Mousse Application

may1787 · 11-04-2009, 02:44 AM

For all of you that use mousse, how are you applying it? As in, what method and in what order with your other products?

Thanks in advance!

tinicurlyd · 11-04-2009, 04:00 AM

I scrunch in my mousse, then scrunch in some gel over it for extra curl hold and clumping.

MysticSpiral · 11-04-2009, 06:26 AM

After the shower, I usually apply
1) Leave in
2) Mousse, but flipping my hair over, and raking it through (get mousse btw your fingers). Then flipping it over again, and finger combing it through the top of my hair.

But for those without hair like a Newfoundland Shepard, I suggest getting the mousse between your fingers, start at the nape and move out. Go around your hairline doing this. Usually I get the nape with the mousse at the tips of my fingers, the area behind my ears with the rest of my fingers, and finally my forehead area with what's still is on my palms. Rake your fingers through your hair a few more times after this, for even distripution.

Starmie · 11-05-2009, 01:57 AM

I use a leave-in (put in in the shower) blot my hair to get the drips out, then put the mousse in. I get somewhere between a golf and tennis ball sized blob in my palm and kind of dot it all over my hair, starting with the lengths and finishing up on the top of my head where I don't need so much. Then I smooth, squeeze and rake it into my hair (I don't scrunch as it gives me more curl that I don't want and makes me frizzy).

CurlFace · 11-07-2009, 12:43 PM

I drench my hair in water, take one finger and separate my hair into tiny sections (this is all done with my head tipped upside down, btw). Then I take about an egg-sized amount of mousse, rub it between my hands and scrunch it in. Then I flip it back over and add a little more if needed.

msjanani · 11-08-2009, 06:04 PM

I've really been trying to streamline my process over the past few months, so this is what I do now to style:

I get out of the shower, comb through my dripping-wet hair with a wide-toothed comb and part.

Then I rub plenty of mousse between both hands, rake through and scrunch into my hair. First one side, then the other.

Finally, I scrunch with my CurlEase, and I'm done!