Wash N Go Thread

I tried Aveda Be Curly over the weekend... complete waste of $18.00! i have more definition with plain water!
 
I think I am in love. I finally have the volume I wanted and my hair is so soft.
I co washed with Tresemme naturals conditioner, applied shea moisture deep masque as a leave in and applied eco styler gel. My curls are still very defined but soft to the touch. Today is 3rd day hair for me, and I never achieved that before.:grin:
 
Hey:wave: Janet'

I have a Q for everyone. If you're not really gonna be doing anything the day you do ur wash n go's ...what do you do while your hair is drying? I rarely have my hair get completely dry.
 
I finally did a wash and go that I would be willing to wear out of the house!!! I'm 32 months post relaxer and the longest parts of my hair reach mid-back, however my wash and go only fully covers my neck in the back, and is more chin/neck length in the front. I've tried a lot of products for wash and go's before that have always ended up being rinsed out and put back into a bun, but today I simply cowashed my hair, rinsed all of the conditioner out, applied my oil (hemp, olive, castor) mix and some s-curl lite wave jel activator. Why it's spelled with a "j" I don't really understand, but I do know that I have the softest and most moisturized curls ever. I sat under the dryer for about 10 minutes to stop my hair from dripping and allowed the rest to air-dry. I'll try this again in a couple weeks, but until then back to my buns!
 
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I rarely ever do a wash and go as I don't like the way my hair looks with shrinkage but here's a few pics from my last one. I used Tressemme Naturals Conditioner and EcoStyler Gel.

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I don't think I'll ever attempt second day hair because I work out every morning and cowash afterwards. Last night I applied my oil mix and put my hair in two pinned down twists under a plastic cap like I always do. When I woke up and took my hair down it was surprisingly still defined, still fully dry, and was hanging much longer. I think if I had tried to refresh it a little bit I could have achieved second day hair.
 
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Conterria said:
I co-wash without rinsing out the conditioner
While in the shower I apply eco-styler gel on top of the conditioner
Rake through my hair with my wide tooth comb
Stick my hair quickly under the shower stream to get it soaking wet
Scrunch and whip my hair
Then I plop with a t-shirt and just let it air dry.

Result:
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Your Curls..... :love::lick:
 
Cherokee-n-Black said:
Have you tried the jane carter one? I can't remember the name, but it's something like "curl defining cream." I also think hair rules has a cream base too.
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I'm going to because I'm a product junkie. I ordered the Shescentit new stuff but it hasn't arrived yet.

I tried the morrocan brand from Sally's. That stuff did not work at all for me.
 
LadyRaider said:
My wash n gos are usually frizzy! And I don't like gels. I need a good cream curl definer!
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Beyond The Zone Noodlehead is a great one. I've done lots of reviews on that one lol. I recently went back to it and still get good results. It's a curling creme but it does have a kind of firm hold. I usually put a leave-in under it and scrunch out any crunch with the blow dryer. I used Noodlehead in the pics I posted a few pages back.
 
Has anyone tried the blue Eco Styler gel (for colored hair...has a hold factor of 5) for their w n' g? I have tried it several times and it works really well for me. I put Hawaiian Silky 14 n 1 on and then shingle in the gel. Firm hold without being crunchy..nice!

And I just discovered plopping works really well for me. Has majorly cut my occasional frizz issues.

Learning that natural hair is all about experimentation! lol
 
Egyptjones said:
Has anyone tried the blue Eco Styler gel (for colored hair...has a hold factor of 5) for their w n' g? I have tried it several times and it works really well for me. I put Hawaiian Silky 14 n 1 on and then shingle in the gel. Firm hold without being crunchy..nice!

And I just discovered plopping works really well for me. Has majorly cut my occasional frizz issues.

Learning that natural hair is all about experimentation! lol
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EllePixie has....she has a video review about it on YouTube.
 
i just want to throw in CD hair milk lol... i'm still loving it. though i will say say that you can get the same results with cheaper prods, but its just more steps.

oh, and drying your hair with a t-shirt instead of a towel has done wonders for my wng.


i honestly wear a wng or 2nd+ day hair almost 98% of the year now that i have my routine down.
 
My wash n go for today:

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I took these sorry pics with my phone...:lol: I wish it had flash bc my curls was POPPINNNNN'!!!!:love:

What I did instead of just raking the product through with my fingers was follow up with my shower comb and comb the product thru. And then shake to separate.
 
My wash n go looks great until my hair is fully dry, then it gets kind of puffy looking. I wish my hair looked and felt as good at the end of the day as it does at the start of the day
 
CocoBunny said:
My wash n go looks great until my hair is fully dry, then it gets kind of puffy looking. I wish my hair looked and felt as good at the end of the day as it does at the start of the day
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can I ask what you are using on your hair and what kind of hair do you have? are you all natrual and if you are thick and if you have tight coiled? which products have you tried so far?
 
Shadiyah said:
can I ask what you are using on your hair and what kind of hair do you have? are you all natrual and if you are thick and if you have tight coiled? which products have you tried so far?
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I am finally natural with thick coily hair. I think 4c but I don't know because sometimes the coils sort of look like curls.

I have used clarifying shampoos including the one from KC.

I have used the entire Ms. Jessie's lines all were ok while wet. I have used the entire Kinky Curly line nice when wet, took forever to dry. I had major shrinkage.

I have used Jane Carters Line.

I've used a gel from shescentit. Curly pudding from I cant remember where and the ecostyler oilve oil gel.

I sometimes apply a leave in and oil, sometimes just a leave in and I apply to dripping wet hair and smooth it on to my hair in sections.

I sometime let it drip dry. Or I shake like a dog and let it drip dry or I try the plopping method. I don't touch my hair again until it completely dry. Which can take hours...

My hair starts of soft and shiny with cute sort of defined coils/curls. Then as the day goes on the coils shrink and my near BS hair ends up at my chin and sometimes even shrinks up to my ears. By the end of the day my hair is a shrunken, dry, matted, dull mess.

BTW my twistouts and braidouts aren't much better, however my buns are fantastic. But I am sick of them and want to wear my hair out.
 
dafnie said:
Hey BraunSugar! I use the green "VIA NATURAL
conditioning STYLING GEL with Green Tea Extracts Moisturizing Gel (Kiwi and Olive Oil Extracts)".

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I got it from my local beauty supply store (this one is called 'Archer Beauty' but I doubt they have it other cities since it's named after a street in my city).

It's like your typical 'black' hair care beauty store...
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dafnie you're a Gator? I used to go to that BSS all the time.
 
I recently tried Moroccan Oil's Hydrating Styling Cream and got a 2day WNG. Today, day 3, I had to apply 3 dollops of the product in the front. I really like the product but not the price lol.
 
I just bought BTZ's Noodle Head curl creme over the weekend. My hair is all blown out right now for the week but I'll be trying it either this weekend or next week.

Is it good by itself tho? For those who've tried it??:)
 
typed this out for a different thread and decided not to post it, but in an effort not to waste my time, :look: here it is...I think Shea Moisture + gel will be my go to wash and go combo.

These pics are terrible quality, but...

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...all the same head of 4a hair, but it looks completely different IMO depending on the combo of products.
 
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CocoBunny said:
I am finally natural with thick coily hair. I think 4c but I don't know because sometimes the coils sort of look like curls.

I have used clarifying shampoos including the one from KC.

I have used the entire Ms. Jessie's lines all were ok while wet. I have used the entire Kinky Curly line nice when wet, took forever to dry. I had major shrinkage.

I have used Jane Carters Line.

I've used a gel from shescentit. Curly pudding from I cant remember where and the ecostyler oilve oil gel.

I sometimes apply a leave in and oil, sometimes just a leave in and I apply to dripping wet hair and smooth it on to my hair in sections.

I sometime let it drip dry. Or I shake like a dog and let it drip dry or I try the plopping method. I don't touch my hair again until it completely dry. Which can take hours...

My hair starts of soft and shiny with cute sort of defined coils/curls. Then as the day goes on the coils shrink and my near BS hair ends up at my chin and sometimes even shrinks up to my ears. By the end of the day my hair is a shrunken, dry, matted, dull mess.

BTW my twistouts and braidouts aren't much better, however my buns are fantastic. But I am sick of them and want to wear my hair out.
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it sounds like you have hair like my daughter... what she has learned about her hair is that just leaving in a regular conditioner and letting it dry works better than any product she ever used. she don't use shampoo at all just co wash and then leave the last conditioner wash in her dripping wet hair and let it alone and yes it is going to shrinnk there is not much you can do for that and she just use the gel to smooth out the edges and tie a a band on it and depending on if you want it big or want it small depends on how tight you tie the scarf or band. I think what you have to do is use like olive oil or castol oil on it at night and plait it up and wet it every day. but sitting under the dryer will cut the dry time because hers take like 24 hrs to dry her hair it is crazy. make sure that you moisture it at night and I use the silk hair for shine after the hair has dry. I did use the eco styler gel on her hair last night but it was dry and she really like it because she could syle it more so if you are not getting what you want from it while it is wet wait until it drys and use it to put it in the style you want because she will pine it up or do a mow hawk.
 
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