how do you drastically soften asian hair?

hi all, 

my name is crystal and i'm new here :) just wanted a bit of advice on how to make my asian hair soft and silky!!  it's too THICK, coarse, heavy and UNstylable!!! and it's almost to my armpits, and straight. i am not looking for anything thats too expensive, and i don't want to go to a salon and swamp my hair in a some crazy chemical concoction. please if you know of any home-made or really easy remedies send me a message!!! also i dont' really care about "damaging" my hair because it will always grow out!!

thanks a lot:)

crystal

Hi Crystal,

The best way to have soft hair, in my experience, is to immobilize it. I do this by sock curling after a hairwash (see here) and then applying Giovanni Direct Leave-in. And then I fingercomb my hair the next morning. Or I bind the length straight, using multiple scrunchies, that morning.

I think the key thing is to comb thoroughly and then immobilize the hair while it's still SLIGHTLY damp.

Hope this helps
Anais

hi,

thanks for ur reply anais :)

so what do u mean by immobilizing it?

I use (but I think it only works since it's so short right now) shea butter as a type of 'gel' in my hair (it actually holds it and I can use it to spike it up! hehehe) and then spray one some oils and stuff. So it's nice and silky. Then I just clarify once a month.. Stays silky that way :)

Another way would be to get one of those deep conditioners and a plastic cap and a very hot towel. :) Those usually arent too much and you can do it once a week, in a corse of a (few) month(s) it should help it out :)         (depends on your hair)

i agree with anais..

i like to let my hair dry with a nice leave-in, pulled back in a bun or braid...

then, the next morning i can style it (yes, i heat style.. don't kill me guys) and it's soft and silky..