It’s the end of the month(?!) In the How To Prevent Breakage And Retain Length In Natural Black Hair post from earlier this month, I said that I would share how to do a wash and go on natural black hair. These are my stylist’s instructions that I use…
How To Do a Wash and Go on Natural Black Hair
- After I wash & condition my hair, I put in a leave-in conditioner. (I don’t have one that I LOVE yet.)
- Then, I work Aunt Jackie’s Flaxseed Elongating Curling Gel into 1-inch size combed out sections of my hair. (Since hair patterns are most pronounced when the hair is wet, I spritz each section with my water spray bottle before working the gel through.)
- I use the EZ Detangler to brush over each section of hair after I put the gel in it (to make sure that it’s evenly distributed).
- I let my hair air dry. There will be a little “crunch” after it dries. If you put a little oil in your hands and rub it through your hair, it will go away though. (I use a mixture of castor oil and olive oil.)
Notes
- I was wondering how to let my hair air-dry. I looked at different options. The easiest option for me was to just let it dry naturally. (I don’t pull it up or anything like that.)
- The other question that I had was regarding how to sleep on the wash and go. Once again, there are several options out there. I opted for two ponytails in the back and one (using a sating scrunchie) on top. I don’t toss around a lot at night so I just sleep on my satin pillowcase. I use the Kitsch Satin Sleep Set that includes a satin pillowcase, satin scrunchie and satin eye mask.
*I learned this from a YouTube video with a man demonstrating it. (I’ll look for the video and add it to this post when I find it.)
- Some people are concerned about shrinkage, but I don’t really care about it. I actually like the bob style because I don’t like hair on my neck anyway.
