Silk Press Natural Hair Atlanta

Greetings All.

This is just a quick recap of the process and results of a silk press that I had done the day before New Year’s Eve. I have been natural since 2011 and many have said, ” You should have your hair flat ironed. I bet it is down to _____.” I would always respond, “Yeah it probably is and maybe sometime in the winter.”

Well, I am sure many people did not believe me and because your word is usually all you have,  I decided to get my hair silk pressed. I shocked a lot of people, including myself with the length of my hair.

I went to a place in Metro Atlanta near my house based upon a recommendation from a fellow church member and honestly, I had about 3 more recommendations, but I loved the way this particular person’s hair was when I saw it.

The appointment was at 5:30 pm and she was a little late getting started. My hair just came out of being twisted, so no combs or brushes have hit my hair for 5 days which is normal if you are like me and leave your hair twisted for days at a time. Because, my hair was not combed or brushed she combed it without damping my hair first, so to me a lot of breakage occurred but I really could not tell, but it seemed like it.

Pause: For those of you who have had their natural hair washed in a salon environment, are you supposed to have your hair a bit damped first or is combing it dry correct?

At every step of the process, I was amazed at how much hair was on my head and to this day, I am still amazed. We went through the wash and some conditioning (put in and immediately rinsed out) and then to the blow drying with a brush and diffuser which was somewhat painful because there were knots in my hair and no not much mercy was given.

After the blow drying was completed here came the actual silk press part, which was basically a flat iron on every strand in my head until it was straight. I paid extra for a “real trim”, because in three years, I have not had it done and she said that there was not a lot of damage for me taking care of it all myself.

Lastly, I was asked if I wanted to hair curls (like the picture above) or basically bumped and I chose of course curls.

The question now is whether or not I would do this again?

Based upon the result I received, yes, I would, but at a place that does not charge as much for the same type of job (90.00).

I would also make sure I dampen my hair and then brush through it and twist it right before my appointment. I have hair that shrinks when wet, so I need to keep it in twists after I comb it out to make sure it is not combed or brushed through dry.

Let me know who you use in the Metro Atlanta Area and maybe just maybe I will try them.

God Bless!!