Shingling 4b hair

[PrincessAJ]

So I've always thought u couldn't shingle 4b hair. I'm confused why do a lot of ppl say it can't be done? Is it that u can shingle 4b hair but the curls are just too small to be noticeable? I tried it and as a result I have tons of small curls. I don't have a very good camera but I'll try my best to add pictures. It me a while to do because I kept starting and stopping. I would probably have taken 1 1/2- 2 hrs...whew. Do any other ladies with 4b hair have pictures of their hair after shingling?

 

[Eritreladiee]

Sry, I don't have any pictures for you, but I just wanted to let you know that your hair is SOO cute. I love it! You have an amazing curl pattern.

 

[Chameleonchick]

I really really wish I would have taken pictures. I just did this the other day as an experiment. It looked horrible to me so I washed it out the next day.

 

[Fhrizzball]

I love the red colors in your hair is that from dye or henna? did you shingle with a denman type brush or a comb because my hair in my nape just frizzes into a bush even if I use gel or product in it.

 

[Grand Prix]

Oooh that's pretty! Those curlies are so cute!!

I always thought you couldn't shingle 4b hair because there was no curl pattern.. but maybe that was 4c? Or cnap?
Not sure, but your hair came out great!

 

[Nonie]

I've never thought you couldn't shingle 4B. I just thought the coils would be too little to see unless you're up-close and personal. Same reason I think WNG on 4B is just pain without gain: no one can see how cute your coils are and then you have all that detangling to deal with later. So not worth it, IMO.

^^4B does have a pattern. It's just never seen because 4B hair is usually kept stretched to prevent tangles. I'm 4B and I do have coils.

 

[CaliDiamond]

I am a 4b and when I was natural, I used to shingle my hair regularly with the famous/infamous curly pudding. It came out great....to me. My goal was to define my texture (which is more of an s-curl than a coily curl). The key is to use the right amount of product and to not disturb the curl until the hair is dry. I think that your hair is pretty.

 

[Nonie]

Just wanted to say that Tkj25 used to have a nice photo of his 4B hair shingled in his siggy and it looked nice...so perhaps my theory that it doesn't show isn't altogether true.

 

[Geminigirl]

I am a type 4 not sure if all B but def a 4 and My hair shingles great. I use condtioner, doesn't give much definition, I use KCCC, and I've used EcoStyler gel. Works for me and I can't wait to see what my WnG will look like THIS summer.

 

[-PYT]

I was just wondering about shingling my lil TWA. the back of my head coils up naturally into teeny little locs of hair and I'm wondering if I should detangle my TWA? Sorry if this hi-jacked the thread, just wondering if detangling was necessary even with this little amount of hair if I wanted to shingle

 

[10WordzOrLess]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[mscocoface]

I have tried a few times and because of the thickness, length and the amount of product I just don't see the upside for me at least.

 

[PrincessAJ]

I love the red colors in your hair is that from dye or henna? did you shingle with a denman type brush or a comb because my hair in my nape just frizzes into a bush even if I use gel or product in it.

I think my hair just has hints of red in it. I've never used any type of dye or henna. I didn't use a brush, I just used my fingers. I'm going to try a denman brush next time to see if I get even better results.

 

[PrincessAJ]

Sry, I don't have any pictures for you, but I just wanted to let you know that your hair is SOO cute. I love it! You have an amazing curl pattern.

Thank u

I really really wish I would have taken pictures. I just did this the other day as an experiment. It looked horrible to me so I washed it out the next day.

dang! U should have I would have loved to see it. I'm sure it didn't look bad!

Oooh that's pretty! Those curlies are so cute!!

I always thought you couldn't shingle 4b hair because there was no curl pattern.. but maybe that was 4c? Or cnap?
Not sure, but your hair came out great!

I'm not sure either....it all confuses me lol.

 

[Platinum]

Pretty coilies!

 

[ryanshope]

Shingling 4B hair takes more time---smaller coils require more sections for the hair to look curly. My hair 4a/b/z looks a HAM if I shingle and don't do it in tiny sections..which takes FOREVER--if someone knows a why to shingle 4b without it taking hours, please let me know.

 

[temfash]

Shingling for my 4a/b hair = tangles

 

[Neith]

Shingling gives me major frizz! The less I actually mess with my hair, the more coily it is. Manipulation takes out the definition. I dunno how you ladies do it, lol.