BarbM45

Of all the CG advice, not combing my hair is the hardest for me to follow. Perhaps because I have very fine 3a hair (2 in the back). I tend to comb it out on day 2 and 3 then scrunch in a spray gel. I feel like that clumps my curls a bit better. Anyone else?

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Barb
fine, 3a hair; using Suave CO, trying to find right gel

2happy

No, I don't, but I very rarely get 2nd day hair, and 3rd only happens if I'm putting on a hat!

You can do anything you want with your hair, I'd just be as gentle as possible- to keep breaking to a minimum.

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Maurene

I'm about a 2c and I often comb out my hair on the 2nd day. I just don't have much curl the second day and it looks too messy (without combing). And I kinda like the soft look I get when I comb it out.

JuicyTube

Nope, I only comb in the shower with conditioner.

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3b-3c CG

DominicanaHeat

Nope, if i do that on my hair it will be like this even if I reapply product. My curl pattern gets ruined.

But if it works for you and your hair, go for it!

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3a/3b thick coarse WL dark brown hair. CG/Mod CG since: 5/4/05. Current products: Right now my hair is in such a tizzy over this winter weather we are hving that nothing really seems to be working. I need a haircut.

SpunGold

Interesting concept. I normally don't comb on 2nd or 3rd days, but I'll have to try it. I have a similar curl pattern to yours - curly in the front, wavy toward the back.

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Location: Frisco, TX

Fia type: 3a/F/ii Pics! Updated 04/22/10
CO Wash: Suave Coconut
Leave-in: Deva Heaven in Hair
Current Styler: Fuzzy Duck Gel
finally at waist length!

aaa00a

My hair is soooo thick and knotted, there is no way I could get a comb even to go through my hair once it's dry...I don't comb/brush at all, not even in the shower anymore, it just ruins the curl pattern, and causes poofiness and frizziness....one big mess, even when wet!

CurliLocks

Ditto both. Sometimes I have to finger comb a few knots out of the nape, but I can't comb my hair.

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bostonwaves

Same here - I may be loose on some of the CG "rules" but I never, ever comb after product goes in.

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~CG 8/06 ~
fine, wavy - 2b/3a
KCNT and KKCC

frazali

I've never even HAD 2nd day hair - lol! But if I did - I most definitely would not be able to use a comb - if I wanted to leave the house, that is.

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Variation of 3B/3C curls.

Amazed that I finally found a method that works for my hair! Diffuse until 60-70% dry, then let air dry for about an hour. Scrunch and leave it alone!

NYC

DominicanaHeat

Yea same here with the nape. And those pieces of hair wind up stick straight on 2nd/3rd day hair.

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3a/3b thick coarse WL dark brown hair. CG/Mod CG since: 5/4/05. Current products: Right now my hair is in such a tizzy over this winter weather we are hving that nothing really seems to be working. I need a haircut.

jeamaria

I couldn't comb, even if I wanted to. The comb would not get through my hair. However, I have been known to brush my hair dry (in sections and with a leave in) on occasion. It clumps right back up when I smooth in a styler.

For 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th day hair, I rewet my hair with my hands, and sometimes rake through a little styler if needed, but I do not comb. I rarely comb through my hair, even when wet with conditioner. I get *way* too much reverb.

CurliLocks

Exactly! What's up with that?! I usually talk my stylist into cutting them a little shorter so they don't hang down lower (and straighter) after the first day.

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Mint

I can see why one would want to comb for 2nd-day hair, but I don't do it anymore. Like Maurene said, it can give a nice, soft look. It would probably clump fine and look close to first-day hair with a product, too.

However, I find that if I comb my hair dry, I'm at risk for possible breakage, and it's too much work to fight all the tangles. I only use a wide-toothed comb on conditioner-soaked hair or a fine-toothed comb on my bangs [that I want to grow out soon] when they aren't behaving.

For second-day hair, I just smooth the canopy lightly with water then smooth on a light coating of gel to seal it. If the waves themselves aren't cooperating, I scrunch in a bit of gel, fluff to clump, then smooth.

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2a/M-C/ii hair. Super long.