Comments on: Super-Soaker Method for Promoting Clumps

By: natural1n4all

natural1n4all — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:28:07 +0000

I appreciate the making of this video. it was very informative! Unfortunately, the person shooting the video was all over the place zooming in & out unnecessarily. I wish they would have just kept the camera stationary. It definitely took away from what she was trying to show! thanks for the tut all the same!

By: curlimami

curlimami — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:43:19 +0000

Great article and video. Kinda silly that everyone commented on the water, use your own discretion at home when running your watee. She was making a videp to help other curlies out!! Love it!

I dont own a brush though, is that totally necessary? I have a lot more hair (3b) , super thick.

By: Auntie Bubbs

Auntie Bubbs — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:31:55 +0000

Jeez, Rudeechick takes the time to make a video to help her fellow curlies out, and half of you snip at her for the running water. I’m sure she had alot going on in her mind trying to get this video right for YOU. I really doubt she wastes that much water every day.
I at least will say, thank you for taking the time to make the video, Rudee, without qualifying my thankyou with a complaint.

By: cyncurl999

cyncurl999 — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:31:43 +0000

LOVE it! Thank you I will try this! Curl Keeper product would be perfect for this method as well. Product really is the key once you get techniques down and that is totally trial and error since nobody is exactly the same (which is the awesome thing about us curlie heads!) I would also use the duckbill clips around the crown. I find that clumping is better with air dry than diffusing but this time of year maybe not so realistic. Also, took no offense and was not distracted by the running water. Please.

By: ZsaEscorbores

ZsaEscorbores — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:57:02 +0000

ABOUT THE VIDEO:
1. Why was water running when applying base coats and combing?! Useless and wasteful!
2. Method shows potential, will try after next cleansing.

ADVICE REQUEST:
1. “Plopping” is wrapping hair in a curl-friendly towel and letting it sit on top of your head (like with the Aquis Mimi’s Diva Dryer Hair Turban), right? Sorry, still young to the curly life.

2. Does it matter if I plop longer (i.e. 20-30 mins.)? I do not diffuse but like my hair to be as dry as possible when left to air-dry and I have LOTS of 3b hair.

3. I’ve heard plopping frizzes hair, fact or myth? My hair is frizzy as it is, does not need a boost so please enlighten me on this… Thanks!

By: pm0409

pm0409 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:11:15 +0000

I actually feel offended by the wreckless waste of water in this video. What a shame.

By: aislin

aislin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:26:01 +0000

LILSOCKMONKEY: “NaturallyCurly member Rudeechick from the CurlTalk message boards has a new method for getting hair to clump” So clearly yes, they say it’s a new technique. Glad that it’s getting more exposure though to those who never visit the boards- you should! There’s a ton of great advice over there all the time .

INFINITY12: I also have thin hair, and I’ve had that problem too. What I do is not necessarily add as much water as Rudee does- I don’t cup my hands under running water- just get my hands wet with droplets of water rather than puddles, and scrunch it in this way. So I add less water, and when done water scrunching, you try raking out the clumps just a little bit and separating them. I CANNOT PLOP at all because my hair can’t handle it- way too clumpy and weird formation, so instead I use a flour sack towel and use that to scrunch out excess moisture- this will keep clumps looking nice, but also breaks them up some and keeps it bouncy by taking away more of the excess moisture that can weigh us wavies down . Try it!

By: Infinity12

Infinity12 — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:36:06 +0000

I must be doing something wrong! I got too mant clumps. My hair is extremly thin, so I should only wind up with 12 clumps tops….not 100. I now look like Roseanne Rosnnadana. How would you work with getting very sparse (I’m going bald) 2b hair to clump?

By: rawcurly

rawcurly — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:14:31 +0000

Thanks so much Rudee, It was really nice of you to takethe time out to demo this. I have been trying it in different ways (using different products, plopping/not plopping, etc…) and I have to say that this is transformational!!! A few years back when I was in Devachan in NY for a cut, the assistant who washed my hair used a similar method while she was rinsing. I was never fullable to replicate b/c I lost the connection with the dowsing of water. It really makes the clumps happen but you have to “let it be” after that. I have had some of the best curly days of my life since trying this. All I can say is THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

By: lmcuevas

lmcuevas — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:01:34 +0000

great technique but I agree w some of the others who commented on the amount of water – I found it hard to focus at times because all I could hear was the water running! Thank you for the tips!