How can I get edge controls to last longer?

vtoodler

New Member
I love the way edge controls look when you first put them on. They do an amazing job at slicking the edges down.

However, for me, that slicked-down look doesn't last long at all--especially when the weather is hot or I'm sweating.


Has anyone here found either an edge control that lasts several hours or a way to make the edge control themselves last longer?


Btw, the edge control that I've been using is Design Essentials. That's the first and only one that I've tried.
 
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Healthb4Length

New Member
Yes Hicks Edge control lasts hours for me, sometimes all day. All I have to do is put some water on my edges the next day, lightly brush edges and put on a scarf for 15 minutes and edges stay laid. Keracare's edge shaper is good but it doesn't have the lasting power of Hicks.

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havilland

Magical Mythical Princess
I like Aveda Control Paste. But u have to tie it down for 10-15 minutes. I wear my scarf on the way to work.

It also works best on clean hair. So I dab my edges with a little olive oil on a qtip or finger at night to wipe away the residue and freshen the hair for the next day.

Here's a pic of edges today with the Aveda Control paste
 

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havilland

Magical Mythical Princess
PS if you sweat a lot, try a hair grease or pressing cream instead. You need something that repels water. Not something that is made of it.

In the summer I use Keracare cream press or Dax or something like that.
 

shtow

Well-Known Member
I have finally got my edge control to last a week (until I wash my hair again). On wash day, I apply cream of nature argan oil edge control (the only one that gives me these results). I brush my edges, and apply a silk hair wrap (see picture) on my edges and a bonnet over that. My edges stay laid all week without adding more product and I'm over 3 months post.

 

divachyk

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Of course I gotta ask, where did you get your silk wrap shtow. I wear a satin wrap (purchased from Walmart) and that works too. I prefer silk if I could find it.
 

shtow

Well-Known Member
Of course I gotta ask, where did you get your silk wrap shtow. I wear a satin wrap (purchased from Walmart) and that works too. I prefer silk if I could find it.
I get it from prettyAntoinettes.com. I also get my bonnet from there too.

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PlainJane

Well-Known Member
I love hicks edges too. It's probably the only thing I haven't tried to replace in my regimen.

Little water, smooth on hicks edges, tie down with a scarf, and edges will not budge.
 
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