What Kind Of Voodoo Is In Wetline Gel?

kodochax said:

Been doing some experimenting and I finally got a good picture to contribute. I've been using oyin + wetline and this is my first actual "wash & go". I did it in the morning then left to go to the hair show, took 40ish minutes to rake the gel through all my sections. I dried it a bit under my hooded dryer (15 minutes mostly to stop my hair from dripping). It was very white in the morning around 9am but this is how it looked around 2pm. I used oyin hair dew underneath. I never do wash & go's so I'm pretty proud of this one. It was still wet when I came home around 10 and nyc was HOT on Saturday. View attachment 368255

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@kodachax,
It looks nice. I like the texture of your hair. It's really thick, too.

Chicoro said:

PICTURE HEAVY POST!

The Voodoo spell has broken...well almost....

This morning my hair was ugh...

My hair draws up and gets puffy. So wash and go's, braid and twist outs tangle my hair like nothing else. I lose WHOLE CURLS. Now, add to the fact that it didn't even hang, looked all dry and dusty. Sigh...

But I kept looking at all your beautiful results posted in this thread. I said to myself, "Even if I can't BE a unicorn, I can at least RUN with the herd." (A gathering of 2 or more unicorns is a herd right?)

So, I said, let me try again. I re-activated the gel. Then I sectioned my hair into two. Then I wrapped a knee hi-nylon tight around the first section, as if I were doing wrapping with string, from root to tip. Then I crossed it over my head to elongate it. Then I repeated it on the other side. I got a little bit more hang time!

Xtreme, still got me under the spell!

1. This is how long my hair is, and why braid outs/wash n go's/twist outs are a problem. My hair shrinks up and tangles, causing breakage and loss of length. I tried to do comparison photos.

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2. Then, that wrapping with nylon and pulling the sections tightly across my head worked! More length and shine.
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3. Here's the side view. It looks a lot better to me. All I did was rewet and apply more gel. I didn't start completely over.

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4. The joy of success, the thrill of victory or perhaps just the voodoo!
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Okay. I'm done with the experiments. It's back to buns and ponytails for me. These kinds of styles are pretty but I realize and am reminded again that I will have to save them for "hair treats" and special occasions, just like I do for heat straightened styles.

Thank you, ladies, for the inspiration! Carry on.

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So so pretty @Chicoro. Wow your shrinkage though!

Okay...I love the look and stretch this stuff gives me. However, I have to figure out how to lessen the crunch.

kodochax said:

Been doing some experimenting and I finally got a good picture to contribute. I've been using oyin + wetline and this is my first actual "wash & go". I did it in the morning then left to go to the hair show, took 40ish minutes to rake the gel through all my sections. I dried it a bit under my hooded dryer (15 minutes mostly to stop my hair from dripping). It was very white in the morning around 9am but this is how it looked around 2pm. I used oyin hair dew underneath. I never do wash & go's so I'm pretty proud of this one. It was still wet when I came home around 10 and nyc was HOT on Saturday. View attachment 368255

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shortdub78 said:

I used it today. Love the hold and definition. Used oil underneath. My hair is crunchy.

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@kodochax and @shortdub78

Ya'll know your heads of hair look awesome .

YvetteWithJoy said:

Aw! Glad for that silver lining, though.

I'm hipo but 4a with a little bit of 3c. My hair used to show little definition at the roots. But if I prepoo with a penatrating oil, treat with Naturalicious's clay treatment, use DevaCurl Decadence No Poo and Conditioner, then close my hair cuticles with a 1:1 mix of cold distilled water and aloe Vera juice . . . after a few weeks my hair is tooooooo defined. It's so coily that I had to stop using the DevaCurl Decadence. It was like max, Max, MAX definition. NOTE: Most recommend a much more diluted AVJ spritz.

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My hair shows little definition from root to tips I'm great at heat styling my hair or stretched styles/sets but my wash n gos are never defined which means its just a mass of tangles in no time. I've never had clumped coils that lasted and I'm hoping I can change that. I really like your pre-poo mix, I sealed with that mixture yesterday as I was threading my hair and it was lovely, I think I'll start to incorporate overnight prepoos for sure, btw is it done on dry, damp or wet hair?

I know for a fact my hair loves AVG/AVJ so I think that spritz could be a winner, I'll be trying that out for sure.

Have you ever used DevaCurl Decadence? I'm not encouraging its purchase, just wondering.

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I've never tried that clay treatment or the devacurl decadence although I've been hearing great things about devacurl for a while now, I was contemplating trying it out in target the other day but I def had sticker shock lol

Products act so differently on each head that I try to avoid suggestions and instead share my experiences/results.

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So true, its all trial and error at the end of the day, I'm going to start testing more products on harvested shed hair to save myself hassle lol.

BlackMasterPiece said:

My hair shows little definition from root to tips I'm great at heat styling my hair or stretched styles/sets but my wash n gos are never defined which means its just a mass of tangles in no time. I've never had clumped coils that lasted and I'm hoping I can change that. I really like your pre-poo mix, I sealed with that mixture yesterday as I was threading my hair and it was lovely, I think I'll start to incorporate overnight prepoos for sure, btw is it done on dry, damp or wet hair?

I know for a fact my hair loves AVG/AVJ so I think that spritz could be a winner, I'll be trying that out for sure.

I've never tried that clay treatment or the devacurl decadence although I've been hearing great things about devacurl for a while now, I was contemplating trying it out in target the other day but I def had sticker shock lol

So true, its all trial and error at the end of the day, I'm going to start testing more products on harvested shed hair to save myself hassle lol.

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Oooooo! Testing on harvested shed hair. BRILLIANT! I'm glad you liked the pre-poo mix. I've been wondering about possibly adding sweet almond oil and a few drops of peppermint oil, but I don't have the spirit for it right now. I'm close to running out of gas with all of this at the moment.

I'm very impressed that you are great at heat styling! My hair styling skills are low! LOL! I max out at two-strand twisting.

To answer your question:
I have used that prepoo on both dry and damp hair. I liked it better on damp hair, but it was fine on dry hair, as I pre-poo overnight. I just put two plastic baggies over my pre-poo'd hair and a bonnet over that, and wake up the next morning and detangle by adding SM's Hipo Masque -- or whatever I'm trialing -- to my ends. (A few times my scalp has been a little itchy when I wake up after pre-pooing. I guess from the dampness overnight???) I keep my spray bottle nearby and use it as need as I'm detangling. I have recently been advised to NOT SHAMPOO with tangled hair. I never really thought about it, but I guess it makes sense.

Here's a pretty good review of the DevaCurl Decadence line:

Feel free to stop reading! I'm a bit of a talker.

ABOUT THAT DevaCurl Decadence STICKER SHOCK:
Agreed regarding sticker shock of the DevaCurl Decadence line. I purchased the kit at Ulta for $49. The ONLY, ONLY, ONLY reason I did so was because I had an appointment in two weeks with Angela Hicks (tons and tons of rave 5-star reviews at Curly Nikki .com), and she favors those products. That appointment was a depression appointment. I was NOT feeling the natural healthy hair journey, and I wanted to be ready for Angela when she said, "You know, why don't you try the DevaCurl line? I suggest DevaCurl . . ."

I wanted to be able to say, "Nooooooooope, I already know what it does for my hair" or whatever response . . . versus, "Oh, yeah? Well . . . Okay. If you think that's what'll help . . . " I really just needed some help and wanted to be informed with knowledge so I might actually get some help.

Sadly, I did NOT like the other 2 products in the DevaCurl box. Maybe I need to revisit them instead of letting them go bad.

YvetteWithJoy said:

Oooooo! Testing on harvested shed hair. BRILLIANT!

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Thanks! I've been intending to make a thread/blogpost on ways to use your shed hair, so many possibilities!

I'm glad you liked the pre-poo mix. I've been wondering about possibly adding sweet almond oil and a few drops of peppermint oil, but I don't have the spirit for it right now. I'm close to running out of gas with all of this at the moment.

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OMG I was literally just thinking about adding sweet almond oil nd rose essential oil or lavendar, thats so funny!

I'm very impressed that you are great at heat styling! My hair styling skills are low! LOL! I max out at two-strand twisting.

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Honey I can heat style, two strand twist, flat twist, braid out, cornrow, marley/senegalese twist, crochet braid, box braid even loc extensions no problem, but getting hang and coil definition in my hair has eluded me and its such an odd feeling for me! lolol

To answer your question:
I have used that prepoo on both dry and damp hair. I liked it better on damp hair, but it was fine on dry hair, as I pre-poo overnight. I just put two plastic baggies over my pre-poo'd hair and a bonnet over that, and wake up the next morning and detangle by adding SM's Hipo Masque -- or whatever I'm trialing -- to my ends. (A few times my scalp has been a little itchy when I wake up after pre-pooing. I guess from the dampness overnight???) I keep my spray bottle nearby and use it as need as I'm detangling. I have recently been advised to NOT SHAMPOO with tangled hair. I never really thought about it, but I guess it makes sense.

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Yea I figured it would be best on damp, I def will be doing that.

Lately I've found myself detangling prior to washing, but I've gone years putting my hair in 10 twisted sections (tangled with shed hair throughout) and detangling after the wash/DC with no issues, I think the fact that it was in 10 tight twists prior keeps it from tangling further and keeps it stretched to an extent that the tangles easily melt away, but whatever works!

Here's a pretty good review of the DevaCurl Decadence line:

Feel free to stop reading! I'm a bit of a talker.

ABOUT THAT DevaCurl Decadence STICKER SHOCK:
Agreed regarding sticker shock of the DevaCurl Decadence line. I purchased the kit at Ulta for $49. The ONLY, ONLY, ONLY reason I did so was because I had an appointment in two weeks with Angela Hicks (tons and tons of rave 5-star reviews at Curly Nikki .com), and she favors those products. That appointment was a depression appointment. I was NOT feeling the natural healthy hair journey, and I wanted to be ready for Angela when she said, "You know, why don't you try the DevaCurl line? I suggest DevaCurl . . ."

I wanted to be able to say, "Nooooooooope, I already know what it does for my hair" or whatever response . . . versus, "Oh, yeah? Well . . . Okay. If you think that's what'll help . . . " I really just needed some help and wanted to be informed with knowledge so I might actually get some help.

Sadly, I did NOT like the other 2 products in the DevaCurl box. Maybe I need to revisit them instead of letting them go bad.

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Thanks will def check out the review! Yea you win some you lose some in this hair product game, Thank goodness target has a good return policy because alot of the stuff I bought the other day is going back

Saludable84 said:

So, when I first started using both in the spring, it was great. Soft, shiny, nice hair. Then all of a sudden, it just got dull and depressing looking. Idk what happened.

I used the KCCC alone on wet hair and it was gel like. I didn't like it. But when I used it on towel dried (microfiber for <10 minutes) hair on top of KCKT, it did not act like gel, just like custard. Soft hair, but after a few weeks of use, dull hair.

When I recently used the KCKT on wet hair then topped with Curl Maker, my hair is soft, but a hot and dry looking mess that looks rough to touch. It's not rough, but looks rough.

My hair is natural low porosity 4a, high density hair. Probably not very high, but average high. I have a lot of hair

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Dumb question, but have you clarified?

shortdub78 said:

I used it today. Love the hold and definition. Used oil underneath. My hair is crunchy.

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That baby hair is on fleek.

Honey Bee said:

Dumb question, but have you clarified?

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Recently yes. Roughly a month ago with the same results.

BlackMasterPiece said:

Thanks! I've been intending to make a thread/blogpost on ways to use your shed hair, so many possibilities!

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So neat. Write it! Inquiring minds want to KNOW!

OMG I was literally just thinking about adding sweet almond oil nd rose essential oil or lavendar, thats so funny!

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Honey I can heat style, two strand twist, flat twist, braid out, cornrow, marley/senegalese twist, crochet braid, box braid even loc extensions no problem, but getting hang and coil definition in my hair has eluded me and its such an odd feeling for me! lolol

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I am so envious. Just JEALOUS! If I had these skills!!!! You are SO blessed being able to do all of that. You can crochet BRAID?! I'm jealous. My hair journey would be a COMPLETELY different experience if I had just ONE of your skills. I know if somebody started a school for this, a lot of us would line up and PAY, PAY, PAY.

Yes! I think you're right about washing in twists and how it helps with tangles.

Returns! I never felt comfortable with doing it until this natural hair journey! Now I'm like "What was wrong with it? I feel like I could be allergic . . ." Just kidding. I have indeed started returning makeup and hair products that don't work. It's just too costly otherwise.

YvetteWithJoy said:

Aw! Glad for that silver lining, though.

I'm hipo but 4a with a little bit of 3c. My hair used to show little definition at the roots. But if I prepoo with a penatrating oil, treat with Naturalicious's clay treatment, use DevaCurl Decadence No Poo and Conditioner, then close my hair cuticles with a 1:1 mix of cold distilled water and aloe Vera juice . . . after a few weeks my hair is tooooooo defined. It's so coily that I had to stop using the DevaCurl Decadence. It was like max, Max, MAX definition. NOTE: Most recommend a much more diluted AVJ spritz.

Have you ever used DevaCurl Decadence? I'm not encouraging its purchase, just wondering. Products act so differently on each head that I try to avoid suggestions and instead share my experiences/results.

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I wish there was a way to save posts that have info you want to try or remember for later. I have the DevaCurl Decadence on my to try list and sometimes use the Super Cream and the leave-in, I'm used to drinking my avj not putting it on my head lol, I've done clay (MHM), and I want max, max definition!! Wetline helps so much more than anything else has but I'm taking notes!!

For those having issues with definition have thought or tried finger coils? I used to do them all the time and I would have definition out of this world. You just have to do them really small. They would last all week. See my avi for how they would look.

MeaWea said:

I wish there was a way to save posts that have info you want to try or remember for later. I have the DevaCurl Decadence on my to try list and sometimes use the Super Cream and the leave-in, I'm used to drinking my avj not putting it on my head lol, I've done clay (MHM), and I want max, max definition!! Wetline helps so much more than anything else has but I'm taking notes!!

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So glad Wetline works for you! It is definitely a good gel.

Here's how I save and collect everything I need to save (copy and pastes of forum posts, embedded YouTube tutorials, pics of my hair next to the regimen steps that created the look, etc.): I have a OneNote notebook. I am SO MUCH more organized, informed, and pointed now that I'm keeping notes, keeping a regimen diary, collecting advice and tips, jotting my reviews of product + technique parings, etc.

Here's a link to a blank such hair journey OneNote notebook I created to share: https://1drv.ms/o/s!Ait-gOsX75EFh6V6PviU4p0l91bKZg

You can browse through it if you like. I'm hoping it's also downloadable, because once downloaded, you can tweak and modify it how you want.

shawnyblazes said:

my precious!! I LOVE the SM LO PO leave in. Instant love. I can use it ALONE and have soft supple hair after drying. NO sealing!

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I love that stuff so much if something doesn't work well with it I'm through. Watch them change the formulation or stop making it. I think I need to hoard some more of the entire line!!

My beef with wetline is the flaking. My hair is prone to single strand knots and I've noticed little white bits caked at the ends of my hair where knotting occurs. The spots that look whitish in the pictures is the dried gel.

Here is last weeks experiment with MHC type 3 creme, hydra silica tea mist and coconut oil.


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I'ma go head and give this another try. It's not like I've made a dent in this big a-- tub I got.
Tonight I have put about 10 two strand twists in my hair with Aunt Jackie's curl maintenance and wetline and am sitting under the dryer. I'll take pictures of what the twist out looks like tomorrow and post.

Crackers Phinn said:

My beef with wetline is the flaking. My hair is prone to single strand knots and I've noticed little white bits caked at the ends of my hair where knotting occurs. The spots that look whitish in the pictures is the dried gel.

Here is last weeks experiment with MHC type 3 creme, hydra silica tea mist and coconut oil.

http://[IMG]http://i68.tinypic.com/10f1cgw.jpg
I'ma go head and give this another try. It's not like I've made a dent in this big a-- tub I got.
Tonight I have put about 10 two strand twists in my hair with Aunt Jackie's curl maintenance and wetline and am sitting under the dryer. I'll take pictures of what the twist out looks like tomorrow and post.

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@Crackers Phinn, Is your hair wet here? It looks moisture drenched and shiny. That's a thick puff. Are you bra-strap length or longer when stretches because that looks like a lot of hair.

@ShredsofDignity,
We are almost up to 500 posts on your 'voodoo gel' thread, girl!

@Aggie,
Who go'n bring this home to 500 posts? We almost there, girl!

***Honestly, this thread is my little escape from the seemingly relentless losses and sadness we are all experiencing in 2016. It's so nice to see all you ladies post your pictures of your pretty hair and seeing your joy and and hair challenges. Hair Gel results may be mundane, but it's a welcome distraction 'cause it is rough in 2016.

Chicoro said:

@Crackers Phinn, Is your hair wet here? It looks moisture drenched and shiny. That's a thick puff. Are you bra-strap length or longer when stretches because that looks like a lot of hair.

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My hair is dry. Adding leave -in and oil with the gel added sheen.
I have more than one head full of hair on my head. I'm positive that I'm past APL all over with some of my hair in the back stretching to bsl. The single strand knots don't care about my hair goals.

Chicoro said:

***Honestly, this thread is my little escape from the seemingly relentless losses and sadness we are all experiencing in 2016. It's so nice to see all you ladies post your pictures of your pretty hair and seeing your joy and and hair challenges. Hair Gel results may be mundane, but it's a welcome distraction 'cause it is rough in 2016.

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I appreciate this thread. It was the push I needed to let go of my wigs.

Crackers Phinn said:

Tonight I have put about 10 two strand twists in my hair with Aunt Jackie's curl maintenance and wetline and am sitting under the dryer. I'll take pictures of what the twist out looks like tomorrow and post.

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This was not a good idea. It was my first time using any Aunt Jackie's product. Pics coming tonight.

Crackers Phinn said:

This was not a good idea. It was my first time using any Aunt Jackie's product. Pics coming tonight.

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Crackers Phinn is IN for the 500th post in this thread!!!!

bellatiamarie said:

So... I've been using this gel on my kinky curly u-part wig with my denman... and today I decided to try a wash and go on my hair. I've had this gel for a while now. I ordered the big tub on Amazon, but I haven't used it because honestly, I was skeptical. My main concern was that I have not found a gel better than or comparable to Kinky Curly Curling Custard... and cheaper? That's unheard of. So, honestly, my expectations were low.

Honey!!

After I apply gel for my wash and go, I get back in the shower to wet my hair again and then I shake my hair. I can usually tell after this step if the gel is going to do what I need it to do. KCCC is no fail usually for me. But this wetline voodoo? Girl, my hair is defined, shiny, curly. I just love it. The verdict is still out though because I just washed this AM so my hair is only about 60% dry. I'm posting a few pics for yall! I'll come back and add more once my hair completely dries.

The first one is my kinky curly wig. I used the gel on the ends with water and used my Denman to create some curls. The second picture is my hair completely wet after WNG. The last picture is now at about 60% dry.
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Update: my hair didn't dry until the next day in the evening . I air dry my WNG 99% of the time. Usually when I do a WNG with KCCC my hair is dry by the next day/afternoon.

I used KCKT with my wetline WNG and 1st and 2nd day hair was nice, defined, and bouncy. Third day hair was stiff, hard, and dry. It was very defined, but the shrinkage was serious. My hands are always in my hair so feeling that hard, stiff hair was off putting for me. I ended up putting my hair in an updo on day 3 and washing the next day.

I'm thinking that in order to get a wetline WNG past day 3, I'm going to have to make sure my hair is moisturized underneath. I'm going to give it another go, but it's looking like me and KCCC may be in for the longhaul.

I am so mad at all of you right now including all the lurkers who never post but run out and buy up all the product.

Why did I just go into the Latin pharmacy to re-up on this gel and they are completely sold out, not only that, they raised the frigging price, by $1. Frigging .49. woosah. Ok so I am like let me get a small one until they restock, that also went up .49cents

Ok, I head back to my side of town and went into the drugstore close to my parents to get some sale items, they have the large one for $2.39
Redemption!! And no, I am not telling you all where I found it.

Chicoro said:

@kodachax,
It looks nice. I like the texture of your hair. It's really thick, too.

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Aggie said:

@kodochax and @shortdub78

Ya'll know your heads of hair look awesome .

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Seems my last reply did not go through.
Thanks for the compliments ladies I appreciate it . I'm happy that I'm getting better at this!

This has done wonders for my youngest (12 yrs old) dd and her hair styling. It is a keeper.

I got 2nd day wash n go for the first time ever and these are my results currently:



I did my wash routine
Then applied Grapseed oil..and a little Shea Moisture Curl Smoothie
and then shingled the gel throughout my hair after sectioning my hair.

My 10 year old is becoming a puff aficionado. She is using this product now. She has to add the baby hair too.

I'm loving this gel's results but I'm getting a little worried. There's glycerin in it, right? So, what happens when it gets drier outside? I really don't want to try finding another, more moisturizing, gel for the dry winter months. I like Wetline's voodoo!!

@wavezncurlz
Aww...Very Cute!