has several different textures- wavy up front, curly in the middle and nappy in the back. I normally get a mild relaxaer every 6-8 weeks. But when I can’t get to the salon to get it straighten it, I don’t roll the very front and edges and use a little Motion’s setting foam or Paul Mitchells scultping pomade to lay the front down . The rattail comb or boar brush can be used to smooth it out when wet. I then start start setting my hair once the front is brushed down, only rolling the ends of the very front part. I continue to set as normal. The front is a little firm- but not hard, and I soften it up with a little serum once its all dry. The body of the curls hides the roots all over. Overall my hair, likes curls and lasts way longer that way. The curls also protect the ends from drying out. I sometimes also heat up the metallic round brush with the dryer and carefully brush out the roots- since I am not so good with the whole aiming of dryer while brushing. In remote locations, I deep conditioned on a regular basis and set my hair with alot of setting lotion to reduce the frizz and new growth. The set was a little firmer but I followed with lots of moisturizer. I wore my hair in a pony tail and pin curled the bottom the entire time, but returned Iback from deployment with minimal hair damage. I recently moved to York, Pa and will be trying out the Dominican salon I found on the site in Lancaster which is 20 minutes away. I will post the results once I am done. Thanks, La Negra.
LaNegra
June 29th, 2010 at 2:49 pm

Hey mamita, there is one salon in York, PA that I know of. The stylist is originally from Brooklyn – so she’s decent, not the best, but decent. I think it’s called Nueva Imagen and the stylist that I know is Carmen. She has another stylist working there, Shakira, who is really good, but unreliable with the hours.

Word has it that Carmen is not bad; she does excellent relaxers, but can slack when it comes to using a conditioner after a chemical treatment, so make sure you ASK for a conditioner. She does a really good blowout.

Now, if you go to the spot in Lancaster, let me know…I have friends out that way, which is why I know of the salon in York.

Suerte!
Maria
July 21st, 2010 at 2:10 pm

LaNegra
I am not the person who asked for this information but I want to thank you sincerely for telling us about this Carmen and her salon. I just spoke to her and I will try her salon. I moved from New York about a year ago and I have since been looking for a Dominican hair stylist. I have tried other salons but with unsatisfactory results. Thank you for sharing this information. Godbless
LaNegra
July 21st, 2010 at 7:25 pm

Hola Maria – I feel your pain. Moving from NYC had me desperate to find a Dominican salon, which still doesn’t exist in my area.
Let me know how you like Carmen
M
December 12th, 2011 at 7:57 pm

Hi,

Does anyone know if the salon in york, pa is still open?
LaNegra
December 24th, 2011 at 7:04 pm

Last I heard, Carmen’s salon was still open. Let me see if I can get her info for you.

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