NaturallyShelbey : My Twist Out/Wash Day (Updated)

Hey Guys!

So, like I said in my first post, I have been natural for going on three years now and y'all, I have tried just about every hairstyle in the book LOL! I love changing up my look, it just makes me feel better. But, being that my hair is getting longer, it takes a while to do and lately I'm finding that Twist Outs are fast and easy to maintain, especially when school and work get quite hectic. So here is how a typical wash day goes.

I usually designate Sundays for wash day but depending on what my week is like, that can vary. I started off with my hair in a puff. I detangled using water and my pick. Typically I co-wash, with whatever is in the shower, (I'm a recovering product junkie lol I'll walk you guys through my closet one day) but this week I needed to shampoo seeing as my last co-wash was about 4 weeks ago. So I used the Curly Sexy Hair Color Safe Curl Defining Shampoo and Conditioner.

I like that both the shampoo and conditioner are color safe, seeing as I do have color treated hair and are free of sulfates, gluten, and parabens. The shampoo isn't harsh on my hair and the conditioner provides a decent amount of slip. With that being said these aren't my all time favorites but they are in my top 10.

As a leave-in I used Karen's Body Beautiful Pomegranate Guava Sweet Ambrosia Leave-In Conditioner

It was my first time using this product so I don't have much to really say about it besides it smells AMAAAAAZZZING and left my hair feeling extra soft.

Being that I like big hair, I prefer to do my hair when its dry and stretched. Like most naturals, I struggle with shrinkage so to combat this, I put about 8 big twists in my hair, which I forgot to take a picture of, so that my hair can dry overnight and then I put it in a puff to stretch it some more.

So now on to the good stuff. For my twist outs I do flat twists, as of recently they are my staple. In the beginning, when my hair first got long enough to twist, I did do two strand twists but over the years I have realized that flat twists just work better for me. I get more curl definition without having to do a whole bunch of fluffing and it lasts longer. I know not everyone knows how to flat twist, it did take me a while to learn, but once I got the hang of it, I realized it is fairly simple. The product I used was Qhemet Biologics Aethiopika Hydrate & Twist Butter (couldn't link this because the website is down). I also used my spray bottle with only water and my pick to detangle when I needed to.

I chose to use a butter so that my hair would not revert back to it's shrunken, curly state and also because I rather work with dry hair. This butter is awesome for all hair types. It gives good definition, retains moisture very well, it does work well with other products (i.e leave-in conditioners, and a little goes a very long way. As far as using my spray bottle, I spray the water in my hand so that I can regulate the amount of water I want going in my hair.

Here is how my twists look before bed. It doesn't matter what direction you twist them in, it just depends on where you what your part or the look you are going for. I like my part in the middle or to the side. To maintain my twists, I just put on a bonnet before bed.