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I keep trying to convince myself that Camille Rose honey hydrate isn't HG for me, but today I have to admit the truth. Nothing else can compete.
Also used gold hair wax to add some highlights.

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ckisland said:
I did something different to my hair this wash day! I used a denman brush only on my ends. It didn't really do anything to my 4b section, but when it to the rest of my hair dried, I had all of these defined curls! Unfortunately, it makes my different curl patterns stand out a lot LOL!!! This is second day hair. I'm at work and I overheard two guests gushing over my hair!!

Cleanse: Harm Me Knot
DC: TGIN Deep Hydrating Hair Mask
Styler: Big Poppa

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Pretty!! Did you get more curl definition than normal, or are your curls just smoother?
Everything I try using a denman I end up with a lot of frizz :-(
 
faithVA said:
Your hair growth is AMAZING. You cut your hair shorter than mine and now your hair is 3x as long. Your hair looks fabulous. Glad things are going so well.
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Thank you. I wouldn't be mad if it grew faster though. Also, don't forget you've gotten more haircuts than me this year.
 
oneastrocurlie said:
I really think that DE mousse is best paired or used for something else other than wash and gos. I use it to do my brother's two strand twists. He doesn't do anything but keep them in a ponytail for 2 weeks and his hair still feels nice when I go to rewash. I also just remembered I use a leave in when I do his hair so that further make me believe my "best paired" theory.

I'm intrigued by the honey with the Doux. Camille Rose Spiked Honey is probably my favorite mousse that I've tried and honey is pretty high in the ingredient list. The Doux's honey isn't as high but still curious. I also haven't purchased a new hair product since May and I've got the itch lol.
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The Doux CrazySexyCurl Mousse smells strongly of sweet honey and the scent lingers. I like it much better than the smell of Mousse Def. I've yet to feel a mousse on its own feel super soft like a cream once dry. However, the new Doux mousse is softer than Mousse Def. According to Maya, MD is for volume and hold while CSC is for clumping and more hydration. I can agree that CSC provides more hang time.

I've never tried that mousse by Camille Rose. In fact, I've only tried those sample packets of leave-in and deep conditioner. So I can not compare. I can say that CSC acts like a product with honey in it.
 
faithVA said:
I'm not doing wash and goes but I have been following the conversations though.

For me BGC advice for mousse and shampoos have been on point. They probably run across a lot of women like me who have exceptionally dry hair and need to avoid things. They work with a lot of women who say they can't wear a wash and go and typically the cause is excess dryness. For hair like mine, mousse used too often causes dryness and over cleansing my hair is drying.

I use mousse only to slick my hair back in emergencies. I definitely don't use it more than 2x a month and I will use an all purpose shampoo, followed by a moisturizing shampoo.

I use an all-purpose or almost clarifying shampoo only for special times; mousse use, float therapy, using blow drying products or something like that. I probably do stick to the once a month as recommended.

I typically leave clarifying to my salon visits.

Using shampoos in this way is the only thing that has saved my hair and even enabled me to join in this thread.
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I can't deny that the ladies of BGC know what they are talking about even if they can be controversial. There are some exceptions but for the most part the info is universal for tight curly/coily hair. Their observations of how shampoo works is different from what is found in cosmetology textbooks and what hairstylist like Chris the Blowout Professor on YT talks about. I guess you have to change the rules a little with tighter curled hair.

For instance, coarse hair would use moisturizing shampoos because the oils on the scalp don't weigh the hair down as quickly as fine hair. Its not about how dirty the hair is per se regarding product usage. Its about the hair texture (fine, medium or coarse) and how oily it gets. Then use specialty shampoos for specialty reasons much like when one uses deep conditioners.

I personally don't get as many days of a clean scalp when using only moisturizing shampoos. I recently went a full week before CCSing. At the 7th day mark, my scalp was waxy but no flakes or sores. That was made possible because I shampooed 3 times with AG Balance and then went straight to conditioner. This is what I would consider the exception. BGC shampoo rules apply more to my hair than to my scalp. My mom can go months without washing her hair and her scalp is great. However, her hair is fine like mine. We just have different surface textures and that too makes a world of a difference.
 
DVAntDany said:
I can't deny that the ladies of BGC know what they are talking about even if they can be controversial. There are some exceptions but for the most part the info is universal for tight curly/coily hair. Their observations of how shampoo works is different from what is found in cosmetology textbooks and what hairstylist like Chris the Blowout Professor on YT talks about. I guess you have to change the rules a little with tighter curled hair.

For instance, coarse hair would use moisturizing shampoos because the oils on the scalp don't weigh the hair down as quickly as fine hair. Its not about how dirty the hair is per se regarding product usage. Its about the hair texture (fine, medium or coarse) and how oily it gets. Then use specialty shampoos for specialty reasons much like when one uses deep conditioners.

I personally don't get as many days of a clean scalp when using only moisturizing shampoos. I recently went a full week before CCSing. At the 7th day mark, my scalp was waxy but no flakes or sores. That was made possible because I shampooed 3 times with AG Balance and then went straight to conditioner. This is what I would consider the exception. BGC shampoo rules apply more to my hair than to my scalp. My mom can go months without washing her hair and her scalp is great. However, her hair is fine like mine. We just have different surface textures and that too makes a world of a difference.
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I agree. You have to know your hair and your scalp and make adjustments based on that. BGC does speak on that as well but I think so many people want a script that it gets lost in the conversation.

I have almost no oil on my scalp or my skin for that matter. My hair and scalp stay perpetually dry and always have. I have to use products based on that. My scalp just wants water and I do use the shampoo for my hair. I need to make sure I keep the little oil that I do have.

I understand my hair and scalp more now and I listen to theory but I also have to pay attention to my experience and make my own decisions. Having the theory to understand my experience though has been helpful.
 
ckisland said:
I did something different to my hair this wash day! I used a denman brush only on my ends. It didn't really do anything to my 4b section, but when it to the rest of my hair dried, I had all of these defined curls! Unfortunately, it makes my different curl patterns stand out a lot LOL!!! This is second day hair. I'm at work and I overheard two guests gushing over my hair!!

Cleanse: Harm Me Knot
DC: TGIN Deep Hydrating Hair Mask
Styler: Big Poppa

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I like your results. Do you find your hand position or angle makes a difference in how it comes out? I can do it much better on other people’s hair than my own.
 
GettingKinky said:
Pretty!! Did you get more curl definition than normal, or are your curls just smoother?
Everything I try using a denman I end up with a lot of frizz :-(
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Sorry I thought that I had responded!

I got the most curl definition on the canopy of my hair, which is 3cish. The denman brush smoothed those curls out very well, so they came out firmer than usual. My 4a back section had mixed results. My 4b section looked like poodle fluff LOL!!!
 
DVAntDany said:
I like your results. Do you find your hand position or angle makes a difference in how it comes out? I can do it much better on other people’s hair than my own.
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Yes!! As I was using the denman brush, I realized that I didn't quite know what I was doing LOL!!! I honestly can't say which angle did what. I'm going to watch some YouTube videos to actually know what I'm doing!
 
So it dries looking almost exactly as it did wet! It was late though and I forgot to take a pic. This is next day after sleeping in a pineapple.

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My conclusion is that the denman is great for my canopy, but it just causes frizz everywhere else. The other issue is that it makes the differences in my curl patterns super noticeable, and I'm not really a fan of that. Also my roots look fuzzier because the ends are so smooth.
 
Hmm, the African Pride gel only wash and go wasn't bad. Its still kicking, but I didn't do it any favors. I was rained on. Then my niece decided to play in my hair and didn’t sleep on a satin pillowcase. The shape looked funny this morning.

The positives is that it allowed me to use a regular elastic hair tie on it and not die from a tension headache. I can’t do that with moussed hair. Also, the curls on the ends are still intact.

I may or may not wash my hair tomorrow.
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ckisland said:
So it dries looking almost exactly as it did wet! It was late though and I forgot to take a pic. This is next day after sleeping in a pineapple.

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My conclusion is that the denman is great for my canopy, but it just causes frizz everywhere else. The other issue is that it makes the differences in my curl patterns super noticeable, and I'm not really a fan of that. Also my roots look fuzzier because the ends are so smooth.
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The frizz looks minimal. I wish mine looked as nice with a denman.

Do you think you will continue with this technique?
 
Wash n'go success!!! I used my ole faithful MJ Leave-in Condish and Coily Custard! I washed, detangled, DC'd, styled and blow dried in under an hour! I always let this combo air dry and it dries sticky. I love how it feels blow dried! No stickiness at all! I only used the denman a little in the front/top.

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