Yep, I did it. I blew my hair out. For the longest while, I was scared to blow my hair out because of all the horror stories of heat damage. While I agree that the use of heat on natural hair is not something to be abused, I also feel that it a personal choice. So, I did my research and I made my choice. So here it is…my hair in all it’s blow out glory 🙂
I honestly just needed to trim my hair and was too lazy and busy to stretch my hair this way.
Prior to blowdrying, I made sure to add some protein to my hair even though I had done a Henna Gloss the week before. I was just being extra cautious.
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I decided to use Darcy’s Botanicals Sweet Cocoa Bean Curl Smoothing Cream as my leave in because one of its marketed for use as a straightening cream, among other things. I sealed with Grapeseed Oil which can withstand temperatures up to 420 degrees and is commonly used alone as a heat protectant.
I applied the smoothing cream generously on wet hair, put the grapeseed oil over it and allowed my hair to air dry. When it was about 90% dry, I applied a tiny bit Carol’s Daughter Blowdry Cream (I got two samples from Sephora) and set to work. I blow dried on low/warm settings. I was really happy with the results, my hair was soft and very smooth.
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I intended to give myself a good trim but it kinda turned into a cut because I did get a little scissor happy. But my ends feel soooo much better and I like the shape of my hair a lot better now. I decided to attempt some big flat twists with Bantu Knots on the ends using a tiny bit QB Amla & Olive Heavy Cream.
I really loved the results which, as you can imagine, turned into bigger hair as the day went by. It’s been 4 days and I’ve yet to re-moisturize my hair because it feel so good and partly because I’m trying to hold off on the return of shrinkage. That will all change tomorrow though. 🙂
Do you do blow outs ? What do you use? I’d love to hear you experience.
Until next time
Hey, yes I found it was moisturizing. I loved the “smoothing” effect too. I never tried the leave so I can’t compare them, but the Cocoa bean worked well for me ☺
did you find the darcy cocoa bean moisturizing? i just tried her daily leave in and it did NOTHING for my hair in terms of moisture…it just defined my curls but when it dried my hair was dry too…
Thanks Beuluv! I felt the same way, but after doing a lot of research and finding the right products (IMO) I decided to go for it ☺
I have been wanting to do a blowout but have been afraid. I have also thought about having a professional do it, but still afraid. If I feel I have the right products to protect against heat damage, I may try doing it myself. Thanks for the post I didn’t know that about grapeseed oil. Your hair looks great!