[rowantree]

Sorry I haven't answered this sooner, I've been really busy, we just closed on a house. Anyways, the law firm makes you sign a paper that states they WILL charge you for miscellaneous fees and it will come out of whatever settlement you receive.

[Californian]

Sorry I haven't answered this sooner, I've been really busy, we just closed on a house. Anyways, the law firm makes you sign a paper that states they WILL charge you for miscellaneous fees and it will come out of whatever settlement you receive.

Hey Rowantree,
What is their estimated settlement allocation per plaintiff? They have to have some kind of figure/idea on that.
Thanks for the info btw...
Cali

[rowantree]

Hi,
They don't have a standard allocation. They had told me it would be based on how many women participated in the claim. I know they do want 33 1/2 percent of whatever you do receive, PLUS the cost of phone calls, copying, etc. I can't remember now, but I believe the law clerk told me that the standard amount for NYC is $50. It'd be nice if they could get that suit filed & the website up, wouldn't it? I realize they're busy with other cases but I'm a Taurus, not known for being very patient! ROFL!

That's okay, thanks for getting back to me on it. I must have missed that part in the papers.

Congrats on the new house!!

Sorry I haven't answered this sooner, I've been really busy, we just closed on a house. Anyways, the law firm makes you sign a paper that states they WILL charge you for miscellaneous fees and it will come out of whatever settlement you receive.

thank god i came here before i "easy" straightened.

i'm an artsy and careful girl and really thought i could pull off the application of this product. i was a little concerned that there was a sticker in the box that said "throw cap away" along with another green piece of paper with some other cautionary words. my boyfriend cautioned me against using it and my god, for once he was right!

instead i used some hot oil and frizz ease conditioner, put my hair in rollers and straightened with an iron. silky and beautiful. i'll stick with my manual beautification methods.

thank you thank you thank you

now...how do i get my money back?????

[Tony-admin]

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From the Admininstrators

thank god i came here before i "easy" straightened.

i'm an artsy and careful girl and really thought i could pull off the application of this product. i was a little concerned that there was a sticker in the box that said "throw cap away" along with another green piece of paper with some other cautionary words. my boyfriend cautioned me against using it and my god, for once he was right!

instead i used some hot oil and frizz ease conditioner, put my hair in rollers and straightened with an iron. silky and beautiful. i'll stick with my manual beautification methods.

thank you thank you thank you

now...how do i get my money back?????

Hi all,

Have not been here in a while. I lost it and cut my hair off really short (about three inches all over) from what was way past my shoulders. Hubby wigged out but it is slowly growing back in. My bald spot has stopped hurting and the hair is starting to grow back in, right now it is about 1/4 inch long. I really hope this lawsuit pays more than $50. I am out way more than that much like the rest of us here. Have a nice day!

Eve

Edited: some days I really can spell...

i have read this entire thread and i cannot believe what you have all been through. thank god my boyfriend BEGGED me not to do it. he said it looked like a chemistry set. i will keep an eye on this thread to see what happens with the lawsuit.

i'm in shock. it's not bad enough we all had unruly curly hair. makes you appreciate what you have/had, i guess. thanks for this forum, it does pop up second or third on google.

god bless.

[Kage_sCupotea]

Welcome sweetheart_d! So glad your hair isn't a distaster area! We're glad you found us at MUT! Hope to see you around the boards!

thank god i came here before i "easy" straightened.

i'm an artsy and careful girl and really thought i could pull off the application of this product. i was a little concerned that there was a sticker in the box that said "throw cap away" along with another green piece of paper with some other cautionary words. my boyfriend cautioned me against using it and my god, for once he was right!

instead i used some hot oil and frizz ease conditioner, put my hair in rollers and straightened with an iron. silky and beautiful. i'll stick with my manual beautification methods.

thank you thank you thank you

now...how do i get my money back?????

[HarleyMom]

Hi all,

Have not been here in a while. I lost it and cut my hair off really short (about three inches all over) from what was way past my shoulders. Hubby wigged out but it is slowly growing back in. My bald spot has stopped hurting and the hair is starting to grow back in, right now it is about 1/4 inch long. I really hope this lawsuit pays more than $50. I am out way more than that much like the rest of us here. Have a nice day!

Eve

Edited: some days I really can spell...

Hi Geve, glad you are doing better. I ended up getting my hair cut off too, just to above my shoulders, sure wasn't easy to do but the damage from easystraight was getting to be too much to deal with, all the $$ I was spending on conditioners and treatments was just getting to be ridiculous, sometimes a product would help make it easier to deal with but it was too time consuming using all that stuff. It's growing back, I still have a bit of damage and hair that broke off at my scalp wants to stick straight up but at least it is easier to handle now. I know it's going to probably be at the very least 3 years before it looks like it did before easystraight so I just have to hang in there.

[NYAngel98]

Hey Everyone,
Haven't been on in awhile... but I've missed you all! Just wondering how everyone's hair is coming along? It's been about 3 months (give or take) since my ES disaster - I really haven't cut off much of the length... maybe about 3 inches or so... it's about 'bra strap' length now... I've just been keeping up with little trims on the tips to keep the split ends away, which seems to keep the length about the same, just a little healthier looking. I'm just curious as to how they can say that ES only "lasts 3 months" - you are changing the chemical & physical composition of the ENTIRE length of your hair! It doesn't just magically change after a certain amount of time... or just fade away! It's been 3 months for me, and the ends of my hair are still stick straight, still have that crimpy frizz look if I let it dry on its own, and still is pretty much now what it was then. It looks shiny and healthier now (with blowdrying it with a round ceramic brush- so much for not having to blowdry your hair straight after using ES! lol) But the only part of my "Pre-ES" hair that I see is about from the root to about 4 inches down. Guess that's the new growth since I've used it. So pretty much I get waves just above my temples in the humidity, and everything from there down is still ES mess. I actually tried to scrunch-curl it the other day like I used to be able to ... just for laughs... lol the top 4 in. pretty much looked like the old me... but from there down... UGH!! It looked like a rats nest! lol looked like pin straight hair thats been in 100% humidity, slept on and coated with 10 lbs. of gel... so gross! So i guess that answered my question as to whether I'd be back to my normal self in the 3 months that ES said it would take. I miss my old hair so much now that I've been forced to dry it straight everyday for the last 3 months... I can't even leave it wet and just tie it back... b/c when it dries, the ends are frizz sticks, and looks horrible. The only way to get it smooth and shiny is with the brush & dryer (and john frieda's 5 minute manager & wind down cream) I miss just curling it in the days I only have 10 min. to get ready! lol Maybe by next summer I'll have that option again!?!? lol Oh well, I've rambled enough for one night... just wondering how your updates are coming along
I've uploaded a pic of my hair before ES (with the wavy/curls I'll probably never see again! ) and a pic that was taken on labor day at the wax museum in NYC - (Blow dried of course!) I'm new at posting pics, but if they come up you'll notice that I had to re-dye it dark to match my roots and cover the reddish mess that ES left me with!
I hope some of you will post pics of how your do's are coming along, especially if anyone is getting back to their normal hair and can give me some hope! lol
Take Care all!

[NYAngel98]

ps... that expression on my face in the recent pic is me debating whether or not to rip off Elvis' hair & glue onto my own head! lol

[KittySkyfish]

Hi NYAngel98 - nice to see you again! You look great in both pics you posted. I love that look you're giving Elvis - LOL! I'm sure in time you'll see those curls again, but I know the wait is really frustrating. All I can say is thank God hair grows. Slow as it is, at least eventually your hair will be back to normal. I just would like it to be tomorrow for you!

[Californian]

Hey Everyone,
Haven't been on in awhile... but I've missed you all! Just wondering how everyone's hair is coming along? It's been about 3 months (give or take) since my ES disaster - I really haven't cut off much of the length... maybe about 3 inches or so... it's about 'bra strap' length now... I've just been keeping up with little trims on the tips to keep the split ends away, which seems to keep the length about the same, just a little healthier looking. I'm just curious as to how they can say that ES only "lasts 3 months" - you are changing the chemical & physical composition of the ENTIRE length of your hair! It doesn't just magically change after a certain amount of time... or just fade away! It's been 3 months for me, and the ends of my hair are still stick straight, still have that crimpy frizz look if I let it dry on its own, and still is pretty much now what it was then. It looks shiny and healthier now (with blowdrying it with a round ceramic brush- so much for not having to blowdry your hair straight after using ES! lol) But the only part of my "Pre-ES" hair that I see is about from the root to about 4 inches down. Guess that's the new growth since I've used it. So pretty much I get waves just above my temples in the humidity, and everything from there down is still ES mess. I actually tried to scrunch-curl it the other day like I used to be able to ... just for laughs... lol the top 4 in. pretty much looked like the old me... but from there down... UGH!! It looked like a rats nest! lol looked like pin straight hair thats been in 100% humidity, slept on and coated with 10 lbs. of gel... so gross! So i guess that answered my question as to whether I'd be back to my normal self in the 3 months that ES said it would take. I miss my old hair so much now that I've been forced to dry it straight everyday for the last 3 months... I can't even leave it wet and just tie it back... b/c when it dries, the ends are frizz sticks, and looks horrible. The only way to get it smooth and shiny is with the brush & dryer (and john frieda's 5 minute manager & wind down cream) I miss just curling it in the days I only have 10 min. to get ready! lol Maybe by next summer I'll have that option again!?!? lol Oh well, I've rambled enough for one night... just wondering how your updates are coming along
I've uploaded a pic of my hair before ES (with the wavy/curls I'll probably never see again! ) and a pic that was taken on labor day at the wax museum in NYC - (Blow dried of course!) I'm new at posting pics, but if they come up you'll notice that I had to re-dye it dark to match my roots and cover the reddish mess that ES left me with!
I hope some of you will post pics of how your do's are coming along, especially if anyone is getting back to their normal hair and can give me some hope! lol
Take Care all!

I can't see the damage! Go figure. I am not one of the people who used ES, but I must say that you made your hair look fantastic after all that you said it's been through. It's black and thick and shiny like model hair. WTF. LOL.. Seriously.. you are doing a SUPERB job! Wowie!! Very good looking NYA. And btw w/b nice to see you!

[NYAngel98]

Thanks and it's god to see you too!

actually my hair is like med. brown... looks REALLY dark in the pics though lol
but since I was a hairdresser, I've learned some tricks to fake nice hair! lol

Too bad it's only a quick fix! lol

[NYAngel98]

I mean "good" to see you too.. "its so god to be boofoo!" huh Cali? lol

[Californian]

I mean "good" to see you too.. "its so god to be boofoo!" huh Cali? lol

Hahahahahhahahahaha. LOL! You obviously donnot need a new boofoo. What the heck was I thinking that day... my fingernails are long, but that ridiculous! LOL!! Speaking of boofoo, is he treating you better?
And do you use shine syrum, pomade, or what on your hair? I'm sold.

[NYAngel98]

yeah things are a lot better with "beaufoo" lol As far as the hair goes... I always use the john Freida "5 minute manager" spray (you spray it on wet hair... helps speed drying time and seals the hair to keep out frizz) I also like his "wind down" cream or Straightsexyhair's Power Straight Straightening balm. So I just use the spray and either of the 2 straighteners to keep the frizz at a minimum (Then blow dry with my Vidal Sassoon Ionic Ceramic dryer & a large ceramic round brush with plastic/nylon? bristles)

[HarleyMom]

Hey Everyone,
Haven't been on in awhile... but I've missed you all! Just wondering how everyone's hair is coming along? It's been about 3 months (give or take) since my ES disaster - I really haven't cut off much of the length... maybe about 3 inches or so... it's about 'bra strap' length now... I've just been keeping up with little trims on the tips to keep the split ends away, which seems to keep the length about the same, just a little healthier looking. I'm just curious as to how they can say that ES only "lasts 3 months" - you are changing the chemical & physical composition of the ENTIRE length of your hair! It doesn't just magically change after a certain amount of time... or just fade away! It's been 3 months for me, and the ends of my hair are still stick straight, still have that crimpy frizz look if I let it dry on its own, and still is pretty much now what it was then. It looks shiny and healthier now (with blowdrying it with a round ceramic brush- so much for not having to blowdry your hair straight after using ES! lol) But the only part of my "Pre-ES" hair that I see is about from the root to about 4 inches down. Guess that's the new growth since I've used it. So pretty much I get waves just above my temples in the humidity, and everything from there down is still ES mess. I actually tried to scrunch-curl it the other day like I used to be able to ... just for laughs... lol the top 4 in. pretty much looked like the old me... but from there down... UGH!! It looked like a rats nest! lol looked like pin straight hair thats been in 100% humidity, slept on and coated with 10 lbs. of gel... so gross! So i guess that answered my question as to whether I'd be back to my normal self in the 3 months that ES said it would take. I miss my old hair so much now that I've been forced to dry it straight everyday for the last 3 months... I can't even leave it wet and just tie it back... b/c when it dries, the ends are frizz sticks, and looks horrible. The only way to get it smooth and shiny is with the brush & dryer (and john frieda's 5 minute manager & wind down cream) I miss just curling it in the days I only have 10 min. to get ready! lol Maybe by next summer I'll have that option again!?!? lol Oh well, I've rambled enough for one night... just wondering how your updates are coming along
I've uploaded a pic of my hair before ES (with the wavy/curls I'll probably never see again! ) and a pic that was taken on labor day at the wax museum in NYC - (Blow dried of course!) I'm new at posting pics, but if they come up you'll notice that I had to re-dye it dark to match my roots and cover the reddish mess that ES left me with!
I hope some of you will post pics of how your do's are coming along, especially if anyone is getting back to their normal hair and can give me some hope! lol
Take Care all!

Hi Angel, Welcome back! Good to see you, literally I mean, you are so pretty and your hair looks great! I am glad that you are coming through the easystraight mess and doing OK. I got my hair cut off not too long ago, it fried my hair so bad that it pretty much became my only choice to start over, unless I wanted to keep forking over big bucks for all the stuff I needed to make it look half way normal. Anywho, I'm glad you came back to update us.

[Californian]

yeah things are a lot better with "beaufoo" lol As far as the hair goes... I always use the john Freida "5 minute manager" spray (you spray it on wet hair... helps speed drying time and seals the hair to keep out frizz) I also like his "wind down" cream or Straightsexyhair's Power Straight Straightening balm. So I just use the spray and either of the 2 straighteners to keep the frizz at a minimum (Then blow dry with my Vidal Sassoon Ionic Ceramic dryer & a large ceramic round brush with plastic/nylon? bristles)

I'd like to try that John Freida stuff now. I think I will. You should do a commercial.
Glad your beafoo is beacool now!
Cali
My SO has been misbehaving here and there, but mostly he's beafoo too.