Did the big chop! Now I need help!

[kiara8255]

I had been transitioning to natural for exactly 11 months. Last week, I decided to do the big chop and had about 4 inches of my permed ends cut off. Now I have a pretty good size TWA. I usually wet it in the shower each morning and leave a little conditioner in. I've been wearing it in a TWA with different headbands every day. I think I'm between a 4a and 4b.

When I get out the shower, I have beautiful curls but they don't last when my hair is dry. For the naturals out there, could you suggest any products that will help my natural coils/curls to remain throughout the day? Thanks for your suggestions.

 

[TrustMeLove]

my hair has some tight spiral curls like every where..i use a holding cream..well actually its a wrapping cream to try to hold my little biddy bees with out them puffing out on me..

 

[Enchantmt]

Try Qhemets products, in particular the Honeybush Hair Tea gel. I mix it with a lil curl activator one of the members recommended by smooth shine. Both products work well by themselves but I mix them to make my qhemet go farther. The qhemet olive cream detangler may work well for you too. Just do a search there are lots of reviews for the products on this site.

There is a banner at the top of this site for Qhemet. (Qhemetbiologics.com) The activator you can find locally.
http://mp.hairboutique.com/product.asp?ProdID=108639&REFID={29173716-ADF4-46CE-9129-6818686BDF09}

There are other natural products out there. I didnt care for the oyin greg juice and I havent tried the others but I'm sure you will have a lot of recommendations soon.

 

[MeccaMedinah]

I wanna say congrats on your BC!!!!
But, no I don't have any advice. My hair does pretty much the same thing when it drys.
If you don't mind the work, try a twistout.

 

[Poohbear]

Congrats on the big chop!

I have type 4a tightly coiled and frizzy hair, and I just rub Citre Shine Gel over my hair to keep the curls remaining throughout the day. Also avoid combing your hair out.

 

[honeycomb719]

Congrats on the BC

 

[firecracker]

Congrats. I have the same problem. Sometimes I leave humectress conditioner in and it holds the curl difinition close to what it looks like wet. Unfortunately it does work all the time for some reason. What I do to achieve texture with curl definition is;
wash,two strand twist,set under dryer,the next day I spray elasta-care moisturizer,mix snap back w/elasta-care like silk and apply to hair. I do this every 2-3 weeks. I wear my hair in various textured states after a two strand twist. I love the knotty natural look, the curly sorta good hair look illustrated above (that's what my people say and think. Fool this is a bush!!) I did the big chop in March. I am still trying different products to see what works well with my hair texture as it grows out. Good luck. I can say that I am glad I did the bc because now my natural hair oils have reappeared after being MIA for years.

 

[nurseN98]

What works for me is to comb out before or while in the shower. After I've rinsed conditioner from my hair, I don't comb too much. I use fantasia ic gel and whatever butter/oil mix I have on hand (usually shea/coconut) put it on while it is wet then put a t-shirt on to soak up drippies while I get dressed. After I get dressed, I don' touch my hair anymore. This usually works the best for me to maintain my curls.

 

[ArrrBeee]

I CW in the shower and then I use curling custard and a small dab of conditioner.

 

[Almondjoy]

I would conditioner wash in the shower with Kenra Moisturizing Conditioner and then apply a mixture of Elasta QP Feels like silk and Asha's Cocoa de Loche. Let it air dry-No towel. Nice curls all day.