Hi again!
It’s been lovely catching up on posts and seeing all the lovely hair. Ladies, y’all are looking great!!
Over the last few weeks, I’ve stuck to a second wash in the week & working on the same as everyone else, “repeatable results”. Now I know that my best combo is soaking wet hair + UFD + ICH. Right now, I don’t have a second place winner for a topper gel. I’ve been trying to figure that out.
EarthTone Naturals Curl Enhancing Jelly could be a good 2nd place topper gel. I need to play with it more. It would really be nice if there was a gel available on the ground that worked but The Doux & the Camille Rose gels have kind of made me feel like that might not be a thing for me. I feel like washing twice a week has immensely helped my technique AND finally addressed that stubborn patch at the front which turns out to have been seriously dehydrated.
I also may have found out what is the culprit behind the strange splits I have towards the ends of my hair. This video from Manes by Mell about damage from air-drying vs hair dryer was very informative. She refers to a study talking about the different kinds of hair damage; mine isn’t just the cuticle that’s messed up, it’s the CMC. I feel like I know what caused it too.
Hopefully an actual tight curl specialist or CIK stylist opens closer to me sometime soon because I need a cut, badly.