Wash & Wear look...

[Leslie_C]

sorry if this is a double post but I cant find the post I tried earlier. Anyway, To you relaxed 4a/4b ladies who have had success with wash and wear hair, could you tell me the steps u take and the products you use? I think this is a great summer style in hot/humid FL. I plan to do a lot of CO washes this summer bc I work out and sweat a lot regardless.

I 1st discovered this style a few years ago ( way before learning about haircare) and would leave a large amount of regular conditioner (suave, etc) in my hair and add other stuff to it...after a while my hair started thining and breaking off a lot. I think I was overconditioning....so bc of that Im reluctant to leave any kind of conditioners in my hair.

My thing is I want to help my hair, not hurt it and want to acheive a fresh shiny look without frizz. Input is appreciated and thanx in advance!

 

[Healthb4Length]

Hi, what state is your hair in right now? If it's damaged or breaking I would suggest holding off on the chemicals until you get it back in order. I don't understand what you mean by overconditioning can you explain a lil bit more for me please? I think that once your hair is healthy then you can opt for a texturizer or you can even do braid/outs and twistouts for a nice textured look. My hair is texturized and I love it. RIght now I do braidouts with unrefined shea butter It makes my hair incredibly shiny! and my style lasts for a few days, when I do the wash and go style, I wash my hair, deepcondition and put on a cream lotion that's light and but on some spray moisturizer and I'm good to go. Right now I haven't found the "magic" product, still searching but I'm sure the ladies here will give you great suggestions.

 

[Leslie_C]

hey its me again. Right now my hair is pretty healthy and its relaxed (just had a touch up last week). I am pretty good at doing braid outs with just random plaits bc I cant cornrow, but was interested in CO washing and going sometimes this summer.

What I meant by overconditioning is a few years ago I had started to try the "wet look" by washing my hair, putting a big glob of random conditioner in it and some serum and maybe a little grease or something heavy and then as it dried I would srunch it and apply more product until it got mostly dry. then I rewet it throughout the day with a little water from my hands. Well it made my hair so soft it was weak and broke easily. I think its from leaving in conditioners that were supposed to be rinsed out. thats what happened...my hair started getting thinner and thinner and then shorter. but that was a long time ago, my hair is in its best shape ever now..thats why I dont want to do anything to hurt it...

 

[kitchen_tician]

Check out this post:

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showflat.php?Cat/0/Number/420876/page//view//sb/5/o/all/fpart/11/vc/1

 

[Leslie_C]

thanks Kitchen!

 

[Healthb4Length]

co-washes are great! I do them all the time and my hair is so incredibly soft! It's hard to believe sometimes how easy it is to style my hair. I haven't had a bad hair day in a long time since joining this forum. I would definately suggest that you include co-washes in your regime. If you go for the wash and go relaxer (regular relaxer left on for a short time) make sure that you deep condition your hair once a week for 2-4 weeks before you put in the chems.

 

[Nikki]

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Leslie_C said:
hey its me again. Right now my hair is pretty healthy and its relaxed (just had a touch up last week). I am pretty good at doing braid outs with just random plaits bc I cant cornrow, but was interested in CO washing and going sometimes this summer.

What I meant by overconditioning is a few years ago I had started to try the "wet look" by washing my hair, putting a big glob of random conditioner in it and some serum and maybe a little grease or something heavy and then as it dried I would srunch it and apply more product until it got mostly dry. then I rewet it throughout the day with a little water from my hands. Well it made my hair so soft it was weak and broke easily. I think its from leaving in conditioners that were supposed to be rinsed out. thats what happened...my hair started getting thinner and thinner and then shorter. but that was a long time ago, my hair is in its best shape ever now..thats why I dont want to do anything to hurt it...

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After reading your post I think you should stop leaving conditioners in your hair that are not meant for a leave in...If you are doing a CO wash, wash it out then apply a LEAVE-IN Conditioner and try not to weigh your hair down with so many products.