butter_pecan
Well-Known Member
The Plopping Method
Plopping is a method to help encourage curl formation and prevent frizz while drying, developed by the Naturally Curly curl community years ago. By sleeping with your hair in a plop overnight, your curls will be held in place so they don't dry all funky and weird if you move in your sleep.
What you need: an old cotton t-shirt or microfiber towel. Just make sure not to use a terry cloth towel it will cause frizz.
The Night Before
1. Wash and condition your hair as usual. Bonus points if you use a deep conditioner!
2. Apply your styling products as usual.
3. Tip your head forward so that all of your hair is hanging forward in front of you.
4. Place the towel or shirt directly below your hair. You can use the floor or a chair or your bed. Whatever height you prefer.
5. Slowly begin to drop your hair into the towel, making sure it stays in one place. It should fold almost like an accordion style.
6. Once all your hair is folded, it should be directly on the top of your head on the towel.
7. Take the edges of the towel and twirl them as tight as they can get moving towards each other.
8. Secure the edges in a tie or you can even use a ponytail holder to keep them tied together.
9. Have sweet dreams of defined, frizz-free curls!
The Next Morning
1. Gently remove the towel.
2. Shake out your hair so your curls fall down.
3. Do not comb through hair, but use your fingers to separate any curls that may have clumped together or are too bunched up.
4. If hair is not completely dry, use a heat protectant spray and quickly blow dry with a diffuser, or diffuse your hair on the cool setting.
5. Add a drop of shine serum or coconut oil, if desired.
http://www.refinery29.com/curly-hair-overnight
Plopping is a method to help encourage curl formation and prevent frizz while drying, developed by the Naturally Curly curl community years ago. By sleeping with your hair in a plop overnight, your curls will be held in place so they don't dry all funky and weird if you move in your sleep.
What you need: an old cotton t-shirt or microfiber towel. Just make sure not to use a terry cloth towel it will cause frizz.
The Night Before
1. Wash and condition your hair as usual. Bonus points if you use a deep conditioner!
2. Apply your styling products as usual.
3. Tip your head forward so that all of your hair is hanging forward in front of you.
4. Place the towel or shirt directly below your hair. You can use the floor or a chair or your bed. Whatever height you prefer.
5. Slowly begin to drop your hair into the towel, making sure it stays in one place. It should fold almost like an accordion style.
6. Once all your hair is folded, it should be directly on the top of your head on the towel.
7. Take the edges of the towel and twirl them as tight as they can get moving towards each other.
8. Secure the edges in a tie or you can even use a ponytail holder to keep them tied together.
9. Have sweet dreams of defined, frizz-free curls!
The Next Morning
1. Gently remove the towel.
2. Shake out your hair so your curls fall down.
3. Do not comb through hair, but use your fingers to separate any curls that may have clumped together or are too bunched up.
4. If hair is not completely dry, use a heat protectant spray and quickly blow dry with a diffuser, or diffuse your hair on the cool setting.
5. Add a drop of shine serum or coconut oil, if desired.
http://www.refinery29.com/curly-hair-overnight
