I then learned how to add other product to my conditioner to make my 'homemade' leave-in. I would add aloe vera juice/Tresemme/jojoba-coconut oil together and shake it up and put it on my hair as my leave-in. For the winter, though, I figured I would need something a little 'heavier' so I used my homemade shea butter mix in place of the jojoba-coconut oil in my leave in.
As for defining my curls I apply my leave-in 1 of 2 ways, depending on my mood.
- For more defined(and shrunken) curls: I smooth my leave in conditioner in small sections of my hair at a time. I smooth more than I rake and I smooth until the feel of my hair changes in my hand/fingers. I can feel my hair soften and get real smooth. Each curl is clumped and very defined with very little to no frizz.
- For less defined curls and fuller look(which may include a bit of frizz): I just apply my leave-in to my entire head without applying in sections. I don't smooth as extensively as when I apply in sections. I just try to make sure all my hair has conditioner on it and then let it be.
Here are some pics of my still wet wash and go.
I am one who does not care for the shrinkage that results from my wash and gos. I do loooovveee wash and gos but I don't like the shrinkage. So now I'm on a mission to find a way to stretch my curls once my wash and go has dried. As of now what I do is to wear my shrunken wash and go until it becomes kind of frizzy and dry (about 2 or 3 days) and then do a twist out on slightly damp hair. See next post....
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