I usually don’t have time to do a complicated style in the morning, so what can I use to make my hair soft and easy to style, right after washing it?
Original State:
Just out of braids
Products Used:
Burt’s Bees More Moisture Raspberry & Brazil Nut Shampoo
Garnier Fructis Length & Strength Cream Conditioner
Garnier Fructis Soft Curl Cream
Garnier Fructis Curl Shaper Spray Gel
Tools Used:
A good old fashioned pick
Wide toothed comb
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Fresh out of kinky twists, I’m trying to see what products leave my hair soft after washing my hair, ready for a simple “wash and go” style. I’d read about “pre-poo” techniques (treating your hair with conditioner before washing), a friend had also told me about leaving some conditioner in after washing for ringlets when the hair dries. I ended up trying both. I know you’re only supposed to change one variable at a time for an experiment, but after being in braids for 3+ months (don’t do that!) my hair needed all the treatment it could get.
After detangling and combing my hair out, I used the Hot Six Oil as a “pre-poo” treatment. I left it in my hair for about 10 minutes then headed to the shower to shampoo.
I used my favorite Burt’s Bees shampoo, then the Garnier conditioner, not rinsing it completely out so it served as a leave-in.
Afterward, I noticed that my hair was softer than it usually was and easier to work with. After combing it out, I used Garnier’s Soft Curl Cream and Curl Shaper Spray Gel to style and this was the result:
close up on detail:
The texture is pretty good, nice ringlets, and the Soft Curl Cream actually had curls to work with! Usually I have to wear a twist-out to get the style to look like this. I’m pretty sure it’s the oil treatment that helped achieve this result, because I’ve done the leave-in conditioner thing before.
Bottom Line: Using the Hot Six oil as a pre-treatment did help make my hair softer, but I still had to work with it (using the Garnier styling products) to get the look I wanted.
