naturalmanenyc
Well-Known Member
I finally did my first sort of successful WNG as a 100% natural.
I used Trader Joe's Nourish Spa as a detangling cream, rinsed that out with cool water and then used more Trader Joe's as leave-in (a half dollar sized amount each for the front & back of my hair) plus Eco Styler gel in sections.
http://public.fotki.com/RegsWife/first-successful-wa/
It was trial and error near the end (had to sit under the dryer before bed) and I had to scrunch some jojoba oil through my hair to rid it of the crunchy feel; however, all in all it came out okay. It was abundantly clear using this technique that my hair is fine. It gets some volume as it dries with a traditional WNG (no gel) but with gel it was visibly thin.
I would probably not try this in the morning for a while since it did take me some time to get the gel through my hair and it also did not look that great once it was nearly dry - think jheri curl. I will see if I can refresh the curls in the morning with water & a bit of gel since I expect them to flatten a bit once since I am going to bed with a shower cap under my bonnet.
My next WNG will be with mousse.
I used Trader Joe's Nourish Spa as a detangling cream, rinsed that out with cool water and then used more Trader Joe's as leave-in (a half dollar sized amount each for the front & back of my hair) plus Eco Styler gel in sections.
http://public.fotki.com/RegsWife/first-successful-wa/
It was trial and error near the end (had to sit under the dryer before bed) and I had to scrunch some jojoba oil through my hair to rid it of the crunchy feel; however, all in all it came out okay. It was abundantly clear using this technique that my hair is fine. It gets some volume as it dries with a traditional WNG (no gel) but with gel it was visibly thin.
I would probably not try this in the morning for a while since it did take me some time to get the gel through my hair and it also did not look that great once it was nearly dry - think jheri curl. I will see if I can refresh the curls in the morning with water & a bit of gel since I expect them to flatten a bit once since I am going to bed with a shower cap under my bonnet.
My next WNG will be with mousse.
i need to get the wash n go technique down...especially since its gettin warm and presses that go POOF in the summer is not a good look lol
