mscocoface
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I don't think I will be donning this style this summer or anytime soon. It is just too much work to transition it into a style or comb it out when I am done with it.
I think ssk's are just as bad as splits as well. I read a article years ago that had pics basically demonstrating how the knot rubs against itself over time and it wears and tears the hair in that area.Wash n goes only in moderation this summer. They give me bad single strand knots that IMO are way worse than split ends.
I'm the opposite. I don't think SSKs are that bad. I don't get a whole lot of them, but when I do see them, I leave them. Hasn't affected my hair while straight, hasn't affected my styling when in braidouts/twistouts. I, even just as a test, pulled on a strand of hair that had a SSK to see how easy it would break at the knot, and I had to pull REALLY hard for it to break, like really. So for me, it's not really a concern. I think it's one of those things that some can become over-obsessed with and then do too much trying to deal them (i.e. excessive cutting, etc.). With curly hair, some SSKs are inevitable, stressing about something that is inevitable is kind of silly.
Me personally, I went natural for style, but also for some type of "liberation"--but as far as liberation goes, I'm seeing naturals are becoming more uptight than their relaxed counterparts. Can't straighten because you're scared of heat damage, can't wash-n-go because of fear of SSKs, etc., to the point some naturals don't ever wear their hair "out" period. What's the fun in that? haha I wear my hair how I feel, and deal with it, and I've had no issues with length retention or health.
First off--OP love your hair!! Thank you for this thread, as I am grappling with this very issue. I love WNGs and did them for years (literally washed, threw in some condition and KIM) without any SSKs.
Then in the last year I started getting "fancy" with it--washed, detangled with wide comb, applied condish, detangled more with the denman, added more product, etc---non-stop SSKs.
So I've gone back to just plain old WNG, with just finger combing/detangling, and like magic--no more SSKs! For me, I believe that wearing my hair "loose" is not the culprit, but the excessive and sometimes unnecessary combing that causes SSKs.
I voted that wash and gos have always worked for me. I have thick, strong coarse strands though. I agree that wash and gos can wreack havoc on some hair types.
Yes, I love wash and go's. I have been wearing them more often since my hair is a lot longer. They work pretty well for me.
Very pretty OP!! I love wash n goes!!
I didn't know there were different versions of the wng? I call anything where you're wearing you natural curl (meaning wet your hair apply product and let it dry) a wash n' go no matter how the product is applied. This is new to me. I had to re-read the original post several times to try to figure out what is so different about hers *scratches head*.
ETA....so i went back and read her process again. She applies moisturizer, a leave in, brushes it through then applies a little gel to the edges. I dunno but that's my text book definition of a wash n' go, lol. Anyway, that's pretty much the same thing I do to mine.
Your hair is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I also think because hair is different your wash n gos will be also.
OP wash n go looks much different than mine. There is no comparision.
See below.
BIG DIFFERENCE!!
This is just half of my hair in a wash n go. For me this is the only way I will do a wash n go. If I tried this on my whole head I would have an afro so thick and shrunken I would need CSI, NCIS, Law and Order and Human Target Christopher Chance to come in and help me comb this back out.
Shrinkage for some of us plays a huge part in how we style our hair because combing depending on the style will be a large factor as well as knots.
As the saying goes what works for one may not work for another.
Your hair is so pretty and I love the color! Wash and go's pretty much work for me. I do detangle with conditioner in the shower and basically do a similar method that you described. I also do them everyday because if I dont that's when my hair gets super dry, tangled and SSK start to form.
I think ssk's are just as bad as splits as well. I read a article years ago that had pics basically demonstrating how the knot rubs against itself over time and it wears and tears the hair in that area.
I really wish i could find that article.