Is it bad to seal moisturised soaking wet hair?

[Essensual]

I moisturize and seal after I've squeezed out the excess water

Ditto! This is my procedure as well.

 

[ChasingBliss]

I stopped sealing very damp hair because I felt that it was making my strands weak over time. Now I wait till my hair is 80 to 85% dry, then seal. I find my hair feels stronger doing this. In my experience, sealing very damp hair over time makes see through ends.

 

[MyHeavenlyFatherKnows]

I stopped sealing very damp hair because I felt that it was making my strands weak over time. Now I wait till my hair is 80 to 85% dry, then seal. I find my hair feels stronger doing this. In my experience, sealing very damp hair over time makes see through ends.

Really, why do you think this is?...DO you think your hair has not absorbed enough of the moisture yet?

 

[honeisos]

I seal when my hair is 50% dry .. i'll undo my twists one at a time and then go over each one when shea buitter .. it helps to elongate my curls as well

 

[ChasingBliss]

Really, why do you think this is?...DO you think your hair has not absorbed enough of the moisture yet?

I honestly dont know. I just began to notice that when I let my hair dry longer, it got thicker looking and felt stronger. I am obsessed with getting to full blunt ends so I'm noticing everything that seems to be keeping me from my goal.

Another thing I 've stopped doing was spritzing my hair so heavily on a daily basis. Just lightly enough for slight moisture.

 

[joib]

I moisturize and seal when wet. I find it easier to deal with my hair.

 

[betty-boo]

I honestly dont know. I just began to notice that when I let my hair dry longer, it got thicker looking and felt stronger. I am obsessed with getting to full blunt ends so I'm noticing everything that seems to be keeping me from my goal.

Another thing I 've stopped doing was spritzing my hair so heavily on a daily basis. Just lightly enough for slight moisture.

This is so good to know, because this is something that I was beginning to fear - that sealing it when so wet would make the ends thinner. I love blunt ends too - though I haven't had them in a while! So you put your leave-in on wet hair, but then seal when its 80-85% dry? or do you do both when its almost dry?

 

[mariofmagdal]

I moisturize and seal while wet. No breakage here, if my hair begins to try in the process I spray with water or Hairveda Hydrating Spritz.

 

[ChasingBliss]

This is so good to know, because this is something that I was beginning to fear - that sealing it when so wet would make the ends thinner. I love blunt ends too - though I haven't had them in a while! So you put your leave-in on wet hair, but then seal when its 80-85% dry? or do you do both when its almost dry?

The bolded is most beneficial to me now.

 

[newflowers]

I use a microfibre towel to blot/soak up most of the water, so my hair is not dripping, but it is wet. Next, I apply my leave-in, comb through, then apply my oil to seal. I soak up most of the water because I don't like the drippiness.

 

[RedVelvet310]

Its not necessarily "bad" to seal your hair when its SOAKING wet, its just a waste of product and a waste of time. The water will dilute the products and it will just slide off your hair and not work at its full potential. I pat dry my hair with a towel before I put anything in it.. I also don't wash out my conditioner 100% so even if my hair is even 80% dry its still pretty moisturized from my condish

 

[Lanea87]

I do it once its completly dry and I moisturize and seal back to back.

 

[almond eyes]

I find that when I put my products in my hair damp wet my hair still remained dry. What I now do is use a leave-in spray conditioner (Sta-fro, Curl-Free, Aphoghee) and let my hair air dry with that. And then when my hair is about 50% to 80% dry then I put my heavier hair products and then my hair holds the moisture better.

Best,
Almond Eyes

 

[LaidBak]

I'm no expert so I don't know if its bad. But I don't moisturize or seal on soaking wet hair. My relaxed, 4 texture hair is too fragile when its wet. I try not to manipulate it at all during that state. I apply WGO to my scalp then sit under the dryer (or air dry) until its mostly dry (80%?). Then I apply my moisturizers and sealing oil back to back. I dry it the rest of the way after that.
Besides, if you apply oil to soaking wet hair it will take ten times as long to dry. Who has time for all that?

 

[IWantBSl09]

I must be the odd ball in here cuz if I try to moisturize and seal my hair while wet, even if it's 50-70% dry, when my hair is completely dry, it ends up becoming a tangled mess. I have to wait until my hair is completely dry before I apply any moisturizer on it

 

[CurlyMoo]

I don't towel dry. I gently squeeze the conditioner and water out and sometimes shake. But my hair is usually very damp when I apply moisturizer and oil. Yes it's still dripping down my neck and chest because I have a lot of hair and I have an overhead heat lamp in my bathroom and it can dry my hair pretty fast. It works out, in fact by the time I reach the last section of my hair, it has completely stopped dripping.

 

[betty-boo]

This is some great information! Thanks so much. I began leaving my hair till it was 80% dry and then sealing after that, and it has been AMAZING. I cannot believe that I didn't do this before! My hair appears much thicker looking and is actually quite soft

I am so thankful to you all. Its funny how reading posts on this forum you just assume that these things are done a certain way, but it has been good to find out exactly how this is being done.

God bless all of you!

 

[tocktick]

I seal whilst still damp (all excess water soaked up & about 40% dry) but out-of-the-shower wet. I find that sealing on dry hair doesn't make my hair as soft as sealing on damp hair. I figure it's because more moisture (from the water) is locked in.

If my hair is too wet and I seal my hair, I have to blot my hair at some point to stop the dripping. This means that some of the castor oil is wasted and my hair feels drier as a result.

 

[remilaku]

If I put oil in my hair while it is wet, then i will look like a greased pig. The oil just sits on the top of my head. I have to wait till my hair is dry then add oil. This works best for me.

 

[Netta1]

I use moisturizer and seal while my hair is towel dryed but wet

 

[knt1229]

I moisturize and seal while my hair is wet. The excess water is squeezed out but the hair is still wet. My hair stays moisturized for days and it is soft. So I don't have to moisturize everyday. I have never had breakage while handling my hair while wet.

The few times I have moisturized and sealed on dry hair the moisturizer and oil just sat on my hair and made my hair greasy and dry. My hair didn't absorb the moisturizer so it stayed dry.

 

[GoingNatural]

it's fine. i do that with my hair because i don't touch my hair again after i get out of the shower. although i would squeeze out excess water/product before sealing

 

[Stella B.]

Sealing with oil on soaking wet hair has not worked for me in the past. It takes my hair much longer to dry, weighs it down, and makes it stringy. I have learned to apply my oil to hair that has air dried for about 10 minutes after shampooing. If I need to re-wet it with the spray bottle before roller setting, I will spray it again lightly with water before I apply any oil.

 

[Juliagizzle]

This is a good thing to consider. I have been sealing when hair is soaking wet with my oils sometimes and I do notice my hair feels somewhat rough. Perhaps, I will wait until hair is almost dry and see if it feels softer.

 

[MsEllie]

I seal when my hair is 50% dry .. i'll undo my twists one at a time and then go over each one when shea buitter .. it helps to elongate my curls as well

This is what I've just started doing...it works better for my hair.. If I don't do this I would put it in a Pony for a couple hours with just the leav in conditioner on it... get about 80-85% dry and then moisturize and seal and braid for my braid out. This I found works great for my fine strands.

 

[djanae]

it's fine. i do that with my hair because i don't touch my hair again after i get out of the shower. although i would squeeze out excess water/product before sealing

ditto.

I always apply coconut oil immediately after I finish washing. I also feel like it penetrates my hair better that way...

And the oil also helps my hair to dry quicker...my hair ABSORBS evco!

 

[chicacanella]

I've tried this with natural hair and it works well when the water is as hot as I can stand it. I have no idea why hot water seems to make it my hair absorb or become more moisturized.

With relaxed hair, it doesn't get as moisturized as I want it. But it also could be because the water isn't as hot as I could stand it. And I sealed wiht coconut oil instead of a heavy grease like I did when I was natural.

 

[Blessed_Angel]

I achieve great results doing this with my daughter's natural hair. And I've been trying it on my relaxed hair because sometimes it's just too dry; especially after a touch-up.

So last night I added my Paul Mitchell Leave-In, some Nourish & Shine and some Chi Silk Infusion for heat protection. My hair came out bouncy and moisturized! I will be doing this for now on!

 

[betty-boo]

This is really very interesting. It seems as though relaxed heads wait until hair is damp-dry before moisturising and sealing, whilst natural heads moisturise and seal on wet hair.

This is so important for retention! Perhaps as the relaxed heads continue stretching too, there will be more need to moisturise and seal while hair is kinda wet in order to keep it well moisturised...

I'm going to try this - I'm 12 weeks post - and let you know the results!

 

[simplyhair]

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