My neice who is almost 12 is biracial, her mom has been in the hospital for almost two months. She is staying with her dad and my mother during this time. Between my brother driving two hours (150 miles) everyday to see my sister-in-law, working, and still taking care of his daughter her hair has been combed daily, braided every other day, and that's about it. My daughter has blond hair and to straighten it she uses a ceramic straightener with v05 to protect it. My neice looks up to my daughter and wants to be able to "do" each others hair. But I really don't want to do something that will hurt my nieces hair. Before my sister-in-laws surgery (mid-Oct) they had my nieces hair perfessionally straightened so what should I do?
2007-12-14 12:51:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
Just a little side note, my neice is adopted, before the surgery my sister-in-law and brother drove her 4.5 hours each month to have her hair profesionally done and to get the tips to care for her hair.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING,
the last time my neice spent anytime with her mom she had her hair straight. We, my daughter and myself, are going to take my neice for the weekend and Christmas eve to spend time with her mom in the hospital, my neice wants to look the same as when her mom first got sick. The most time she has spent with her in two months is just short visits every other weekend, now that her mom is getting better she doesn't want to disappoint her by not looking her best.
I HAVE TOLD HER THAT HER MOM DOESN'T CARE HOW SHE LOOKS JUST THAT SHE IS THERE AND HAPPY, BUT AT 12 ALMOST 13 ALMOST LOSING HER MOM, I THINK THAT STRAIGHTENING HER HAIR IS A EASY WAY FOR HER TO HAVE CONTROL. I just really don't want to hurt my neices hair.
2007-12-14 14:51:03 · update #1
Hi, I'm biracial and I have the exact same here your niece has. The best thing about being biracial is that you can have all the hairstyles, curly, wavy and even straight. However, biracial girls have the most fragile hair. I've made a few mistakes before. Straighten biracial hair takes a little while longer than normal hair. You have to grab small groups of hair when you iron it, starting on the very bottom. It take about an hour to do it.
Also, don't do it everyday. I used to iron my hair every day and it became burnt and smelly, became very thin and I had to cut off 5 inches of my hair! I'm still suffering from the damages but it's gotten better. So yeah biracial girls can have any hairstyle just be careful.
Hope it helps!
2007-12-14 12:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by Yoyoma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how course her hair is, if it's course with an tendancy to be dry then she will need a heavy oil on it before straightening it. If it's fluffy and curly then use a cream based moisturizer before staightening and watch the heat on both occasions.
It may work better if she pulls the staightner very slowly over each section of hair, giving the low heat time enough to do it's job.
Good Luck.
2007-12-14 13:08:10 · answer #2 · answered by quequegs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your niece's hair is "kinky" then no ceramic straightener in the world will help, you need a NO LYE kit from a Beauty supply or even Wal Mart, I always buy my biracial daughters kits at Sally's. Trust me, if a father can do it, so can you, and it turns out as good as any pro at a LOT less money. Be sure her hair is "greased" regularly, and that she does not over wash it. Black hair is insatiable when it comes to moisture, think of it and treat it as a complete opposite to a white person's hair.
2007-12-14 12:59:00 · answer #3 · answered by canuck1950 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a good quality heat resistant sealer to spray on the hair to protect it first. Then straighten very small sections. Be prepared to spend a couple of hours on the job. I recommend this for only special occasions as it is labor intensive.
2007-12-14 12:59:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A ceramic straightener will probably damage your niece's hair less than a chemical straightener would.
The best solution would probably be to go see a cosmetologist (hair dresser) who is bi-racial or black herself and ask for her advice. There are dozens of products on the market to do exactly what you want to do--either permanently or temporarily.
Good luck!
2007-12-14 12:57:05 · answer #5 · answered by Erika S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have curley hair, enjoy it! If you don't like it, then nothing really can destroy it... since it already is destroyed in that line of thinking... but if you end up burning it then it was too hot.. keep it on a low setting and see what it does.. if it doesn't straighten it out, take it up a bit and see what happens.. with these kinds of things ya just gotta test it out.
2007-12-14 12:57:16 · answer #6 · answered by Somebody H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but put a lot of heat on it, heat damages hair. Also get some cream or something that helps that hair when you straighten it.
2007-12-14 12:56:54 · answer #7 · answered by songbirdz03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be able to blowdry her hair straight. After blowdrying it spray it with oil sheen for moisture, then flat iron it to the desired style. Remember to have it trimmed about every two weeks to keep the ends healthy.
2007-12-14 12:59:04 · answer #8 · answered by M W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they work for all hair types, you can buy special protectent for damaging ends and heat protectents tho at local hair store or drug store.
2007-12-14 12:55:12 · answer #9 · answered by Dancer92 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
use a relatively high setting, you dont need to go over it as much, causing less damage. Straightening just once wont cause damage.
2007-12-14 13:05:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋