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Top Salon Tips for Maintaining Your 4C Silk Press Hair

Whether you choose to tackle the bold task of silk pressing your hair at home or seeking the service of a professional hair stylist, at the end of the day, you will need to know how to maintain your newly straightened hair to keep it looking sleek and bouncy.

Wrapping your 4c hair is recommended if you are wearing it in the straight form. As easy as it sounds, wrapping your hair can be quite challenging for some people.

HOW TO WRAP YOUR SILK PRESS HAIR AT NIGHT

If you want to securely wrap your 4c silk press hair, it is recommended that you use the popular Tubi hair wrap. This is a breathable light-weight knitted hair cover. Once you get your Tubi or Doobie head wrap, you are good to go.

Start the wrapping process by using a hair brush to bring your hair around your head. Continue to brush in a circular motion. Next, place the Tubi on your head and spin it in the direction you originally brushed your hair to create a wrap. If you wrapped it correctly, you do not need to use any type of pins to hold it on for the night.

The Tubi is just the first part of wrapping your 4c silk press for the night. You will also need a silk scarf or a silk bonnet to cover the Tubi to give you a second layer of protection.

PROTECTING YOUR 4C SILK PRESS WHILE SHOWERING

Everyone who has ever gotten a silk press knows that water and humidity are the worst things you want to get near your hair. However, as much as we fear water during our silk press phase, taking a shower is a must.

So, you have to make an effort to prevent your silk pressed hair from becoming wet and reverting back to curly. Some people use two shower caps, while others use the same Tubi that’s mentioned above, a bonnet, and a shower cap. With all that protection, you can’t go wrong.

WORKING OUT WITH A SILK PRESS ON 4C HAIR

Certain activities such as exercising can create excess moisture especially to your roots. The best solution is to either put your hair in a loose bun or wrap your hair and tie it with a silk scarf. Make sure you allow your hair to dry completely before unwrapping it after a workout.

WHAT PRODUCTS DO I NEED TO USE ON MY 4C SILK PRESS?

The good thing about silk press hair is you don’t need much products to keep it bouncy and shiny. All you need to add to your hair is a little serum for silk press hair before brushing and wrapping your hair.

Now that you know how to maintain and protect your 4c silk press hair, don’t let the fear of your hair reverting or becoming frizzy limit your activities or alter your lifestyle. Enjoy your silk press while it lasts.

 

Curly Silk Press: Transforming my Kinky Natural Hair From Curly to Straight

As much as I love my natural hair dearly, there are times when I just want to experience a difference in hairstyle. Once in a while I’ll silk press my hair so I can enjoy some hairstyles that wouldn’t be possible with my natural hair. Silk press is a technique that is used by applying heat to your hair to get it straight without using chemicals.

To achieve professional salon silky, smooth hair at home, you’ll start by shampooing your hair, blow drying it, and using a hair straightener flat iron specifically designed to straighten the curls out of your hair. It is recommended that you use a thermal heat protectant to prevent heat damage.

At first, I was skeptical about pressing my hair because of all the negative things I heard. Some people had major heat damage, hair breakage, or even hair loss. However, I decided to do my research and adhered to the tips to prevent any possible harm to my natural hair.

When you silk press your natural hair, as long as you do it the right way and take precautions to prevent damage, after washing it, you’ll get back your same healthy-looking hair as before.

HAIR PREP PRODUCTS FOR SILK PRESS

Protecting your natural hair from heat damage begins before you start the straightening process. It is best to start with a good heat protectant shampoo and conditioner.

You also want to protect your hair from the heat using a hair protectant spray before you blow dry your hair. This is an important hair care routine you don’t want to skip when silk pressing your natural hair.

The one thing I struggled with when I first silk pressed my hair was the frizz. It would look straight and nice the first few hours and then it started to look frizzy. I finally solved the issue by using a frizz control heat protectant.

HOW LONG WILL SILK PRESS LAST?

The lifespan of your beautiful silk press will be determined by how well you maintain it. If you treat it like your normal natural hair and don’t take the necessary measures to protect your hairstyle, sadly, it won’t last long.

A typical silk press can last up to 3 weeks or even longer depending on certain factors including the texture of your hair. One of the most important steps to keeping your natural straightened hair lasting longer, is to protect it at nights.

SILK PRESS HAIR NIGHTTIME ROUTINE

It is best to wrap your hair or do pin curls to keep your hair looking smooth and bouncy the next day. After doing that, you should cover your hair preferably with a silk bonnet.

Taking a shower with silk pressed hair is kind of tricky. You definitely don’t want the humidity to revert your curls back to the natural state, at least not yet until you are ready for wash day. So, to prevent this, wear a bonnet and a shower cap over it to protect it while you shower.

NATURAL HAIR AFTER SILK PRESS

I try not to straighten my natural hair too much as well as take the necessary precautions and so far, once I wash my hair, it goes right back to its original texture. You too can achieve beautiful silky pressed hair by following all of my tips that’s listed above.