Curly Girl vs. Tightly Curly method

[MaraWithLove]

I always do a dc pre CW.

I second this. First I detangle in sections, then apply my DC-leave in for 30 minutes or more and co-wash afterwards!

 

[jamaica68]

I'm gonna give this a try next weekend. I already have the Tresseme Naturals(no parabens/silicones) and I bought the Deva Curl One Conditioner from Ulta today.

 

[thetall1]

I am not a CG expert but the activator gel may go against the whole idea of letting your natural curl come out. A comb also breaks up the natural curl. Have you seen the Tightly Curly method. It sort of explains what our natural curls want to do. I don't comb or use the denman brush but I do separate my individual curls and that has helped reduse tangles. So the next wash day I have had less and less till they are so very little. I use this method on my daughter also who has very dense hair and we have not used a comb on her her since beginning the process.
That is why I say I am a modified TCM. It actually works better on my 4a and 3c hair than my lower level 2c/b hair. Check out a lot of 4a youtubers who are doing the method and it may make more sense to you.
Oh also I use some oli in my regular conditioner to prevent any crunch and helps with slip.

Yeah...I'm more into this method for the benefits of having hydrated hair, not necessarily for achieving better curls. I do believe using gel helps bring out your natural curls as well. If you do not have curly hair, no amount of product or method will give you curly hair, IMO.


Your hair in your siggy is beautiful by the way....

Sorry, I can't really help you with either of your questions. I haven't started using gels yet. I know you can use gels but not sure about that one.

As far as the comb, I am still finger detangling and finger combing. But I am also not doing WNGs. Each time I finger comb it does get easier. I know the first few weeks are tough but it may be well worth it to stick with it for at least 2 weeks to see if it is easier. Are you sectioning off your hair before you finger comb?

It is time consuming that is why it takes me 45 minutes. But hopefully that gets shorter with practice. It seems to be more about taming the hair to go in the same direction.

Yes I always section my hair. The thing with the finger combing is that I feel it's breaking off my hair more, if that makes any sense. I'm sorry, but I gave in and used a large tooth detangeling comb and my hair just loved it! My hair felt like it was relieved...It was nice and smooth & it hung more...I guess this makes me a modified CG...I really did try

yes long aid is curly girl last time i checked it doesnt contain mineral oil silicones alcohol

I use a comb and a brush to fully remove shed hair it doesnt effect my curl pattern as once i brush i then rake my fingers in my hair and my curls come back again

If I want to end up with dreadlocks then fingercombing only is the way to go

This makes me happy!!! Because, my hair loves CAG. My hair needs a product with glycerin or it won't behave And yes, I had to give up the finger combing thing because my hair just wasn't getting fully detangled...

 

[Shadiyah]

Ok how many of you wear your hair out everyday?

 

[Embyra]

Ok how many of you wear your hair out everyday?

I do I bc last march and this past month was the first time I started bunning I always wear my hair out otherwise

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[Shadiyah]

come on I need some more to answer. who is wearing their hair out everyday?? or do you do all this to let it dry to have a curly bun???

 

[jamaica68]

Shadiyah, I don't wear my hair out everyday and I don't plan to. I plan to continue wearing twists/twistouts while trying the cg method. I don't have wash n go hair.

 

[MaraWithLove]

Shadiyah I do!

 

[faithVA]

Ok how many of you wear your hair out everyday?

I don't wear my hair out. If I'm pressed for time I may wear a puff but that is very rare and usually only on wash day. I usually put my hair into 2 strand twists or flat twist. I am starting to play around with buns but I hate having to take them down at night.

 

[mrslollis]

I'm doing the curly girl method and I have 4a texture maybe 4b i know it's a 4 something....anywho I love it! I have never ever in life had hair like this I have people stopping me and asking me about my hair which is awesome! I just do it exactly like she says in the book. I will sometimes put conditioner and wear a plastic cap and just wear my head scarf for a few days which made a huge difference for me. I have a lot of curl definition still working on getting all the top on the same page but it's getting there. When I detangle I do it a small section at a time and try to imitate a comb. I have found that really taking time here is really making a difference. At first it was about 45 minutes but now it's like 15 or 20 which is no big deal to me because no matter what tool i have used it always takes forever when I comb it. I use the gel that they sell as well and I was scared about that but it's doing really good in my hair.

 

[faithVA]

I'm doing the curly girl method and I have 4a texture maybe 4b i know it's a 4 something....anywho I love it! I have never ever in life had hair like this I have people stopping me and asking me about my hair which is awesome! I just do it exactly like she says in the book. I will sometimes put conditioner and wear a plastic cap and just wear my head scarf for a few days which made a huge difference for me. I have a lot of curl definition still working on getting all the top on the same page but it's getting there. When I detangle I do it a small section at a time and try to imitate a comb. I have found that really taking time here is really making a difference. At first it was about 45 minutes but now it's like 15 or 20 which is no big deal to me because no matter what tool i have used it always takes forever when I comb it. I use the gel that they sell as well and I was scared about that but it's doing really good in my hair.

Glad it is going well for you. How long have you been doing the CG method @mrslollis.

 

[faithVA]

This is week 2, wash 2. I misted my hair with water and DCed with SM Yucca Growth Masque for 30 minutes under a heat cap. I rinsed and washed with Terresentials lavendar mudwash and let that sit for 30 minutes. I wanted to make sure my scalp got extra care this week. I wasn't going to cowash but decided to. I rinsed and cowashed with Tressemme and my hair felt really good. And I detangled in the shower. That actually worked out well. I then put globs of Tresemme in each section.

I further finger detangled and finger combed outside the shower. It was much easier and faster. I then twisted each section. I am starting to see some clumping but it is still frizzy and fuzzy and mostly undefined.

Plopping now and in about 30 minutes will put in small twists until I wash again on Wednesday.

 

[Vintagecoilylocks]

come on I need some more to answer. who is wearing their hair out everyday?? or do you do all this to let it dry to have a curly bun???

Much too long for hair out.

 

[finesweethang]

I second this. First I detangle in sections, then apply my DC-leave in for 30 minutes or more and co-wash afterwards!

DC pre cw or pre finger detangling makes it super quick and easy to detangle. I've been cg for two weeks now and only.just tried this yesterday, great success.

 

[*Frisky*]

Ok how many of you wear your hair out everyday?

I do...the ends of my hair are always out via a puff or something. I may not wear it totally out but it's not in a bun.

 

[Shadiyah]

I was just making sure that with the CG or TC method was it just to have the curls to do something else with. I wear mines down most of the time but my curls are not touching my shoulders yet. Once my hair dries it is at neck length. I just wanted to see if that was a bad thing? I know there were ladies on the forum who said they had no problem getting the length with wearing their hair out everyday.

 

[Embyra]

This so called rubbing on the shoulders is something i only heard when i joined forums

When i was relaxed i wore my hair down more than half of the time and my hair was always past apl even when the hairdresser hacked it back i never had a problem getting it back there

protective styling unless its a bun is not for me and honestly if i couldnt wear wash and goes i would be living in buns or have relaxed hair

Im not saying that everyone must wear their hair out but just dont feel like you HAVE to P.S if you are not having any issues with your hair retaining etc

Also just want to mention I dont follow the tightly curly method im strictly CG

some people have messaged me if cg MAKES my hair curly and i want to clarify cg is not a styling method to GET curls like it is when you do a twist out rod set etc

Its really a conditioning method to get soft hair that retains moisture better and receives it better that doesnt frizz out like crazy

 

[Vintagecoilylocks]

I was just making sure that with the CG or TC method was it just to have the curls to do something else with. I wear mines down most of the time but my curls are not touching my shoulders yet. Once my hair dries it is at neck length. I just wanted to see if that was a bad thing? I know there were ladies on the forum who said they had no problem getting the length with wearing their hair out everyday.

I believe many ladies do wear their hair out and retain much length. I have become a youtube fan and see quite a few long haired curlies who wear their hair out. For myself it is just not for me to wear my hair out.

 

[faithVA]

Last night was Week 2 wash 3. I was hoping to notice some improvement but didn't. Yes, I'm anxious

I forgot my tea rinse on Sunday, so I did a tea rinse with chamomile tea. I separated my hair into 5 sections and then prepooed with Tresemme Naturals. I let it sit for at least 30 minutes to an hour because I was talking on the phone. In the shower, I wet my hair a bit and applied a bit more and cowashed. I rinsed it out and then applied globs of Tresemme. I finger detangled and combed outside of the shower. I think it still took me 45 minutes to finger detangle. It wasn't so tangled at the scalp like it was the first week but it still took a bit to detangle. It was hard getting the shed hairs out even though I could feel them. I almost reached for the comb when I got to the back but I made it.

I didn't notice much in the way of more defined curls, more moisturized curls or less frizz.

I twisted into too many twists and then plopped.

This morning I have great definition from the twists. I usually do. The conditioner soaked in fine. It was actually soaked in by the time I finished my twists. My hair looks a little dull but not too bad. My hair is neither hard nor soft. It has a decent amount of moisture in it.

I guess my biggest success so far is that my roots are doing better. It is easier for me to wet bun. And when my hair is dry, I am still capable of moving my fingers through my roots. In most parts anyway.

Friday is the start of my week 3. Since it is a holiday weekend, I am thinking of cowashing Friday and Saturday and just tucking my hair up. And Sunday DCing and cowashing and putting it away until Wednesday.

I am hoping to see some more curl definition mor a change in moisture by the start of week 4. I know it can take 6 to 8 weeks but hoping

 

[Shadiyah]

Ok starting today I am doing the CG method all the way for the summer. It is too hot to messing with my hair with products anyway and I have been pulling it off my face. So I am using tresemme naturals and it works just fine. I will save all my cones for later. I have measured my hair to see how many inches I will gain from all this and plus I just trimmed so I should be good for a while.

 

[faithVA]

Tonight was Week 3 Wash 1. I didn't do anything special tonight. I decided to do a search and destroy and got started on my cowash late. Put my hair in 4 sections and cowashed with Tresemme Naturals and let it sit while I showered. I rinsed and then put in lots of Tresemme Naturals as my leave-in. I detangled and finger combed outside the shower. It was easier to detangle. My roots are feeling much softer. I am still having a hard time getting the shed hairs out with just finger combing. It still took me a long time to detangled. But I used more time tonight smoothing my hair.

I am almost finished with this bottle of Tresemme. I guess my hair is still adjusting to the process. It's still a little dull when it drys. And it's not hard nor soft. It's sort of in between. My moisture is ok. Definitely not as dry as usual. It does dry out by the end of the day but its not hard remoisturizing it. I don't think I see any difference in my curl definition. But I will take pictures Sunday to I can compare them to last week.

From week 2, I can say that my bun stayed very well today and my pinned up bang kept its definition very well. So my hair looks much neater than it usually does And that's a major plus. So I will be switching over to bunning from twists. After taking my bun down, my ends weren't mangled together as they usually are.

 

[Shadiyah]

Last night was Week 2 wash 3. I was hoping to notice some improvement but didn't. Yes, I'm anxious

I forgot my tea rinse on Sunday, so I did a tea rinse with chamomile tea. I separated my hair into 5 sections and then prepooed with Tresemme Naturals. I let it sit for at least 30 minutes to an hour because I was talking on the phone. In the shower, I wet my hair a bit and applied a bit more and cowashed. I rinsed it out and then applied globs of Tresemme. I finger detangled and combed outside of the shower. I think it still took me 45 minutes to finger detangle. It wasn't so tangled at the scalp like it was the first week but it still took a bit to detangle. It was hard getting the shed hairs out even though I could feel them. I almost reached for the comb when I got to the back but I made it.

I didn't notice much in the way of more defined curls, more moisturized curls or less frizz.

I twisted into too many twists and then plopped.

This morning I have great definition from the twists. I usually do. The conditioner soaked in fine. It was actually soaked in by the time I finished my twists. My hair looks a little dull but not too bad. My hair is neither hard nor soft. It has a decent amount of moisture in it.

I guess my biggest success so far is that my roots are doing better. It is easier for me to wet bun. And when my hair is dry, I am still capable of moving my fingers through my roots. In most parts anyway.

Friday is the start of my week 3. Since it is a holiday weekend, I am thinking of cowashing Friday and Saturday and just tucking my hair up. And Sunday DCing and cowashing and putting it away until Wednesday.

I am hoping to see some more curl definition mor a change in moisture by the start of week 4. I know it can take 6 to 8 weeks but hoping

faithVA I just thought about something. when I first started leaving cones alone my hair would get so tangled it was driving me crazy and then I went back to cones and then tried it again. I got tangled again and the problem must have gone away for me because I am not talking about it again. it was driving me crazy so what I am trying to say is that it will get better but I co wash everyday. it is so crazy how I forgot all about it.

 

[faithVA]

@faithVA I just thought about something. when I first started leaving cones alone my hair would get so tangled it was driving me crazy and then I went back to cones and then tried it again. I got tangled again and the problem must have gone away for me because I am not talking about it again. it was driving me crazy so what I am trying to say is that it will get better but I co wash everyday. it is so crazy how I forgot all about it.

thanks Shadiyah; I know I'm not ready to cowash every day. I would end up cutting all my hair off out of frustration Hopefully my patience will pay off over the next couple of weeks.

 

[HanaKuroi]

thanks Shadiyah; I know I'm not ready to cowash every day. I would end up cutting all my hair off out of frustration Hopefully my patience will pay off over the next couple of weeks.

I am watching your progress faithVA. I have my conditioners ready to go. Right now I am henna'ing weekly and loving it. I am unsure how to do both. I am going see how it works for you.

 

[faithVA]

HanaKuroi[/USER];16026807]I am watching your progress @faithVA. I have my conditioners ready to go. Right now I am henna'ing weekly and loving it. I am unsure how to do both. I am going see how it works for you.

My hair is wild, bushy and dry. There might be curls in my head but they are hiding I figure if this works for me then it will work for almost anyone. And I know people are curious so I figure I would share my journey here. If I see an improvement at the end of 6 weeks I will post pictures in my blog. If there isn't anything to see then I won't.

Don't see any reason why this wouldn't work with henna even weekly. Lots of ladies cowash out their henna. Then you would just rinse and reapply conditioner and leave it in. Then decide how often you want to cowash during the week. JMO.

 

[faithVA]

The day after Week 3, Wash 1: The conditioner completely soaked in. My roots feel good. They are soft and not tangled. My hair is only slightly dull. Of course my twist didn't dry So when I tried to do a bun my hair started shrinking and I couldn't get it pulled back. So trying to stretch it now.

I think my back is 4a, so I see a bit of a curl pattern there. My crown is who knows what. It's just everywhere. I have some 4b mixed in the top and sides. And the center front I think is 4a. So I can see the difference in curl pattern a bit in the 4a section. The 4b section is still really doing its on thing.

Still haven't decided if I am cowashing again tonight.

 

[Embyra]

sooooooooooooo i have been on the curlygirl method for over a year now and my hair has been great i know what to expect and how my acts and feels to products


HOWEVER i have always been tempted to try missjessie + hairrules the ultimate mineral oil silcone laden hair styling products yes I am well aware

BUT I want to see how those ingredients do on my hair to see if i really notice a difference in the quality and feel of my hair I hope to be allowed back into the fold once my hair experiment is over

 

[Foxglove]

I am watching your progress faithVA. I have my conditioners ready to go. Right now I am henna'ing weekly and loving it. I am unsure how to do both. I am going see how it works for you.

Just chiming in to say I cowash with my henna. After rinsing it out I put a moisturizing wash out conditioner or deep conditioner and wash the rest of the henna that way. If I have any left in I just cowash a couple of days later and by then all of it is out

 

[faithVA]

sooooooooooooo i have been on the curlygirl method for over a year now and my hair has been great i know what to expect and how my acts and feels to products


HOWEVER i have always been tempted to try missjessie + hairrules the ultimate mineral oil silcone laden hair styling products yes I am well aware

BUT I want to see how those ingredients do on my hair to see if i really notice a difference in the quality and feel of my hair I hope to be allowed back into the fold once my hair experiment is over

Well let us know how it goes. Sometimes curiousity has to be satisfied.

 

[Shadiyah]

sooooooooooooo i have been on the curlygirl method for over a year now and my hair has been great i know what to expect and how my acts and feels to products


HOWEVER i have always been tempted to try missjessie + hairrules the ultimate mineral oil silcone laden hair styling products yes I am well aware

BUT I want to see how those ingredients do on my hair to see if i really notice a difference in the quality and feel of my hair I hope to be allowed back into the fold once my hair experiment is over

Embyra that is so funny but since this is CG vs TC I don't see how it would be braking the rules because TC allows you to use silicones. I love silicones though but I get tired of split ends and the clipping because you have to stay on top of your hair when you use them so this summer I am trying something different without them and I hate frizz and not using silicone puts me in frizz for days. But since I plan on pulling my hair back most of the time and using the heck out of hair bands this should be fun this summer.