The Roller Setting & Protective Styling Challenge!

I rollerset last night using lacio lacio and Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum. I wrapped last night and this morning it looked great. Tonight however is a different story. It's kind of puffy and frizzy. I think it's the weather, I was out in the park most of the day.

I find that when this happens I can moisturize with John Frieda frizz ease straightening cream and coconut oil re-wrap and my hair looks great again.

So I love John Frieda! I love the spray moisturizer as well, I use that more than any other moisturizer.

Oh wait I can't forget Alter Ego Deep Nourishing conditioner. I bought this thinking it was a moisture conditioner but it's a protein. I absolutely love this and I'm going to alternate this with my moisturizing conditioner. My hair felt great after using this to DC.

I'll be bunning on Monday.

I got my touchup on 4/4 and already I have 1/4 inch of new growth so I had to rollerset today. I kind of fell off but not really I was just doing rollerwraps but with the new growth rollerwraps aren't cutting it. I am sittng undeer my dryer now. Well it just went off after an hour. I hope I am dry.

hokimomi said:

Hi Ladies,

Just checking in, rollerset today with 80/20 mixture of water/setting lotion. I just did the old regular rollerset, I found the ponytail method last week takes me longer to do. Does this happen to anyone else?!?!

Also, can someone please explain the reason behind rolling papers? Does it help dry faster or something? TIA!

Happy Hair Setting/Growing!

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yeah, pony tails take some time for me to do... but it was still less time to do the pony tails than to roll my whole head. you are not alone!

I washed, wrapped and airdried over night. I really need a relaxer but I am trying to hold out until mid June.

Hi Ladies
Just checkin in didn't rollerset this b/c i needed a break. just wore my natural curls in buns & clips this week. gonna rollerset again on tuesday thinkin about ponytail method but thinkin about parting Hair into 4 ponytails and rollersetting instead of one . Has anyone tried this ?

Oooh Luscious your hair looks nice and...well Luscious! Your hair will THRIVE with the roller setting!

Rollerset last night with Fermodyl 233, Juices & Berries, Beauty Without Cruelty Leave-In and Silicon Mix serum


Hair is very light and airy today. Even dh noticed how much it was extra swangy

hi all,

i'm under the dryer right now. i co washed, DCed, and set... it took me 45 minutes this time, it took me 25 minutes just to set the center section... i didn't watch any tv!!! this is just how long it takes....

anyway, on another note, back to my hot tools dryer.... i turned it on, put it on high heat, low speed... i haven't had a problem with blowing fuses but i make sure to keep lights off in any room that i'm not in, and i don't plug anything else into that outlet. well, a few minutes later, right after i turned off the bathroom light, the dryer sparked a bit and then shut off. i went over, flipped the switch to off and back to low. NOTHING! i plugged it into the outlet above the first one, and i put it on high and now it's working... i let it run for 10 minutes to see if it would spark. no sparks. put it on low and it shut off.... so the low setting doesn't work....

i've only had this dryer for 3 weeks!!!!

thank goodness i kept the box and all related materials. i guess i will call the company tomorrow...? but it still works and i need my hair to be dry so, i'm taking a chance sitting under it...

part of me thinks that this is such a hassle if i wind up needing to send it back, because i live in a 5th floor walk up. there is no UPS or FedEx close by. And I work 5 days a week, so I don't really have the time to put up with a faulty hair dryer. and when i picked up the dryer, i had to walk several blocks from work to UPS, drag the box to the corner, and was lucky enough to catch a cab during weekday rush hour. that like, never happens.

ugggh....

seriously, having a dryer that dries my hair in 90 minutes is the only thing that will keep me feeling confident about roller setting. the bonnet dryer does not cut it for me as it takes 3.5 hours for my hair to dry under one of those. i don't even have thick hair, and i don't put a ton of product in my hair so i don't get why it takes so long to dry to begin with.

anyway, enough with the rant. praying that the dryer doesn't go ape sh!t on me while i'm under here.

ChcolatAquarius said:

Problem #2 is doing the sides of my hair. I can get the middle row good enough but the sides make me wanna

I also noticed that my hair just absorbs the water like crazy. Within minutes my hair is damn there dry. My spray bottle is always at work. Are these signs that my hair is lacking something? erplexed

Looking forward to your thoughts. Have a good week ladies!

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i have the same issue with the middle row vs the sides as well. the angle can be tricky, especially when rolling the hair closest the to middle. the roots are never as straight as the rest. plus, there is more of a curve on that area of the head, so getting the roller rolled at the right angle makes a difference. try and try again... sometimes putting an extra roller in that row helps. does that make -any- sense?

i am also curious about the absorption issue. my hair is the same way... and always has been! my hair will dry faster when it's loose. i always have to spray it to smooth the curl and roll. yet it takes forever to dry under the dryer. doesn't make a ton of sense! any other insight on this?

Just took my rollers out, moisturized and wrapped it. The curls came out nice and soft. VERY soft.......I was impressed. I also noticed that my roots weren't as puff as in past rollersets so maybe I am getting better at making the rollers nice and (I forget the word..... rhymes with taught ).

I eased up on the product used this time so that could have helped too. Either way my hair was very manageable and to my liking.

Ladies, try Porosity Control! Losing moisture (water) quickly is a porosity problem.

Frequent protein also helps with moisture retention. Do a 10 mintute weekly condition with a good reconstructor like Aphogee 2 Min, Tigi Dumb Blonde or AO GPB

Is this challenge for rollersetting only? I'm going to be trying to wear the phony pony's for a while to keep from using heat. I also do the braid-outs regularly now. I went from flat-ironing once a week to haven't done it in over a month.

Question: I'm not apart of this challenge but I have questions. I've always wanted to rollerset but, it takes me too long and I'm inpatient.

*When you rollerset, you mess up the curls by putting your hair in buns? Why?
*Why do you rollerset?
*Why do you apply saran wrap? How long? Doesn't your head sweat?
*What are the best rollers to use? I have magnet and will probably try again soon.

cookie1 said:

Question: I'm not apart of this challenge but I have questions. I've always wanted to rollerset but, it takes me too long and I'm inpatient.

*When you rollerset, you mess up the curls by putting your hair in buns? Why?
*Why do you rollerset?
*Why do you apply saran wrap? How long? Doesn't your head sweat?
*What are the best rollers to use? I have magnet and will probably try again soon.

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i don't stick my hair in a bun right after a roller set. i wear my hair in PS styles, yes, but i like to work with the curls. it allows for more variety, i think, in PS styling. i typically don't roller set to keep the curls anyway. i use the biggest rollers than i can find and my hair always comes out wavy after just a set, or straight after wrapping.

i roller set b/c i know my hair likes heat but i don't want to use direct heat, like a blow dryer, or a flat iron, on the length of my hair. raking a blow dryer through my hair just sounds more damaging than setting it. i find that my hair feels drier and more brittle after blow drying. when i roller set, my hair feels moisturized and it gives volume to my fine hair. air drying doesn't work for me.

saran wrap is supposed to give the hair added shine. don't know how it works but it does. since i prefer my hair straight, i would wrap it anyway. why not add the saran wrap? it's a small extra and it doesn't take much time.

i use magnetic and i like them b/c the rollers heat up from the inside as well as the outside. i use 2 1/4" and 2 1/2" rollers.

HTH.

cookie1 said:

Is this challenge for rollersetting only? I'm going to be trying to wear the phony pony's for a while to keep from using heat. I also do the braid-outs regularly now. I went from flat-ironing once a week to haven't done it in over a month.

Question: I'm not apart of this challenge but I have questions. I've always wanted to rollerset but, it takes me too long and I'm inpatient.

*When you rollerset, you mess up the curls by putting your hair in buns? Why?
*Why do you rollerset?
*Why do you apply saran wrap? How long? Doesn't your head sweat?
*What are the best rollers to use? I have magnet and will probably try again soon.

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I wear my curls in loose buns so my hair always has a wave to it, it is my preferred styling choice. My hair still looks nice but I'm protecting my ends also.

I rollerset because it gives my fine hair volume and body. I don't own a blow dryer and I can only airdry if I'm going to do a twist out. My hair is thriving through rollersetting.

I don't generally do a saran wrap but I do sometime wrap the hair with a scarf if I want to wear a straight style. Again it just means I get more body when I do this as opposed to using a flat iron.

I use magnetics as they make my ends look super straight and smooth.

LivingDol1 said:

i don't stick my hair in a bun right after a roller set. i wear my hair in PS styles, yes, but i like to work with the curls. it allows for more variety, i think, in PS styling. i typically don't roller set to keep the curls anyway. i use the biggest rollers than i can find and my hair always comes out wavy after just a set, or straight after wrapping.

i roller set b/c i know my hair likes heat but i don't want to use direct heat, like a blow dryer, or a flat iron, on the length of my hair. raking a blow dryer through my hair just sounds more damaging than setting it. i find that my hair feels drier and more brittle after blow drying. when i roller set, my hair feels moisturized and it gives volume to my fine hair. air drying doesn't work for me.

saran wrap is supposed to give the hair added shine. don't know how it works but it does. since i prefer my hair straight, i would wrap it anyway. why not add the saran wrap? it's a small extra and it doesn't take much time.

i use magnetic and i like them b/c the rollers heat up from the inside as well as the outside. i use 2 1/4" and 2 1/2" rollers.

HTH.

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Thanks for breaking it down for me. It's starting to make sense and I'm really going to try it because I would love to see how my wrap turns out.

Hi all, just checking in.

I did my normal wash and DC, but included the porosity this time. Used medium sized magnetic rollers to keep the curl for a bit longer.

I'm really loving my hair today, it looks so soft but not overly so. I've swept the left side up with some bobby pins and wore the rest loose - sorry I know it's not protective, but the curls look so good I couldn't resist!

i'm having a lazy moment. i had a last minute scramble to get some things together, so i left work late and continued to work from home on a personal project for a bit. so i will set my hair tomorrow after work. i have a half day so, it makes more sense. i can afford to wash, dc, and set my hair without losing sleep.

now... which products will i be using...

Today I.... Co washed with Avalon Organics Clarifying Conditioner, dc'd for an hour under the dryer with DermOrganics Treatment Mask w/Argan Oil, did a 5 min condition with Vitale Revive Positive Conditioner (low pH like Porosity Control)

Then I rollerset with Salerm 21 b5 mixed with Silicon Mix leave in and Q.Silk Serum

I am lazy.

I havent DC'd.
I havent rollerset in two weeks.
Alot of braidout buns braids...combo of two out of three.
Co-wash, Barely detangle.

Am I going against the rules?

prettyfaceANB said:

I am lazy.

I havent DC'd.
I havent rollerset in two weeks.
Alot of braidout buns braids...combo of two out of three.
Barely detangle.

Am I going against the rules?

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nope, you aren't going against the rules. if you take a pause, you take a pause. using direct heat would be going against the rules more so than not roller setting... since its more damaging.

I've been slacking off too. I used one of my passes last week and this week I have done two braidouts.

Ok ladies I have been co-washing a couple times a week and airdrying. My hair does not like it. It was starting to get so dry and I was getting major breakage. I added some Aphogee 2 minute as a leave in as a last result and my hair was happy again. Here are 2 protective styles I'm wearing. The first one is from last week (I did a small hump in the front with pin curls and a single braid)and the second one is going to be for this week and maybe next week.

hey all.

i'm under the dryer again! i washed with ors aloe rid shampoo, left mega tek in my hair for 15 minutes, rinsed and DCed with keracare's itchy scalp moisturizing conditioner for 30 minutes. i'll get out from under the dryer at around 7, and that will have been 90 minutes... using mostly blue rollers with a few greys at the bottom. can't decide how i'll be wearing my hair tonight. maybe a faux bob?

*sigh*

my curls looked so nice that i decided to wear them out tonight.... instead of do the usual PS style.

half way through the night i had a jew fro!

ugh!

pinned my hair up as soon as i saw myself in the mirror.

horrid!!! d@mn the humidity!

i need some sabino moisture block STAT!

Hey Ladies. I took my braids out DCed and did a ponytail set with PM SuperSkinny, Rusk Smoother, and some Elasta QP moisturizer. My hair so soft and bouncy. Why did I ever buy a flat iron to begin with? You know before LHCF I didn't even know what a flat iron was. I will post pics when I get home.

Dang. It's too late for me to join, but I am subscribing!!!

okay i am going to do my wash, dc, pc, and roller set tomorrow. never used PC before so i'm excited.

i think i'm starting to wash my hair every 6 days instead of the usual 4 days... last day i washed my hair was saturday... and i've been wearing my hair pinned in a bun all week. i don't see the point of making my hair look extra nice for when i'm just going to work. i like to roller set and have cute hair on the weekends. so i may wind up only washing my hair once a week instead of twice a week... we'll see how that goes!

random side note --- if i don't touch my hair, it still sheds... i took out my hair pins last night and gently went over my hair with my hands(didn't rake my fingers through it) and i had shed hairs. i don't understand the whole point of not manipulating the hair to reduce shedding... hair will shed when it feels like it. as long as it's not breakage... who cares?

I've been extremely lazy. Can't remember the last time I even washed my hair. For about a week, I had it back in an uncombed, unmoisturized, HAM bun erplexed So I finally decided to wash my hair yesterday and my tub is extremely stopped up. We'll have to use a snake or something. I had myself all pumped up to dc with AO White Camellia and I can't Oh well, back to being lazy