Wash And Go, To Grow And To Dazzle 2020 Challenge

toaster said:

I listened to everyone’s advice and used more product this time.

I made sure my hair was soaking wet for my shampoo, used more conditioner on soaking wet hair to detangle my hair with my brush, let my hair get super wet before adding the Doux leave in, added more water, added the Doux mousse, smoothed through in 8 sections on each half of my hair. And here is the difference just out of the shower between my wash on Monday and my wash today.

I have one more wash and go attempt before my haircut!!!

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Major difference. Great job!

toaster said:

I got my hair cut!!! I LOVED the experience and how it looks. She styled my hair with uncle funky’s daughter and Sebastian twisted foam. View attachment 463103View attachment 463105View attachment 463107

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Looks great and the definition is amazing!

So much activity in here. I love it.

I have been missing in action for a while and quite hair lazy. With this cooler weather, I think I will be down to resetting once every 5 to 7 days. I'm not feeling the mid-week wash and with the cooler weather I need to sit under the dryer which I hate. I will only be able to bring myself to do that once a week. I think even if my wng doesn't last a week, I will just rinse and condition and let it dry.

I'm not really sure what I am going to do with my hair. I'm feeling like a wig or a slap cap right now.


This month will be 3 months since my cut. I don't know that I need a follow-up, but I will probably go between Halloween and Thanksgiving just to make sure my ends are OK.

You can probably tell, I'm feeling sort of meh over my hair

@faithVA @GettingKinky
Have either of you done a wash and go with ICH as your sole gel? I know the digital salon recommends it as a topper gel, but I’m curious if I could use it the way I use curly magic, and then top with mousse.

From reading I get the sense I should use much less ICH than I did curly magic.

@toaster 45 pump? What size bottle do you have? When I had the 18 oz bottle used around 20 pumps.

toaster said:

@faithVA @GettingKinky
Have either of you done a wash and go with ICH as your sole gel? I know the digital salon recommends it as a topper gel, but I’m curious if I could use it the way I use curly magic, and then top with mousse.

From reading I get the sense I should use much less ICH than I did curly magic.

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I’ve never tried ICH as a base gel. It’s so thick that it seems like it would be a little difficult to apply. have used it on top of kinky curly knot today and that worked well for me

GettingKinky said:

@toaster 45 pump? What size bottle do you have? When I had the 18 oz bottle used around 20 pumps.

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I have the liter size? I did my hair in three sections and used about 15 pumps per section. It felt... excessive but I was thinking when I got my hair done at the salon he used at least 30 sections and used more than 1 pump per section.

Maybe I can try less next time? It’s not sticky at all and my hair air dried in a few hours, but that’s probably because I topped with mousse.

GettingKinky said:

I’ve never tried ICH as a base gel. It’s so thick that it seems like it would be a little difficult to apply. have used it on top of kinky curly knot today and that worked well for me

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Ooh okay! I haven’t opened my bottle so I didn’t realize it was super thick. Hmmm.

toaster said:

@faithVA @GettingKinky
Have either of you done a wash and go with ICH as your sole gel? I know the digital salon recommends it as a topper gel, but I’m curious if I could use it the way I use curly magic, and then top with mousse.

From reading I get the sense I should use much less ICH than I did curly magic.

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I haven't. I don't think my hair would do well with the non-botanical gels applied right to it. For me I think it would lead to breakage.

toaster said:

I have the liter size? I did my hair in three sections and used about 15 pumps per section. It felt... excessive but I was thinking when I got my hair done at the salon he used at least 30 sections and used more than 1 pump per section.

Maybe I can try less next time? It’s not sticky at all and my hair air dried in a few hours, but that’s probably because I topped with mousse.

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30 sections? That takes patience. When I do what I think is a lot of sections the most I do is 20. I guess that’s why they can charge so much.

GettingKinky said:

30 sections? That takes patience. When I do what I think is a lot of sections the most I do is 20. I guess that’s why they can charge so much.

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Right? I applied the gel in 3 large sections and split each section into 6 to apply the mousse. Start to finish my shower took an hour and I felt like I was in there forever!

I got a shower mirror and that really helped me to be able to see what I was doing. I’m happy with my results too!

I think my next wash I’ll use 3 less pumps of curly magic per section, and apply ICH over top. Then I’ll top with mousse.

I’m very tempted to do a full Innersense wash and go, but as @faithVA says, maybe applying ICH directly to the hair is a bad idea. I might buy the quiet calm curl control and inner peace, and do a three step wash and go.

I thought I saw some post on getting Uncle Funky's. I purchased Uncle Funky's from ProductJunkieDC which is located close to me. I received good service. She is a sistah and was glad to give her some support. She also has some of the products the A's on the digital channel suggest.

You can also get 10% off your first order.

Goal for next year is an APL wash and go.

Tomorrow morning is wash morning and I’m going to try using just ICH and mousse def. if it’s awful, I’m rewashing on Wednesday evening anyway.

toaster said:

Goal for next year is an APL wash and go.

Tomorrow morning is wash morning and I’m going to try using just ICH and mousse def. if it’s awful, I’m rewashing on Wednesday evening anyway.

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I’m really curious to hear how it turns out.
move been trying for a year and a half to get a shoulder length wash n go. My shrinkage won’t cooperate.

GettingKinky said:

I’m really curious to hear how it turns out.
move been trying for a year and a half to get a shoulder length wash n go. My shrinkage won’t cooperate.

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I have a feeling mine won’t cooperate either, but it’s good to have a goal.

Oh! I watched Aishia’s hairintine wash and go video again, and she used at least 20 pumps of curly magic on one half of her head.

I don’t feel bad for using 45 pumps anymore lol.

toaster said:

I have a feeling mine won’t cooperate either, but it’s good to have a goal.

Oh! I watched Aishia’s hairintine wash and go video again, and she used at least 20 pumps of curly magic on one half of her head.

I don’t feel bad for using 45 pumps anymore lol.

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I knew she was heavy handed, but I never realized that she used that much. I guess you’re good, you both have a ton of hair.

First impressions of my i create hold and mousse def wash and go are just okay. It took 13 extra minutes in the shower to do my wash and go because I create hold doesn’t have nearly the amount of slip that curly magic has. It took longer to rake through my hair when I added the mousse def. I think I’ll also have more volume than I would with curly magic. This is probably fine since I wash my hair every 3-4 days, but if you’re looking for a hard hold to last 7 days, this wouldn’t work.

I also think I create hold needs a leave in underneath, whereas curly magic is basically a leave in and a gel at the same time.

As it stands, I wouldn’t do it again. I would change my mind if I air dried quickly and my hair looked about the same as my hair did when I last washed.

This also won’t matter for long, since my tabletop hair dryer shipped a day or two ago. By Wednesday I should be able to dry with heat for 30-45 minutes.

Final look! It actually air dried in about 2 hours. I’d definitely use this combo again if I needed cute hair from day 1. I assume that by Wednesday my hair will be mostly frizzy and huge, but my hair is cute and fluffy.

Next wash I’ll go back to curly magic.

I got another set back which was totally my fault. I cut my braids too far up when I was taking them out and my hairdresser discovered it when I went in for my trim a couple of days later. I am so mad at myself. I was a little past shoulder length. She did a corrective cut on me which makes me now barely neck length. I told her I'm committing to wash n go's exclusively especially since I workout 3-5 times a week and I'm back working on my degree.

This time I'm going to get to mid back length. I am claiming it here and now! My plan is to wash twice a week. I did a cute wash n go last night with Camille Rose Curl Love Moisture Milk and Aunt Jackie's Ice Curls. I got a lot of compliments at work today on my haircut. Made me not feel so bad.

My hair still looks great! Hopefully it holds up until Wednesday night. I have three more workouts scheduled in the next two days.

I ordered quiet calm curl control and inner peace. I’m going to try inner peace over i create hold. Then I’ll try quiet calm, i create hold, and inner peace. I might even try i create hold and quiet calm over top.

So many experiments.

toaster said:

My hair still looks great! Hopefully it holds up until Wednesday night. I have three more workouts scheduled in the next two days.

I ordered quiet calm curl control and inner peace. I’m going to try inner peace over i create hold. Then I’ll try quiet calm, i create hold, and inner peace. I might even try i create hold and quiet calm over top.

So many experiments.

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don't forget to post pics .... i'm always looking for a new combo....

VictoriousBrownFlower said:

don't forget to post pics .... i'm always looking for a new combo....

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I will! I’m starting to think my hair will look similar no matter the combo. Uncle funky’s gave me more of an elongated “s” shape wash and go and I create hold gave me more of a loopy wash and go, but with the haircut my hair falls in a similar manner/length with either gel.

toaster said:

My hair still looks great! Hopefully it holds up until Wednesday night. I have three more workouts scheduled in the next two days.

I ordered quiet calm curl control and inner peace. I’m going to try inner peace over i create hold. Then I’ll try quiet calm, i create hold, and inner peace. I might even try i create hold and quiet calm over top.

So many experiments.

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Have fun! I’m curious to hear your results. I have Inner Peace but I only tried it once. I like the idea of quiet calm on top, I’m trying to think of ways to lubricate my curls so they don’t stick together.

naturalagain2 said:

I got another set back which was totally my fault. I cut my braids too far up when I was taking them out and my hairdresser discovered it when I went in for my trim a couple of days later. I am so mad at myself. I was a little past shoulder length. She did a corrective cut on me which makes me now barely neck length. I told her I'm committing to wash n go's exclusively especially since I workout 3-5 times a week and I'm back working on my degree.

This time I'm going to get to mid back length. I am claiming it here and now! My plan is to wash twice a week. I did a cute wash n go last night with Camille Rose Curl Love Moisture Milk and Aunt Jackie's Ice Curls. I got a lot of compliments at work today on my haircut. Made me not feel so bad.

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Wishing you faster than normal growth!

Hey everyone!
Haven't been on here for a while. I started experimenting with wash and goes since late April as I started following the Black Girl Curls line of thinking. I do appreciate and agree with a lot of their gems.

My favorite combos so far have been UFD and top with Trepadora acai berry or papaya slip.
I'm also learning how to use Kinky Curly and I think I'm going to stick with that for a while, it's cheaper and I like how it makes my wash n go feel. Below are some pics from yesterday using KC system

Hmmm , my pics aren't uploading. I keep getting a strikethrough on the image name.

GettingKinky said:

No matter how thorough I think I’m being when I apply my gel I always miss a few spots on the back of my head. :-(

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Hey there! Do you have a three way mirror in your bathroom? That helps me a lot.. I've been using them my whole life and so used to it. Even then it's still harder to do your hair than a stylist. I do my hair in sections. I can't do it the exact way BGC does it. I always always always have my hair sectioned and thoroughly wet with a spray bottle, not the mister spray, regular old school spray bottle to ensure saturation lol.

This wash n go thing is quite nuanced in some ways. I've had some learning curves for sure and probably still learning. I've learned to not over cleanse and how that could dry my hair out and how it affects my wash n go's. I'm very surprised but I'm not a fan of ICH. I've used it several times and came to that conclusion. Maybe further down the line things might change? Idk. What I do like is how it applies and my hair looks nice when wet. It's when it dries it's another story. It gives me great day 1 hair, beyond that... no. I can't explain it but it feels like it sucks the moisture out my hair and dries it out in a way I can't quite describe but have picked up on. I prefer how my Trepadora/UFD combo performs. I love UFD, but you def need a topper gel with it. I used the ICH and went somewhere with drier air and by day 3 my hair frizzed into an afro and I could feel the dryness in my strands, it was more than an aged wash n go. Even on a hot humid day, my day 3 hair would not have looked at felt the way it did with the UFD/ICH. I tried it twice more after that and I felt my hair going in that same dry feeling and frizzed out direction.

I was blowing through my Trepadora over the summer b/c I was washing anywhere from 3-7 days in the beginning to get the hang of things. Those little bottles are so expensive. I'll save the remainder of my bottles for next summer when it's humid out.

Since I'm doing wash n go's as my primary styling, I've accepted the shrinkage. The one thing I miss about my twist outs was the stretching of the length. My hair is also cut shorter and it shrinks up. As soon as it gets longer I'll be pulling my wash n go into a low pony or up into a puff, right now it's too short for that.

I've been using the AG Boost and Balance. I recently got the shampoo Balance and I like it as an all purpose. I still have two large bottles of Elucence shampoos to get through. I adore the Elucence poos but I heard they've gone out of business unfortunately.

Since learning from BGC I'm more careful and thoughtful of my hair purchases and using products and how I view hair. It's actually opened up my mind to a lot regarding hair and aesthetic and the whole YouTube/social media community. That's for another post tho.

toaster said:

Ooh yeah I can definitely see how it’s going to be hard.

I’ve been watching the digital salon videos and I have thoughts. You were not kidding about their tone. It’s a bit off putting but they have a lot of great insight.

I’m going to cross reference their product list with Mona’s suggestions on Saturday.

I would also love it if one of the main girls didn’t have color in their hair. I feel like color makes curls visually pop more.

anyway, here are my drying wash and go results with mousse only. The crown of my hair is frizzy again. I wonder if it’s a totally different hair type and needs different product. View attachment 462905View attachment 462907

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I COMPLETELY agree, which is why I was so hesitant in joining and even stopped following them for a while. However, their insights are helpful and make so much sense. I joined the forum for a month now and don't know how long I'll stick around. I find some of the members to be more helpful and better in their approach in the responses and help.

toaster said:

Hair after... 45 pumps of uncle funky’s and mousse def on top. The results are pretty cute!
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Beautiful

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My hair still looks pretty good. It’s grown a bit but it’s still quite controlled.

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This is so pretty! What day is this? This looks like it has a few days left. How often do you wash n go?