Naturals/transitioners: What products for twist/braidouts?

[Foxglove]

I tried a twist n curl/curly fro today and it was a huge product fail. I used leave in, diluted lottabody and a little gel. I got definition but it was hard/crunchy in places. What products do you use that give you definition that lasts overnight (I'm notorious for sweating out curls) but still leaves you with softish hair
TIA!

 

[Bun Mistress]

Foxgove I have been playing wit hthis for awhile. Here are the two ways that I have found.
Method one: co-wash and rinse only a little. oil the ends and twist. This is my old method. it works for a while and if you use a moisture conditioner it turns out soft.

Method two (current): mix liquid leave-in (using AO egyptian henna shine rinse), water, and setting lotion in a bottle. After dc/wash part hair into four sections and spray section with solution. then use cream detangers (I use afro detangler which I bought a long time ago the large size) then french braid the section putting JBCO on the ends. repeat 3 more times. I loosy rebraid at night cause it also me to detangle and if I don't knotty mess. I workout 7 days a week and my hair stays fresh. I will sometime rewet in the middle of the week. But I don't aways. I think the keys is rebraiding/twisting. Erstwhile I did only twist out but I have to make 8 to 10 twist were now I just do four braids.

 

[Bun Mistress]

Forgot to mention. I good way to moisturized and keep your hair soft is to use a little castor oil on your hair and get a hot shower. your hair wil be super soft and moisturized form the castor oil and the steam.

 

[hair4romheaven]

on 80 % air dry hair twist or braid then spray with taliah waajid moisturizer esp the ends curl with jherri curl roller then dry.

 

[sillygirl82]

On damp towel dried hair, I apply Hairveda almond glaze and whipped gelly while doing my braidouts.

Then, I put on my satin scarf and my hair is soft and manageable in the morning. I do this every few days and rebraid at night before I go to sleep.

 

[southerncitygirl]

after wash and condish apply leave-in and let hair dry 80% i like afroveda shea alma or define with their whipped jelly. i re-twist nightly and moisturize and in the am when untwisted use more moisturizer or oil to combat frizz.

 

[antisocial]

I've gotten the best braidouts using no products until I'm removing the braids. After washing, I detangle with conditioner and braid each section right after I detangle it so I end up with like 10 plaits.

After rinsing the conditioner I air dry over night and rub a little bit of leave-in and serum on each braid before I take them down.

This usually lasts for about a week. I wear it out for 2-3 days and in a banana clip until it's time to wash again.

 

[Foxglove]

Thanks ladies!

 

[LoveCraze]

I like to use Oyin Whipped Pudding or David Babaii volcanic ash sculpting clay for my twist outs and they come out nice, defined and well moisturized.

 

[Shay72]

Wet or dry hair I use aloe vera gelly or Qhemet's Honey Bush Tea gel. Never crunchy and I am heavy handed. Honestly I've noticed I can get a well defined braid out without any holding product. I realized this because I put my hair in 4 big braids every night except for 2 days a week when I airdry in a bun.

 

[glamazon386]

I use Nexxus Humectress and EcoStyler Gel