Hey, beautiful people!
I have been saying for awhile that I would try straightening my hair
again after my last epic fail. If you
are as hair obsessed as I am, then you have probably noticed that the new thing
on the market is straightening brushes. They range in price from $30 to $99. I saw one on Groupon, and decided to try
it. I figured, at $26, I could trash it
if I hated it.
To start off, I washed my hair with Carol’s Daughter BlackVanilla Shampoo, and conditioned with Herbal Essence Long Term Relationship Conditioner. Next, I used Oyin Hair Dew as my
leave-in. Finally, because I am in the
middle of a battle of the butters, I used Camille Rose Coconut Water Style Setter on the
left side of my hair and Camille Rose Almond Jai Twisting Butter on the
right. I braided up my hair in two
cornrows and let it sit all day Saturday and Sunday to dry.
On Sunday night, I detangled my hair section by section with
a wide tooth comb first, and then with my large square paddle brush. As I have learned from others, detangling is
crucial. For my heat protectants, I used
Carol’s Daughter Chocolat Blow Dry Cream and It’s A 10 Leave-in. Then, I used the straightening brush, running it slowly down each section, and holding the ends taunt until the brush reached near the end. I started using the straightener at 210 degrees
Celsius (410 Fahrenheit), and then decreased to 200 degrees (392 Fahrenheit) when I realized that I got the
same results.
Overall, I love the ease of using this tool. It is as easy as brushing your hair, and I got my whole head done (including thorough detangling) in an hour and a half! It did not get my hair silk press swinging straight,
but it did get it very straight with just a little bit of texture, and it is incredibly soft. Some people
are able to get the same results from a blow dryer, but I never have because I am blow dryer challenged. So, this is a win for me.
The only downside to this tool for me was the
cheap nature of the materials. It took
about 4 tries for me to get it to turn on.
Then, when I did, it kept turning itself off periodically. Also, one of the brush sticks and 11 of the little red nubs fell off as I
was straightening my hair. One of the nubs even fell
down the back of my shirt (not pleasant). I also didn't realize that the degrees would be in Celsius when I purchased this.
I do plan to do this again, but I may buy a new
straightening brush before I do. Some of
the ladies on Long Hair Care Forum have gotten good results from this one.
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Blog Post Addition (6/19/2016) - For those of you that asked, I ultimately purchased the Acevivi Hair Straightener Brush because it does not have nubs. When I try it out, I will post a review. Also, in case you are wondering, yes, my curls came back when I washed my hair.
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