Maaaad late, I know, but better late (and still in the month of July) than never right? So I rocked my fro for the 4th. This was a 2 or 3 day old braid out.
A few days before the day approached, I conditioned and cleansed my hair. I then used Shea Moisture Conditioning Milk as a leave in and set my hair in braids with Eco-Styler Olive Oil Styling Gel. To keep it stretched at the roots, I loosely banded it in 3 pigtails (2 in the front and 1 in the back) every night before bed. If my hair felt dry, I lightly added some SHCM to my hair to soften and moisturize. I think I'm going to do a post on how to maintain a braid out using banding. I liked the technique, it worked really well.
My overall thoughts on using the Eco for setting my hair: I probably won't do that again. While it did give good hold and definition, it really started to dry my hair out over time. Maybe I needed a richer leave in underneath but after a while I didn't like how my hair felt. My hair never felt hard or crunchy though. You could touch it and not be weirded or grossed out but, eh..... I just like my hair to feel a certain kind of way, even if it gives hold, and I didn't like how this felt after a while. I dunno. It looked good and all and everyone thought it was fine. It's just me. Lol. So maybe I'll try it again but with a richer moisturizer and see how that fares. #hairexperiments
P.S. (If you like my earrings, there are for purchase at my Etsy shop: http://www.sofysticatedphunk.etsy.com/ Stop by and visit! I've got some new designs I'll be adding this week.)
A few days before the day approached, I conditioned and cleansed my hair. I then used Shea Moisture Conditioning Milk as a leave in and set my hair in braids with Eco-Styler Olive Oil Styling Gel. To keep it stretched at the roots, I loosely banded it in 3 pigtails (2 in the front and 1 in the back) every night before bed. If my hair felt dry, I lightly added some SHCM to my hair to soften and moisturize. I think I'm going to do a post on how to maintain a braid out using banding. I liked the technique, it worked really well.
My overall thoughts on using the Eco for setting my hair: I probably won't do that again. While it did give good hold and definition, it really started to dry my hair out over time. Maybe I needed a richer leave in underneath but after a while I didn't like how my hair felt. My hair never felt hard or crunchy though. You could touch it and not be weirded or grossed out but, eh..... I just like my hair to feel a certain kind of way, even if it gives hold, and I didn't like how this felt after a while. I dunno. It looked good and all and everyone thought it was fine. It's just me. Lol. So maybe I'll try it again but with a richer moisturizer and see how that fares. #hairexperiments
P.S. (If you like my earrings, there are for purchase at my Etsy shop: http://www.sofysticatedphunk.etsy.com/ Stop by and visit! I've got some new designs I'll be adding this week.)
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It's been a while. Your hair looks awesome. It's growing so much.
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