I think I have finally figured out how to have a wash n go with movement. I've made 4 changes and I'm not sure which is most important, but I'm going to keep doing all 4
- stopped ending my wash day with an ACV rinse. I think this was closing my cuticles and preventing my hair from absorbing my leave in. Plus this simplifies wash day.
- apply my products on SOAKING wet hair
- I'm more liberal with my use of leave in and gel
- air dry in ponytails. I think having my hair "bunched" makes it dry more slowly and retain more moisture. I used to see that when I let my hair dry in braids it retained more moisture.
With my current results I'm almost to the point where I may wear my wash n go out at work instead of in a ponytail. I just need to figure out how to stretch the back a bit more so it doesn't look like a reverse mullet.