"Natural Hair" Wash n Go FroHawk

If you've been following my journey for a while, you know that my hair doesn't do well with wash and go's. Maybe I just haven't gotten the technique down. I don't know ((shoulder shrug). But after 15 months of being natural, I still try to master that dat gum wash n go.

So, here's what I did...The other day I pre-poo'd over night using Nature's Gate Aloe Vera Conditioner. The following morning, I shampoo'd out the conditioner focusing on my scalp. I did an instant conditioner (left in while I bathed). I then rinsed it out and got out of the shower.

I decided to try another wash n go (I refuse to give up, although I only try them about once a month, that's all the patience I have for wash n go's). On sopping wet hair, I used Curl Junkie Smoothing Lotion as my leave in conditioner, followed up w/ Curl Queen and used Curls In A Bottle as my finisher. I did this in about 15 sections all over my head. I did a quick cold water rinse and shook my head to help my coils clump.

What I really can't stand about WnG's is that they leave my hair wet for HOURS! So, I ended up diffusing my hair on a cool setting--took about 30 minutes to get dry. The style looked OK, but, I'm sure you can imagine the shrinkage.

By the end of the day, my hair was pretty crunchy. Not necessarily helmet head reminiscent but, there was definitely a hold. So, I sectioned my hair, moisturized the ends with water and used Oyin Hair Dew on top and sealed it in with coconut oil. This resulted in pineappling (stretching) my hair in about 8 pony puffs.

The following morning, I took out the puffs and used my fingers to separate any parts, massaged and fluffed the roots. I really like the style and my hair is soft and moisturized.

I think this is great for anyone who doesn't like the shrinkage of a WnG. You can do many different styles with the stretched results of the WnG if you don't mind your hair not being fully defined.

I love my results!