Smoothing down cuticles for silky hair

[cieramichele]

This is what we ALL need right? Well, lets make this thread all about products and methods that smooth down the cuticles for easy detangling and silky hair.

Cold water rinse
ACV rinse
Blow drying with cool air

oils seem to just coat IMO

 

[Traycee]

I do cold water rinses.....but I'm sick and tired of doing it

 

[Hair Iam]

I need to know too...

 

[cieramichele]

I do cold water rinses.....but I'm sick and tired of doing it

Why is that?

 

[Lucky's Mom]

ice cold water seems to do the trick - however - I do not like freezzing my rear off in the shower.

 

[Aggie]

I don't care for freezing my butt off in the shower either but daaaanng...... the shine is awesome. The ACV rinse smells funny to me even after washing it out but it leaves my hair soooo soft. I can say this with surety, I hate cool-air blow-drying. My hair looks aweful when I do this but I do it when I know I will not be styling it after a wash and I will be protective styling instead. I like the results of rollersetting with medium low heat wayyyy better.

 

[Traycee]

Why is that?

What SamanthaJones said.....

 

[cieramichele]

For me, blow drying with cool hair helps my new curls better than heat. Heat frizzes my hair.

 

[JustKiya]

I use a citric acid rinse - the slightly acidic rinse clamps my cuticles down and makes my hair silky smooth.

 

[cieramichele]

What SamanthaJones said.....

I hear yall. I have a detachable shower head and leaning my head to the right or left helps so it doesnt run down my body as much

 

[cieramichele]

I use a citric acid rinse - the slightly acidic rinse clamps my cuticles down and makes my hair silky smooth.

Which fruit? Lemon?

 

[Avyn]

same as OP. those 3 usually do the trick for me too.

 

[JustKiya]

Which fruit? Lemon?

Nope, straight citric acid. Lotioncrafters and FNWL have it, and I think you can still find it in some grocery stores as pickling salt.

 

[cieramichele]

Nope, straight citric acid. Lotioncrafters and FNWL have it, and I think you can still find it in some grocery stores as pickling salt.

ooooooh! groovy.

 

[JustKiya]

Be light handed with it (1/2 tsp in 12oz of water or so) as it IS an acid and it WILL burn.

Don't ask.

 

[Napp]

i thought certain types of hair dont have shine at all but sheen. Shine is that sparkly natural shine. sheen is the look that hair has where its not shiny and bling but it dosent look dry. it usually looks healthy. some people dont have either...

 

[anon123]

I use a citric acid rinse - the slightly acidic rinse clamps my cuticles down and makes my hair silky smooth.

aw straight citric, that would be another thing i'd have to buy. guess i won't be trying it. maybe when i get off my self-imposed product restriction.

 

[Aggie]

Be light handed with it (1/2 tsp in 12oz of water or so) as it IS an acid and it WILL burn.

Don't ask.

Adding this to my wish list with FNWL right now. Thanks for the post.

 

[Aggie]

aw straight citric, that would be another thing i'd have to buy. guess i won't be trying it. maybe when i get off my self-imposed product restriction.

Dang mwedzi, your hair looks slammin' in your siggy and avatar girl. Nice thickness.

 

[Starr1]

Nope, straight citric acid. Lotioncrafters and FNWL have it, and I think you can still find it in some grocery stores as pickling salt.

I love citric acid rinses!

And yes you can find it in grocery stores. . . in the spice aisle.

 

[SoAnxious12]

does the citric acid dry your hair out at all? Can be used to clarify thanks!

to answer the op's question
gel (just a smidgen of fantasia)
baking soda/water
cold water rinse

 

[locabouthair]

ACV rinses gave me great shine but it gave me so many tangles.

 

[JustKiya]

I usually use it as the final rinse, once I've rinsed my conditioner out, and am about to get out and start doing the non-shower related parts (leave-in & style), and I've never noticed it doing so - maybe if you use way too much it might, like any acid would.

 

[FemmeCreole]

Dang mwedzi, your hair looks slammin' in your siggy and avatar girl. Nice thickness.

Off topic

Aggie I you hair is beautiful!

 

[Isis]

I use a citric acid rinse - the slightly acidic rinse clamps my cuticles down and makes my hair silky smooth.

Hmm...I have a new container of citric acid by NOW. I'll have to try this next tine, well diluted.

To the OP: I prefer airdrying in a rollerset. My cuticles are closed after rinsing off my conditioner and applying leave-in. I love the shine and bounce from the rollerset.

 

[Honi]

ACV rinses are good and have helped me tremendously with the tangles. I'm 4 months post and no problems with tangly hair. I experimented a bit and mixed ACV with LeKair cholesterol and it worked fabulously when used after an oil rinse. LeKair is crap by itself.

Cold water rinses makes my hair tangle

I'm going to have to try citric acid now that I know it's available in the stores.