This method, "Squish to condish" has been a game changer with my 2B/C hair! I've never had it be so curly, soft, and moisturized! I also squish in my styling products too! So glad I found this channel as we have very similar hair structure! Thank you! 👍
You above everyone else have helped me to transform my waves! You give simple , easy to follow instructions and product recommendations. Which most of them work great for me. :) Thank you!
Make that 3 of us (at least). I went looking to see if you'd published anything new cuz I missed you :) and when you hadn't went to see what I might have missed when binge-watching and found this gem! Thank you so much XO
I'd also like to add my thanks. I had given up on the curly girl method. I have super fine 2b hair, and nothing I tried was really working. I figured I would have to learn to "embrace the frizz"! Then I tried the s2c with each product, like you showed us in your videos, and I am so happy today with my glossy, defined waves. What a difference. Thank you so much!
This was very helpful. I used this routine this morning and not only had very defined waves but also volume. Running the comb through the front was everything! Thank you for the tutorial!
Thank you! I learned a lot from your video, but I haven't found anyone talking about how they get from the wet/"seaweed hair" to the ready to air dry or diffuse stage. When I scrunch with a microfiber towel, I add frizz; when I flip my head back, I lose the definition. If I tried to air dry from that wet, it would take 3-5 business days, lol... I'm definitely missing a step. Help??
Alyson, thank you so so much for putting out such superb and useful content. Just a sulphate free shampoo, silicone free conditioner and this glorious squish method have made an incredible improvement to my hair texture and style. I'm glad you exist!
I have quite fine 3a hair, i tried your routine yesterday and it has changed my hairs life, it looked amazing with so much volume!! Even day 2 hair looks great as well, which has never happened before! Thank you for your tutorials!!!!!
I just want to say, "Thank you." You have been so amazing, give me pointers and tips and I'm slowly loving my naturally wavy hair. Today is my first day in the CG life and I had very high hopes and I walked out of the shower looking like a poodle, I wanted to cry till I came across your "Ten Commandment" video that raised my spirits up a bit. After seeing this video, I now see what I'm supposed to do and look forward to continuing this life. Much love.
Hello! I"ve tried your method of using wide tooth comb and it is absolutely brilliant! The curl clumps are much define because of it! Thank you so much!
After watching this video I got on your Amazon store and bought the comb. It has made a huge difference for me. Thanks for the tip. I kept getting frustrated that I was noticing frizz while my hair was still wet. You're teaching me soo much. I truly appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge.
I know I'm late to the game here but have only been using the CG method for a month and this video is brilliant! So many videos out there that are so long and use so much product. This is easy to follow, straightforward, and not even 6 minutes long! 😁 Will be playing this on my next wash day. Thank you so much! 🤗 X
Alyson- this video may be older...but it is GREAT! - Such a GAME CHANGER for me...and many I have shared it with! (Ii share it almost daily ..in a FB group I belong to. Everyone agrees- you rock! We thank you!!! Btw..your other videos are great too! Thanks so much!
Wow what a fab tutorial, love the squish to condish demo. I tried it this morning and it yielded the best results so far. (I’m still a newbie to this CG goodness) I’m learning so much with you. Thank you so much 😊
I found your channel and am really excited to start to really begin to fully embrace my wavy hair. I've always been low maintenance and wanted to avoid product, but I'm so over the frizz that makes it uncomfortable to wear the hair down. I still need to to get a few more products, but I imagine even this squish to condish will change my life.
I cannot thank you enough for doing these videos. I never understood how to Squish to Condish properly until this video, and of course all of your other videos are great too. You have transformed my wavy hair into REAL WAVES. Thank you!!!
S2C is where its at. I recently went to a curl-specialized hair salon and they taught me a different method that seemed like a lot of squeezed raking - the concept I think being to help the curl 'families' clump together. S2C only came into effect at the very last stage with gel. Well, I've tried every way to Sunday to make that method work, but I kept getting weak curls if any. I am finally concluding that I'm not doing the method wrong, the method just doesn't work for me. Loved this video with the additions of loosening the hair at the back and using the comb to get clumps to form. Trying it next wash day.
Interesting! Sounds like that might be a good technique for someone with type 3+ hair, but for me, would equate to weak waves as well. Scrunching up to encourage wave is all I've found that works for me (so far). Keep me posted of your results with these modifications. Hope it works better for you.
So glad to find your channel! I have 2b hair (or maybe 2b/c now that I tried squish and condish!). I’ve been finding watching a lot of videos from women who are 3c/4a, and while some of their product recommendations have been working out ok, I’m glad to find that there are CZcamsrs out there with similar hair! I’ve also watched one particular young blonde 2c, but she uses a lot of silicones.
Ok so I had a really hard time keeping track of all these products you used, what kind of product is what?? You start with conditioner, is the second one also conditioner? What are the last two products, just styling ones? Man this stuff is intimidating as hell 😅
Hi. I’m super new to the CG method. On a whim I found videos on CZcams (or rather, it found me ;). I attempted my first squish to condish today! Thank you sooo much for the plethora of advice! I initially thought I had somewhat wavy hair, then lo and behold I got a beautiful surprise - a wavy/curly mane; yay for discovery! Can’t wait to invest in a hair dryer and diffuser to see how my hair will react. #experimenting 😄
I LOVE S2C. Only been wavy for a short while now but it seriously helps to make the waves actually...wave and 'set' before I plop. Shampoo and condit, and then I S2C my leave-in into my hair, using a tiny bit of a water to just break the product up a bit and make it not to heavy on the hair.
It definitely is! I'll still continue to experiment with different products and see what my hair likes and doesn't like since I'm still new to all this but the technique itself is perfect. I'm also following your commandment to "love thy waves". No forceful straightness here!
Oh my !! You have no idea how in time this video is. I've been wanting to try this method forever but did'nt really understand what it was. P.S. today also happens to be my wash day so thank you very much for the well explained video.
Love the short length and color. And this is a great, quick reminder on how to apply condish and products. Watching you reminds me how my back aches and my fingers from all the squishing....LOL!!!!
Scrunched my condish and products last night and always helps. Used light products in hopes to dry faster because I was sooo tired. Definitely a step you can't skip.
So if I understand correctly, you only rinsed out your conditioner at the roots using the shower head, and then squished in whatever was left of it...almost like a leave-in?
I’m confused too because Manes by Mell and a few other curly/wavy channels have said that leaving a regular conditioner in your hair can be bad and offset the ph of your hair. It’s more acidic than an actual leave-in conditioner and I find that leaving a rinse out conditioner in my hair makes it feel more dry than rinsing it all out. Idk tho
I realize this video and comment is old but would also like clarification on this. I thought leaving in a regular “non leave in” conditioner wasn’t good. Especially if you’re going to the trouble to add a leave in anyways.
I feel your pain. Yes, you can either use a tshirt or tshirt-type towel. My favorites are Hair RePear (I have a discount code in most of my description box videos) and Original Moxie's Versatowel. The latter of which is super absorbent.
Just found your videos, and I have learned so much already!! I used to have very thick wavy hair, but over the years my hair has thinned and become finer from medication use. I've really lost a lot of my confidence as a result and would love to get my curly / wavy hair back! What would your top product recommendations be for conditioner and styling if I don't have a ton of $ to spend on products? My hair type is very similar to yours, just thinner.
I'm so confused. I'm trying so hard to understand what squish to condish means, but no one actually explains how to do it or why or what the end result is supposed to be. Like, you never washed the conditioner out of your hair, right? You put the conditioner in and squished it up. Where did it go? Isn't it really bad to leave all the conditioner in? I wish there was a clear explanation somewhere on the internet about what this is supposed to look like.
Great tips! I see you with the extra little editing details! 👍 So, i always wash my hair like this...upside down out of the shower. I noticed you leave your conditioner in for 5 mins. I just rinse it out right away (not sure if that’s a bad idead). I just don’t know what to do for 5 mins if I’m not taking a shower and I’ve already brushed my teeth before hand lol 😆. What do you do in those 5 mins? I know this is such a strange question. 😂😂
thanks for your videos and have a nice holiday season, your hair is so pretty, the cut and color, i was scared about chopping mine, whether the curls were still gonna work as good or not but i think i might give it a try, by the way, the video editing and the music in the beginning was so cool and funny :D
So just to clarify, no pun intended, you squish the conditioner in your hair and it doesn’t get rinsed out? You layer your products over the conditioner? I have super baby fine, low density, high porosity hair. Gets easily weighed down.
No, I always rinse out my conditioner almost completely. For your baby fine, lower density hair, definitely rinse it all out. Higher porosity hair needs light layers of product to retain moisture, so I really recommend a leave-in conditioner (love Innersense Sweet Spirit, As I Am leave-in, Kevin Murphy Angel Rinse, or Paul Mitchell Scalp Care Anti-Thinning conditioner), layered with a foam, and then a light gel on top. Be sure to include water and leave-in in your refresh!
How many times a week do you do this routine? I S2C but I don’t use nearly a lot of products. The reason I S2C is because it squeezes the condish in and hydrates better. I don’t do it to enhance my waves. I only use a cleanser, condish and a gel. I do S2C the condish and when my hair is still soppy wet I squish in the gel.
So how do you actually dry it after this process? Do you wrap it with a microfiber towel, or just flip your hair back gently and let dry on it's own? Sorry if you've already posted this answer in another video >_< Wait... you use mousse AND gel? How come? I'm super curious.
Hello, I'm very sorry if you answered this before, but was the first conditioner you put in leave-in or not? Because I noticed that you only rinced it off very quickly, so is this just how much you should rinse normal conditioner off? Was it leave-in conditioner? Did you rinse it off off camera? I just recently realized very recently that I have wavy/curly hair so I'm trying to learn the most I can 😅
Hoping you see this. After I STC all my product in and turn my head up right, I have clumps. However, I have hair from the back clumping forward, clumping from the middle of my head forward, over the top to the other side, etc. I feel like I need to run a comb through to get my hair back to the right parts of my head. But then I lose all definition😝😖
Hi! Nope, leave it all alone. Upright, give your head a good shake and TRUST THE MESS. You might have to adjust/arrange some pieces around your face or at the back of your head, but as it dries it will all make sense. Alternatively, you might try side to side squishing and styling instead of upside-down. Experiment on a few more washdays and you'll find a method that works for you.
@@alysonlupo thanks so much for answering my question! I did just begin to try the side STC. Then with pinning my roots for volume around my part it has definitely given me clumps! You are genius! I have another question if you’re up to it. Now that I have clumps I have much less volume overall. Not a ton of bounce. The clumps underneath are tight corkscrews. Te top tends to cling to the underneath clumps but at the same time are less defined and don’t hold long. I am dark blonde, going grey, type 2b/c-3a, fine, dense and high porosity due to hightlights. Just discovered protein and have been working into the rotation. Any advice you may have now that I am finally getting clumps would be greatly appreciated!!
STC is what gives hair the definition! However,i keep adding water when i stc the conditioner initially. Every product after that is just “scrunched” in. Same thing but without adding water.
Hopefully this method works with my hair. I think I have 2c/3a hair... and my ends have not been curling. They look really bad no matter how much leave-in and product I put on my hair. I've been following the curly girl method for almost 2 years now and my curls just aren't wanting to hold curl at the ends for the past 6 months or so...
MsVelandra I think of hydration as happening because of the presence of water, from the inside out (ie you’re well hydrated if you drink a lot of water); moisturization happens on the outside, caused by conditioning ingredients that help us/our hair stay hydrated (ie just like lotion moisturizes your face and hands). Does that make sense?
I rinse out most of my conditioner, and then add a dot of conditioner back in to leave in. Probably a step I don't need to do, but it works for me. So I do it. :)
That's so kind of you to say! I wish I could as well. Priorities! Hopefully one day I'll be able to more often. I have a ton of content I've been dying to film!
Hi I love your videos! I have 2b/2c hair and whenever I am styling upside down my hair looks great but than when I flip it over it looks like a hot mess and the curls are all frizzy. How do you flip your head over after you apply your products?? I do not use a diffuser so when I flip my hair over it is still wet with products.
haley ascher That happened to me to earlier. But now I squish my hair not too much when it is upside down, so it is still very wet and then I flip over and squish back of my hair. You can also go trough your hair with fingers and then squish. It works for me. :) 💕
I do adjust mine some when I flip over, before I start diffusing. Don't be afraid of your hair! You can always make adjustments before the cast is set.
Thank you so much for this video! I have not heard about the wide tooth comb piece after doing squish to condish before! I am new to the CG method and when i get out of the shower, my hair is always so frizzy when wet and there are pieces that just stick out! Do you have any extra tips to go along with the comb suggestion?! Maybe oil?
My hair is so long that I have to do sections and then the front of my hair needs to be sprayed with water because it isn’t hydrated enough by the time I’m ready to style it.
Thank you for this video - very new to letting my hair do its wavy/curly thing and I'm basically clueless. I followed this and left the shower with gorgeous wavy clumps ready to dry. I have a question, though - how on earth do you finish with such a tidy parting/roots? The shape of my head gives me this weird crown parting, basically just a huge gap/rosette top left of my head, and I have to comb and blow dry it to hide it. More generally, I can't get my waves to part or sit right without combing, which of course ruins the waves. Do you have any tips?
Yeah you're right it's not hard, but it's hard to know if you feel like it's working, and if it isn't, is it something you're doing wrong or is it that your hair just needs something different... there's a whole laundry list!
It really doesn't! I don't use much of each product, and since I'm applying them with wet hands on VERY wet hair, it's dispersed more evenly and my hair absorbs it better, than it would if I applied on damp hair. Try it!
There are LOTS of ways to do this! Some just add water until they've squished out most of the conditioner; I choose to do a big rinse and squish mostly water and just a little conditioner in my hair. I leave it dripping because I want my hair pretty wet when I apply styling products. Once I've applied my final styling product, I squish and scrunch until it's no longer dripping.
You have given my hair LYFE!!!! Thank you for doing what you do!! I bought the Dippity Do girls with curls curl defining cream today at Tj Maxx and I noticed that the packaging on my bottle was slightly different. Instead of a teal color block with the words "Curl defining cream," mine is magenta. Additionally, amodimethicone is not listed as an ingredient, instead this particular bottle includes PEG/PPG-25/25 Dimethicone? Do you know if the company has changed the formula or perhaps I have a really old product?
Oh, you're so welcome!!!! I'm glad to hear that! And WHAT??? I have no idea. I saw a tube of it at my TJ Maxx yesterday, but didn't pick it up (I have two already......). I hope they didn't change the formula! Maybe it's still just as good?? LMK what you think about it.
I've watched your videos over and over. Always learning. I wanted to ask...my hair never feels soft after I SOTC. its stringy and I dont know how to fix it. I would say im a 2b\c . I normally just use a curl cream and a gel, then diffuse and sotc.
I'm crying the closed captioning said "squish chicken dish" hahahaha
Jess Storm I just choke-laughed at this! 😂😂😂
Me too!
Hahaha that's great
😂
Late to this comment but she said marinading shortly after which made it more funny 😂
My back hurts just watching this lol
You need to do yoga!
This method, "Squish to condish" has been a game changer with my 2B/C hair! I've never had it be so curly, soft, and moisturized! I also squish in my styling products too! So glad I found this channel as we have very similar hair structure! Thank you! 👍
Robbi Price what products are u using? :)
You above everyone else have helped me to transform my waves! You give simple , easy to follow instructions and product recommendations. Which most of them work great for me. :) Thank you!
Oh, I'm so happy to hear that! Comments like yours are the reason I do this. So thrilled to have helped you!
I feel the same way! We have totally different hair, but her recommendations and tips have done wonders for me.
You are making me blush!!
Make that 3 of us (at least). I went looking to see if you'd published anything new cuz I missed you :) and when you hadn't went to see what I might have missed when binge-watching and found this gem! Thank you so much XO
I'd also like to add my thanks. I had given up on the curly girl method. I have super fine 2b hair, and nothing I tried was really working. I figured I would have to learn to "embrace the frizz"! Then I tried the s2c with each product, like you showed us in your videos, and I am so happy today with my glossy, defined waves. What a difference. Thank you so much!
So so happy to find someone who is more of a wavy girl than curly!
Squish to condish was a game changer for me. The first time I did it I sent everyone a picture of the result because I loved it so much lol
This was very helpful. I used this routine this morning and not only had very defined waves but also volume. Running the comb through the front was everything! Thank you for the tutorial!
Awwwwwesome! Yes!!!
Thank you! I learned a lot from your video, but I haven't found anyone talking about how they get from the wet/"seaweed hair" to the ready to air dry or diffuse stage. When I scrunch with a microfiber towel, I add frizz; when I flip my head back, I lose the definition. If I tried to air dry from that wet, it would take 3-5 business days, lol... I'm definitely missing a step. Help??
Same! Please help!
Check out Curly Chelle!!! She’s very informative and she explains things in away that makes sense.
diffuse!! it’s the best way to reduce frizz and give definition. look up how to do it, imo Jayme Jo does it best
Alyson, thank you so so much for putting out such superb and useful content. Just a sulphate free shampoo, silicone free conditioner and this glorious squish method have made an incredible improvement to my hair texture and style. I'm glad you exist!
I have quite fine 3a hair, i tried your routine yesterday and it has changed my hairs life, it looked amazing with so much volume!! Even day 2 hair looks great as well, which has never happened before! Thank you for your tutorials!!!!!
Oh, I'm so excited to hear that!!!
I just want to say, "Thank you."
You have been so amazing, give me pointers and tips and I'm slowly loving my naturally wavy hair.
Today is my first day in the CG life and I had very high hopes and I walked out of the shower looking like a poodle, I wanted to cry till I came across your "Ten Commandment" video that raised my spirits up a bit.
After seeing this video, I now see what I'm supposed to do and look forward to continuing this life. Much love.
Awwwww all the love to YOU! Good luck, dear!
Hello! I"ve tried your method of using wide tooth comb and it is absolutely brilliant! The curl clumps are much define because of it! Thank you so much!
After watching this video I got on your Amazon store and bought the comb. It has made a huge difference for me. Thanks for the tip. I kept getting frustrated that I was noticing frizz while my hair was still wet. You're teaching me soo much. I truly appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge.
Where can I find that comb?
I know I'm late to the game here but have only been using the CG method for a month and this video is brilliant! So many videos out there that are so long and use so much product. This is easy to follow, straightforward, and not even 6 minutes long! 😁 Will be playing this on my next wash day. Thank you so much! 🤗 X
Alyson- this video may be older...but it is GREAT! - Such a GAME CHANGER for me...and many I have shared it with! (Ii share it almost daily ..in a FB group I belong to. Everyone agrees- you rock! We thank you!!!
Btw..your other videos are great too! Thanks so much!
Oh my gosh!! Raking off the back of the head was a GAME CHANGER for my long waves
You are exactly what i have been looking for. You use simple instructions and affordable products that genuinely work.
Omg I think that widetooth comb will be a game changer for me. I couldn’t figure out why I was getting wet frizz! Thank you!
It's essential for me now!
Wow what a fab tutorial, love the squish to condish demo. I tried it this morning and it yielded the best results so far. (I’m still a newbie to this CG goodness) I’m learning so much with you. Thank you so much 😊
That’s the BEST feedback! So honored to help you get your best hair!!
I found your channel and am really excited to start to really begin to fully embrace my wavy hair. I've always been low maintenance and wanted to avoid product, but I'm so over the frizz that makes it uncomfortable to wear the hair down. I still need to to get a few more products, but I imagine even this squish to condish will change my life.
I cannot thank you enough for doing these videos. I never understood how to Squish to Condish properly until this video, and of course all of your other videos are great too. You have transformed my wavy hair into REAL WAVES. Thank you!!!
Awww! My pleasure!! Thank YOU!
S2C is where its at. I recently went to a curl-specialized hair salon and they taught me a different method that seemed like a lot of squeezed raking - the concept I think being to help the curl 'families' clump together. S2C only came into effect at the very last stage with gel. Well, I've tried every way to Sunday to make that method work, but I kept getting weak curls if any. I am finally concluding that I'm not doing the method wrong, the method just doesn't work for me. Loved this video with the additions of loosening the hair at the back and using the comb to get clumps to form. Trying it next wash day.
Interesting! Sounds like that might be a good technique for someone with type 3+ hair, but for me, would equate to weak waves as well. Scrunching up to encourage wave is all I've found that works for me (so far). Keep me posted of your results with these modifications. Hope it works better for you.
So glad to find your channel! I have 2b hair (or maybe 2b/c now that I tried squish and condish!). I’ve been finding watching a lot of videos from women who are 3c/4a, and while some of their product recommendations have been working out ok, I’m glad to find that there are CZcamsrs out there with similar hair! I’ve also watched one particular young blonde 2c, but she uses a lot of silicones.
I agree
“Squish to condish”
is all ur curly hair need👍👍👍
Ok so I had a really hard time keeping track of all these products you used, what kind of product is what?? You start with conditioner, is the second one also conditioner? What are the last two products, just styling ones? Man this stuff is intimidating as hell 😅
Hi. I’m super new to the CG method. On a whim I found videos on CZcams (or rather, it found me ;). I attempted my first squish to condish today! Thank you sooo much for the plethora of advice! I initially thought I had somewhat wavy hair, then lo and behold I got a beautiful surprise - a wavy/curly mane; yay for discovery! Can’t wait to invest in a hair dryer and diffuser to see how my hair will react. #experimenting 😄
I'm a guy with long straight hair. I'm always jealous of such beautiful curls.
You should be thankful lol. This shits hard to maintain.
I LOVE S2C. Only been wavy for a short while now but it seriously helps to make the waves actually...wave and 'set' before I plop.
Shampoo and condit, and then I S2C my leave-in into my hair, using a tiny bit of a water to just break the product up a bit and make it not to heavy on the hair.
That sounds perfect! Isn't it magical when you figure out (finally!) what works for you?!
It definitely is! I'll still continue to experiment with different products and see what my hair likes and doesn't like since I'm still new to all this but the technique itself is perfect.
I'm also following your commandment to "love thy waves". No forceful straightness here!
Thats a lot of product! 😳
Nahhhh, it's so much less than it looks like.
I just had to hop on and thank you so much. My hair has been sooooo much more well behaved since I started following your routine. Thank you!!!
Awesome! That's wonderful to hear! It's the best feeling to know you finally understand your hair. Thanks for taking the time to write me!
Oh my !! You have no idea how in time this video is. I've been wanting to try this method forever but did'nt really understand what it was.
P.S. today also happens to be my wash day so thank you very much for the well explained video.
Perfect timing! Hope it works for you!
real life+curly girl it did work quite well. I was very happy with the results. Thank you very much for replying.
Love the short length and color. And this is a great, quick reminder on how to apply condish and products. Watching you reminds me how my back aches and my fingers from all the squishing....LOL!!!!
Mine can get that way, too. I'm trying desperately to shorten my upside-down routine! And thank you so much. Hope it helped you, lady!
Scrunched my condish and products last night and always helps. Used light products in hopes to dry faster because I was sooo tired. Definitely a step you can't skip.
Unfortunately you skipped the drying part. How do you dry your hair?
Your hair looks great! I will try this next time I wash my hair. Thank you
Thank you so much! It makes such a difference for me. Hope it works for you!
Tried it today and my hair looked so good!
Just found this- immediately subscribed! Your hair advice is amazing, I want to get control over this 2c hair!
If I only had a nickel for every time, I have shared this video...I could retire!! Lol.
This has been such a game changer! Thank you!
You are such a lifesaver!!! This has helped me so much!
Your videos give the most hands on examples... Seriously, thank you!!!!
you and your hair look beautiful!! what is the main difference between "squish to condish" when applying the styling products and scrunching?
Thanks so much, honey! I mean, there's really not one. The motion is really the same; I just think of squishing as involving water, really.
I love your tips and technique! Thank you for sharing!
I'm new to this, and this helps me. Thanks. My curl is about like yours.
So if I understand correctly, you only rinsed out your conditioner at the roots using the shower head, and then squished in whatever was left of it...almost like a leave-in?
Commenting because I'm confused too and would like to know
I was thinking the same did you rinse out all the conditioner or just at the roots?
the squishing gets out most/all of it
I’m confused too because Manes by Mell and a few other curly/wavy channels have said that leaving a regular conditioner in your hair can be bad and offset the ph of your hair. It’s more acidic than an actual leave-in conditioner and I find that leaving a rinse out conditioner in my hair makes it feel more dry than rinsing it all out. Idk tho
I realize this video and comment is old but would also like clarification on this. I thought leaving in a regular “non leave in” conditioner wasn’t good. Especially if you’re going to the trouble to add a leave in anyways.
Hmm so u not really rinsing out the conditioner? Just rinse the roots? I’m new to this ☺️
My hair is soo wet after this method that it takes years to dry 🤔 Do you also use a towel/tshirt to scrunch?
I feel your pain. Yes, you can either use a tshirt or tshirt-type towel. My favorites are Hair RePear (I have a discount code in most of my description box videos) and Original Moxie's Versatowel. The latter of which is super absorbent.
Just found your videos, and I have learned so much already!! I used to have very thick wavy hair, but over the years my hair has thinned and become finer from medication use. I've really lost a lot of my confidence as a result and would love to get my curly / wavy hair back! What would your top product recommendations be for conditioner and styling if I don't have a ton of $ to spend on products? My hair type is very similar to yours, just thinner.
@real life+curly girl - Question - do you rinse out your Jessicurl deep condotioner before applying your leave-i conditioner?
Quero ver os BR aqui nesse vídeo. 👏🏽
This is so cool. My hair is really fine & frizzy. What did you do after you soaked and conditioned? Did you air dry your hair?
Thank you :))) your videos changed the life of my curls and the curls of my two best friends! Thank you thank you thank you :))))
MsVelandra Ahhhh that is so exciting!! Thanks for sharing! Happy to help ❤️
I'm so confused. I'm trying so hard to understand what squish to condish means, but no one actually explains how to do it or why or what the end result is supposed to be. Like, you never washed the conditioner out of your hair, right? You put the conditioner in and squished it up. Where did it go? Isn't it really bad to leave all the conditioner in? I wish there was a clear explanation somewhere on the internet about what this is supposed to look like.
Imma try this! Your hair looks gorgeous 😍
So is “squish to condish” the same action as what the Curly Girl book calls “scrunching?”
I believe scrunching is more on the dry side and STC wet
Great tips! I see you with the extra little editing details! 👍 So, i always wash my hair like this...upside down out of the shower. I noticed you leave your conditioner in for 5 mins. I just rinse it out right away (not sure if that’s a bad idead). I just don’t know what to do for 5 mins if I’m not taking a shower and I’ve already brushed my teeth before hand lol 😆. What do you do in those 5 mins? I know this is such a strange question. 😂😂
Conditioners work straight away. It's a myth that you should wait a couple minutes for it to work.
thanks for your videos and have a nice holiday season, your hair is so pretty, the cut and color, i was scared about chopping mine, whether the curls were still gonna work as good or not but i think i might give it a try, by the way, the video editing and the music in the beginning was so cool and funny :D
Thanks so much, Deirdre! Your words mean so much to me! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas as well. And happy new year!
you're welcome, and thank you
I’ve been waiting for a good S2C tutorial for ages- thank you!! x
Awww yay! I'm glad you liked this one!
I squish and condish with simply water in the shower and have pretty decent results
So just to clarify, no pun intended, you squish the conditioner in your hair and it doesn’t get rinsed out? You layer your products over the conditioner? I have super baby fine, low density, high porosity hair. Gets easily weighed down.
No, I always rinse out my conditioner almost completely. For your baby fine, lower density hair, definitely rinse it all out. Higher porosity hair needs light layers of product to retain moisture, so I really recommend a leave-in conditioner (love Innersense Sweet Spirit, As I Am leave-in, Kevin Murphy Angel Rinse, or Paul Mitchell Scalp Care Anti-Thinning conditioner), layered with a foam, and then a light gel on top. Be sure to include water and leave-in in your refresh!
Can you list the product you used and where you get them?
Ok so you don’t rinse the conditioner out? You squish it in and then get it wet real fast then just squish it?
We used to “scrunch” or squish gel into our hair in the 80s with our perms haha
YOU are the OG curlies!
Beautiful hair day!
so you don't rinse out the conditioner completely?
How many times a week do you do this routine? I S2C but I don’t use nearly a lot of products. The reason I S2C is because it squeezes the condish in and hydrates better. I don’t do it to enhance my waves. I only use a cleanser, condish and a gel. I do S2C the condish and when my hair is still soppy wet I squish in the gel.
So how do you actually dry it after this process? Do you wrap it with a microfiber towel, or just flip your hair back gently and let dry on it's own? Sorry if you've already posted this answer in another video >_<
Wait... you use mousse AND gel? How come? I'm super curious.
Hello, I'm very sorry if you answered this before, but was the first conditioner you put in leave-in or not? Because I noticed that you only rinced it off very quickly, so is this just how much you should rinse normal conditioner off? Was it leave-in conditioner? Did you rinse it off off camera? I just recently realized very recently that I have wavy/curly hair so I'm trying to learn the most I can 😅
Hoping you see this. After I STC all my product in and turn my head up right, I have clumps. However, I have hair from the back clumping forward, clumping from the middle of my head forward, over the top to the other side, etc. I feel like I need to run a comb through to get my hair back to the right parts of my head. But then I lose all definition😝😖
Hi! Nope, leave it all alone. Upright, give your head a good shake and TRUST THE MESS. You might have to adjust/arrange some pieces around your face or at the back of your head, but as it dries it will all make sense. Alternatively, you might try side to side squishing and styling instead of upside-down. Experiment on a few more washdays and you'll find a method that works for you.
@@alysonlupo thanks so much for answering my question! I did just begin to try the side STC. Then with pinning my roots for volume around my part it has definitely given me clumps! You are genius!
I have another question if you’re up to it. Now that I have clumps I have much less volume overall. Not a ton of bounce. The clumps underneath are tight corkscrews. Te top tends to cling to the underneath clumps but at the same time are less defined and don’t hold long. I am dark blonde, going grey, type 2b/c-3a, fine, dense and high porosity due to hightlights. Just discovered protein and have been working into the rotation. Any advice you may have now that I am finally getting clumps would be greatly appreciated!!
I have 2a hair right now
I hope i will get 2c when i start cgm
I have thick wavy hair. Would you still recommend I flip my hair to condition? I definitely do not need volume.
squish to condish is to add more definition and hydration for your hair, not to add volume, so yes, definitely do it :)
STC is what gives hair the definition! However,i keep adding water when i stc the conditioner initially. Every product after that is just “scrunched” in. Same thing but without adding water.
We are on the same page
Hopefully this method works with my hair. I think I have 2c/3a hair... and my ends have not been curling. They look really bad no matter how much leave-in and product I put on my hair. I've been following the curly girl method for almost 2 years now and my curls just aren't wanting to hold curl at the ends for the past 6 months or so...
Dear what is the difference between hidration and moisturizing?
MsVelandra I think of hydration as happening because of the presence of water, from the inside out (ie you’re well hydrated if you drink a lot of water); moisturization happens on the outside, caused by conditioning ingredients that help us/our hair stay hydrated (ie just like lotion moisturizes your face and hands). Does that make sense?
don’t know if anyone’s going to see this but does anyone know her hair type? If she has tighter waves than me it might not work the same
All that product doesn’t weigh your hair down?!
Wait, so I shouldn't wash the non leave-in conditioner completely? I saw you rinse just your roots
Are we supposed to add our styling cream and gel after this? Tysm
Thank you 🤩
Thanks for this. Did you leave the first conditioner in and then add your leave in on top? Or rinse it out first? Thanks!
I rinse out most of my conditioner, and then add a dot of conditioner back in to leave in. Probably a step I don't need to do, but it works for me. So I do it. :)
I wish you would upload more frequently. Love your videos and you're the only CZcamsr with a similar hair type as me xoxo
That's so kind of you to say! I wish I could as well. Priorities! Hopefully one day I'll be able to more often. I have a ton of content I've been dying to film!
Hi I love your videos! I have 2b/2c hair and whenever I am styling upside down my hair looks great but than when I flip it over it looks like a hot mess and the curls are all frizzy. How do you flip your head over after you apply your products?? I do not use a diffuser so when I flip my hair over it is still wet with products.
haley ascher That happened to me to earlier. But now I squish my hair not too much when it is upside down, so it is still very wet and then I flip over and squish back of my hair. You can also go trough your hair with fingers and then squish. It works for me. :) 💕
thank you!
Fab technique!
I do adjust mine some when I flip over, before I start diffusing. Don't be afraid of your hair! You can always make adjustments before the cast is set.
I'm new to this method and I own no products, not even hairspray. What would you recommend to start with to help define curls or waves?
Hello, after you apply all, do you wash it off with water? How do you dry it?
Thank you so much for this video! I have not heard about the wide tooth comb piece after doing squish to condish before! I am new to the CG method and when i get out of the shower, my hair is always so frizzy when wet and there are pieces that just stick out! Do you have any extra tips to go along with the comb suggestion?! Maybe oil?
My hair is so long that I have to do sections and then the front of my hair needs to be sprayed with water because it isn’t hydrated enough by the time I’m ready to style it.
How do you dry it? Air or blow dry?
Thank you for this video - very new to letting my hair do its wavy/curly thing and I'm basically clueless. I followed this and left the shower with gorgeous wavy clumps ready to dry.
I have a question, though - how on earth do you finish with such a tidy parting/roots? The shape of my head gives me this weird crown parting, basically just a huge gap/rosette top left of my head, and I have to comb and blow dry it to hide it. More generally, I can't get my waves to part or sit right without combing, which of course ruins the waves. Do you have any tips?
And you let your hair to dry with all those products in it or do you rinse your hair? Thank you.
Do you do this upside down when you're *_in_* the shower too?
Yeah you're right it's not hard, but it's hard to know if you feel like it's working, and if it isn't, is it something you're doing wrong or is it that your hair just needs something different... there's a whole laundry list!
Just curious....can the leave in conditioner be the same as the rinse out conditioner?
Yes. They're formulated differently, but it's ok for you to do that.
How long do you rinse your roots for? I'm not sure how much conditioner to rinse out
How often do you do this technique? Is it only on wash days?
I’m looking for that comb. All that I’ve seen have more closely-spaced teeth.
Found mine at Sally's
Lots of products! How does it not weigh your hair down?
It really doesn't! I don't use much of each product, and since I'm applying them with wet hands on VERY wet hair, it's dispersed more evenly and my hair absorbs it better, than it would if I applied on damp hair. Try it!
Question
1: Do you have to wash it out or do u leave it in?
2: do you squish until it’s not dripping with water?
There are LOTS of ways to do this! Some just add water until they've squished out most of the conditioner; I choose to do a big rinse and squish mostly water and just a little conditioner in my hair. I leave it dripping because I want my hair pretty wet when I apply styling products. Once I've applied my final styling product, I squish and scrunch until it's no longer dripping.
I have a blue wide tooth comb EXACTLY like yours but its from Avon :D
You have given my hair LYFE!!!! Thank you for doing what you do!! I bought the Dippity Do girls with curls curl defining cream today at Tj Maxx and I noticed that the packaging on my bottle was slightly different. Instead of a teal color block with the words "Curl defining cream," mine is magenta. Additionally, amodimethicone is not listed as an ingredient, instead this particular bottle includes PEG/PPG-25/25 Dimethicone? Do you know if the company has changed the formula or perhaps I have a really old product?
Oh, you're so welcome!!!! I'm glad to hear that! And WHAT??? I have no idea. I saw a tube of it at my TJ Maxx yesterday, but didn't pick it up (I have two already......). I hope they didn't change the formula! Maybe it's still just as good?? LMK what you think about it.
I've watched your videos over and over. Always learning. I wanted to ask...my hair never feels soft after I SOTC. its stringy and I dont know how to fix it. I would say im a 2b\c . I normally just use a curl cream and a gel, then diffuse and sotc.
Claire Jones b
Steven zaughn
Does this method help frizzy straight hair
Babe if your hair is frizzy, it's at least wavy. Not straight. :) So, yes! Welcome to the wavy life!
I think out of all the curly girls I've followed and watched you might have the hair most similar to mine... FINALLY!!!!!!!!
Hair twins!!!!! 😂
Hey, would you let me know where you bought the wide tooth comb? I don't see on your Amazon list.