Wash N Go Thread

[Bozcurls]

Although I regularly use the leave in conditioner from Curls unleashed, I never use the other two jars. I've used the red one once before and thought it worked pretty well for the price but my local walgreens stopped stocking it. It was weird, they only had the leave in conditioner, and various shea moisture products. (Maybe some natural was snatching up all the stock )

I used all three together and the results were decent. The curl defining creme was really thick, thicker than shea moisture's curl smoothie. Although a few dollars more, I'd say it's worth the money. The scent is pleasant and it doesn't leave a crunchy or greasy feel to my hair.

(The wavy hair toward the front of my head is heat damage, before it was nearly straight. Because I usually clip my hair with a side-way part, I can blend it.)

I always seem to under use leave ins and such toward the back of my head. It's still pretty frizzy in this photo, but it's hidden anyway so it's no big deal.

It turned out okay. I used a diffuser fully dry.

What I did:

Co washed with thick conditioner, rinsed a little more than half of it out and squeezed most of the water down my hair. I wrapped with a towel for five mins so my hair wouldn't drip water. It was still wet however.

I ran the leave in conditioner throughout my hair as well as a generous amount of curl defining creme. Lastly, I used a quarter sized amount of the jelly.

 

[Trini_Chutney]

I should have joined this thread a long time ago. WashNGo is my go to style.

 

[DDTexlaxed]

I did one this weekend. I saw a you tube video which used oils in her ecostyler gel turning it into a custard. Not only was my wash n go well defined, but my hair was soft to the touch. I used the olive oil gel and added castor, avocado, olive oil, and aloe vera juice. I did the same with the morroccan oil one later. It too, gave me great results. I now have a gel I can use and have no crunch. I put twists back in because I am on a P challenge. My hair feels soft and moisturized! Yesterday was my 6 month post BC. Everything is going very well and I am working on simplifying the rest of my product stash.

 

[Shadiyah]

Today I used a new gel (new to me) that I found in Walmart. It is La Bella Keratin Infused Smooth & Sleek Gel. It was $1.84 for 22 oz. It's a nice consistency. Not as thick as Eco Styler, but it is still thick. Defined my curls well and my hair isn't super crunchy. I was pleasantly surprised. I will be picking up a few more bottles of this when I go back to Walmart.

BraunSugar is this gel protein base? and are you still loving it?

 

[Shadiyah]

Although I regularly use the leave in conditioner from Curls unleashed, I never use the other two jars. I've used the red one once before and thought it worked pretty well for the price but my local walgreens stopped stocking it. It was weird, they only had the leave in conditioner, and various shea moisture products. (Maybe some natural was snatching up all the stock )

I used all three together and the results were decent. The curl defining creme was really thick, thicker than shea moisture's curl smoothie. Although a few dollars more, I'd say it's worth the money. The scent is pleasant and it doesn't leave a crunchy or greasy feel to my hair.

(The wavy hair toward the front of my head is heat damage, before it was nearly straight. Because I usually clip my hair with a side-way part, I can blend it.)

I always seem to under use leave ins and such toward the back of my head. It's still pretty frizzy in this photo, but it's hidden anyway so it's no big deal.

It turned out okay. I used a diffuser fully dry.

What I did:

Co washed with thick conditioner, rinsed a little more than half of it out and squeezed most of the water down my hair. I wrapped with a towel for five mins so my hair wouldn't drip water. It was still wet however.

I ran the leave in conditioner throughout my hair as well as a generous amount of curl defining creme. Lastly, I used a quarter sized amount of the jelly.

Bozcurls your hair looks great. love the curls. I wish my hair would hang that long. The way your curls spiral that is how my curls are when my hair dries and I love those curls. when I am applying the products I take my fingers and rub it down small sections of my hair and spring on the ends like a up and down motion and it spirals right in place. I seal in my ends before I put on the styling product which is mixed chicks and my hair is shiny and not dried out by the end of the day.

 

[BraunSugar]

BraunSugar is this gel protein base? and are you still loving it?

Shadiyah I spoke too soon about it. It is a protein gel, but it dried my hair out horribly. Day 1 was fine, but day 2... my hair was like straw.

 

[Shadiyah]

Shadiyah I spoke too soon about it. It is a protein gel, but it dried my hair out horribly. Day 1 was fine, but day 2... my hair was like straw.

BraunSugar aaww so sorry to hear that. I thought it was protein when you said it was black. This is why I just stay with what works for me and has been for yrs. every time I try something new it works for that first day and then it is a flop.

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

I was in the hospital for 2 wks back in the end of feb til beg of march and couldn't wash my hair the whole time so when I came out my hair was acting very strange. It was overmoisturised I think from not being washed. When I came out I washed my hair and did a protein treatment but I wasn't able to get my hair to act right in a wash and go. It just wasnt as defined and the curls were wonky. It took about 3 wks of me washing my hair to get it back in order. I just did braidouts in the meantime. I was finally able to get a good wash and go last wed. It lasted til sat. It was so good to have my wash and go back. My mom likes my wash and go better than my braidout. I used Kiss my face upper management gel. can't believe how much more it hangs since July. I cant wait to see how it looks in another yr. This is day 2.

 

[Trini_Chutney]

Today I'm wearing CJ smoothing lotion with UFD curly magic and a little castor oil on my ends. This combo has been giving me really great hair lately. I tried UFD with SM curl enhancing smoothie and my hair was really frizzy even on the first day. I think there was too much glycerin in the SM.

I've found lately that I can do my WNG in the evening after I workout (around 6pm or so) and pineapple for bed. When I wake up in the morning my hair is pretty much dry, curls are intact, and I don't have to walk around with wet hair. Just thought some of you might like to give it a try.

 

[greenandchic]

Joining

Today I did my first WnG in over a year and my first one using gel.

-Oil blend (mostly grape seed oil)
-Camille Rose Naturals, Almond Jai Twisting Butter (said it was good for wash & gos)
-EcoStyler - Pink

My hair looks good for the most part but I was racing against the clock because the butter and gel left parts of my hair white. I used a blow dryer to melt some of it. Next time I will use a difusser since my roots are still wet (ick). Though I like the shrinkage I hope it didn't create tangles. I will scrunch with a few drops of oil tonight and throw it in a pineapple for 2nd day hair.

Dry, shrunken hair

 

[daviine]

Bumping for more pics!

 

[ckisland]

I have been lurking in this thread since it started. It's good to finally post in it .
New Wash n'go/ wash style n'go

1. Rinse hair and divide hair into 4 sections
2. Going one section at a time, add conditoner, and comb to detangle
3. Rinse section, then rake and smooth in conditioner and twist section
4. Complete entire head and leave shower with 4 twists
5. One twist at a time, smooth on gel, seal with oil, and retwist
6. Once done, wrap a t-shirt around 4 twists and let dry for about 1 hour (more if I have the patience)
7. Take off t-shirt, and gently separate twists
8. Let hair dry completely (~5+ hours)
At night I split hair in 2 (the front and crown and then the rest), and do a high pineapple and a low ponytail. In the morning, I take both down and fluff for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and sometimes longer day hair.

Along with my new routine (before I would do everything in 2-4 clipped up, not twisted sections, rake gel through, and put it up loose in a t-shirt) I've been using Garnier Fructis Pure Clean condish as my leave-in and the gel as my styler. This is my go to line for an awesome, multi-day wash n'go, put I have to seal since glycerin's so high in the ingredients. I also just started washing my hair in 4 twists because I think my hair is finally too long to let it shrink up completely. Since the twists are so big, my natural curl pattern stays intact but my roots don't shrink up so tight .

 

[whiteoleander91]

a conditioner only wash and go that I did a few weeks ago with Infusium 23 Moisture Replenisher

some random wash and go's

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

a conditioner only wash and go that I did a few weeks ago with Infusium 23 Moisture Replenisher



some random wash and go's

Once my wash and go is this length I'll be satisfied. How long is your hair stretched? I know your hair is looser than mine but I wanted to get a round about idea of how long my hair has to be to be shoulder length curly.

This is a wash and go I did after a failed attempt at a twistout.

day 3



Day 4

 

[Jobwright]

^^^^^^^Pretty pretty pretty! So, I am understanding that leaving conditioner on is the trick, right? Does anyone have fine hair and able to pull this off? It seems, for my dd, anything heavy causes her curls to turn into a wavy undefined mess. Any thoughts? Any you tube videos with fine 4a hair I can watch for technique?

 

[JC-Junkie]

All these wash and go's look lovely

I want to do some wash and goes but every time I try it looks awful. I don't have any pictures because I didn't think to take any.

What I would do is wash with conditioner, apply leave in (I don't remember what leave I used when I attempted a wash and go because I use different leave ins now ) and then apply gel, Eco Styler. I've tried most of them but when I attempted wash and go's I used either the Olive Oil one, the clear one, and the pink on on different occasions. Oh and I think I tried Fantasia IC as well. And the pink Africa Pride I think it's called too.

I used to be able to just wash my hair with conditioner and then apply leave in and go, when it was summer, because my hair was shorter then, but since its gotten longer its been really hard to achieve a lovely wash and go

My problem is it takes super long to dry, and I'd like to wear wash and goes even in winter, but not walk outside with wet hair because I get brain freeze . I did try a diffuser but it shrunk my hair soo much, and I love shrinkage but I would like some elongation also. I also think I used a bit too much leave in as I got the white stuff to the point where it left white bits on my hands, I think that's when the product clumps together to form little solid-like bits.

Its annoying because I want to wear my hair out a little more often, I wear a bun 100% and would like to wear it out a bit more and also I know that if I got my wash and go down, from there I could do other styles too you see.
And I feel kinda useless when it comes to my natural hair because I've been natural for almost 3 years and still cannot do a wash and go, a decent twistout or braidout. Feeling a little helpless.

So it would be great if you guys could help me with how I could stretch my hair without disturbing the curl pattern, as I've tried banding and that changed the pattern, also tried to lightly twist and it also change the curl pattern.
And also do you think I should give the diffuser a go again ? I think I'll have to buy another one because I don't actually know where my current one is, I chucked it somewhere after it didn't work out the last time

TIA and HHG !!

 

[ckisland]

JC-Junkie , I've been doing wash n'gos the majority of the time I've been natural (5.5 years), and I have used a diffuser twice . I just don't think they were meant for hair that shrinks up as much as mine . And I completely understand about trying to stretch your wash n'go only to have your curls/coils all messed up. The entire crown and front of my hair get overly stretched really easily.

The first thing I would suggest is use less gel. When I used EcoStyler my hair usually took a day and a half to dry (which sucks!), but I found that I tend to be heavy handed for no reason. You can also try wrapping your hair up in a t-shirt (or 2) for 20-30+ min, and together those should hopefully cut down on your drying time. I found that if my hair is just damp when I take it out of the t-shirt, my hair doesn't shrink as much. But I stretch my hair by 1) dividing my hair down the middle and putting each side into a loose bun with the ends sticking out or 2) pineappling my hair until it's almost dry. Also, doing everything in the 4 twists I mentioned in my post seem to help my hair have movement and not be tight when it dries.

HTH

 

[whiteoleander91]

Once my wash and go is this length I'll be satisfied. How long is your hair stretched? I know your hair is looser than mine but I wanted to get a round about idea of how long my hair has to be to be shoulder length curly.

BronxJazzy

That pic was taken a few days after my hair cut from BSB/grazing BSL to just shy of APL. So around APL my hair is at shoulder length for a wash and go :3 at BSB my hair at my nape would hang a bit past my shoulders. HTH! Pretty pics

 

[JC-Junkie]

JC-Junkie , I've been doing wash n'gos the majority of the time I've been natural (5.5 years), and I have used a diffuser twice . I just don't think they were meant for hair that shrinks up as much as mine . And I completely understand about trying to stretch your wash n'go only to have your curls/coils all messed up. The entire crown and front of my hair get overly stretched really easily.

The first thing I would suggest is use less gel. When I used EcoStyler my hair usually took a day and a half to dry (which sucks!), but I found that I tend to be heavy handed for no reason. You can also try wrapping your hair up in a t-shirt (or 2) for 20-30+ min, and together those should hopefully cut down on your drying time. I found that if my hair is just damp when I take it out of the t-shirt, my hair doesn't shrink as much. But I stretch my hair by 1) dividing my hair down the middle and putting each side into a loose bun with the ends sticking out or 2) pineappling my hair until it's almost dry. Also, doing everything in the 4 twists I mentioned in my post seem to help my hair have movement and not be tight when it dries.

HTH

That's the same with me too, my front has such a looser texture than the rest of my hair so it stretched a lot too.
I definitely agree with you on using less gel, I believe I'm heavy handed also, and takes forever and a day to dry also ! Do you wrap your hair after you have washed you hair in the twists before you apply your styling products or do you apply your products first and then wrap in a shirt ? I think next time I try a wash and go I'll attempt a pineapple, because when I've tried it my hair has shrunk so much that it doesn't come out at the top, but just stays covered in the wrap if that makes sense

EDA: I just read your routine up thread do you lose some product when you wrap your hair in a shirt after you apply your products in ?

TIA !

 

[McQuay30]

How do u pineapple ur hair and not get smashed curls? Or matted curls?

 

[McQuay30]

Bumping for more responses....

 

[manter26]

How do u pineapple ur hair and not get smashed curls? Or matted curls?

I don't do wng very often, but I'll answer. When I do wear them, I use a product with a strong hold- gel. In the morning I take my hair down and put it in a low bun while I get ready and that coaxes the hair back to a more natural position. I also wasn't able to pineapple at night and look decent the next morning until my hair got longer- SL/CBL shrunken (APL/BSL if stretched). HTH

 

[bhndbrwneyes]

Ladies,

My hair is mostly 3b/c but the crown of my head is 4a (maybe a bit of 4b too). There’s a huge noticeably awkward distinction. Anyhoo, this section of my hair gets EXTREMELY matted when I attempt WNGs. I’ve only started them recently (like 2 weeks ago) but so far the rest of the hair has been coming out nice just not this section. I use two methods for my WNGs, please let me know what product(s) or technique(s) I need to add/remove to improve this section of my hair.

Technique #1 (true WNG)
1.) Co-wash and detangling in shower
2.) Pat hair with towel and let air dry for a few minutes while doing my makeup
3.) Put hair into sections (about 4-6). Make sure crown/trouble area has 1-2 sections.
4.) Apply creamy moisturizer that has pretty good slip. Detangle further while applying moisturizer. (HH SCM, HH PLBM, HH CMC, or HQS GM)
5.) Apply light gel (KCCC or AVG)
6.) Apply light oil so gel dries soft (sweet almond or jojoba)
7.) Go. I don’t shake hair or anything to make curls pop or for it to dry faster because that would cause tangles.

Technique #2 (braid/twist out fail)
1.) Steps 1-4 above.
2.) Put hair in twist/braids and cross wrap them across my head.
3.) Apply baggy and bonnet. Sleep.
4.) Wake up. Take down hair hoping to have a great twist/braid out but seeing that my hair is still very wet, do a WNG instead.
5.) Hair is already pretty detangled but LIGHTLY finger comb if needed.
6.) Put LIGHT moisturizer in my hair IF NEEDED.
7.) Repeat steps 5-7 above

 

[whiteoleander91]

Ladies,

My hair is mostly 3b/c but the crown of my head is 4a (maybe a bit of 4b too). There’s a huge noticeably awkward distinction. Anyhoo, this section of my hair gets EXTREMELY matted when I attempt WNGs. I’ve only started them recently (like 2 weeks ago) but so far the rest of the hair has been coming out nice just not this section. I use two methods for my WNGs, please let me know what product(s) or technique(s) I need to add/remove to improve this section of my hair.

Technique #1 (true WNG)
1.) Co-wash and detangling in shower
2.) Pat hair with towel and let air dry for a few minutes while doing my makeup
3.) Put hair into sections (about 4-6). Make sure crown/trouble area has 1-2 sections.
4.) Apply creamy moisturizer that has pretty good slip. Detangle further while applying moisturizer. (HH SCM, HH PLBM, HH CMC, or HQS GM)
5.) Apply light gel (KCCC or AVG)
6.) Apply light oil so gel dries soft (sweet almond or jojoba)
7.) Go. I don’t shake hair or anything to make curls pop or for it to dry faster because that would cause tangles.

Technique #2 (braid/twist out fail)
1.) Steps 1-4 above.
2.) Put hair in twist/braids and cross wrap them across my head.
3.) Apply baggy and bonnet. Sleep.
4.) Wake up. Take down hair hoping to have a great twist/braid out but seeing that my hair is still very wet, do a WNG instead.
5.) Hair is already pretty detangled but LIGHTLY finger comb if needed.
6.) Put LIGHT moisturizer in my hair IF NEEDED.
7.) Repeat steps 5-7 above

Maybe apply a little bit more product (gel especially, or perhaps more moisturizer) to that section? I have type 4 hair at the front and I have to use more gel in those sections to keep them from tangling. Plus, it helps make my hair blend a bit better (I have so many different textures). Sorry if there's typos I'm on my phone

 

[McQuay30]

So the shaking means tangles?

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

So I tried something new today. AFter washing my hair I applied my leave in and sealed. Then I smoothed in kiss my face upper management gel. Last I applied tressemme naturals moisturising formula using the rake and smooth method.

It's still a little damp in the middle but this is my best wash and go to date. My hair is fluffy and defined. Elongated but seperated into these cute individual curls. Every single curl on my head is popping. I dont know what made me think to do this but I'm glad i did. My hair is super soft too.

Now lets see if it lasts.

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

Heres day 1 and day 2 of the gel and conditioner wash and go.

 

[GeorginaSparks]

subbing.


still trying to get the perfect wng with the right products while growing my hair.
i picked up
la bella gel(in the hispanic section in walgreens surprisingly)
long aid curl activator gel
as i am leave in

 

[whiteoleander91]

shockolate good luck!

 

[BraunSugar]

Flaxseed gel wash & go from March. If I weren't so lazy, I'd use flaxseed gel exclusively but I'm using Proclaim Curl Activator gel when I wash & go.