The MAX HYDRATION METHOD(from my other post)

Hi everyone,

solomonsydelle wrote: CurlyMeema wrote: Hello everyone.  I've been doing MHM since July 4, 2014. .... I have beautiful curl definition and MHM in the back in some areas but my problem is that when my hair dries it is SUPER DRY!  It looks and feels brittle.  (My hair is color treated, i dyed it on July 11th  (MISTAKE!). I've tried adding argon oil to the gel, adding jojoba oil to my hair after the leave in but before the gel, I've added either jojoba or olive oil to my hair after to gel but nothing is working. Any ideas? I just bought a wig on my lunch with hopes that I  can start the bald spot regimen this weekend.  With it being along weekend I'm hoping to figure everything out. When my hair has dried crunchy and not soft, I have found that a few changes made a difference. 1) Make sure my conditioner is adequately diluted and not over-diluted (it should produce slip when applied). 2) Make sure that I apply a little bit more water to my hair before steps 4 and 5. 3) Make sure that I squeeze out excess water from my hair after applying gel. 4) Make sure that when I squeeze out the excess liquid, I don't reapply it to other parts of my hair (Yup, I'd love to save those precious drops, after all Kinky Curly products are not cheap, but doing so never works for me *shrug*). 5) Take a second to shake my head without hurting myself once my whole head is done. 6) Oh, and if you don't do this - do steps 4 and 5 at the same time. Hope one or more of these tips are useful. I got them from watching vids, reading the commentary in the thread and basic trial and error. Good luck, and please share what, if any, of these or aharris tips work so the rest of us can tweak if necessary.

Wonderful advice Solomonsydelle, thanks for helping CurlyMeema with that. You really listed everything well, I'm going to make note of this page if someone asks this question about troubleshooting the crunch with the leave in and gel step. Curly Meema, I also answered you on Facebook.


Edited by pinkecube - Aug 26 2014 at 9:52pm

Hi everyone,

Hope you guys are enjoying ur journey to max hydration.   For those of you who use flaxseed gel as their botanical gel I just wanted to update you on an aha moment I had with my most recent wash n go.

I usually use Rachelcpr's recipe but I tweaked it a bit as per suggestions I received on earlier posts.

6 cups of water
1/2 cup flaxseeds
2 tbsp marshmallow root (helps w/ hold--gives a 8-10 hold)
1 tsp Irish moss powder (for thickening)
1-2 tbsp aloe vera gel
1 heaping tbsp of kccc
4 drops lemon essential oil
1 tbsp agave nectar

I know it sounds like a lot of water but after it comes to a boil I let it simmer for approx 20-30 mins so I can get a much thicker consistency. Once done I strain it immediately and add the rest of the ingredients, mixing with a whisk to make sure everything is incorporated.

I've done the complete regimen 6 times (q 3 days) & this has been my best wash n go yet. By adding the kccc and aloe vera gel my curls were weighed down more. Plus I eliminated having to add kccc to each section of hair after applying flaxseed gel.

When my hair dried it was super curly and defined, no poofy roots and no crunch.

Anyways sorry for the long post

P.s. since starting the mhm I've contracted a serious case of H-I-H syndrome *hand-in-hair*. My hair is at its most manageable state yet. Thanks pinkecube and msdeekay for all ur hard work! !!♥♥♥

DenzKoils wrote: I took a two week break. I'm not all the way back. Last night I did all the steps but I'm using a watery clay rinse. I'm massaging it in and rinsing it out. I followed with conditioner and then did another mud rinse and let it sit for 3 minutes. It was the first time my hair ever felt soft after the clay. I put the kknt on full strength and then fingercombed warm water through my strands. Finally seeing some curls. For now going to stick with the watery clay and let it sit for 5 minutes and see how that works. I just think I need to boost the moisture first before I try to get definition. We will see how this works.

Hello MHM Family!