Fall/Winter Wash n go challenge

[MzRhonda]

I experimented (a lot) with today's wash and go.

My goal was to transform my ponytail puff into a "wash and go."

Here are the 85% dry results. I can tell the roots are fuzzier than usual. I'll share details later.

Nice!
OT: what color foundation do you use?

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Nice!
OT: what color foundation do you use?

I use Shea Moisture CC Cream in Medium. That's a little too dark for me, so I add a light layer of powder to correct for that and reduce shine. Powder = Black Radiance True Complexion Soft Focus Finishing Powder in Golden Almond Finish.

But . . . that's not really a very accurate picture of me. My Windows phone finally died, so I have this new Android phone that is a bit of a mystery to me. It's making all of my photos look very polished. It must be an app of some sort.

HTH.

 

[MzRhonda]

I use Shea Moisture CC Cream in Medium. That's a little too dark for me, so I add a light layer of powder to correct for that and reduce shine. Powder = Black Radiance True Complexion Soft Focus Finishing Powder in Golden Almond Finish.

But . . . that's not really a very accurate picture of me. My Windows phone finally died, so I have this new Android phone that is a bit of a mystery to me. It's making all of my photos look very polished. It must be an app of some sort.

HTH.

Shea Moisture CC cream I will need to check online because I can never find it in my local stores

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Shea Moisture CC cream I will need to check online because I can never find it in my local stores

I order 2 at a time online. Target and I think Ulta used to have it on the ground, but they don't seem to anymore.

I absolutely love it except for the slight sheen/glossiness. Powder is absolutely required. If Medium didn't work, I would mix it with another shade, that's how well it works for me.

 

[Chicoro]

Isn't that @Chicoro there?

Isn't that me, where? I'm confused.

 

[Alma Petra]

LilNicka4u2nv was sooo close to the answer:
Visual examples of textures and types COMPLETE! Even on her own hair, she recognized she was a combo of silky and cottony, but I think she was silky 4a/b, which is very rare. Given the year this was created, I think everyone went towards a focus on porosity instead of overall hair behavior, which we still need.

Some people's hair only curls at the ends, another factor to consider.

In this link she posted here @Chicoro

 

[Chicoro]

In this link she posted here @Chicoro

Oh, okay! Thank you for showing me the link. I appreciate it. I understand now.

 

[Alma Petra]

Oh, okay! Thank you for showing me the link. I appreciate it. I understand now.

You're welcome! It's true it's you, right?

 

[LovelyRo]

I tried the Anthony Dickie method and this hair definitely needs oil.

 

[LovelyRo]

I’m on Day 3 hair. I just refreshed my hair (again) and I added conditioner and oil to my ends because they were dry and frizzy. I usually have a frizzy coil here and there; but, 90% of my hair was frizzy when I unbanded this morning.

I feel like I need to redo my WNG for the week tonight but, I don’t have time.

 

[Coilystep]

I missed my hair so I took my braids out this weekend. I used mane choice biotin gel and ors leave in (the in the jar with light green on it).
Today
Yesterday

 

[starchgirl]

Hey ladies - new to this thread but I just did my second ever successful wash and go and I am in love!

Back story, 4A with BSL hair that is very dense but fine, pinspring size coils that shrink to shoulder length and recently discovered I have low porosity hair.

Started using Shea Moisture Low Porisity shampoo and conditioner in the Fall and noticed my hair was more moisturized and defined than ever. Usually do braid and curls but don’t have the time or energy for braiding these days. Was bunning it all the time but tired of that look.

Been watching You Tube and stumbled across two videos whose tips have given me the best defined wash and gos ever. Last week I got 5 day hair, reset some frizzy portions once. On day 4 hair this week so far. With even less frizz. Think I’ve got a winner! My curl pattern is similar to Naptural85’s but not as silky and gloriously thick.

Regimen is combo of videos with substitution of castor oil after the AV juice and Eco Olive Oil gel from video 1, then clump small sections of hair to ensure gel goes on the hair from root to tip from video 2 and sat under bonnet dryer for 45-60 minutes, then pineapple each night with an elastic band.

I did my hair Sunday night -Day 1 was a little flat, now at Day 4 and it’s still defined, bouncy, and keeping it moist with a Shea - Coco-AV Gel-Jojoba-Castor Whip.

Here are the videos:



Clumping starts in this video at 1:55

 

[Sharpened]

I am going to try the clear Eco Styler one more time on lightly damp hair. Lord, help me - no more gel rocks. If this works, I will try it again with shea butter.

 

[beauti]

This is my wet wash and go ponytail. I also included pics of my hair 80% dry, and the bun I've been wearing.

Products: Oyin juices and berries, Oyin hair dew, and xtreme wetline(old formula)

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

I love this wash and go.

Finger detangle and cowash: Shea Moisture hipo masque

Leave-in: Shea Moisture manuka honey leave-in

Gel: Bronner Brothers Firm Hold Gel (HG!!!)

Styling: Let gelled hair completely air dry, then elongate the wng via tension blow drying

 

[Alma Petra]

I love this wash and go.

Finger detangle and cowash: Shea Moisture hipo masque

Leave-in: Shea Moisture manuka honey leave-in

Gel: Bronner Brothers Firm Hold Gel (HG!!!)

Styling: Let gelled hair completely air dry, then elongate the wng via tension blow drying

Can tension blowdrying successfully loosen and elongate a coil without causing frizz? By what factor does it reduce shrinkage?

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Can tension blowdrying successfully loosen and elongate a coil without causing frizz? By what factor does it reduce shrinkage?

I'm running out of cell phone power, so later I will share a comparison video.

Because I only tension dry on completely dried hair, I think that's why I'm not getting much frizz.

I did get some frizz at the crown, though (nowhere else). I'm not sure why. Maybe the tension blow drying?!??

My wng does reshrink if I don't band it. Then I have to re-elongate it if I want it stretched again. So, I just make sure to band it overnight.

 

[Napp]

I like my results with crece pelo leave in and original xtreme gel. I have multi day hair with this combo.

Day 1

Day 3

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Can tension blowdrying successfully loosen and elongate a coil without causing frizz? By what factor does it reduce shrinkage?

The video I was going to share with you has been deleted.

It clearly showed the very significant, frizz-free stretch achieved for one YouTuber with tension blow drying hair that the YouTuber says was 80% dry.

But I follow another YouTuber's method of waiting until 100% dry because I get a weird shape otherwise.

All of that said, my hair normally dries as an afro. Perhaps that's why the stretch with tension blow drying is so significant for me.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

I love this wash and go.

Finger detangle and cowash: Shea Moisture hipo masque

Leave-in: Shea Moisture manuka honey leave-in

Gel: Bronner Brothers Firm Hold Gel (HG!!!)

Styling: Let gelled hair completely air dry, then elongate the wng via tension blow drying

I banded my hair from this current wash and go into 7 strategically placed sections. Then in the morning I unbanded a section, tension blow dried the section, and did this until every section was done. I should have done it before my shower, because the shower steam shrank it a little.

But . . . you guys!!!!!!! I am in looooooooooove with my hair! I literally almost teared up when I realized "Wow! I love my hair!!!" I'm so serious (it's been a long hair journey with a lot of effort and expense).

Here are pictures:

https://blossomingfitnatural.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/img_20180305_075413.jpg

https://blossomingfitnatural.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/img_20180305_081511.jpg

https://blossomingfitnatural.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/img_20180305_071127.jpg

https://blossomingfitnatural.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/img_20180305_081301.jpg

 

[GettingKinky]

@YvetteWithJoy
You are so pretty. And your hair looks great!

 

[GettingKinky]

Although I like KCCC I need to find another product because I don't like my day 1 hair with KCCC (it looks too jheri curlish)

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

@YvetteWithJoy
You are so pretty. And your hair looks great!

Thanks so much!

 

[starchgirl]

Just updating my last post that due to the power outages on the east coast and a work trip, I could not wash my hair again on Saturday like I planned.

I was thinking about bringing my products with me on the trip and doing my hair in the hotel, but then I would have to either air dry (which I hate bc it takes my hair all day to dry and I am in a really cold climate on this trip) or experiment with buying a diffuser (which was not a good idea since I’m in meetings with the global head of my group).

So I am now rocking Day 8 hair. Other than frizzy parts in the front and I am dying to wash my hair - it is still defined. Never had curls last this long.

Home tomorrow and the second thing I will do after kissing my family is do this style all over again!

 

[Sharpened]

Oil wash, shake, and go, wet/damp hair.

With flash:

Without flash:

I wish I could get it to stay like this for a few days. My hair mocks gravity.

 

[uofmpanther]

I did a wash n go Sunday with Paul Mitchell The Conditioner and Eco Natural Curl Activating Gel (blue tub). I then had to leave town for a funeral mid week and didn't get a chance to wash my hair again before I left. Thankfully, my wash n go from last Sunday is still going strong, which surprised me. My family keeps complimenting my hair, so I need to do long term wash n goes more often.

To maintain at night, I band the right front section with a cut headband and band the rest in the back in two sections with two Satin scrunched each. I've used water (shower) or a water spritz with oil and a little leave-in to moisturize each day.

I keep trying to upload pictures, but I get an error. When I get home, I'll just post to my blog and upload that way.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Oil wash, shake, and go, wet/damp hair.

With flash:

Without flash:

I wish I could get it to stay like this for a few days. My hair mocks gravity.

Suuuuuuuuper pretty, ma'am.

 

[LavenderMint]

I can’t wait for it to warm up here so I can come back to wng and post pics instead of lurking. It’s just too cold, chilly & windy right now.
The Bronner Bros gel is on my radar. It sounds like it may be a good replacement for the old Wetline.
I don’t know how to work oil-rinsing and gel into the same regimen for a wash n go. @AbsyBlvd or anyone else who knows, any pointers are quite welcome!

@Sharpened the link you posted about cottony, thready, sheen vs. shine was interesting and enlightening but also a bit confusing. All I can say for sure about my hair is it’s hi-po, around 90% O & 10% S. Nothing short of direct heat gets my hair straight because the coils love to clump. I’ll keep learning about these things though. Thanks for bringing it up!

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

I can’t wait for it to warm up here so I can come back to wng and post pics instead of lurking. It’s just too cold, chilly & windy right now.
The Bronner Bros gel is on my radar. It sounds like it may be a good replacement for the old Wetline.
I don’t know how to work oil-rinsing and gel into the same regimen for a wash n go. @AbsyBlvd or anyone else who knows, any pointers are quite welcome!

@Sharpened the link you posted about cottony, thready, sheen vs. shine was interesting and enlightening but also a bit confusing. All I can say for sure about my hair is it’s hi-po, around 90% O & 10% S. Nothing short of direct heat gets my hair straight because the coils love to clump. I’ll keep learning about these things though. Thanks for bringing it up!

Me, too at all of the bolded! That's so crazy.

 

[GGsKin]

@MeaWea
I stopped doing oil rinses now due to either laziness, or a cumulative adverse reaction (I can't recall right now) but when I was consistent, they didn't hinder my wash and go process. After clay/ water rinse, I would rinse with oil. I would wet my head/ hair a little to remove excess and then move on to applying gel.