The MAX HYDRATION METHOD(from my other post)

Maybe im doing something wrong. Perhaps my hair type is the type that cannot curl. It clumps but just clumps of frizz.

I would spend 5 hours finger coiling each strand with my techniques from before, only for it to stick together into a frizz clump, so i know. don't be deceived by the results now, because my hair was never this healthy before. I'm actually about to post more pictures of my most recent wash and gos.

here is the techniques i do, i pasted it from another post:

2 inches and up

my experience with the gel is you need to apply enough so that you feel slip, that way the mucilaginous cast is fully formed on top of the water in your hair. then you really smooth, and pull while you rake it in thin sections, from the root to the very tip. I always smooth and rake instead of simply raking and that gives much better detangling and curl clumping.

 I also do a technique where i make my hand like a thumbs up, only my fingers are not curled into a fist, instead are layed flat on my palm. Then i gently grab hair in the section and tug and pull down the section. its like raking but you do it before you actually rake and it gentley separates tangles and slides out shed hair. I call it grabbing and gliding.

These overall combined techniques enable the product to form a cast on the whole curl clump-- top, bottom, root to tip-- with out you having to be too heavy handed. These techniques are also how i detangle, and how i apply all product i want to be evenly dispersed on my hair. Except i omit the raking if im doing bentonite clay or something without slip.

 The definition comes easily, but i like to make sure i rake really well and do narrower rows/sections where my hair is shorter and kinkier. This helps it so your hair doesnt clump into one giant frizzy clump, and instead separtes more defined and an actual coil. It also helps different curl clumps not stick together at the tips.

By thin sections, i mean separating your hair row by row, almost like you are doing horizontal corn rolls starting from the nape and up. For me i make seven rows, and pin the hair i havent gotten to yet out of the way. And of course i apply watered down conditioner first and then apply the gel as i go along.

Overall finishing my whole head takes 25-35 minutes.

1.5 inches and shorter

if your hair is an inch or shorter, you wouldnt be able to really do these techniques. Rubbing it all over your head might not work for tighter coils, plus you'd be asking for flakes. The most effective way would be to focus on one area at a time, using your fingers in and moving very fast in sharp small circular motions. You want to focus on the root of the curl. You want to put the weight on your elbows, not your fingertips, and just apply conditioner and then gel as you go along.


Edited by pinkecube - Apr 16 2014 at 8:11am

sugabanana wrote: Here's the pic. Mind you I had to do alot of rolling of the fingers to get this done. I just don't see the definition and shine others are getting.

Looking at your hair the texture is very similar to the one i did above and also my own texture. Majority of my hair actually shrinks to the exact same size of a pen spring without product. others form a zigzag, and i have a few 4a's at my nape. The one i did above also had 4a at the nape, but nowhere else.

I will post pictures showing  this really vividly when i can. many of the coils I have look more like super thin tubes.  I have to get some before pics of his hair because it looked like a picked out fro even when it was wet. Read over the technique i posted above-- it talks about the importance of applying enough product. I find that even now if i do not put enough gel on my hair, the cast will not form properly and cover the whole curl evenly. This causes it to dry in a poof that is just stuck together. You are going to have to experiment with the amount of product you use. You can also make your bentonite mixture with a little less water so it is thicker. also make sure to apply the product as you go along in sections, dont just apply it to your whole head first and try to roll after. when i did that, i found the hair dried as i moved along, and the curls would not clump so i had to rewet my hands and add more product. doing that significantly effects the way the curl comes out, and the time it takes


Edited by pinkecube - Apr 16 2014 at 4:02pm

pinkie your wash and goes are on point! I hope i get some results like yours soon! Thanks for sharing. Glad I also could help with the re-wetting suggestion!

msdeekay wrote: Thanks for sharing your wash and go technique. I realized the technique is also very important because if you dont do it correctly some of the hair just sticks to each other and forms poofs. It can be challenging for short hair since you cant really clip it away and its hard to see what your doing at the back of your head. I know you dont make videos but is it possible/ would you consider doing a short clip showing this technique maybe not showing your face if your not comfortable with that. Or doing it on someone elses hair and turning their head back as to hide their face.

Yes, I'm actually trying to find time to meet with my cousin(who's doing the method) so i can can do her hair at her house and film it, or get someone there to film it, since i don't really have a camera but i use my tablet. She's busy because of her work schedule, so she hasn't been able to do the method for a few weeks. But once she buys the products she needs and i can set a date to go to her house, I'm going to try and film the whole thing, hiding her face. The actual technique isn't really that complicated, it's just difficult to describe in a way that paints a clear picture. An actual visual is important, and i'm going to try and get that done as soon as i can.


Edited by pinkecube - Apr 15 2014 at 10:53pm