How I was sucked into doing daily wash and gos on my 4c hair 👀 

I love how Anthony has preached the importance of hydrating tighter curls more often and it makes sense. I have been doing WnG for over a year now about 6 days a week. I don't over complicate my style so it's easy to do and honestly it's therapeutic. Before I had a terrible scalp issue so I love to keep my scalp as clean as my body. No more scalp issues, my hair is fuller and stays soft, it never tangles.

Shot out to our moms who still help us no matter the age

Just warms my heart that more naturals are actually giving Dickey his flowers, the true king of wash n go's !

Lol, I shower everyday day but I can’t wash everyday. It’s not my ministry 😂!

I did his method when I first began my journey and my hair thrived. I did a wash and go no less than five times a week. I cowashed, as opposed to shampooing. I probably shampooed every three weeks. It’s not as crazy as it sounds. If you are using somewhat clean products, and cowashing with a decent conditioner every day, there is no build up of junky product and dirt! As I’ve searched for the magic solution to a wash and go that lasts 7 days, my hair has been far less happy and healthy. So, I’ve found myself doing my wash and go more often. I tried twice a week, and that’s better. This week, I’ll do it three times. Just doing some trial and error as far as frequency. Something tells me every other day is going to be the optimal frequency. And, Jen is right. As you get better at the technique and your hair becomes fully hydrated, it takes no time at all. I can cowash, section and style in less than 30 minutes.

I used to wet my hair almost daily back in 2015 when I did my big chop and I retained so much length within the 1st year. I honestly feel as if I gained all my length. My hair was never crispy dry and it was easy to wash and detangle since it was always moisturized. I definitely feel like the constant moisture is very helpful and even if you don't do this method every day, I feel like every 2-4 days is ideal as well.

I've been doing a daily wash n go 20+yrs. Its literally part of my shower. I can't imagine getting into the shower and not drenching my hair.

Thanks for sharing this! I was iffy about the "wash everyday" part of Anthony's philosophy until he explained that just like straight hairs wash every day to eliminate oily build up, kinky hairs should wash everyday to encourage hydration because we *don't* get the oily build up that would help with moisture retention. This made sense to me, so I *finally* tried the Dicky method for a week and got *excellent* results! He also says, the more you do it the better your hair will react. For me, it's all true!!! I'm 3 months and going strong! Although, I could not do this successfully on a daily basis without my *bonet hair dryer* ! I "bake" my curls for 30 minutes then I'm good to go for the day! BTW I must admit that sometimes my curls look so great the next day that I skip a wash day now and then. But can't go longer than 3 days without some kind of wash, cowash or rinse of my hair.

His philosophy has quite a few differences from BGC. I’m not sure where y’all are getting that their philosophies are that similar. 1. With your tight curl pattern, he would recommend you cowash daily and use a no-suds cream shampoo once a week. For example, his No Suds Cleansing Cream Shampoo or the As I Am Coconut Co-wash which is inferior to his cream shampoo (my opinion). He would not recommend you putting suds in kinky hair except like once every 3 months as a treatment to remove buildup. He doesn’t recommend using them on a regular basis for your hair type. He doesn’t care if it’s a sulfate free shampoo. If it suds at all, he suggests you don’t use them but about once every 3 months. He said that if kinky hair is cowashed daily and using a no-suds shampoo once a week, you should never need suds. BGC tells us to use sulfate free shampoos that bubble/suds up every 7-10 days. They do not think a no suds cream shampoo is cleansing enough and that you should only use them when your hair isn’t really dirty. Like for day 3-5 hair to refresh your style. They don’t recommend daily cowashing and instead told us to use the steam from the shower to fluff hair. 2. A LOT of Hair Rules products have silicones in them. His No-suds cream shampoo has a silicone and he’s saying to use that once a week. His quench conditioner has 4 silicones. The two ingredients ending in oxane are silicones. So essentially, he’s telling you to put silicones in your hair everyday except maybe once every 3 months when you use a suds shampoo as a treatment to remove buildup. He recommends Hair Rules Aloe Grapefruit Purifying Shampoo which is sulfate free and has no silicones as a treatment for kinky hair to remove buildup. BGC doesn’t recommend products with silicones at all unless you’re gonna be using heat to blow-dry/flat iron. The reason is that silicones will act as a sort of heat protector. Aisha has said a shampoo with silicone can’t remove buildup. 3. He pushes hair versatility. Wearing wash and go’s AND wearing it straight. He said it’s fine to come in and get a flat iron once a month. Because if you’re following his philosophy and doing daily wash and go’s and staying away from suds, you shouldn’t get any heat damage because your hair will be hydrated and not dried out. He said heat damage comes from dry hair. And you get dry hair by not doing wash and goes frequently and using suds shampoo too often. He said 4c hair needs to be cowashed daily. He said your hair should be it’s own heat protectant and you can’t buy a heat protector in a bottle. Aleise has said natural hair cannot be versatile and doesn’t recommend straightening it. She also told us to use a sulfate-free suds shampoo to remove buildup before straightening. This is a no-no with Dickey. You’re drying the hair out before straightening it which may cause heat damage. Edit: Also, Aisha said she got heat damage recently. She said she was doing too much. Not sure what that means. Her hair was most likely dried out from only washing it every 5-10 days. Dickey does not recommend that hair type sitting for that long without washing. It’s gonna dry out. 4. Dickey doesn’t cut hair curly because you can’t see all the ends. He cuts for health. BGC rarely talks about the health of your ends. They focus on shape. They don’t recommend cutting hair blown out if you’re gonna wear wash and go’s. These are pretty big differences to me. I have quite a few of his products but I love sulfates. His No-suds cream shampoo is the best I’ve ever tried. It takes some getting used to but as I cowash daily and really agitate my scalp and hair as if I’m really washing it, I find I don’t need a stronger shampoo with suds. I just like bubbles and I like how sulfate shampoos open up the cuticle more. I have his quench conditioner which is sooo good. I don’t care if it has silicones. It feels good on my hair. I’m trying to stick with his hair philosophy and see if works for me.

Your hair looks great! I’ve been doing my hair the Dicky for 4 months now…..my hair has never looked better! I only wash my hair 2x a week though. And the days in between look fabulous

Your hair looks fabulous. I have gotten my wash and gos down to about 30 minutes. That includes my shower self care routine. I usually do mousse only wash and gos using one of the mousses from The Doux. I only use gel if I want to skip a few days of washes. With just the mousse, it only takes about 10 minutes of diffusing to get my hair dry enough to get out the door. What I love about the (almost) daily wash and gos is my hair doesn't have time to get tangled and I don't suffer as much breakage. Thanks for sharing your journey.

The shake is why I can't fully commit to this method. I'm not trying to have a migraine because I was trying to look cute. 😅 Your style/set looks AMAZING! Easy, breezy, defined, natural❤

I use a lot of conditioner rinse and use Pattern leave in. A little more conditioner and add more water and gel and shake, shake, shake. I am 73 and have a tapered cut. My hair has never been so easy.

After years of drying my hair out and causing breakage, I decided to try the, "Dicky" method! That method is amazing. Like you, I use my own products because there's so many😮. I can't bring myself to wash every day because my hair just looks so good. However, it is dry after that second day. So, every other day for me! I love this method🎉

Aeliese of Cut it Kinky (frmly of BGC) said in a recent IG live (I don't think it was saved tho) that she was originally trained by Dickey. That is why the language is the same.

I just recently learning of Dickey's method - I have been doing wash n go's for a week now and my hair has absolutely transformed!!! I absolutely love what he is teaching! Wish I would have known about this so much sooner!

I went back to this method and I am never leaving again. I retained my length the last 2 months, and my hair is SOFT!!! I don’t mind styling my hair daily. I love to do it.

I started with Ronda of HydroBar and ended up a Dickey natural. I love his method bc my hair never stayed in a style longer than 3 days. If I tried to use gels with tons of hold, they dried my hair out too much. When I switched to his method, everything just got easier. Camille Rose Cleansing Milk was a game changer. It's gentle enough for daily use. Bc my hair is fine and hi po, I plop and then hit it w the dryer and I am done. Once you master it, it is truly liberating!! So the prospect of ever going back to a strand by strand type of natural hair styling makes me itch.😂😂😂😂

Looks gorgeous and I have tried his method before. The daily washing wasn’t bad but the drying before leaving work got annoying. It’s why I stopped because leaving the house with soaking wet hair in 20 degrees was not an option 🥴I’ve always felt BGC method and Dickey method were similar. Idk, my hair is doing fine with no butters and oils. I actually stopped the oils in the 80’s when Oprah’s hair stylist said the same. Her hair was gorgeous back then, although relaxed, still gorgeous with shine. So no oils for me since 1985

Hair is looking 🔥🔥🔥Jenn!

I adore the shape of your hair! And the wash n go came out fabulous! Just did the big chop for the fourth time lol. Excited to really embrace my 4c hair this go round

Gorgeous as always Jenn… your hair is beautiful. Can’t for the week long washngo video 🤭🤭🤭

Your hair looks beautiful and the curls are popping.

Yes! I have done Dickey’s method. I also purchased his products. I did his method prior to BGC and Hydrabar. I love his method! I might revisit this. Thanks! Your hair looks good!

Your hair looks so good

Your hair looks gorgeous!!

I’m 4c also and this is how I do my wash and go’s. I mentally can’t do my hair every day, I do it about every three days when the hair starts looking raggedy. I primarily do it in the summer when it can air dry faster and I can just go about my day. The whole process is super fast though and I love it.

It looks gorgeous! 😍Ok this is I think the third video poppin on my explore page about AD Method! It's so refreshing to see and compare all these routines.

Your hair looks great! I love the Anthony Dickey Wash and go method it saved my natural life! I use cream of nature flaxseed line from start to finish

Beautiful! I have known, since I went back to loose natural a year ago after 14 years in locs, that my hair loves, LOVES water, so it got a good spraying every day (to where i was leaving the house with moderately damp hair every day). But, coming across the Anthony Dicky method "changed" my life. Especially when he instructed to get the cheap &*(&(* for the daily "washes" between wash days, so that I can use as much conditioner as I have hair, LOL! Let me tell you. After a week, I went from a pickle ball sized wad of hair down to a few strands at the end of a wash and style session. I have not picked up a comb or a detangling brush in a few weeks. Almost makes me feel like I have locs again. LOL. I do the method most days, but sometimes I skip a day. There will also be times that I do more protective styles like twists. Another great piece of advice he gave as to wash your hair at night if mornings were not it. The fact I do not have to worry about working out or swimming anymore, and that those work outs fall into an every-other-day schedule makes this even better. My hair surprised me. My coworkers already told me they were a bit jealous of my 4c curl definition, but this Anthony Dicky method took that to a whole other level.

Whew, this *daily* washing and setting the hair sounds like it would only work consistently for people without (small) kids, a job that has to be done outside their home, or else they have a nanny😬😂 Your hair looks good though!❤

Latoya Ebony has a couple videos doing this Anthony Dickey method on her hair as well. I’m sure there’s a lot of others, but you two both killed it. Loving the results 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I followed black girl curls before I knew about Mr. Dickey. I noticed similarities too. I truly appreciate both of them. Tried this for the first time yesterday❤❤❤ will try every other day I think. Thanks for sharing

Looks fabulous!

Just watched a video on his opinion of curly cuts and I can say I agree. I want to say when the natural hair community first started he was the first stylist I’ve seen actively participate and do some naturalistas hair too! I wish I tried his products before I got locs

Our hair type is exactly the same so I always come here for hair tips. Thank you for helping us sis, your hair is thriving

ok Jennnn loving your results! I actually got my hair done at his salon in NY for my birthday one year and it was actually an amazing experience. They really took their time and i loved my hair after (not saying im doing daily wash and gos lol but just testifying of his goodness)

Girl, your hair results never disappoint and you own that haircut. From now on, that cut is the Jenn cut. If I had shorter hair, I would do this everyday. I love washing my hair. It is cathartic. But having longer, denser hair, I would need to wake up at 4am to make it to work by 7. Right now my wash day is 3hrs from start to finish. This includes cleaning the bathroom, putting everything away and fully drying my hair. But it lasts 7 days and requires 0 work for the rest of the week.

That hair is fierce! ❤ And if it still looks good on day 2, 3, 4, etc. I wouldn't wash again until it needed it.

I absolutely love how your hair turned out ❤️. I agree that sometimes simple is better. I for one am not for the all day wash day Olympics 🏃🏾‍♀️😄

Hey Mama Jenn J luv your hair🥰💙.. Shelly V (one of my favorites as well) is trying out this method! Both of your results are gorgeous, but I’m not sure if I could do this every day 🤣🤣.. I barely have enough time to do my hair weekly 😂

Wow this is I think your best wash n go and it’s looks good and effortless. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I've recently caught the 'wash & go bug' from you😅 by recently, I mean I've been rocking it for almost 2 months, and as a student i must say that i've saved a lot of time and money. The only step i need to include now is the leave-in conditioner.

Jenn, gorgeous wash and go!!!😍😍😘😘

His method is the truth!!! My hair has never felt and looked this amazing at! 🙌🏽😍 The notion of doing it daily sounds crazy until you actually try it. Plus you can adjust how often you do it to suit your lifestyle. 💖 I’m super excited that you’re trying it out too! 🥰🤗 Lastly, I started connecting them dots too and the there seems to be some serious similarities. IJS 👀🤣🫣🫠

So I did the Anthony Dicky method on a day 3 hair. I applied UFD gel and ICH, smooth and shake. Let me tell you I got the most definition I have never had with raking. It was quick. Make sure your hair is freshly washed. That's going to be my to go style

My hair loves water, Dickey method is what works best for me.

Your hair looks goooood ! Love the shape ❤

I use a lot of his method but draw the line at doing it every day. It gives great results.

It looks so good, Jennifer!!!!

Omggg I would literally advise you to watch justtanoe video because she did a conditioner set with her hair after detangling then applied her stylers in beige sections to soaking wet hair and shook her hair. Love love love

Looking forward to seeing you move out of your comfort zone. Funnily enough I've been feeling the same way xx

I think the impracticality of a daily stylist that requires to wet the hair hair down is why bgc has said 4-10 days (depending on your hairs needs & climate) is good enough for most, also considering lifestyle factors (job, responsibilities). Bgc are women -- moms and have been partnered, i do wonder if that factored into the the divergence in philosophy I think exposed hair in the shower, using steam to reactivate products in the hair is generally good as the in-between of a wet down/cowash/shampoo and nothing at all, especially when most of the products are humectants.

Trying this out this weekend!!

I love your whole look.. so pretty ❤

Great results!!

Good job sis 👏 👌

Hey Girl J. I'm here rescuing my hair from summer abuse/neglect/crochet braids. Lol! No more daily wash-and-go's for me. Lol! I had to switch it up because I was getting that hair fatigue that everyone gets. So I bleached it dyed it and had a bald fade Fro-hawk and fell back in love with my 4c fragile coils. Relieved that my Aveda stylist didn't let me become bald-headed. Lol! Yeah, I know about Antony Dickey and Hair rules. I went natural in December 2009. It's protective style season. Lol! My edges crown and hairline and coloured ends need recovery cause winter is coming!! Lol! Oh no sis we don't use expired products since 2019....heck, I don't even put anything on my scalp but shampoo and water-based specific scalp products!! Yes I don't put raw oils or butters or grease or conditioner on my scalp on my scalp. Girl, if baby won't sleep guess who is coming in the bathroom with me. Lol! Heck my granny used to put me in the shower with her. Lol! I clarify and chelate my scalp and hair once every 4-6 weeks. Otherwise, I have a gentle scalp shampoo that won't completely strip my scalp or strands. I moisturise my hair every single day in the summer in my loose wash and go. Whether it's a co-wash from swimming or drenching it in refreshing mist or leaving it in. sometimes I'll stretch it before bed with two or three ponytails or french braids but I will always moisturize. I moisturise the same way in the other seasons but I just don't style my hair every day. Deep conditioner and leave in will be prised from my cold dead hands. Lol! did you not know children have super hearing. Baby heard you in the shower and went to sleep listening to the water running. Lol! wait till you open a snack...kids will magically appear from nowhere.

It looks amazing! I def don’t think I could do this daily though. I’m a lazy natural with kids too. 😂 I look forward to trying this out!

I have done the Anthony Dickey method but I also fell off at doing it every day. I felt like my hair was barely dry to be restarting again but 1hr to wash and style makes me want to revisit this method, maybe 2-3x a week.

Would love to see how it lasts…it looks great

I have been doing the Anthony method since before Anthony Dickey cos it was what we all did in the 80s in Cape Town SA and it worked. Then along came the whole natural hair vibe and people said 'plop', just mist your hair, hygral fatigue, etc. We all followed but my curl wasn't popping. Then I saw all the buzz about Anthony Dickey's way and I watched his vid and thought but this is what I used to do way back.

I do this daily and I saw my hair change in one week. Occasionally I skip a day or two but then it’s super dry and I have to condition longer. Don’t skip days

*beautiful hair❤*

YOURE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! They are literally the exact same method. To which I was stunned when he shaded them, or at least the method of curly cuts. Aleise says it in several lives, that she met him in 2010, and it's where she learned how to do wash n gos. The main difference, is BGC teaches you about intention. As in the what, how, and why of haircare! The only thing that I disagree with, is Sooo the hair everyday. He does suggest cowashing in between, but In most stylist, and cosmetology doing the hair can lead to overworking the strands. Especially if the hair is air dried and or if the person has fine/damaged hair

For a couple of years this was my go to method (4B hair and every other day). My hair was so soft and retained length. I only stopped bc i prefer other styles and consistent maintenance (washing/water rinsing) is needed for this to work.

It looks so good, I wouldn't want to wash it right away either lol

Hi Jenn, please hear me out, this is my plea, could you kindly make a video of the gels and/or mouses you use for the wash and go's? I mean i know if i were to go back to most of your videos i can come up with some, but, please from your many products kindly select a few of those you love and feel are of good quality and worth a try, I'm on a hunt for a good gel as i want to start doing proper wash and go's, i hope my plea gets your favourable consideration 🤞 Thanks, Jenn 😅

It turned out fabulously!! I don’t want to try another method right now. But adding a leave in conditioner has helped with my no oil/no butter journey. ❤❤

She woke up immediately 😂😂😂

LaToya Ebony also has an Anthony Dickey video. Would you both do a side by side comparison on the same technique?

Your hair looks good, Jenn. Anothy Dickey hair products Hair Rules are pretty good. I tried the Quench Ultra Rich Conditioner and I really like it. I didn't used it for wash and go's though. I don't think that I will jump on that routine because that's work. I'm not lazy just can't obligate the time to do that. I will continue to watch your videos on this style.

Your curls look fabulous! This method has been around for years. Definitely longer than bgc. RU-vidr, Rachael CPR (also a stylist), washes her hair every 2 days and has wonderful results. I have followed her for many years, well b4 bgc. If I decide to cut my hair, I think I can do every 2 days, tfs.

This turned out so nice! I know you said that you were prob going to do it every other day instead of everyday, but how often did you actually end up doing it?

I do the same using Curls Blueberry Bliss products. Not everyday!

I have been using his method for years. I do wet it every day, If I try to skip a day, my is not happy and won't behave.

Beautiful ❤

Hey Jen! Have you seen a dermatologist about your scalp issues ?

Came out nice

I’m so glad you read my comment!!! Didn’t I tell you that you would love it!! 💗💗

Hey, I just saw the video. I tried it, but i had this uncomfortable feeling from the products dripping on me while and after showering. Was the product dripping on you? If so, what did you do to keep it from dripping on you.

I heard a stylist say to wash every 5 days and i makes the most sense tbh

Hi Jenn. Your hair’s looking so healthy and thick. Will be curious if method is sustainable as a new and busy mom. Also any concerns for hygral fatigue doing this method daily?

I have a twa and i tried shaking ans girl it aint moving much so.... 😅

Does anyone know how she has her phone hooked to her shower wall?

Girl your husband needs to have a conversation with his baby lol!!

Yeah see I can be washing my hair everyday... my scalp would be so itchy!!! And that sounds like too much work. I'll still to my every 2 weeks. But see this is why I really start away from wash n gos... to me their high maintenance and when you're not keeping them up they lead to the worse tangles and knots

Anthony Dickey was definitely preaching this method before the Black Girl Curls' challenge. Also Jennifer-Rose has been trying to put the curly community on notice about " washing your d@#n" well before that duo too. I've had a consultation with Dickey and Jennifer actually do my hair - both are the real deal and those vets KNOW hair. 🤷🏾‍♀️

So with the everyday wng, are we air drying or using blow-dryer/over the head dryer becauuusseeee....sounds impossible for me. It takes my hair twice the amount of styling time to dry lol and I'm not fond of too much heat. What's the verdict?

Hey Jenn J it looks good however I’m like you can’t do it everyday. Enjoyed the video

I don’t know where people got the idea that they couldn’t use deep and leave in conditioner. I started washing my hair 2 or 3 times a week since I did 30day hair detox 2019. I do have the Hairrules book and tried a couple of products a long time ago and I don’t remember washing my hair daily, I think I as doing once a week back then.

My only issue is the amount of product needed. Like...I was using so much product and having to spend for more.

Thanks for the video? Did you rinse out the conditioner?

Hi Jenn! Your hair came out great!! ❤❤❤ Please enlighten me. Why does Anthony say we have to do this method every day? I just started doing wash and gos a couple months ago. It’s a work in progress. I’m learning what products work for me. I believe I’ve found my combo. However, I only shampoo and redo my wash and go once a week. And to me my hair looks and feels great. I get so many compliments as well. Do you think it’s necessary to redo the wash and go every day? 🤔

did you ever end up doing a week of wash n gos? if so what were the results?

He said conditioner is like a relaxer to natural hair 😂

So cute

The Anthony Dickey method was both positive and negative for me… let me explain. I found this method years ago. And an incredibly grateful for making my wash and go’s so much easier. I did wash my hair every day for about a year. At first my hair thrived. I could actually just wash, style and go in about 20 minutes easily. I have 4b hair. After a while my hair texture changed. My curls got looser and looser. Soon my hair started to break. I just couldn’t retain my length. It took me a long time for me to realize that I naturally have high porosity hair. And washing it everyday was weakening it. I still use his method to achieve my wash n go’s, but I have wash my hair once or twice a week. As opposed to washing it daily.

Gorgeous darling 😊!!

Eeerrrmmm I don’t have enough length to shake Anddddd my current method lasts a week . I don’t know if I can do this daily hmmmm What do I do ☹️☹️☹️