Crownedwisdom

Hello, so since starting on my CG journey one week and a half ago I am trying to find what works best for my hair. My hair is looking way better, but I am noticing that the fact that my hair is low porosity truly is a big factor in moisturizing. I have a lot I mean a lot of hair and when it is wet it looks like I almost got every strand of curls with conditioner and gel but 4 hours later when it dries not all the curls look moistured or defined. I'm currently co washing with Giovanni triple threat, conditioning with Giovanni deep moisture, using kinky curly not today, and l.a looks sports gel. Anyone else have this type of hair and have styling techniques? Thanks. Also does anyone know how to post a picture on here from the iPad?

kathymack

Four hours isn't all that long. Especially, if you have a lot of hair with product. My hair is no longer dense (age, thyroid and medication.) Even with scrunching out water with curl towels and diffusing, it takes four hours to completely dry!

I'd say that the products you're using aren't moisturizing enough for your hair. You may want to look and see what other people are using. There may be a thread on the low porosity forum that addresses this.

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3a (Corkicelli), highlighted, fine, low porosity
modified CG, since April '07
CG since 3/11/08

SE PA

HGs: Curly Kinks Satin Roots, Curlycue ReNew and Coil Jam; homemade FSG and okra gel; soap bars; DM MiraCurls Curling Gelly; UFD Curly Magic; Shescentit LIs; Sevi conditioners; Botanical Spirits Puree, CJ Repair Me

WavesnWheels

That Giovanni conditioner does have a cone in it. Maybe it is drying to your hair?

To post a pic from your ipad, tap the little "send" icon on the screen and send the pic to your email. You can then copy and paste the pic from your email into a thread.

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2B, normal porosity, elasticity, thickness, texture, moisture loving, protein leery...
Favorites:
CO: Whole Foods Lavender Conditioner
LO: Dessert Essence Coconut, Pure and Basic Clarifying Shampoo
RO: SSDDMT
DT: JCDCT, SSDDMT
Style: AOMM, CCCL, KMFUM, KCTT

StellarCurls

What is the cone in Giovanni Smooth As Silk conditioner? I've read a couple of times that it has one but can't find it in the ingredients listed online or on my bottle.

Aqua (water), cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, butylene glycol, cetrimonium bromide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, natural fragrance, hydrolyzed soy protein, *chamomilla recutita (matricaria) leaf extract, *citrus aurantium dulcis (valencia orange) extract, *citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract, *cymbopogon schoenanthus (lemongrass) extract, *echinacea purpurea extract, *ginkgo biloba extract, *glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, *lavandula angustifolia (lavender) extract, *rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, *macrocystis pyrifera (sea kelp) extract, *mangifera indica (mango) extract, *salix alba (willow bark).

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APL 3A
Medium porosity, medium density, medium thickness
Current routine: Daily co-washing with Giovanni conditioner (whatever is on sale), styling with Catwalk Curls Rock Curl Amplifier, and 1-2x per week cleansing with a Chagrin Valley shampoo bar followed by an ACV rinse

Corrina777

The Smooth as Silk Conditioner is fine. It's the Smooth as Silk shampoo that has amodimethicone.

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3a/f/iii Before the chop- Donated to Locks of Love, January 2013
Modified CG since 11/5/11
CO-WASH: VO5 Vanilla Mint Tea Clarifying, DevaCare No-Poo
CLARIFY: CHS Treatment Shampoo (used prior to PT/DT)
RO: DevaCare One Condition, Regis Olive Oil
LI: Cure Care, As I Am Leave-In
STYLE: Re:Coil, Curl Keeper, Biotera Gel, Deva Ultra Defining Gel, GVP Liquid Sculpting Gel, Curls Rock Amplifier and Strong Hold Mousse
PT/DT: IAGirl's PT, One n' Only Argan Hydrating Mask

StellarCurls

Thank you. I've seen it stated in a few threads that the conditioner has a cone and I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

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APL 3A
Medium porosity, medium density, medium thickness
Current routine: Daily co-washing with Giovanni conditioner (whatever is on sale), styling with Catwalk Curls Rock Curl Amplifier, and 1-2x per week cleansing with a Chagrin Valley shampoo bar followed by an ACV rinse

WavesnWheels

Well, I checked my little sample bottle of SAS several times recently, because I kept seeing it mentioned here, and sure enough, it said dimethicone. But now I can't find the bottle- I think I threw it away.

But if you have a newish bottle in front of you with the ingredients, then your obviously right. And I might be going crazy......

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2B, normal porosity, elasticity, thickness, texture, moisture loving, protein leery...
Favorites:
CO: Whole Foods Lavender Conditioner
LO: Dessert Essence Coconut, Pure and Basic Clarifying Shampoo
RO: SSDDMT
DT: JCDCT, SSDDMT
Style: AOMM, CCCL, KMFUM, KCTT