Try THIS Instead! How to become a STRAIGHT NATURAL! 

Speak that truth sis! I love being a straight natural because my hair is much thicker my hair was long when I had a relaxer but not as thick….also what I do is give my hair a “heat break” (for a month or two or even longer) so I don’t lose too much of my curl pattern

For the past 3 to 4 years I've been wearing my hair in a stretched style. I blow dry my hair on a medium to low heat setting then blast with cool air. I put my hair in either flat twists or mini twists which last me 3 to 4 weeks at a time. I normally wait until December to straighten my hair with heat. It last for a whole month. Looking into investing in the revair reverse hair dryer to do more stretched styles since my hair is getting longer. I'm almost at waist length.

Yeah I feel like I couldn’t understand why people didn’t make their kids a straight natural instead of relaxed. Straight natural has only one difference in perception and it’s whether you call your hair “heat damaged” or “heat trained”. It takes the same amount of time, if not less, to wash and flat iron your hair compared to getting your roots touched up with relaxer. Like I was a straight natural basically my whole life and if you always wear your hair straight, it lowkey is easy to manage because your hair texture will loosen over time if that’s your main concern. It’s better than putting harsh chemicals in your hair and not being able to scratch your scalp, limit if you can dye it or go swimming. Like just make sure you have a good wash and deep conditioning routine with decent/great products and a good style routine like a good blow drying method and a good flat iron. Or go to someone you trust.

This was posted just in time. I was so close to getting a relaxer because straight hair is easier for me to maintain.

I have currently been do everything you said for the last 3 years straight. Try it yall👍🏾

Glad I found this video! Love seeing licensed professionals on RU-vid. I press my hair once a month but I wash after 2-3 weeks and wear my hair curly or in a protective style for about a week or two until the next month.

I was this close 🤏🏾 to relaxing my hair again and then this video popped up 😂 I’m gonna research this more before I make a decision but thank you for giving me another option that I didn’t think about!

Natural for many years then relaxed Oct '21 til my last retouch Aug '22. Either overprocessing or overlapping caused my hair to shed like crazy, new stylist said it was "melting". Anyway, not bald but she cut it cute retaining length mostly in the front, it's in a bob. She said my hair is too fine for relaxers (and low porosity), to simply heat-train my hair. And in her salon suite I've been getting steam unlike the other stylist, quality products and tools like Dyson etc. I'm grateful.

It’s number 3 for me!! I hate a bone straight silk press it gets Oily too fast! I love your channel ❤

It just came to me though! I could straighten my hair but not bone straight. I love body when it comes to straight hair. Maintain it for 3 weeks. Wash and treat every 2 weeks before the next straightening session in between. I'm hoping to do this all the way until March. This way I'm ensuring that my hair is getting a good treatment before I go back to wearing it straight each time.

I'm trying to heat train my hair. I just got my first silk press two days ago and it's starting to frizz (probably due to the weather). Can you do a video on how you maintain your presses throughout the week; maybe different ways to style it? I think I want to put a little oil on it. I have flyaways like it needs to be weighed down.

I primarily wore my hair in twistouts and braidouts and silk pressed once or twice per year for Thanksgiving and Christmas but want to press my hair more (every 6-8 weeks). You posted this right one time ahead of the NIH saying chemical straighteners are linked to uterine cancer.

You really ain't lying!!

Great tips!

I agree to all these tips! My hair has been thriving, when i don’t do what u recommend i have my hair in braids or a non-extension protective style....literally the perfect regimen now that i incorporate straight hair. Thank u!

I’m so glad you mentioned eating healthy

So very informative 👏🏾 🤩

Excellent advice 🙂

This is what I’ve been looking for! I almost got a karatin treatment

This is where I'm at I was straight natural for years then stopped after moving south. My curls tighten and I proudly was in my glory. Length makes it more difficult to deal with. I'm a new mom and have no time.

I think I’m about to become a straight natural. I have several different curl patterns and wearing wash and goes doesn’t work for me. Also, my curls tangle sooooooo badly it’s not even worth it. I think I may do more regular blow dried styles than presses tho. I do trim my hair 3+ times a year… as needed. You offered great advice. And seeing that this is more of a thing makes me feel better about doing it. I don’t like the idea of potentially changing my curl pattern… But like I said, it’s not the same throughout my head, so it’s not like I would ever just get to wear my natural curls anyway(not and be happy with it lol). Thanks again!

Honestly my hair grows the longest with a relaxer. I love the ease of it. I'm transitioning to straight natural for a scalp-healthy routine.

New Subscriber! Great video it was very detailed.

It has been refreshing to see people like you here. I feel like there’s such a small community for heat trained naturals and I was beginning to feel so lost! Do you have any recommended protein treatment?

EXCELLENT EPISODE

I will push the 3 weeks wash and DC. However I’ll blow dry mostly no silk pressing except for maybe in the winter or around the holidays

How often do you recommend a protein treatment? How often do you recommend a steam treatment?

I have SD. so I have to wash weekly. I used to was and straighten my hair once a week. And my hair was growing and never flakey. But now I straighten bi weekly. I’m a blow dry natural for sure 😊

New subbie! ♥️

What do you recommend for high porosity hair..? I'd like to start going straight natural but from home?

I also am a heat trained natural I mostly wear natural styles but im transitioning to wearing my hair straight the majority of the time. Wash n go's were tearing up my hair personally and I have multi textured hair its much easier to maintain in a blown out or straightened state. The only natural style I do is braid outs everything else is a no for my hair.

The hardest part for me is keeping my hair straight when I take a short. I hate cutting my shower short due to being straight natural…:( I’m so co flirted between being straight natural and relaxed.

Thanks for the video! Can you link your V-part wig please?

Can you please do a video on all the perm box models never actually ever having a perm!! They all had good silk presses lol

Thank you for the video! Can you let us know where your u-part wig is from?

When you say use Olaplex 0 & 3 in between the standalone treatments, how often should we use the 0 & 3? Would the 0 & 3 be used weekly, biweekly, or monthly?

Glad I found this video. I’m transitioning now

Hey Shell, where did you get your V part unit and what texture is it?

So I have low porosity 4c hair. Does heat training change the porosity of hair? If it does & I heat train during the winter months, should I use more high porosity products in the winter & more low porosity products in the summer?

Kenra makes a good shampoo.

Hi could you tell me a protein treatment for high porosity hair

What protein treatments would you recommend?

how long do you recommend leaving a v part wig in and do you recommend removing it at nighttime? also do you wash your hair in the cornrows under your wig? 💕

What products do recommend using so that my hair does not look weighed down and on the stiffer side after flat ironing. I have low porosity and serum tend to work best for heat protection. It could be that I’m using too much because I can be heavy handed. Should I use it only before blow drying then flat iron without adding more or before and after blow drying then flat iron my hair?

In South Africa, I have not seen a flat iron that’s more than 235 degrees and I hear you talking about 400

my hair gets silky flat iron but still stiff, no matter how much or little product or heat setting, doesn’t flow at all. that’s the only reason i don’t do this

Can I use a no relaxer after I had used a. Lye relaxer.

How to moisturize your hair without it reverting

Hi, may I have details to the v-part wig you’re wearing? Great tips!

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Do you have any tips for someone trying to heat train but my scalp sweats which causes my roots to revert. I have your book and bought all the products your recommended and love them 👍🏾 thanks beauty

Hey Shell, I live in a hot humid climate, my hair gets frizzy 10mins after I straighten it. Any tips? And product recommendations? Thanks

What do you think about the curl smith bond builder treatment compared to olaplex no 3? Is it a good equivalent, or should I stick to olaplex? I bought it on sale from ulta and don't want it to go to waste if possible😅 lol

You mentioned that you're not a straight hair natural. What styles do you do the most? Love your videos!

Where did you get the v part wig?

Do you recommend the Olapex products for blow-out naturals as well? I'm only silk pressing my hair about twice a year, but I use my Rev-air every 2 weeks to stretch my hair. I have low porosity 4b/c hair.

How do ya'll do this and exercise regularly without reversion?

do you have any tips for someone with straight ends but the rest of the hair is healthy? Should I just cut it? And do you know of any affordable high porosity hair care ?

I wish i could be a straight hair natural but my hair is so thin😢

I have had fine hair soft hair. What type of porosity level am I?

I've been trying to grow my hair forever. All it does is tangle.

Is it o.k. if a person is natural hair to get their hair trimmed every 3 months.

Not everything she says I agree with. reasonable information thanks.

Isn’t being a straight hair natural just as damaging? I know relaxed permanently alters your bonds, but isn’t being a straight hair natural damaging to the cuticle? (IM not hating I’m just curious)

Wait, you’re not a straight natural? How often do you straighten your hair?

Heat training is old school.

What’s the difference between steam treatment and a deep condition?

What v part wig would you recommend?

Relaxer completely destroyed my natural hair.

Amen, low porosity. No protein, please!

What exactly is straight natural?.

Being a straight hair natural would never work for me.

What kind of terrible stylists are being seen that they cannot keep hair healthy WITH a relaxer. That’s nonsense that they are mutually exclusive. You can have healthy relaxed hair. It’s a personal choice. Natural hair most definitely needs more interaction and some women simply can’t or don’t want to do it. That does not mean their hair is not healthy because it’s relaxed. Ive done both and in both styles my hair was healthy and growing. There are ups and downs to both styles. Do what works for you personally!

I swear this popped up at the right time. I have very thick, dense, waist length hair, and staying natural has been too much work for me.

Please bw be a straight natural if u thinking about relaxers

I want to be a straight natural just to wear Vpart and upart wigs

I don't agree with the new straight hair natural trend that I see going in the natural hair movement personally. Straightening your hair gives you more length retention whether you use heat or relaxed it all depends on your hair regimen and how you take care of your hair whether its in a relaxed or natiral state. The same things that are applied to a natural hair regime, can be appplied to a relaxed hair regimen even though they are in a totally differrrnt stste so i dont see the point of being a straight hair natural its not for me personally period. I said what i said. From what ive seen on youtube being a heat trained natural women means your hair is easily heat damaged. I see being a heat trained natural as a new trend on natural hair youtube that is very viral and popular at the minute.