finger coils then and now......

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my hair don't seem to coil at all on the left side and in the middle of my head,I don't know why!!!

Well....

I'm sure you can see the growth. What product are your using to do your coils? That could be the key.....

I will tell you like everyone keeps telling me...keep trying it really is process and you will get it eventually.

Yeahhhh for growth!!

Thanks Sweetdrk1! @KinkyNappyHappy,on the last pic of used coconut oil and aloe vera gel and my spray bottle mixture.

Hey Tiffy2, I can definitely see some growth and improvement in your pics. When I finger coil, I use conditioner and ORS Twist and Lock Gel. It works a lot better than my oil, gel, and Shae butter

thanks JackieJ205,did you post any pics of your coils?

Tiffy2 wrote:thanks JackieJ205,did you post any pics of your coils?

Now you know I haven't LOL. I am so terrible at taking routine pics. I'll take some tonight and post them up.

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I don't know what my own hair type is but aloe gel doesn't seem to work well for me when I do my finger coils- so I used ecostyler gel, kinky curly and a product created by my hairdresser. Maybe you could try a different type of gel?

Tiff, I currently have my hair in Coils and I posted my results then and now. Check out my hair journal.

I used BH MM conditioner only..oh heck I will put the pics here for you.
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Sweetdrk- you've had some wonderful growth! Your coils are so pretty and defined!

@poeticlyspkng I don't know what my hair type is either.I think I'm a 3c,my curls are different sized cork screw.but I'm soo scared of putting gel in my hair. it might make my hair hard and flaky. @sweetdrk1,your finger coils are beautiful. your hair is growing like crazy! don't you take biotin and msm?

Tiffy2 wrote:@poeticlyspkng I don't know what my hair type is either.I think I'm a 3c,my curls are different sized cork screw.but I'm soo scared of putting gel in my hair. it might make my hair hard and flaky. @sweetdrk1,your finger coils are beautiful. your hair is growing like crazy! don't you take biotin and msm?

No I don't take any supplements at this point.

tiffy, im actually gonna coil my hair tonight w/avocado butter (thanx to safi haircare) but im experimenting w/different butters n etc. I also coiled w/afroveda's almond butter and it left it VERY moisturized, also qhemet bio's olive n honey balm gave it more shine but i also love their honeybush tea gel. its not thick n sticky, doesnt flake and doesnt dry crunchy. dont be scared of gels, i also like IC Fantasia gel and koils by nature's lavendar n eucalyptus. i've yet to try my ecostyler (thanx to neethair) yet!!

i think the main thing is start w/ur leave in condish. so give gels a try, they maintain the hold, however im using the butter tonight cuz im not really press for hold just moisture!

dont w/afroveda butter
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@sweetdrk1,oh ok! and @NubieNatty,I keep hearing a lot of good things about IC gel.but the closes thing I've gotten to a gel is aloe vera.I can't use butters on my hair at all cause it's too heavy for my hair,so I use a lot of oils.

Nubie gimme some of them butters dang it! I am gettin in my car right now.

Tiffy, I did a coil out yesterday..here are my results.
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WOW @Sweetdrk1! your finger coils are so full. it's like you got it done at a salon. I can't wait until mine get that full.

the afroveda butter isnt heavy, its lightly whipped. aloe vera is a good gel too. u may wanna try to mix w/a light butter for hold n moisture w/some sheen.

umm sweet, u did ur coils urself? i thought u got em done at a salon too, lol. woooow, how long does it take you to do them?

NubieNatty wrote:the afroveda butter isnt heavy, its lightly whipped. aloe vera is a good gel too. u may wanna try to mix w/a light butter for hold n moisture w/some sheen.

umm sweet, u did ur coils urself? i thought u got em done at a salon too, lol. woooow, how long does it take you to do them?

Yes I did then myself...it took me about an hour to do the coils. I don't part I just grab and twirl. I only had the flexirods done at the salon. I still have to try the curl formers,

I just grab and twirl too LOL! I wanna do other styles in my hair though,like a twist out or something. but I think my hair might still be too short! BTW,I got my Oyin Handmade sample kit in the mail today. I have the shine and define in my hair right now. it smells tropical.