I think we can all learn something from this wonderful lady

[KLomax]

I did the technique 2 hours ago (pics in my album--last 2 pics). I used Tail & Mane Conditioner, but next time I'll use Suave as it might not be as heavy. Anyway, my hair is 90% dry at the time of my pics. When I add gel, it takes all day to dry. My hair feels really soft, not crunchy at all. It also seem to make my curls hang a little more. I'm guessing that the more you do this the better the curls will look. I will put a scrunchie around it tonight, and see if I can get 2nd day hair. This technique might be a keeper, thanks for posting.

:sweet:Looks good Honeycomb!!!

 

[LovelyLionessa]

What a wonderful website, thank you Samantha for sharing! That's interesting about the conditioner being left in.

 

[princessnad]

I did the technique 2 hours ago (pics in my album--last 2 pics). I used Tail & Mane Conditioner, but next time I'll use Suave as it might not be as heavy. Anyway, my hair is 90% dry at the time of my pics. When I add gel, it takes all day to dry. My hair feels really soft, not crunchy at all. It also seem to make my curls hang a little more. I'm guessing that the more you do this the better the curls will look. I will put a scrunchie around it tonight, and see if I can get 2nd day hair. This technique might be a keeper, thanks for posting.

Your hair looks really good! Did you just wash it, put on the conditioner and leave it or did you shingle it?

 

[~~HoneyComb~~]

Your hair looks really good! Did you just wash it, put on the conditioner and leave it or did you shingle it?

Thanks for the love ladies, I did shingle (or apply conditioner in small sections) the hair. I used the denman brush to comb through. The whole process from start to finish took me a little over a half hour, and my drying time was about 3. I've never been able to wash my hair in the evening and it be dry by bedtime. I'm going to try it with different conditioner and see which ones I like better. Right now I have my hair pulled back in a puff and it is super soft!

 

[anon123]

Thanks for the love ladies, I did shingle (or apply conditioner in small sections) the hair. I used the denman brush to comb through. The whole process from start to finish took me a little over a half hour, and my drying time was about 3. I've never been able to wash my hair in the evening and it be dry by bedtime. I'm going to try it with different conditioner and see which ones I like better. Right now I have my hair pulled back in a puff and it is super soft!

Yay! I'm happy you found yet another option for your beautiful hair. it looks really good.

The woman on the website has gorgeous hair. Very inspiring after seeing all the difficulty she had with it in the rest of her life. maybe there's hope for me yet.

 

[Cleve_gryl]

My hair is drying full of HE Hello Hydration right now. Its drying kind of crunchy . I also combed it in with my denman. Its nice and weighed down though. I guess I'll see how it looks/feels in the morning.

 

[cmesweet]

My hair is drying full of HE Hello Hydration right now. Its drying kind of crunchy . I also combed it in with my denman. Its nice and weighed down though. I guess I'll see how it looks/feels in the morning.

I tried co-washing with Hello Hydration before and my hair took 2 days to dry completely.

Just recently I went out and purchased that Mind your Frizz, so I am going to check that out too.

I hope white gunk do not show up on my hair when i braid or twist it.

 

[BillsBackerz67]

My hair is drying full of HE Hello Hydration right now. Its drying kind of crunchy . I also combed it in with my denman. Its nice and weighed down though. I guess I'll see how it looks/feels in the morning.

its crunchy becasue of the cones...you might wanna use a cone free conditoner (suave vo5 kenra elucence etc) or limit the amount that you use. it will get weighed down and dull really fast leaving it in every night.

 

[Lucky's Mom]

Wow - I am glad to see so many folks benefiting from this!
WOWSERS!( that is "WOW")

 

[Cleve_gryl]

I hope white gunk do not show up on my hair when i braid or twist it.

No white residue at all!! It was frothy when I was combing it out, but its fully absorbed.

Dang...cones are a mutha, its crunchy like I used a curl enhancing product

 

[Chromia]

I really like her photo history. Her hair has come a long way! She has great info. on that site.

 

[ricochet]

Looking good Honeycomb! I am so ashamed, I am too lazy to try this! If I do, I will make sure and take pics. erplexed

 

[tkj25]

leaving conditioner in is part of my hair regime that really works. you have to experiment to find out what is the right amount for your hair -- otherwise it'll dry white, sticky & gloppy. it's all about finding the balance. i find that spraying my hair first helps me not have to put so much in -- layered hydration. touchable, soft hair is the result, everything else is a bonus.

my 4a hair doesn't naturally clump together into defined ringlets, more of a soft cloud -- yet when my hair is properly hydrated my tiny curls do "plump" better -- twistouts are more defined, twists are more uniform, hang better, has wiggle, movement & sway

here a pic from my fotki of a twistout from conditioner left in. i don't usually wear twist outs but really liked the way this one came out:

http://public.fotki.com/tkj25/2008-02-24/twistout4sm.html

 

[TaraDyan]

Welp ... I tried it this morning using Alberto VO5 Silky Experiences Champagne Kisses Conditioner (it has silk proteins and no cones). The conditioner itself is very runny and watery, so it was the perfect choice to "leave in". Ummmmmm ...
HOW MUCH DO I LOVE IT!?!
THIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSS MUCH!!!


My hair is uber soft and not crunchy at all. The key is to use it when your hair is sopping wet in the shower. You also need to make sure you use enough product, but not TOO much. I was able to easily detangle my hair (with one year's worth of new growth) with my fingers only! I cannot believe I've never thought of this before. This will definitely be added to my routine from now on.


Again, thanks so much Sam for providing the link; I never would have known about it otherwise.

 

[fluffylocks]

Whats her hairtype?

 

[BklynHeart]

leaving conditioner in is part of my hair regime that really works. you have to experiment to find out what is the right amount for your hair -- otherwise it'll dry white, sticky & gloppy. it's all about finding the balance. i find that spraying my hair first helps me not have to put so much in -- layered hydration. touchable, soft hair is the result, everything else is a bonus.

my 4a hair doesn't naturally clump together into defined ringlets, more of a soft cloud -- yet when my hair is properly hydrated my tiny curls do "plump" better -- twistouts are more defined, twists are more uniform, hang better, has wiggle, movement & sway

here a pic from my fotki of a twistout from conditioner left in. i don't usually wear twist outs but really liked the way this one came out:

http://public.fotki.com/tkj25/2008-02-24/twistout4sm.html

Wow TKJ, that came out NICE!!! Did you do individual twists or cornrows?

 

[cmesweet]

Ok I just finished doing it.

Here are my thoughts:

1)If I do this again, I will either use a Denman brush or nothing at all. I had coils until I used my detangling comb. However, that is what I had available and it seperated my coils.

2) So far, from the very first two braids I did in the front of my head, they shrunk less than usual.

3) At the end of each braid, I 2-strand twisted. I will see the take down results on Monday. The weekend is when I wear my wigs. As for now, I'll just let the rest finish air drying and wait for the results (shine and moisture).

 

[blackbarbie]

Thanks for posting. I enjoyed the website and have it bookmarked as well!

BB

 

[hothair]

This is very good thanks for posting OP- a biracial (3b/3c)friend of mine used to explain that I should do this to my hair (4a with b kinkiness) and I thought she was crazy- I don't use ALL of the tips but some of them really do work on me

 

[Cleve_gryl]

My hair is great today . It dried a little hard last night, but I sprayed it with some water this morning and it softened up the conditioner. Its perfect. Yes, I guess the key to this is putting the conditioner in sopping wet hair...I put it in after I got out of the shower.

 

[MissMasala5]

Paitiently waiting to hear the results of leaving condish on the hair.

I used to do this when I was natural with a TWA. It really depends upon the conditioner how the results will be. I used to use Sheen by Sebastian with good results.

 

[telzeek]

Hi there,

One of your members was really sweet and wrote me and told me about LHCF. I really wish I'd had resources like LHCF when I was growing up! It would have helped so much. And I'm honored to have had my site discussed here. It's also great to read your feedback about my tips, because then I'll know more of what to say in the book, what I need to be more clear about and where I need to explain myself a little better, plus what works and doesn't work for other people.

In defense of my poor brother, I'd forgotten that people did used to think he was a girl with all that blond hair of his . I included a more recent picture of him. Now he's a giant guy (I'm next to him in the picture and I look like a midget)


LHCF is a wonderful community!

Teri (from the BiracialHair site)

 

[Southernbella.]

Yay! Welcome, Teri! Your hair is beautiful and so are you. Thank you so much for your wonderful site. My hair type is different from yours, but I was still able to use your method and get wonderful results.

 

[hrtbndr21]

Hey Teri/Telzeek welcome to the forum! I enjoyed your site and your photo album of your hair through the yrs. We have all had those moments of experimentation/insanity when it comes to our hair. It's nice to see somebody make peace with their hair. Good luck w/ the book.

 

[Southernbella.]

Ok, ladies. I saw this thread yesterday. It was my wash day, so I decided to do it.

I washed with my shampoo (one lather of Sunsilk Hydra TLC), then cowashed with Dove Con. Then, while still in the shower, I saturated my hair with my Mane and Tail Super Moisturizing Conditioner.

*I think saturating soaking wet hair with conditioner does something. I always apply my con to towel dried hair like I did when relaxed. I won't be doing that anymore.

So, I get out of the shower and detangle with my Denman. Right away, I notice that the condioner has reached my whole head, even my roots. Looking back, I don't think I've ever really conditioned my whole strand since I've been natural.

Anyway, I decided to do about six braids and let my hair airdy. I didn't expect any drastic results since my hair is short.

I sat under the dryer for about 30 minutes, then airdried another couple of hours. Then I took the braids down. My hair was still pretty wet, but most of the Con had absorbed. I was going to dinner that night, so I was trying to figure out what to do with my hair. It was VERY soft, and there were some well defined curls, but it was still basically an afro. So I slicked the top down and put on my hat.

Then, I grabbed a little Fantasia IC gel and worked it through the rest of my hair, and I noticed that my curls just started popping, from root to end. That NEVER happens. Usually, whatever curls I get consist of the last inch of my hair.

So I work the gel through (not even a lot), and now I have the best curl definition I've ever had.

It's hard to see in pics because of the darkness of my hair, but trust me when I tell you that my curls were popping.

You can still see a little Con, but I just rubbed it off with my fingers.

So, this method is a keeper for me. I can only imagine the results if my hair was longer. I just can't tell you how amazed I was that the definition started at the root. That really NEVER HAPPENS.

 

[Southernbella.]

leaving conditioner in is part of my hair regime that really works. you have to experiment to find out what is the right amount for your hair -- otherwise it'll dry white, sticky & gloppy. it's all about finding the balance. i find that spraying my hair first helps me not have to put so much in -- layered hydration. touchable, soft hair is the result, everything else is a bonus.

my 4a hair doesn't naturally clump together into defined ringlets, more of a soft cloud -- yet when my hair is properly hydrated my tiny curls do "plump" better -- twistouts are more defined, twists are more uniform, hang better, has wiggle, movement & sway

here a pic from my fotki of a twistout from conditioner left in. i don't usually wear twist outs but really liked the way this one came out:

http://public.fotki.com/tkj25/2008-02-24/twistout4sm.html

Our hair is a lot alike, and yep, I had the same results. There was a lot more clumping, and farther up. Your twistout looks great!

 

[Southernbella.]

I did the technique 2 hours ago (pics in my album--last 2 pics). I used Tail & Mane Conditioner, but next time I'll use Suave as it might not be as heavy. Anyway, my hair is 90% dry at the time of my pics. When I add gel, it takes all day to dry. My hair feels really soft, not crunchy at all. It also seem to make my curls hang a little more. I'm guessing that the more you do this the better the curls will look. I will put a scrunchie around it tonight, and see if I can get 2nd day hair. This technique might be a keeper, thanks for posting.

Your hair looks great!

 

[TaraDyan]

Hi there,

One of your members was really sweet and wrote me and told me about LHCF. I really wish I'd had resources like LHCF when I was growing up! It would have helped so much. And I'm honored to have had my site discussed here. It's also great to read your feedback about my tips, because then I'll know more of what to say in the book, what I need to be more clear about and where I need to explain myself a little better, plus what works and doesn't work for other people.

In defense of my poor brother, I'd forgotten that people did used to think he was a girl with all that blond hair of his . I included a more recent picture of him. Now he's a giant guy (I'm next to him in the picture and I look like a midget)


LHCF is a wonderful community!

Teri (from the BiracialHair site)

Yayyyyyy!! Welcome to the board, Teri! We're certainly glad to have ya.

 

[Cleve_gryl]

Yaaay!! Hey Teri!! Welcome to the boards.

 

[Lucky's Mom]

WHOA!!!!

I am honored!
Hi Teri!!!
I meant what I said - just looking at your pics - I could tell you were wonderful!!!!!!
Thanks again for your site!!!!circle: