Success is mine!
Let me start with the dilemma so you can fully appreciate why I'm so excited.
Dilemma- love wash and go's, twist out's, braid-outs but DON'T love that I have to refresh after about 4 days (at least with my thick hair). I don't have time for that ya'll. I need a 5-7 day style!
When I was relaxed I could rock a roller set for like 2 weeks and be chillin'...getting compliments and everything when my hair was a birds nest underneath, but the curls were holding like New York skyscraper. I would just pin curl my entire head everynight, of course after moisturizing and sealing, and I was fine with that. Oddly enough, pin curling every night in nothing to me. At this point and even back then, I could not and will not go to bed without doing 'something' to my hair. So I guess I'm saying that I can maintain like a trooper, just co-washing, or even wetting my hair mid-week doesn't work for me.
That said, I have had at least two natural hair roller set FAILS. Like all day in the house on a Saturday afternoon with crazy errands to run- waste of time puffy, hot mess- FAILS. One early on in my transition and one not long after I BC's around Thanksgiving of 2012. So, I basically gave up my rollerset to the healthier condition of my hair by going natural. No, I do not miss the relaxer...well may be a little- just for my smooth rollerset but that's it.
So I was reading on youtube and other misc. hair blogs about EcoStyler gel and the various colors and actually tried the Krystal version on a wash and go with pretty good results. Best of all- NO FLAKING! My hair can make the best gel flake. So I thought, "why not try it for a rollerset, It might/should make the hair wrap around the roller much smoother". Now let me say, I used this new gel I just bought called Xtreme Styling Gel (made in Mexico) and had a success. However, my hair was poofy (but really cute) the next day. I liked it, but again, the goal is to have a style that's going to last 5-7 days. Xtreme will serve as my backup but my main stay is EcoStyler.
Ok, so I gave it some thought and came to the realization that not only did the gel not last as long as I wanted, my rolling technique, although, pretty good-might not have been as tight as it could have been. So I decided to pack up all my products, including my rollers, and head to the salon. The old dominican salon where I got my relaxers back in the day. I will visit them when in a crunch because they'll put up with me and my bag of products, plus I know the owner and have referred alot of clients to her. So I roll in the spot, and tell the girl exactly what I want. I want her to co-wash with my VO5 Clarifiying Conditioner, then set me under the dryer with my Aubrey's Organics Honeysuckle Rose Conditioner then roll my hair with 'this' gel (Ecostyler). Obviously, I was not her most crazy request because she quickly agreed.
So went through all the above and made sure to tell the girl ' not alot of gel' just enough on each peice of hair so that its smooth. She did a good job. She put a little to much gel in some places but for the most part it was all good. When she removed the rollers it was little crunchy, but in a good way. There was hold and once in the air (99% summer humidity from rain) coupled with a gym session my hair is now a soft, SMOOTH, rollerset that should last 5-7 days. #fingerscrossed. I must add, a professional or someone who rolls tight, might be a good idea to enlist when rolling. I'm all about doing some things myself but he/she could make good percent of difference when rollersetting, especially if you're like me and don't really roll tightly. So you might he
Do you rollerset your natural hair? If so what do you use? If not, feel free to try it out and let me know how it is.
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