product overload led to happy hair

Ondulee

I was in a real hurry the other day and wasn't really paying attention to how I was adding my products.


I had plopped for twice as long as usual while dressing and then put in my Curl Keeper. I had forgotten to put in my AG:Recoil in the shower so I was worried I wouldn't get good curl hold, but it was too late. I have to distribute that through soaking wet hair.


So anyway, I thought"well I'll just have to do with the Curl Keeper original and my Curl Keeper Gel".


so I squeezed out about 3-4 times the amount of CK Gel than I normally use and squished it all through my hair. It felt and looked really gross and I was so worried about it drying in gross clumps and residue etc. But I had to just go with it.


So, with my hair being in big sticky globs, I applied my diffuser upside down....after about 10 mins of drying, I checked to see how sticky and gross my hair would be and guess what? Mostly dry and not sticky at all!!! So 5 more minutes and my hair was 80% dry which is my max with a dryer. I flipped upright and checked the mirror and my hair looked great! Good definition, not wet looking (I sometimes get that with CK original alone) and best of all I just knew the curl would hold.


Fast forward 4 days, and my hair was still in good shape enough to wear it down with side combs to keep it out of my face. I never get good 4-5 day hair, EVER!


So I tried the experiment again 4 days ago, same routine all over again and my hair is behaving exactly the same!!


I'm thrilled because it seems I have been able to simplify my routine, use fewer products, drying time is much faster and my good hair days are at least doubled!


Now, all I need to do is a moisture treatment beforehand to make sure my hair doesn't dry out too much.


Hope this is useful to somebody else who uses CK products.


CK original + CK Gel are my new routine for a while I think!

Curlsnswirls

Thanks for sharing! I've used ck for years and one thing I love about it is that I never get buildup or flakes. I can never over do it either. I don't have their gel but might try this with another gel. I received a sample of the new styling cream with my last curlmart order so I'm anxious to try it out.

naturecat

Last time I washed my hair I used more product and put it through more of my hair rather than just scrunching at the ends. I woke up with 2nd day hair and my first day hair had soooo much more shrinkage and consistent curl pattern. I hadn't realized how long my hair had gotten and how much more product I should be using. I think you're onto something Ondulee.

centralvalleygirl

I haven't heard much about ck gel but now I'm interested. Is it exactly like ck original? What made you want to use it?

curlypearl

I'm also curious about this gel. It is the first time I have heard of it. I wonder if I can get a sample somewhere. Does anyone know if Kathy Mack is bottling samples of it?