Wash N Go Thread

For my wash n go's( well i really wouldnt say it's a wash n go lol) i do the following:

1) Co-wash/detangle in 4 sections
2) Apply my leave-in and twist each section
3) Apply plastic cap overnight
4) In the morning apply my styling product( wet line xtreme gel in clear) to each section and Willow Smith my hair like no other and im g2g. Oh and BTW in the morning my hair is not very wet but it's damp enough where i dont have to rewet my hair to apply the gel.
5) At night i oil my scalp and apply a small( like dime size) amount of moisturizer all over and apply the plastic cap again and then my satin bonnet. In the morning i take off my bonnet and cap shake my hair( yes my hair is not stiff and i can shake it, my hair is not long btw, and i still have my defined curls) and adjust it to how i like and im off!!!! My hair still is very moisturized and has wonderful shine! i love this method. I usually wear this style for about 5 days. I could go longer but i workout and NEED to wash my hair. By wash day my curls are still poppin' like day one.


I hope this helps someone
 
It is fall the southern humidity is at bay and I will be saying farewell to my wash n go's for awhile. I generally wear my hair straight for most of the fall/winter I find I get the most growth this way. Wash n go's are hell on my ends I can't help but get SSK's and they eat up all my progress. Nonetheless, this is my routine for my wash in go:
1. Wet hair and apply a ton of cheapie conditioner and detangle with widetooth comb and conditioner (what I use varies right now I have some Tresemme).
2. Apply a generous amount of either Cholesterol Conditioner or Aphogee 2 Min Reconstructer. Put a plastic cap on my head.
3. Rinse and apply some more cheapie conditioner and rinse again.
4. Squeeze water out of hair
5. Apply some Shea Moisture and Olive Oil and a little but of Eco Styler

I can usually only wear my hair down for a day and after that it goes up in a poof but I use the pineapple method at night to perserve my curls.
Here are my latest wash n go's:
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corpFROcentric said:
It is fall the southern humidity is at bay and I will be saying farewell to my wash n go's for awhile. I generally wear my hair straight for most of the fall/winter I find I get the most growth this way. Wash n go's are hell on my ends I can't help but get SSK's and they eat up all my progress. Nonetheless, this is my routine for my wash in go:
1. Wet hair and apply a ton of cheapie conditioner and detangle with widetooth comb and conditioner (what I use varies right now I have some Tresemme).
2. Apply a generous amount of either Cholesterol Conditioner or Aphogee 2 Min Reconstructer. Put a plastic cap on my head.
3. Rinse and apply some more cheapie conditioner and rinse again.
4. Squeeze water out of hair
5. Apply some Shea Moisture and Olive Oil and a little but of Eco Styler

I can usually only wear my hair down for a day and after that it goes up in a poof but I use the pineapple method at night to perserve my curls.
Here are my latest wash n go's:
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STUNNING hair!!!!:lick::lick:
 
all my natural sisters!!! so i tried to do a wash and go this morning but i was having some issues with my relaxed ends, of course they didnt even pretend to curl.... SOOOO i hacked one side of relaxed ends off!!!:spinning::spinning:

Then i got all chicken and didnt finish, but i know i have to because i sincerely look crazy..lol... so i will finish tonight at 11 months post!!! Any who, I want to rock the wash and go's but this morning when i tried it on the side with no relaxed ends of course, it came out all wrong.

I cowashed with VO5 moisturizing conditioner, detangeled in the shower,
dried my hair a little it was still damp, applied KCNT in 4 sections, combed through with my wide tooth comb, then applied eco styler gel and combed through with the denam. The hair on top was great, curls poppin all over the place, but the hair on the inside was a frizzy mess, all the curl definition was gone just a fro under curls... what am i doing wrong. Do i need smaller sections? only use the denam? put the leave in and the gel on at the same time?
What do you think, hopefully someone answers today since i wanna do this for tomorrow:grin::grin:

Oh I have 3c/4a hair almost SL in most places EL in the rest... ITS SUPER SUPER THICK... i can take one quarter of my head and make a decent pony tail for a whole head... thickness wise, not length.
 
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indarican said:
all my natural sisters!!! so i tried to do a wash and go this morning but i was having some issues with my relaxed ends, of course they didnt even pretend to curl.... SOOOO i hacked one side of relaxed ends off!!!:spinning::spinning:

Then i got all chicken and didnt finish, but i know i have to because i sincerely look crazy..lol... so i will finish tonight at 11 months post!!! Any who, I want to rock the wash and go's but this morning when i tried it on the side with no relaxed ends of course, it came out all wrong.

I cowashed with VO5 moisturizing conditioner, detangeled in the shower,
dried my hair a little it was still damp, applied KCNT in 4 sections, combed through with my wide tooth comb, then applied eco styler gel and combed through with the denam. The hair on top was great, curls poppin all over the place, but the hair on the inside was a frizzy mess, all the curl definition was gone just a fro under curls... what am i doing wrong. Do i need smaller sections? only use the denam? put the leave in and the gel on at the same time?
What do you think, hopefully someone answers today since i wanna do this for tomorrow:grin::grin:

Oh I have 3c/4a hair almost SL in most places EL in the rest... ITS SUPER SUPER THICK... i can take one quarter of my head and make a decent pony tail for a whole head... thickness wise, not length.
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Im guessing when you say 3c/4a you mean a larger curl with a afro texture spongy puffy etc? ....thats normally what i notice people mean

If thats the case put down the denman it will puff up your hair like crazy

do all your detangling before on wet hair rake the product through using fingers again apply product on soaking wet hair the product will glide through better capturing your curls and smoothing everything out

i never use combs and my hair is perfectly clumped without any tangles etc
 
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sooooooooo took some new pics and will be updating till my wash day im going to just stick to 7-10 days

A picture reference is good for other newbies to get a idea how long wash and gos can last these pics are day 3 using the buff :yep:

My phone is YEARS old so i did my best *prays for iphone*



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Man my hair can't do a wash and go to save my life. But I ain't mad at those who can. Keep doing what you do sistas! And I'll just sit here watch and applaud!
 
aviddiva77 said:
Man my hair can't do a wash and go to save my life. But I ain't mad at those who can. Keep doing what you do sistas! And I'll just sit here watch and applaud!
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Do you have a pic up of your attempts??

HEY EVERYBODY!!!!....Okay...so guess what? I bought and tried Kinky-Curly Knot Today AND the Kinky-Curly Curling Custard (got em from Target). I must say that i REALLY like it:yep:....after months of passing it by...i decided to finally try it bc i was afraid i would be one of those who didn't like it.

Now....i don't have any pics of today's wash n go....it came out nice...but i put in a tad too much custard so i'm gonna redo it tomorrow.

For ME:...it looks similar to if i would've done my hair with my usual EcoStyler Argan gel and some cheapie conditioner as a leave in....with Curls In A Bottle on top.....

YET!!!

It gave me more weight than Eco....like i experienced "hang"!!!:woot:...my hair had nice movement...it worked very well for my loose curlse in the front....it was so windy outside today but it made it just that much more fabulous!!:lol:....and the BIG plus is.....i didn't have and plastcky, hard, crunchy curls!!! My hair feels so moisturized!!! This definitely a staple!!!!!:pulpdance:

And it smells like cherry-vanilla cake with candies on it:grin::lick:
 
indarican said:
all my natural sisters!!! so i tried to do a wash and go this morning but i was having some issues with my relaxed ends, of course they didnt even pretend to curl.... SOOOO i hacked one side of relaxed ends off!!!:spinning::spinning:

Then i got all chicken and didnt finish, but i know i have to because i sincerely look crazy..lol... so i will finish tonight at 11 months post!!! Any who, I want to rock the wash and go's but this morning when i tried it on the side with no relaxed ends of course, it came out all wrong.

I cowashed with VO5 moisturizing conditioner, detangeled in the shower,
dried my hair a little it was still damp, applied KCNT in 4 sections, combed through with my wide tooth comb, then applied eco styler gel and combed through with the denam. The hair on top was great, curls poppin all over the place, but the hair on the inside was a frizzy mess, all the curl definition was gone just a fro under curls... what am i doing wrong. Do i need smaller sections? only use the denam? put the leave in and the gel on at the same time?
What do you think, hopefully someone answers today since i wanna do this for tomorrow:grin::grin:

Oh I have 3c/4a hair almost SL in most places EL in the rest... ITS SUPER SUPER THICK... i can take one quarter of my head and make a decent pony tail for a whole head... thickness wise, not length.
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Yes!:yep:if you find where you have puffiness throughout out your hair....its because you need to make smaller sections and rake your product through....especially if you have the smaller curls.
 
SmilingElephant said:
Do you have a pic up of your attempts??

HEY EVERYBODY!!!!....Okay...so guess what? I bought and tried Kinky-Curly Knot Today AND the Kinky-Curly Curling Custard (got em from Target). I must say that i REALLY like it:yep:....after months of passing it by...i decided to finally try it bc i was afraid i would be one of those who didn't like it.

Now....i don't have any pics of today's wash n go....it came out nice...but i put in a tad too much custard so i'm gonna redo it tomorrow.

For ME:...it looks similar to if i would've done my hair with my usual EcoStyler Argan gel and some cheapie conditioner as a leave in....with Curls In A Bottle on top.....

YET!!!

It gave me more weight than Eco....like i experienced "hang"!!!:woot:...my hair had nice movement...it worked very well for my loose curlse in the front....it was so windy outside today but it made it just that much more fabulous!!:lol:....and the BIG plus is.....i didn't have and plastcky, hard, crunchy curls!!! My hair feels so moisturized!!! This definitely a staple!!!!!:pulpdance:

And it smells like cherry-vanilla cake with candies on it:grin::lick:
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SmilingElephant I'm glad you liked KCCC. That is my WnG staple. I have been using it for almost a year and nothing else comes close.

Sent from my SPH-D700
 
Embyra said:
Im guessing when you say 3c/4a you mean a larger curl with a afro texture spongy puffy etc? ....thats normally what i notice people mean

If thats the case put down the denman it will puff up your hair like crazy

do all your detangling before on wet hair rake the product through using fingers again apply product on soaking wet hair the product will glide through better capturing your curls and smoothing everything out

i never use combs and my hair is perfectly clumped without any tangles etc
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+1 I don't use combs or brushes unless I want the puffy fro-ish look.

Sent from my SPH-D700
 
Looka hyunh nah! *points with hand DAChsies_rule * :lol:

Okay:....i KNEW somebody was gonna call me out! :grin:....so here goes:


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All i have in my hair today is KCNT and KCCC....and i LOVE it!!! I really do...more than my EcoStyler combo...bc it feels softer...theres hold...but its soft!

Now....i didn't have any KC Come Clean shampoo so i just used my ORS Creamy Aloe Shampoo to wash my hair....then i conditioned and detangled with the Knot Today...rinsed and then put like two dime sizes worth of Knot Today throught my hair....and i appled the KCCC in sections and of course...shaky shaky!!! Lol....i also generously sprayed my hair down with water before shaking to make sure the product spread evenly:yep:....a MUST with all my wash n go'ss!

After i run out of Creamy Aloe...i'm gonna buy the Come Clean Shampoo...and i want to try the other products!! I think Kinky-Curly may be my line ya'll!! And to think...i waited all this time bc of the price.:lol:

The gel smells like strawberry cake!!:lick:
 
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Embyra said:
Im guessing when you say 3c/4a you mean a larger curl with a afro texture spongy puffy etc? ....thats normally what i notice people mean

If thats the case put down the denman it will puff up your hair like crazy

do all your detangling before on wet hair rake the product through using fingers again apply product on soaking wet hair the product will glide through better capturing your curls and smoothing everything out

i never use combs and my hair is perfectly clumped without any tangles etc
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I agree: your hair should curl up on it's own when you soak it in the shower if you are 3c/4a. All you need is to put some product on (without disturbing the pattern) and go!:yep:
 
So I found another way to do my wash and go other than using KCCC (which meshes well with tresemme naturals I'm glad to find out). Anywho I finger detangle now and use Tresemme as my styler on damp hair. I then band my hair in two low ponytails and that's been working for me. I band each night and put a scarf on to keep the frizz under control.

This grants me a different wash and go style than KCCC which sometimes gets too producty and weighed down. I still like it but this is a nice change. Sorry no pictures as my camera is M.I.A

I'm sold on finger detangling and banding now.
 
Hey SmilingElephant!

I just started experimenting with wash n gos. I got tired of doing twistouts and braidouts. I'm now just embracing my coils now and letting my hair do what it wants to do for the most part.

For my method, I co-wash, detangle, then apply conditioner from root to tip in sections with my fingers, let it airdry in a ponytail or bun. Once dry, I take out the ponytail holder and fluff my hair out. Here's a couple of pics of my recent wash n go style:

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There was a time when I tried EcoStyler Olive Oil Gel and it didn't turn out quite right. My hair came out flat and hard. I'm going to try it again one of these days because the EcoStyler Gel gives a lot of shine. I just gotta figure out how to get the volume as well with it. I hope the ponytail/bun drying method will help achieve the volume like it does when I just apply conditioner alone.
 
Poohbear said:
Hey SmilingElephant!

I just started experimenting with wash n gos. I got tired of doing twistouts and braidouts. I'm now just embracing my coils now and letting my hair do what it wants to do for the most part.

For my method, I co-wash, detangle, then apply conditioner from root to tip in sections with my fingers, let it airdry in a ponytail or bun. Once dry, I take out the ponytail holder and fluff my hair out. Here's a couple of pics of my recent wash n go style:

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IMAG08011-vi.jpg


There was a time when I tried EcoStyler Olive Oil Gel and it didn't turn out quite right. My hair came out flat and hard. I'm going to try it again one of these days because the EcoStyler Gel gives a lot of shine. I just gotta figure out how to get the volume as well with it. I hope the ponytail/bun drying method will help achieve the volume like it does when I just apply conditioner alone.
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Poohbear this is what I find with new wash n goers you have to try different products to see what works for you. what I do for my clients is I use tresemme naturals for their leave in and then I rake and shake talibah waajib curl sealer in their hair. and I make sure that I smooth out the ends of their hair. it works really good.

Oh and the ponytail thing you are messing up your curls. you need to scrunch up your curls and air dry without touching them.
 
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Shadiyah said:
Poohbear this is what I find with new wash n goers you have to try different products to see what works for you. what I do for my clients is I use tresemme naturals for their leave in and then I rake and shake talibah waajib curl sealer in their hair. and I make sure that I smooth out the ends of their hair. it works really good.

Oh and the ponytail thing you are messing up your curls. you need to scrunch up your curls and air dry without touching them.
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Shadiyah - thanks for the advice, but I don't have curls like a lot of ladies I see. I have very tiny tight coils/springs. If I scrunched up my coils and let it air dry without touching, my hair would look very puny and ear length. I tried it before and that's what happened and I didn't like how it looked. :ohwell:

A lot of ladies who say they have 4a/b hair really have 3c/4a hair or looser curl pattern with minimal shrinkage. My hair shrinks to high heavens. It won't lay down like MahoganyCurls on YouTube.

Edited to add: I also wanted to say that my camera phone pictures does no justice for how my hair really looks. The pictures make my hair look blurry and fuzzier than it really is.

Sent via Android LHCF App
 
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