Dessy on YouTube shows us that having straight hair does not have to be boring and there are quite a few style options we can do while relaxed or sporting flat ironed natural hair and still keep our strands protected.
Sometimes when our hair is freshly done we will be tempted to wear it out and down, no accessories no fuss, but after awhile that gets old and the need to switch things up takes over.
The thing to remember with styling straight hair is to keep it light on the product. Your style should look effortless and not too plastered down or ‘product-ty’, not only is this good for your hair but it allows you to try a few different styles without having the need to wash your hair.
Protective styling is very important in keeping long relaxed hair healthy and continuing to retain length in the long term. Protective styling doesn’t begin and end with braids and weaves however so updo’s are an excellent way to put your strands out of the way and have a pretty style for the week.
With that said what is the key to healthy relaxed hair or natural hair that is kept straight often?
1. Consistent deep conditioning* with heat – I know you are tired of hearing us preach about this, but we cannot do a post without mentioning the importance of treating your hair with a little conditioning love weekly or bi weekly and why heat is so important to the process. When you use heat you open the cuticles of your hair and allow it to absorb more of the good stuff than it would without heat.
2. Sealing – Sealing is exceedingly important to relaxed hair and the main reason is because it is naturally porous. Once you deep condition, use an oil directly afterwards to seal in that moisture. It doesn’t have to be a heavy oil, just something light like grapeseed oil* to block the moisture from leaving your hair too early in the styling game.
3. Protein – Using protein regularly helps to bring high porosity hair back to normal levels. It fills in the gaps and weak areas in the hair strand so that your hair can be stronger and retain moisture better.
Check out Dessy GT’s hair style tutorials below:
DIY French-Up High Bun Braid
French Fishtail Braid
Twisted Updo Hairstyle
Very Pretty !
really like that
Cute.She needs a edge up though!!!
No. She. Doesn’t..
Oh yes she does hun.
The braid and bun
❤❤
The braided bun is my favorite.
Need back shave line the trim!!
Love the one on the left.
Do you have a link for protective styles for short hair?
Cute but get dat kitchen together boo
Cute braid…but she needed to be shaped up before u posted the pic…. would u send a client out if ur salon with that neck looking like that??? Just asking!!!
The Real Person!
She did that herself at home, she didn’t go to a salon.
Man who cares smh. Her hair is still freaking cute! Every woman doesn’t want the back of their head shaped up. She’s a natural beauty, leave her hair alone. Smh. She did it herself and did a great job.
She did that herself…I wish I could do my own like that 🙂
i don’t think she shoulda been shaped up – this is how our natural napes look. we don’t have straight baby hair – so it looks aight to me as is . my question is – how do you keep the back of the hair (near the nape) from reverting or drawing up? I flat iron my natural hair and it does pretty well except for the nape – that part always kinks up fast and gets tangled because it gets nappy faster than the other hair.
AGREED… she needs NOTHING.. it’s perfect!
Haters man I swear smh!! This style rocks!! I want this style asap! #LoveIt
@ Pia use edge control
The style is cute….why does she need a shape up? Pointless comment!!!
She doesn’t have to shape up. Hers is better than mine cos my hair grows all the way down my neck to my shirt collar line and i love it that way. Its all about loving what u have. I think its beautiful on her.
It’s so beautiful
Very creative!
thank you
Love the one on the left. 🙂
Love the fishtail braids
I love them all.
that neck thoe
Leave her kitchen alone! A little edge control would have helped…
Love the fish bone braid
Ashley Allen the only way your hair will do that is if yu havr a relaxer :-/, but we can try it
Clean the kitchen. Loving the fishtail.
I like all the styles..really nice. 🙂
I just did my hair like this yesterday
i like it n i do it on my hair easy
Nice Hair
Always the ugly ones hating.
Beautiful
Shape her neck up!
Love it especially the kitchen
Omg luv it
That’s nice braids
The back of old girl neck nappy as hell shoulda used a straighten comb on that
I like that it ya
Clean the neckline!!
I ilke it.. gud for summer
Like
This is so cute!
Well as a stylist I’m going to say something & nobody is hating…if u don’t like opinions…DON’T POST…..
DON’T POST IF U DON’T WANT AN OPINION….
love this!
Gorgeous!
like this
WOW….she needs to get that neck . lol
fish tail
I luv um, only thing 4me, I did want 2 c a front view, otherwise, luv the shine of healthy hair
Love them all but she needs a line
fantastic style
Why didn’t they trim her nape hair? I never let someone with an iPod get out of the chair until I clean up their neckline.
pretty
YES
Gorgeous styles Dessy! Thanks Emily! I may use one for one of my HOTW posts. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with her nape!
Abbi of BelowtheWaist
I like the left picture but she definitely needed a lining.
i can’t with the negativity.. smh
My daughters… same style… loved it
Some of you women are sick!!! Lmbo the style is cute….stop trying to find the smallest thing to discredit this woman’s style!!! It’s just sad…
Beautiful braids
That’s pretty
Beautiful.
Please shave back the line trim….
that is so cute
Love this
That’s cute
I love it.
Laquitta Howard both our style I think!
can someone explain to me how i can do that with my hair?
I am definitely going to try these – Here is My faux hawk bun twist – #OwnYourMane #NaturalHair #ProtectiveStyle
nice up do.
Thank u. I love the style.
Pretty!
Nice!!
Thanks!!