Wash And Go, To Grow And To Dazzle 2020 Challenge

[Theresamonet]

They look like this

They also have red and green covers.

I’ve never seen this. What state are you in? You’ve compared the ingredients?

 

[Theresamonet]

I gave my Oyin Hair dew away. I didn’t like that it was so thick. Now I kind of wish I had kept it.

I apply it in the shower as my final step, and put on a plastic cap until I’m ready to style. By then the leave-in is mostly absorbed. I apply all of my leave-ins this way now, and it has helped with flaking and products not mixing, as well as keeping my hair more moisturized.

 

[Theresamonet]

14hrs later and my hair is still rather damp in some spots. The woes of low porosity hair smh .

I feel you. That’s why I couldn’t do this without my hooded dryer.

 

[Napp]

I’ve never seen this. What state are you in? You’ve compared the ingredients?

I see these in NYC. I'll post a side by side tomorrow

 

[water_n_oil]

I feel you. That’s why I couldn’t do this without my hooded dryer.

I wish I had the space for a free standing one vs a tabletop. The tabletop just dries the top of my hair lol. Sometimes that helps at least though.

 

[water_n_oil]

Trying the Garnier Whole Blends Oat Delicacy as a leave in and a new technique. We shall see how this goes.

 

[water_n_oil]

Trying the Garnier Whole Blends Oat Delicacy as a leave in and a new technique. We shall see how this goes.

Not bad but not revolutionary so I probably wouldn't go through the same steps again. @Theresamonet great tip on wearing a plastic cap until the leave in is absorbed. When I did a mix test, the eco and conditioner was terrible but letting the conditioner soak for a while made the combo work.

 

[GettingKinky]

I think maybe my crown is low porosity and that’s why it always looks dry and frizzy. I need to do some low porosity research.

 

[oneastrocurlie]

I tried kcnt and kccc. Not bad. More crunch than I typically like. We'll see how it holds up to these upcoming rainy days.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

I tried kcnt and kccc. Not bad. More crunch than I typically like. We'll see how it holds up to these upcoming rainy days. View attachment 447225

Beautiful! I cant wait to rock my curls. Might even color it too @oneastrocurlie

 

[oneastrocurlie]

Beautiful! I cant wait to rock my curls. Might even color it too @oneastrocurlie

Thank you! I'm always down for color (when I let someone else do it lol)

 

[waff]

I tried kcnt and kccc. Not bad. More crunch than I typically like. We'll see how it holds up to these upcoming rainy days. View attachment 447225

Beautiful hair and your color is poping! I tried kckt leave in and I love that stuff! I get the hype now. It makes my hair so soft, and it provides soft hold. I am moving, so I couldn't find any of my gels yesterday, I used it along with the Garnier sleek and shine leave in. My hair is bit frizzy and poofy, but so so soft and bouncy. I am very interested to try the custard from kinky curly.

 

[oneastrocurlie]

Beautiful hair and your color is poping! I tried kckt leave in and I love that stuff! I get the hype now. It makes my hair so soft, and it provides soft hold. I am moving, so I couldn't find any of my gels yesterday, I used it along with the Garnier sleek and shine leave in. My hair is bit frizzy and poofy, but so so soft and bouncy. I am very interested to try the custard from kinky curly.

Thank you! I'm almost done with this bottle and was up in the air on repurchasing but I like how it pairs with the custard. I did this combo before but my hair was as wet and I rushed. Glad I gave it another try.

 

[GettingKinky]

I was watching a video on how to keep my wash n go moisturized and the woman insisted that leave-in + gel isn’t enough and that a curl cream is necessary. I had a curl cream laying around so this morning I tried a new combo and I just headed off to work. I hope it turns out ok.

KCKT
Curls creme brule whipped curl cream
Wetline

 

[water_n_oil]

This wng is looking even better as it gets older.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

I usually layer my curl products @GettingKinky

I will put a cream gel on and a clear gel on top. Or a custard type first and a clear gel on top.
something moisturizing and then something curl defining. Seems like a lot but usually I get 5-7 days. With KCCC I usually can do 10 days and just refresh with water and banding.

 

[water_n_oil]

 

[Shadow_Lace]

Ok enough of that! I'll probably use mousse again in the summer (when I can really wash n go daily)

I washed with HE Blue Ginger + Micellar Water shampoo, deep conditioned using Silicon Mix Bambu. Sectioned my hair into 4's and detangled it. I dampened my hair under my Turbie Twist.

I went back to CRN Almond Jai Twisting Butter as my leave-in, and Xtreme Wetline Aloe (green) gel as my styler.

I used the DE Almond & Avocado mist (avoiding my roots and misting the rest, I'm trying something out), finally I used OGX Kukui Oil spray as my finisher. I'm currently air-drying, but I want to diffuse, then go back to air-drying my hair.

 

[GettingKinky]

I spent hours on evanjosephcurls Instagram page. I wish I lived near him, I want him to do my hair. He literally trims each curl one at a time. He truly LOVES curls.

He strongly believes that oils and butters are bad for curly hair because they prevent it from absorbing moisture. I just started doing oil rinses and it’s going well, but I’m tempted to ditch all my practices/products and use the ones he recommends.

 

[oneastrocurlie]

My day 3 hair looks very similar to my day 1. Issa miracle. Very little frizz too. I haven't been doing my usual refreshing because my hair doesn't feel dry.

I wonder if kcnt and Briogeo Curl Charisma would play nice.

I have a trim appointment Wednesday. I'd like to push it back a couple months but home girl is booked until September.

 

[GettingKinky]

Day 3 looking like day 1 is a miracle!

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

I brought some hydracurl a long time ago but havent used it.

has anyone tried it out? I plan on using it in a few weeks when I take my hair down.

 

[water_n_oil]

Day 5 still looking alright. Will probably wash and restyle tonight or tomorrow.

 

[Shadow_Lace]

I think I'm onto something here!

Ok, so I washed with Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle shampoo, and deep conditioned with Silicon Mix Bambu. I parted my hair into 4's and detangled it. I dampened my hair with my Turbie Twist.

I skipped the leave-in for another 1 product wash n go.

I used Carol's Daughter Coco Creme Coil Enhancing Moisture Butter, by smoothing it into each section, and allowed it to air-dry.

That's it!

In less than 2 hours it's majority dry, soft hold, moisture levels still holding up, curls are defined, and I even have some volume.

For reference: Medium porosity, low density

 

[Napp]

I see these in NYC. I'll post a side by side tomorrow

I am having issues posting the picture but they are the same

 

[oneastrocurlie]

Idk what's keeping this thing alive but I typically don't have this much definition on day 4. The front is usually standing straight up by now.

 

[Theresamonet]

I bought eco styler gold and I’m trying it today. It’s been years since I’ve used eco. Giving it another shot.

 

[Napp]

I bought eco styler gold and I’m trying it today. It’s been years since I’ve used eco. Giving it another shot.

They seem to have changed the formula imo. It doesn't give me hold like it used to. I wanted more hold against humidity and the Krystal had my hair looking like puff and stuff by the end of the day.

 

[GettingKinky]

Since I was away from home, I wore the same wash n go for 5 days. That’s a record for me. I have huge volume but it doesn’t look too bad. I don’t think I would wear it to work like this, but I’m getting more used to having big hair.

 

[GettingKinky]

My hair was drying kind of flat so I shook my head to fluff it up and it gave me a headache. :-(