Wash And Go, To Grow And To Dazzle 2020 Challenge

I’ve been thinking some more about why my wash n go came out so well last week.
Every week before I wash I wet my ends in the sink and then apply olaplex 3. Last week when I did my olaplex step I divided my hair into four sections and wet each section individually. Maybe this made a difference. I’m going to do it like that again today.
 
I’m going to keep using measuring spoons for awhile.
today was
9 teaspoons UFD
4 teaspoons JS
8 pumps mousse def

My bottle of UFD is almost empty so I I had to pour it out. I think I may just transfer my next bottle into a container so I can scoop it out with a teaspoon. All of this measuring makes my analytical brain happy.
 
GettingKinky said:
I’m going to keep using measuring spoons for awhile.
today was
9 teaspoons UFD
4 teaspoons JS
8 pumps mousse def

My bottle of UFD is almost empty so I I had to pour it out. I think I may just transfer my next bottle into a container so I can scoop it out with a teaspoon. All of this measuring makes my analytical brain happy.
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Omg! A great reminder that I’m almost out of UFD. Thank you!
 
It's now officially been one full year since I've done WNGs consistently. I am very happy with the improved condition of my hair.

Lately, UFD + JS or UFD + ICH have really been doing it for me. I've been styling and then sitting under the dryer for about an hour. I snapped a quick pic just before heading out the door for a birthday dinner. I felt cute. This pic doesn't even do the same justice because my curls were really popping. Disregard all of the random stuff in the background :lol:

One of the attendees at the dinner was like "My 4C natural hair won't do anything like that." I was like honey, "I had to go to someone who specializes in styling loose natural hair and LEARN how to style it this way. You might be surprised at what your hair can look like." Of course this went on deaf ears. Ah well.
 

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sunshinebeautiful said:
It's now officially been one full year since I've done WNGs consistently. I am very happy with the improved condition of my hair.

Lately, UFD + JS or UFD + ICH have really been doing it for me. I've been styling and then sitting under the dryer for about an hour. I snapped a quick pic just before heading out the door for a birthday dinner. I felt cute. This pic doesn't even do the same justice because my curls were really popping. Disregard all of the random stuff in the background :lol:

One of the attendees at the dinner was like "My 4C natural hair won't do anything like that." I was like honey, "I had to go to someone who specializes in styling loose natural hair and LEARN how to style it this way. You might be surprised at what your hair can look like." Of course this went on deaf ears. Ah well.
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Lookin good @sunshinebeautiful The wash and go lifestyle is not easy to start. But once you get the hang of it its really rewarding. I hope I can stick to it that long like you have!
 
So I finally did a wash and go with UFD and JS. It took me forever to try this Eco Slay Jello Shot gel. The results are a little underwhelming. I'm not sure if I like the results. I was hoping it would be a super hard cast but dare I say Alikay Lemongrass has a stronger hold! Last weeks set lasted me for a week easily although on day 6 my edges flaked on me so I put it in a puff for day 7.

The UFD and JS combo gave me tight spirals after I shingled which left me with super shrinkage. The Jello shot went on smoothly over the UFD and the combo dried in about 1.25 hours under the dryer. I will see how long this set lasts. Hopefully I can get a weeks wear out of this too.

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sunshinebeautiful said:
It's now officially been one full year since I've done WNGs consistently. I am very happy with the improved condition of my hair.

Lately, UFD + JS or UFD + ICH have really been doing it for me. I've been styling and then sitting under the dryer for about an hour. I snapped a quick pic just before heading out the door for a birthday dinner. I felt cute. This pic doesn't even do the same justice because my curls were really popping. Disregard all of the random stuff in the background :lol:

One of the attendees at the dinner was like "My 4C natural hair won't do anything like that." I was like honey, "I had to go to someone who specializes in styling loose natural hair and LEARN how to style it this way. You might be surprised at what your hair can look like." Of course this went on deaf ears. Ah well.
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Your hair looks lovely and congrats on the pushing through to a whole year. I did the same and I learned so much. It is kinda hard to convince others that it can be beneficial to go to a stylist to learn how to do something that one supposedly should be able to do at home.
 
sunshinebeautiful said:
It's now officially been one full year since I've done WNGs consistently. I am very happy with the improved condition of my hair.

Lately, UFD + JS or UFD + ICH have really been doing it for me. I've been styling and then sitting under the dryer for about an hour. I snapped a quick pic just before heading out the door for a birthday dinner. I felt cute. This pic doesn't even do the same justice because my curls were really popping. Disregard all of the random stuff in the background :lol:

One of the attendees at the dinner was like "My 4C natural hair won't do anything like that." I was like honey, "I had to go to someone who specializes in styling loose natural hair and LEARN how to style it this way. You might be surprised at what your hair can look like." Of course this went on deaf ears. Ah well.
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Congratulations on your 1 year anniversary :congrats: :happydance: I'm so glad you hair is doing so much better. And so glad your girls are poppin! So exciting.
 
What is you all's favorite way to apply your styling products for a wash and go? I've recently gone back to saturating my hair with water and product all over before raking/smoothing. Oh boy, does it save on application time. The only issues are that I blow through much more product and it doesn't work with every gel. Essentially, this is the BGC method. I see why using a more moisturizing gel as a base or alone is important.
 
DVAntDany said:
What is you all's favorite way to apply your styling products for a wash and go? I've recently gone back to saturating my hair with water and product all over before raking/smoothing. Oh boy, does it save on application time. The only issues are that I blow through much more product and it doesn't work with every gel. Essentially, this is the BGC method. I see why using a more moisturizing gel as a base or alone is important.
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I apply UFD to my hair in 2 sections. First to the ends then the middle then the roots

I apply my Jello shot in 4 sections. After I apply the JS to a section I smooth/rake that section.

After I’m done with the previous step I apply a third product if I’m using it and then do a final raking.

The whole application/raking step takes me 15ish minutes
 
DVAntDany said:
What is you all's favorite way to apply your styling products for a wash and go? I've recently gone back to saturating my hair with water and product all over before raking/smoothing. Oh boy, does it save on application time. The only issues are that I blow through much more product and it doesn't work with every gel. Essentially, this is the BGC method. I see why using a more moisturizing gel as a base or alone is important.
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I'm currently putting my hair into 4 sections and applying water and then gel to each section. I let it sit and then smooth and rake.

If you do it in sections you shouldn't go through more product. Applying it this way should allow you to have control over the amount of product you use.

However, if you do it loose like the A's, then you could use more product until you are use to applying it that way. But it still should be that much more. Overtime, you start to learn how many pumps of something you need for your entire head.
 
DVAntDany said:
What is you all's favorite way to apply your styling products for a wash and go? I've recently gone back to saturating my hair with water and product all over before raking/smoothing. Oh boy, does it save on application time. The only issues are that I blow through much more product and it doesn't work with every gel. Essentially, this is the BGC method. I see why using a more moisturizing gel as a base or alone is important.
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My favorite way is to divide my hair into 6 sections and to shingle the curls individually. This gives me long lasting curls that last a week. I would like to try raking and smoothing again since its faster but the dry time is longer and it doesn't last as long for some reason.
 
DVAntDany said:
What is you all's favorite way to apply your styling products for a wash and go? I've recently gone back to saturating my hair with water and product all over before raking/smoothing. Oh boy, does it save on application time. The only issues are that I blow through much more product and it doesn't work with every gel. Essentially, this is the BGC method. I see why using a more moisturizing gel as a base or alone is important.
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I've been doing it a similar (or maybe even the same way) the last like 3 washes. I'll divide in 4 sections, then apply my first product on soaking wet hair, add more water more water depending on how it feels, then add my second product. And repeat for each section. And I don't really raking as much as I used to. Much faster process.

I used to divide in four sections, then further divide the sections and apply my two products and more water.

I've gone from smedium sectioning to medium/large sectioning.
 
DVAntDany said:
What is you all's favorite way to apply your styling products for a wash and go? I've recently gone back to saturating my hair with water and product all over before raking/smoothing. Oh boy, does it save on application time. The only issues are that I blow through much more product and it doesn't work with every gel. Essentially, this is the BGC method. I see why using a more moisturizing gel as a base or alone is important.
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This is basically how I do my hair, except after gel application, I use a shampoo brush to smooth the hair out before I rake through with my fingers.
 
Napp said:
My favorite way is to divide my hair into 6 sections and to shingle the curls individually. This gives me long lasting curls that last a week. I would like to try raking and smoothing again since its faster but the dry time is longer and it doesn't last as long for some reason.
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I would love to shingle but I don't have the patience. I've noticed that shingling helps with really soft products that don't stick my curls together in large clumps. For instance, Curls Dynasty Vanilla Cream Custard lets me see all the little individual curls through the midshaft but clumps together at the ends. If I were to rake and smooth, my hair would be very frizzy. If I separate the tiny curls, then my hair looks defined.

I never thought about shingling cutting down dry time. I wish I could go longer between washing and enjoy extra efforts like shingling. 5 days is my max before getting scab like dandruff flakes. However, I'm starting to get scalp acne pushing it to 5 days.
 
DVAntDany said:
I would love to shingle but I don't have the patience. I've noticed that shingling helps with really soft products that don't stick my curls together in large clumps. For instance, Curls Dynasty Vanilla Cream Custard lets me see all the little individual curls through the midshaft but clumps together at the ends. If I were to rake and smooth, my hair would be very frizzy. If I separate the tiny curls, then my hair looks defined.

I never thought about shingling cutting down dry time. I wish I could go longer between washing and enjoy extra efforts like shingling. 5 days is my max before getting scab like dandruff flakes. However, I'm starting to get scalp acne pushing it to 5 days.
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It takes so long to do but the results are worth it. I think it dries faster because the individual curls are separate while raking and smoothing creates larger clumps that take longer to dry. Shingling also gives more body and volume to my fine hair which I appreciate. I like the clumpy look though but it makes my hair look thin. I noticed certain product clump curls together better than others but never looked into why.

Is it dandruff you are experiencing or flaking from a gel?

Has anyone gotten week long results with the rake and smooth method? How do you maintain at night?

I think a happy medium between shingling and rake and smooth in terms of results is to define curls using a Denman type brush. Personally I stopped using brushes and combs on my hair a while ago to reduce breakage.(unless I'm slicking down my hair) I may revisit using a brush to define my curls again when my hair is in better condition.
 
It is good to know that we are all doing something similar to achieve wash and goes.

I think the soak/smother hair in product in large sections then style afterwards method has one main caveat for me. I think it takes away the weight/hold and requires a topper/additional product. Last year, Aeleise directly told me that toppers were to only address humidity and the elements. This year, Aishia on the 30 day detox live (private group chat) stated that toppers could help with smoothing and weight. I have to agree with Aishia on this one.

Since applying Curls product the BGC way, I feel like I need something to add additional smoothing. Applying more of the same product helps some depending on the gel. I think I may start playing around with toppers for smoothing. I washed my hair last night and this is this mornings results before fluffing or anything. The frizz up top is my only complaint and its minimal. I don't want anything to take away the airiness nor softness of my hair.

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Napp said:
It takes so long to do but the results are worth it. I think it dries faster because the individual curls are separate while raking and smoothing creates larger clumps that take longer to dry. Shingling also gives more body and volume to my fine hair which I appreciate. I like the clumpy look though but it makes my hair look thin. I noticed certain product clump curls together better than others but never looked into why.

Is it dandruff you are experiencing or flaking from a gel?

Has anyone gotten week long results with the rake and smooth method? How do you maintain at night?

I think a happy medium between shingling and rake and smooth in terms of results is to define curls using a Denman type brush. Personally I stopped using brushes and combs on my hair a while ago to reduce breakage.(unless I'm slicking down my hair) I may revisit using a brush to define my curls again when my hair is in better condition.
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I'm like you. I like big hair. I too wish I knew what causes better clumping than others.

Oily scalp is my issue. My problem is very much dandruff.

I can easily get a week or longer with rake and shake if I include toppers. Well, I've only really used them with UFD. The only ones I've tried so far are ICH, PS and Pop Lock.
(Edit) I forgot to mention that toppers give more longevity but can also weigh down the hair. When I upper the topper amount, the flatter my hair became. It was indestructible though. I could get caught in the rain and it not do damage.

I'm not sure I have long enough hair to use a Denman for curls. It make my roots frizzy. Kelsie of The Glam Twinz uses it just on her ends. I might try that when I get more length. Your hair is more spirally than mine. So it will probably work better for you. Do you think the Olaplex will help reduce the breakage? I started using it because I wanted to prevent mechanical damage.
 
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DVAntDany said:
I'm like you. I like big hair. I too wish I knew what causes better clumping than others.

Oily scalp is my issue. My problem is very much dandruff.

I can easily get a week or longer with rake and shake if I include toppers. Well, I've only really used them with UFD. The only ones I've tried so far are ICH, PS and Pop Lock.
(Edit) I forgot to mention that toppers give more longevity but can also weigh down the hair. When I upper the topper amount, the flatter my hair became. It was indestructible though. I could get caught in the rain and it not do damage.

I'm not sure I have long enough hair to use a Denman for curls. It make my roots frizzy. Kelsie of The Glam Twinz uses it just on her ends. I might try that when I get more length. Your hair is more spirally than mine. So it will probably work better for you. Do you think the Olaplex will help reduce the breakage? I started using it because I wanted to prevent mechanical damage.
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Using the Denman just takes some technique. I used it when my hair was even shorter. It's definitely possible to use on short hair! She has a technique I used when my hair was shorter.



I just did an standalone olaplex treatment with step one and two. It definitely helped with the breakage I'm experiencing. I think I will do it monthly or bimonthly and do weekly reconstructor and deep treatments to help the breakage as well
 
GettingKinky said:
@Napp I get a week with smooth/rake. The 7th day isn’t as defined as day 1, but it’s still defined enough for me. I sleep with a SLAP cap.

@DVAntDany I haven’t tried nearly as many products as you, but for me ICH is the best smoothing gel, hands down. I use a lot when I use it, but it does an amazing job of smoothing.
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I agree. ICH smooth as well as plumps up my curls. That’s why I haven’t changed the BGC combo because I liked the quality of my curls with it. Maybe I can try using the tiniest amount on the canopy of my hair.
 
Napp said:
Using the Denman just takes some technique. I used it when my hair was even shorter. It's definitely possible to use on short hair! She has a technique I used when my hair was shorter.



I just did an standalone olaplex treatment with step one and two. It definitely helped with the breakage I'm experiencing. I think I will do it monthly or bimonthly and do weekly reconstructor and deep treatments to help the breakage as well
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Thanks for the video. You are right. I just need practice. I tried to even blow drying my hair with the d3 and I had to quit. I can use it on others but I’m having a hard time using it on myself. I feel so flicked.

Have you compared the 0+3 vs the 1+2? 3 by itself works well and is far from messy. I do understand not wanting to downgrade when you already have the big guns.
 
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