Chameleonchick
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I have seen some people say they can only twist on dry natural hair. How and why do you do this? What products do you use in the process?
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Why do you twist on dry hair?
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glamazon386
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Because twists on dry hair have less shrinkage. Less shrinkage usually leads to less tangling. You typically airdry in plaits, band or blowdry and then twist. Some people use shea butter, ors lock and twist gel, aloe vera gel, conditioner, etc.
PPGbubbles
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Twists on dry hair show more length and tend to have less bulk
Also it allows me to do smaller twist with less tangle if I blowdry
Also it allows me to do smaller twist with less tangle if I blowdry
Ms Lala
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ITA. I twist on dry maybe slightly damp hair because I get less shrinkage, they look better, and it lasts longer IMO. I use shea butter or QB AOHC. Lately I've been airdrying in fat twists then stretching my hair by banding the twists or brushing it out b4 twisting.
Leeda.the.Paladin
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For me, I did twists on dry hair because they showed more length and less volume, if that's the look I'm going for. I used to do it on a dry fro, but the tangles were insane. Stretching it out beforehand works better.
I typically band my hair first to dry (using a moisturizing butter and sealing with an oil so that the bands won't dry my hair out) and then twist it. Works great! It does take longer, but the last set I did stayed in for 2 weeks and then I was able to do a twist out that lasted about a week.
I typically band my hair first to dry (using a moisturizing butter and sealing with an oil so that the bands won't dry my hair out) and then twist it. Works great! It does take longer, but the last set I did stayed in for 2 weeks and then I was able to do a twist out that lasted about a week.
Chameleonchick
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Okay so more length less volume. When you all had shorter hair did you do dry twists?
Nonie
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I twist on dry hair usually without any products on it.
I do this because I get a better/firmer twist doing it this way.
Now comes the irony: after I'm done twisting, I immediately CW then ACV rinse and let them drip dry. I do this because I like how much thicker they look after that and I like how the weight of the water makes them hang down straight as shown below. Wetting them also makes the ends shrink up into coils that I can press together to lock and makes them have a neat tidy finish.
If I remember to do so, I'll take photos of my hair before and after twisting it when it's wet and when it's dry so you can see the difference. One thing you won't be able to know is that the one done wet is soft and feels like it can unravel easily. The one done on dry hair is firm as a rope and really does feel as firm as it looks.
I do this because I get a better/firmer twist doing it this way.
Now comes the irony: after I'm done twisting, I immediately CW then ACV rinse and let them drip dry. I do this because I like how much thicker they look after that and I like how the weight of the water makes them hang down straight as shown below. Wetting them also makes the ends shrink up into coils that I can press together to lock and makes them have a neat tidy finish.
If I remember to do so, I'll take photos of my hair before and after twisting it when it's wet and when it's dry so you can see the difference. One thing you won't be able to know is that the one done wet is soft and feels like it can unravel easily. The one done on dry hair is firm as a rope and really does feel as firm as it looks.
Ms Lala
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I have more volume when I twist on dry hair and this is what I want. My twists are fat and scalpy looking when I do them on hair that it too damp.
Leeda.the.Paladin
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Yes, that's when I started doing them, to show more length. I'll try to dig up some pictures.
Nonie
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I have always twisted on dry. I take care of the volume by wetting them after they're done. They fatten up as shown. Subsequent washing leads to more fattening as can be seen in the pic below:
If you're worried about a "scalpy" look, make them smaller. The more the twists, the fuller they will look especially after you wet them.
Chameleonchick
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These are good tips. Do you find you have less breakage when you twist with dry hair? This last time I twisted on wet hair, there was hair that was shedding. I don't think it was truly breakage and I am very aware of normal hair shedding, so I don't know if it was because of too much manipulation or what.
Ms Lala
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When I twist on wet hair I find that my hair is more tangled, especially when I try to take it down.
westNDNbeauty
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I twist on dry hair for fatter, longer twist. When my hair is wet it curls up too much. I usually use Natures Blessings Pomade and/or Alma and Olive.
Nonie
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I don't really notice a difference in breakage but I have never twisted a full head of wet hair. When I do twist on wet, it's usually a twist that unraveled during the wash, or after washing my hair, my HIH disease leads to the discovery of a twist that needs redoing coz the base is too loose for comfort.
There's a saying that wet hair is fragile so it could be that the manipulation causes the hair to break.
Nonie
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I am not blowdrying. My hair is usually stretched from braids and then I finger part a section and twist. As I twist, I stretch the hair and notice I twirl each section before wrapping the strand around the other. This keeps the stretched, detangled hair in its own strand (ie of the two-strands) and keeps hair strands parallel so that untwisting even after washes is easy as the strands stay where I put them.
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Leeda.the.Paladin
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The twists on wet hair:
The twists on dry hair (the next month):
The difference in length is very marked for me.
The twists on dry hair (the next month):
The difference in length is very marked for me.
Chameleonchick
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Yes KCcurly I see a difference in length between the two. Thanks everyone! My next set I will twist on stretched hair.
Leeda.the.Paladin
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We wanna see pics when you do!
Chameleonchick
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Nonie
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Hi again...KCC's pics inspired me to do my demo now. 
I got two sections, left one stretched (previously twisted hair) and right one just CW'd and wet:
After twisting, you can see the dry one is skinnier and longer, while the wet section gave a shorter, thicker twist. The shorter one is also wavy, kinda. Also note the end of the dry one, it's sorta frayed:
Here's a close up of the dry vs wet twists. Left was dry, right was wet:
I then CW'd the twist I had done on dry as I usually do...and for comparison redid another twist on dry and didn't dunk it so you can see the difference in all three:
From left to right: dry-twisted then dunked (notice the end looks neater); wet-twisted; the new dry-twisted but not dunked section:
I got two sections, left one stretched (previously twisted hair) and right one just CW'd and wet:
After twisting, you can see the dry one is skinnier and longer, while the wet section gave a shorter, thicker twist. The shorter one is also wavy, kinda. Also note the end of the dry one, it's sorta frayed:
Here's a close up of the dry vs wet twists. Left was dry, right was wet:
I then CW'd the twist I had done on dry as I usually do...and for comparison redid another twist on dry and didn't dunk it so you can see the difference in all three:
From left to right: dry-twisted then dunked (notice the end looks neater); wet-twisted; the new dry-twisted but not dunked section:
darlingdiva
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Honestly, I twist on dry hair when I don't want to wet my hair or when I am sick and cannot wet my hair.
dlove
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I just finished twisting my hair and my goodness! The difference is like night and day. I have movement, my hair hangs, shines like a star and looks much longer. I wonder what made me start to twist right after a wash anyway? Probably the time factor. I washed last night plaited in sections, loosed the sections and let air dry more this morning. Love you LHCF! Just love you!
I used a homemade concoction of Hairveda shikaiki coasta (sp?) oil, coconut oil, castor oil, avocado butter,shea butter, sweet almond oil, peppermint and cherry oil (for scent). I have a shine that you wont believe! BTW which one of these items do you think is responsible for the shine factor?
I used a homemade concoction of Hairveda shikaiki coasta (sp?) oil, coconut oil, castor oil, avocado butter,shea butter, sweet almond oil, peppermint and cherry oil (for scent). I have a shine that you wont believe! BTW which one of these items do you think is responsible for the shine factor?
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laurend
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Nonie
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Initially I do that. Wash, condition, ACV rinse. (I rarely have any detangling to do coz I don't give my hair a chance to tangle in the first place. I keep it braided, and if it's been worn out, I wash in braids that get combed during the wash. There are not tangles to remove.) I then plait my hair to stretch and let it airdry in braids. Once dry, I finger-part and twist.
I said initially because from then on, my hair stays in twists, is washed/conditioned still in twists. Then airdried in a style or just hanging down. I then redo the twists as needed once my hair is completely dry, working on one at a time.
Chameleonchick
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Well my hair is stretched now. I washed and DC'd my hair last night, plaited it to let it dry overnight. Then I combed it out and had a decent sized fro. So I but it back into a puff. If I don't put it in twists tonight, I will definitely put them in tomorrow night.
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