MY BANTU KNOTS AREN'T COMING OUT RIGHT

[bravenewgirl87]

They are never fully dry and my ends are always hard and crunchy. Then, they break. Here's what I do:

I wash/co-wash
Rub moisturizer or leave-in
twist and...
Still dry crunch hair and damp uncurled hair. What am I doing wrong or what you all using?

 

[mrsjohnson75]

I don't do mine on wet hair because they will not be dry by morning.

I do them on dry hair, add a little moisturizer (NTM or scurl) and seal with a little castor oil.

What moisturizer/leave-in are you using?

 

[monie20032007]

I just did my bantu knot out today and last night I prepped by sectioning my wet hair into about 8 section all around I put my moisturizer on and then sealed with kemi oyl then I twisted the hair and wrapped it around it self to form the knot and this was the outcome

P.S. the moisturizer i used is organics shea butter plus dry hair and scalp oil moisture therapy

 

[cieramichele]

I love bantu knot sets.

I use a water/giovanni solution on the section and my whipped shea butter near the roots. I ran out of my whipped shea butter but you bess believe I will be trying them with my ghee butter!

 

[bravenewgirl87]

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P.S. the moisturizer i used is organics shea butter plus dry hair and scalp oil moisture therapy

I used their kids organics and that but my hair still came out hard. I'm using Giovanni Direct Leave-in and Kids Organics Detangling lotion.

 

[monie20032007]

Maybe you shouldn't use the one for kids, they might have different ingredients.

 

[plastic]

Ugh that kids detangling lotion leaves my hair feeling squeaky brittle ..(so clean that its too dry and snaps).. maybe that is what is making your hair hard

 

[moni_kerr]

well if they're damp then you should wait till they are completely dry. I left mine in overnight and the rest of the next day. I think all I used was fantasia IC gel tho..I have a few pics in my fotki..

 

[bravenewgirl87]

Maybe you shouldn't use the one for kids, they might have different ingredients.

I've used both. The solid grease made my hair crunchy.

 

[lilsparkle825]

when i do them starting with wet hair i spray detangler on them then use HE LTR leave-in. they always come out really soft even though i am impatient and usually take them out before they are fully dry.

 

[SparklingFlame]

I can NEVER get a good bantu set. It just looks like a nest on top of my head. I always do them on dry hair with a leave in. Its soft, but jacked up at the same time.

 

[Extremus]

Yea, if you do them on soaking wet hair, they take a VERY long time to dry. Maybe 2 days to airdry and a few hours under a hooded dryer

 

[SoOoNY]

My hair is thick so what I do is wash... add my leave in (infusium 23) an some moisturizer (cantu shea butter gro strong) and a lil bit of WGO to seal... then let it get about 50% to 70% dry.... then i twist and let air dry.... I cant go under the dryer cause it feels like its burning my scalp...

HTH

 

[la mosca]

They are never fully dry and my ends are always hard and crunchy. Then, they break. Here's what I do:

I wash/co-wash
Rub moisturizer or leave-in
twist and...
Still dry crunch hair and damp uncurled hair. What am I doing wrong or what you all using?

After a lot of trial and error, I've figured out a system that gives me a soft and fluffy result. I layer the following products on freshly shampooed and conditioned damp hair: CHI Keratin mist, a dab of conditioner (Nexxus Humectress works best for me), a nickel-sized amount of CHI Silk Infusion, and a dime-sized amount of coconut oil. I let my hair air dry until it is just a little damp (which still takes ages). Then I take it down and let it dry completely without touching it too much.