Wash And Go, To Grow And To Dazzle 2020 Challenge

[faithVA]

I do too. Low hold stylers have their advantages, but there is definitely a longevity trade-off.

I agree. I've noticed that on even my short hair. If I go for elongation then I give up longevity. My hair is always full so no concerns there I usually go for longevity. As long as my shape is good and I can get some decent definition I can live with the shorter look for now.

 

[EmmJaii]

“Final” results! Sat under the dryer for an hour but I can tell the inside is still a bit damp. I don’t think the results differ much from pop lock glaze, I think the glaze is easier to use.

Will have to see how this lasts through Sunday. I’ll definitely be using it again on Sunday. I’ll try to use bigger clumps of products for my curlier sections in the back, and less for my wavier sections in the front.
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Your hair looks amazing, especially the definition and length. How many days you typically get from your wash and go? Can you update us over the course of the week to show how it fluffs up?

 

[kimpaur]

My hair was looking a HOT mess so I decided I needed to refresh and my hair turned out great-VERY flat but great

What I did differently-made sure my roots had product and raked more

Something that I think helped , even though it was a fail-I tried to use my soft bonnet dryer attachment with my blow dryer to dry my hair and my hair just wouldn’t fit under the cap right-But it made my hair very flat to my head .

I ended up finishing with my blow dryer and while my hair overall isn’t stretched and voluminous, my individual curls are -if that makes sense

I resisted the urge to pic it out -I’m learning that picking is like a no no for longevity

I’m really enjoying all this experimentation!

I’m going to attach pics-hopefully they aren’t too big

ETA: still can’t post pics from phone smh nvm

 

[kimpaur]

Do any of you ladies dry with diffuser attachments?

 

[toaster]

Your hair looks amazing, especially the definition and length. How many days you typically get from your wash and go? Can you update us over the course of the week to show how it fluffs up?

Yes absolutely! And thank you!

I wash my hair every Sunday and Wednesday, so I get 4/5 days from each wash and go.

 

[toaster]

Do any of you ladies dry with diffuser attachments?

I use a hard bonnet dryer when I’m at home, but if I wash my hair while I’m traveling I use a diffuser to dry my hair and I love it!

My arms start to hurt after a while, but my hair is dry enough after about 20-25 minutes.

 

[GettingKinky]

Do any of you ladies dry with diffuser attachments?

I always dry with a diffuser. I have the Dyson and I dry on high heat/high speed and after 10 minutes my hair is 80%+ dry. I let it air dry the rest of the way.

 

[faithVA]

Do any of you ladies dry with diffuser attachments?

Sometimes. I either diffuse or I just blow dry without the diffuser depending on how fast I want it to go.

 

[colorful_coils]

@colorful_coils What exactly is the 10Q that the As are doing? I know SeeSomeCurls has the video library and monthly lives, but I can’t figure out what 10Q is.

It's a weekly/biweekly video where they answer some of the questions that the community has that the SeeSomeCurls videos don't address. They just did one last week.

 

[GettingKinky]

It's a weekly/biweekly video where they answer some of the questions that the community has that the SeeSomeCurls videos don't address. They just did one last week.

how do you ask the questions?

 

[GettingKinky]

I’m on a mission to use up the products I have that aren’t my staples. I’ll use them on my midweek washes

- I have 2-4 more uses of curl charisma coil custard
- I have a huge bottle of Deva decedance conditioner that will last many months
- I have 2 8oz containers of KCKT
- I have one 8oz container of KCCC

I think I can use all of this up by June- hopefully sooner.

After that I wil stick to UFD and only experiment with toppers to replace ICH. And maybe try orange marmalade as a UFD replacement.

Having too many products stresses me out. I like being on auto pilot.

 

[Britt]

I’m on a mission to use up the products I have that aren’t my staples. I’ll use them on my midweek washes

- I have 2-4 more uses of curl charisma coil custard
- I have a huge bottle of Deva decedance conditioner that will last many months
- I have 2 8oz containers of KCKT
- I have one 8oz container of KCKT

I think I can use all of this up by June- hopefully sooner.

After that I wil stick to UFD and only experiment with toppers to replace ICH. And maybe try orange marmalade as a UFD replacement.

Having too many products stresses me out. I like being on auto pilot.

Same here...
I'd love a cheaper topper but for now I'm sticking with ICH and Trepadora. I love UFD too much to change that. UFD works so well for me as a base gel. That topper would have to have a similar texture and weight of ICH to weigh my hair down and smooth it out. I've already fooled around with custards, Kinky curly, ouidad.

 

[Britt]

Under the dryer with the earthtones max gel.

What a weird product. It doesn’t emulsify in your hands at all. You just pick up a clump and spread it on your hair. It spreads easily on the hair and has lots of slip.

Will have to see how it dries, but I know I wouldn’t use it for a “lazy” wash and go. You have to get the product directly on your roots since you can’t emulsify it in your hands. I did my usual 18 sections and I’m not sure it was enough. I might have poofy pieces.

I would say it would spread better over a leave in, but embrace natural beauty used it over UFD and still remarked that it wouldn’t emulsify.

Thanks for sharing this! This is very useful to know about a gel.
Embrace beauty did make note of the gel not spreading but you described it well noting this is not for a lazy wash n go. My styling takes some time b/c I make sure I really get through small sections. What I also like about UFD, ICH and Trepadora is ease of use of the product. I can pump them out the bottle and they all emulsify easily and glide over my strands.

 

[Britt]

You sound just like me. I find a combo that gives me really good results and then I keep searching for something even better.
UFD/ICH is awesome for me and KCKT/ICH is also awesome. I wish Innersense were black owned and then my search would be over.

I wonder how much their sales have spiked due to the popularity of BGC! They are always sold out of the liter size. I would imagine their business is booming with how many people are purchasing Innersense now.

 

[faithVA]

I wonder how much their sales have spiked due to the popularity of BGC! They are always sold out of the liter size. I would imagine their business is booming with how many people are purchasing Innersense now.

And they are also now available in Ulta which gives them a wider audience.

 

[toaster]

Thanks for sharing this! This is very useful to know about a gel.
Embrace beauty did make note of the gel not spreading but you described it well noting this is not for a lazy wash n go. My styling takes some time b/c I make sure I really get through small sections. What I also like about UFD, ICH and Trepadora is ease of use of the product. I can pump them out the bottle and they all emulsify easily and glide over my strands.

Yes! That’s why I love pop lock glaze. It’s in a squeeze bottle and it spreads super easily. I love the kinky curly combo on my hair, but it’s two steps and 1 is in a jar.

I actually think the earthtones gel would do well on top of knot today, but I’ll try it in different ways over my next few washes.

A gel in a pump is amazing. Only downside is travel.

 

[Britt]

Yes! That’s why I love pop lock glaze. It’s in a squeeze bottle and it spreads super easily. I love the kinky curly combo on my hair, but it’s two steps and 1 is in a jar.

I actually think the earthtones gel would do well on top of knot today, but I’ll try it in different ways over my next few washes.

A gel in a pump is amazing. Only downside is travel.

Hmmmm, so this pop glaze might be a good topper to try. I will look on target for it.

 

[Britt]

Ladies i dont know if this has been answered in this thread but what is the full name of ICH. And which gel are u using from Trepadora ?

I have the acai berry and papaya slip. The slip has more hold. Great for humid weather. Not needed now lol, save your coins.

 

[EmmJaii]

I’m on a mission to use up the products I have that aren’t my staples. I’ll use them on my midweek washes

- I have 2-4 more uses of curl charisma coil custard
- I have a huge bottle of Deva decedance conditioner that will last many months
- I have 2 8oz containers of KCKT
- I have one 8oz container of KCKT

I think I can use all of this up by June- hopefully sooner.

After that I wil stick to UFD and only experiment with toppers to replace ICH. And maybe try orange marmalade as a UFD replacement.

Having too many products stresses me out. I like being on auto pilot.

I’m really curious how close Orange Marmalade is to UFD. I’m scared though because I believe it’s flaxseed based and I used a flaxseed gel once and my hair came out horrible.

Yes! That’s why I love pop lock glaze. It’s in a squeeze bottle and it spreads super easily. I love the kinky curly combo on my hair, but it’s two steps and 1 is in a jar.

I actually think the earthtones gel would do well on top of knot today, but I’ll try it in different ways over my next few washes.

A gel in a pump is amazing. Only downside is travel.

I just got my pop lock in the mail. How did you use it? Wet hair? Damp hair? Anything I should be cautious of? I’m planning on using it tomorrow.

 

[toaster]

I’m really curious how close Orange Marmalade is to UFD. I’m scared though because I believe it’s flaxseed based and I used a flaxseed gel once and my hair came out horrible.

I just got my pop lock in the mail. How did you use it? Wet hair? Damp hair? Anything I should be cautious of? I’m planning on using it tomorrow.

I use it on wet hair in the shower! I apply about a nickel-quarter sized amount to each small section of my hair, and rake and smooth through.

For my hair the first day it is solid. Like when I shake my hair it clinks lol. But after sleeping on it for one night it’s nice and soft.

Excited to see how it works for you!!

 

[LavenderMint]

I did my last ccs on 2/5. I used my usual UFD (also, that company is awesome with how quickly they ship) with wait time but as my topper I tried the Pop Lock Glaze. Although it has ok hold & left my hair super shiny with a grayish cast, I’m not sold on it. It completely frizzed my hair in parts, making it oddly clumpy & just was weird on my ends no matter what. I’ll reset on Monday but I think I will try it with the wng shampoo & dc. I waited to post because I typically do not like 1st or 2nd day hair so I wasn’t sure if I my initial take on this was from that or not. At any rate, here’s my day 1 & day 7 pics. Maybe you guys will see something I don’t?

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@LavenderMint I wasnt impressed at all. It frizzed my hair as well. you can see the pictures upthread somewhere.

big poppa is where its at. Especially for the size of our coils. Big Poppa has weight and hold.

 

[faithVA]

I did my last ccs on 2/5. I used my usual UFD (also, that company is awesome with how quickly they ship) with wait time but as my topper I tried the Pop Lock Glaze. Although it has ok hold & left my hair super shiny with a grayish cast, I’m not sold on it. It completely frizzed my hair in parts, making it oddly clumpy & just was weird on my ends no matter what. I’ll reset on Monday but I think I will try it with the wng shampoo & dc. I waited to post because I typically do not like 1st or 2nd day hair so I wasn’t sure if I my initial take on this was from that or not. At any rate, here’s my day 1 & day 7 pics. Maybe you guys will see something I don’t?

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I don't know if I can comment on it since I don't really remember your regular. But I think it looks good. I love your coils.

I hope I have some hang time when my hair gets closer to your length.

 

[toaster]

@LavenderMint I would say try it alone (not over or under any other product) because that’s how it’s directed to be used/how it works for me, but it doesn’t work for every, as evidenced by this thread.

I think your hair looks awesome in the photos, but if you don’t like you then who am I to say?

 

[LavenderMint]

Thank you ladies! I just needed some other eyes/opinions. I don’t hate it but my hair has done better. I think I’ll try it again like you said @toaster but I suspect that @Bette Davis Eyes is likely correct & it may not work out for me. At any rate, I can try both ways on Monday: a section on naked hair & big poppa on the rest. Fingers crossed.

 

[EmmJaii]

Just finished my wash n go using Pop Lock. I’m on the fence...I realized halfway through doing my hair that it works way better when my hair is soaking wet, not just kind of wet. So the back of my hair has some not so defined / kind of frizzy spots, but whatever. On the good side, my hair dried SIGNIFICANTLY faster than usual. I sat under the dryer for 35 mins and diffused for 15, and my hair is 95% dry. Usually when I do the same thing my hair is only 75-80% dry. Going to post a pic of my hair as it looks now. I fluffed a bit while diffusing, but won’t stretch or really fluff until tomorrow right before DH and I go out for Vday.

The consistency of pop lock was interesting. I used like 1/3 of the bottle, and I really wish it were a pump. I might try to swap out the top to a pump just for ease. Anywho, I’ll update in a few days, but I highly doubt this will be better than my UFD and ICH combo.

 

[toaster]

Omg @EmmJaii you hair looks FAB! Like really fab!!!

about to post my earthtones natural day 3 update for you!

 

[toaster]

So here’s day 3 of earthtones. Top pictures are my hair out of the buff. Bottom pictures are after I “scrunched” with a little of the earthtones butter. It looks much better but it’s still hard! I don’t mind, but if crunch is not your thing, stay far away.

I feel like my hair would stay like this for weeks.

When I wash on Sunday I’m going to use less in the front because my hair is looser in the front and doesn’t need as much hold.

Im also realizing my hair looks basically the same with all the products I try, so maybe I’m not the best point of reference.

 

[EmmJaii]

So here’s day 3 of earthtones. Top pictures are my hair out of the buff. Bottom pictures are after I “scrunched” with a little of the earthtones butter. It looks much better but it’s still hard! I don’t mind, but if crunch is not your thing, stay far away.

I feel like my hair would stay like this for weeks.

When I wash on Sunday I’m going to use less in the front because my hair is looser in the front and doesn’t need as much hold.

Im also realizing my hair looks basically the same with all the products I try, so maybe I’m not the best point of reference.
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Your hair looks great! I can’t even believe this is day 3 hair. I bet you could get 7-10 days from this wash n go EASILY. You were not joking about the hold from the earthtones lol.

 

[faithVA]

Just finished my wash n go using Pop Lock. I’m on the fence...I realized halfway through doing my hair that it works way better when my hair is soaking wet, not just kind of wet. So the back of my hair has some not so defined / kind of frizzy spots, but whatever. On the good side, my hair dried SIGNIFICANTLY faster than usual. I sat under the dryer for 35 mins and diffused for 15, and my hair is 95% dry. Usually when I do the same thing my hair is only 75-80% dry. Going to post a pic of my hair as it looks now. I fluffed a bit while diffusing, but won’t stretch or really fluff until tomorrow right before DH and I go out for Vday.

The consistency of pop lock was interesting. I used like 1/3 of the bottle, and I really wish it were a pump. I might try to swap out the top to a pump just for ease. Anywho, I’ll update in a few days, but I highly doubt this will be better than my UFD and ICH combo.

It is very pretty. You have great definition in the front.