First Day Hair the Worst!

FluffyFontaine

Hi Everyone!

I'm only 2 weeks into the Curly Girl regime and have been finding that my hair looks the worst on wash days. Shouldn't it be the opposite? I no-poo every 4 days, followed with a rinse out conditioner (both DevaCurl original); while soaking wet, apply a leave-in (As I Am or Shea Moisture Coconut Hibiscus Smoothie), then a gel (Eco Argan Oil), all while my head is upside down. I've been experimenting with plopping or squeezing out excess water with a t-shirt, but the results are always the same - as soon as I flip my hair back over, it looks like a rat's nest that needs a good combing. Most of the hair falls the way it should, but a good majority also gets caught and stays on top of my head or halfway up without falling. When I try to bring them down, frizz immediately develops and some of the strands lose their wave. I feel this might be a technique/application issue, rather than a product issue.

Apart from the halo of crown frizz I have on days 2 and 3, they're my best days - almost ringlets. I want gorgeous first day hair! What to do?

multicultcurly

Depending on how bad your hair looked before beginning, it may take at least a month or even three to get the results you want. It's trial and error. It's probably the technique. You may also find that you may not need to do some of the things you are currently doing as you continue on your journey.

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FluffyFontaine

multicultcurly wrote: »

Depending on how bad your hair looked before beginning, it may take at least a month or even three to get the results you want. It's trial and error. It's probably the technique. You may also find that you may not need to do some of the things you are currently doing as you continue on your journey.

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Thanks for the response, Multicultcurly!

Therese1

I think that sometimes unhappy first-day hair can occur if the hair is overconditioned or if too much product is applied. It can take a while for the hair to absorb the excess product/conditioner, after which it will look better.

I also have issues with frizz after product application. What I do is apply product with my head upside down and scrunch it in enough that my hair is no longer dripping wet. Then I turn my head upright and move the hair around where I need it--which causes the dreaded frizz. After my hair is arranged the way I want it, I add more water into my hair from the sink faucet, just with my hands. Scrunching more water in calms the frizz and re-creates the clumps that were destroyed. After I feel that my hair is clumped like I want it, I then go in with a t-shirt and blot out excess water and proceed to diffusing, or clipping/air drying.

Therese1

I think that sometimes unhappy first-day hair can occur if the hair is overconditioned or if too much product is applied. It can take a while for the hair to absorb the excess product/conditioner, after which it will look better.

I also have issues with frizz after product application. What I do is apply product with my head upside down and scrunch it in enough that my hair is no longer dripping wet. Then I turn my head upright and move the hair around where I need it--which causes the dreaded frizz. After my hair is arranged the way I want it, I add more water into my hair from the sink faucet, just with my hands. Scrunching more water in calms the frizz and re-creates the clumps that were destroyed. After I feel that my hair is clumped like I want it, I then go in with a t-shirt and blot out excess water and proceed to diffusing, or clipping/air drying.