i give up... (and i need help!)

[LivingDol1]

...the laziness has set in.

well, more like the exhaustion. i'm working my butt off and i really have no time to wash, DC, detangle, roller set, and dry under a dryer. i can hardly bother to pick out my clothes in the morning. how can i deal with my hair?

lately, i've been washing, conditioning (I DC on the weekend...), sticking my hair in a turbie towel for like 20 minutes, adding some leave in, fluffing it in a bun and going to work! (hey, at least i'm not blow drying, right?)

this unusual behavior has now sunken into my weekends.

*sigh*

so i'm stuck like this for a while. i need tips on managing a good wash n go. i have these issues:

- my hair frizzes when it dries, even when i put in moisturizer. (my hair is relaxed/texlaxed, perhaps)

- i detangle as best as i can in the shower with my shower comb and after... but my roots always feel knotty. maybe it's b/c i have new growth. but it's always a mess where i secure my bun. i don't want to rip my hair out...

i'm trying to wash every 2 days if i am going to let it air dry. i'm used to washing every 5-7 days as a roller setter....

any ladies who wash n go have any good tips for me? my hair is of fine-ish density but my individual strands are medium.... not fine and not thick.

thanks in advance!

 

[LivingDol1]

bumping.....

 

[TexturedTresses]

Have u tried tying ur hair down while it dries. This works wonders for me. I just slip it into a loose bun with no scrunchies or pins and tie it down to make it lay right. In the morning I take off head tie and just make a neat bun using the scrunchie and the pins.

 

[LivingDol1]

never tried that but i will give it a try... that would fix the frizz?

 

[Fhrizzball]

I like sylver 2's method. I refer her washing video to transitioning friends and they say it's a life saver. Do you wash in sections?

 

[Filmatic]

Have you tried washing nightly? That way it will be mostly dry in the morning. You can also braid it at night and in the morning where a braid out bun.

 

[KittyMeowMeow]

Ok, so this isn't truly wash n go, but it is very simple. It takes me about 10 minutes at night, and it's fluff n go in the morning!

I have 3a/b/c hair that is texlaxed in some areas and that I am transitioning to natural. I wear my hair curly or wavy. This method keeps it smooth- last time I tried airdrying without this, my hair was a puffball! It's basically a braid-out:

After I wash and condition, I do a final cool rinse and don't comb before smoothing in some leave-in and putting my hair in 2, 3 or 4 (sides, bottom back, crown) braids to airdry. I do this at night, but I guess if you wanted to do it before work the braids could be pinned up in the back with a flower or feather comb or something until the hair dries.

At night, I lightly finger-detangle (for curly style) or comb through (wavy), spray lightly with water & with a few drops of EO (I'm experimenting w/ glycerin in this too), smooth in some leave-in esp. on dry areas, braid.

Tips:

- Keep the braids very smooth- I sort of glide my hands as I braid, smoothing each section every time before wrapping it into the braid
- I discovered I didn't need elastics for the bottoms- my hair just stays in the braid
- Be mindful of where you start the braid on your head. This will affect the ultimate style.
- Don't separate a curl into different braid sections- that causes frizz.