4b, Thick, & Apl&bsl. How Do You Successfully Wet Bun?

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

How? My bun stays dripping wet for hours. And I have never gotten that slicked down, wavy look. . My hair just curls up and beads along the hairline. The rest is frizzy. I know my hair could make tight little waves with the right technique. Please post your wet bun technique with your leave ins and styling products utilized. TIA.

Eta: And by thick I mean dense. My hair is actually fine. And Eco Styler gel hasn't been working for me.

 

[ajargon02]

If I bun, my hair is damp, not wet. I will spritz water on it if it gets to dry. I use wetline xtreme gel from sally's. It's protein free and weighs my hair down. It doesn't flake either

 

[PlainJane]

I can only get the wavy look if I tie my hair down with a scarf first. I use my tek brush to smooth.

 

[lilikoi]

Two words: Ecostyler gel!

A few extra words: Use a high hold version ( clear or olive oil). Don't skimp. Good luck!

 

[Foxglove]

Eco styler and a scarf gave me waves for daysssss. I used the clear or olive oil ones

And for reference this is my unaltered texture

 

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

I found a YouTube tutorial earlier today.

Worked like a charm! I didn't do all these steps. I cowashed and used my hands to smooth my hair - not a brush. The key is to smooth the hair back in sections, twist up the ends, and scarf it down 30 mins. I even left the twists in my hair and pinned them to make a ‘cinnabun’ effect.

 

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

Oh and thanks y'all. I tried this technique with the Eco and it worked great this time. My technique was off.

 

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

If I bun, my hair is damp, not wet. I will spritz water on it if it gets to dry. I use wetline xtreme gel from sally's. It's protein free and weighs my hair down. It doesn't flake either

Thanks. I have been eyeing that wetline gel and I am going to try it. How would you compare it to Eco styler? How is it better? TIA!

 

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

@Foxglove you have beautiful hair! Do you use a bristle brush to create waves?

 

[11228]

I used Eco styler (olive oil) for my weekly individual braids for the first this week.

I've been cheating myself of a great addition to my hair arsenal. What a gem!

I'm still unsure of how to use it. The amount, and if I should use other leave ins along with it, but I'll get the hang of it:

 

[Foxglove]

@Foxglove you have beautiful hair! Do you use a bristle brush to create waves?

Thanks! I used a boar bristle brush before the scarf. Forgot to add that detail

 

[NefertariBlu]

Can this be done without gel? I'm not a fan of gel and I haven't bought any for years. Ive Only edge control which sometimes works but doesn't last.

I have 4c hair so I'm wondering if this could work without gel?

Eta. From the yt videos I've seen everyone uses gel. I just have a thing about using gel on my hair. It reminds me of my relaxed days and always made my hair feel gunky.

 

[GGsKin]

Can this be done without gel? I'm not a fan of gel and I haven't bought any for years. Ive Only edge control which sometimes works but doesn't last.

I have 4c hair so I'm wondering if this could work without gel?

Eta. From the yt videos I've seen everyone uses gel. I just have a thing about using gel on my hair. It reminds me of my relaxed days and always made my hair feel gunky.

You need something that can set your hair and hold in the moisture, keeping your definition and gel does this well. You can always dilute it to get less of that sticky feel. Setting with a silk/ satin scarf really does make sure you hair sets smooth and sleek.

 

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

Can this be done without gel? I'm not a fan of gel and I haven't bought any for years. Ive Only edge control which sometimes works but doesn't last.

I have 4c hair so I'm wondering if this could work without gel?

Eta. From the yt videos I've seen everyone uses gel. I just have a thing about using gel on my hair. It reminds me of my relaxed days and always made my hair feel gunky.

I think you could use a heavy butter cream or curl pudding. It would just take some experimentation.

 

[NefertariBlu]

I think you could use a heavy butter cream or curl pudding. It would just take some experimentation.

I'm going to see if what I have will work as I really don't want to buy gel. Plus I want to use up my stash.

 

[ajargon02]

Thanks. I have been eyeing that wetline gel and I am going to try it. How would you compare it to Eco styler? How is it better? TIA!

The hold is imo the same. The difference is the wetline doesn't make my hair crunchy even when I use a lot.
On damp hair, I add my leave-in then seal with an oil. Don't use a butter. Then I add the gel. I also tie my hair down with a scarf till dry. Since my hair was damp to begin with, it doesn't take long to dry.

 

[sithembile]

@Foxglove your hair is beautiful. Did you just use gel or do you use leave ins too? How long is your hair when stretched?

 

[Foxglove]

@Foxglove your hair is beautiful. Did you just use gel or do you use leave ins too? How long is your hair when stretched?

Thanks! I would use a creamy leave in after washing or cowashing, use one of those shower combs to comb it for the bun, then the gel, smooth it on with my hands, then use the boar bristle brush, then scarf it. Without the scarf there was little to no definition. The scarf forces it to dry with the waves. In the first pic I was pretty far into my transition and in the other pics I was shoulder length stretched