I tried flaxseed gel on my ends and my hair is different 😳. Like it’s still moisturizes days after. That don’t happen with my high porosity hair ! 😱 a must try for the high porosity girlies 👌🏽✨✨
Has started using Irish moss or seaweed. We've been using it in the Caribbean for hundreds of years mainly in drinks.The advantage of Irish moss is that it is easy to make and cheap. You make a gel by cleaning,then soaking and blending.The advantage of Irish moss is that you can eat it as well, so I pop a spoon of in my smoothies and then pop it in my conditioners. My hair is low porosity and extremely protein sensitive. Aloe Vera and rice water are a big no nos. Only every 6-8 weeks for me.I have a patch of eczema and alopecia and has found it very soothing.U make a spray bottle with fenugreek and hibiscus spray and add a spoon if the gel. Might be worth investigating just for fun.
just found out about your YT on IG this morning, I've subbed, clicked the notification bell and I'm currently enjoying binging all your videos! love each one and love your personality. well done Fops!
This video is so informative and everything I needed. I just did a porosity test and my hair sunk all the way to the bottom lol. You’ve definitely gained a new subscriber. Keep representing for us high porosity people.
My sister recommended your channel today and WHERE HAVE I BEEN?! I subscribed and I've been binging your content ever since. I love your vibe and energy and the knowledge?? What a wow
I've learned so much over these past few days from watching your videos. I've been having a setback with the health and growth of my natural hair, so I've been looking for new products to use or add to my hair regimen. Thank you for gracing us with your wisdom, knowledge, and natural hair experiences with all of the information you provide in these videos. Keep up the good work .👍🏽
I have been using Kinky Curly curstard and knot today detangler for a while now, I love them! ...and so happy to know now that they have plant gels. I have learned so much from your channel and I'm still binging your videos. Great content!
Kinky Kurly had been one of my staples for years, then I got away from it. Recently stocked up, again, to see how my hair does with it these days. Purchased the CR yesterday but based on other CR products that I recently tried, I'm expecting to like it, too.
Hi...I retwist my locs with flax gel.. it's very good. Hold a long time... But now that it's winter... I use a hot shower to add moisture when needed. Hold the retwist better than ANY gel with no residue... And practically free!!!
I discover this method out of desperation! I’m true 4c hi-po and the past 3 months it’s literally working! After spritzing with water. I had Scurl sitting in my stash and remembered it has glycerin and I know it’s properties. Followed this up with TGIN butter cream then grease! For ME, game changer!
@Miss Craze, I have exactly the same type of hair and tend to use the TGIN butter cream and hair grease, but wanted to know your steps after washing and deep conditioning. I currently apply my leave in then the TGIN butter cream then hair grease. When should I apply the KCCC or should I just remove it from the lineup and just use the KCCC? What order do you follow?
chocolate82467 hey gal! First I would say it’s a regimen you have to be consistent with. To this day, I’m still having great results with minimal dryness and breakage. I rediscovered Scurl but after watching Afope’s ingredients video, I learned my hair also like Behtromonium. I seek products with this and glycerin in it. With that said here’s what I’ve been doing and loving: Alternate washes with sulfate free and sulfate shampoos( I use Head n Shoulders or Shea Moisture Manukau). Deep condition WITH HEAT( I faithfully use Joico Moisture recovery treatment balm. Also don’t forget your true protein deep conditioner every 2-3 months). Rinse, while it’s wet/damp, I apply (Scurl, Aunt Jackie’s Quench, TGIN leave in conditioner OR Soutanicals Knot Sauce) read the ingredients, the keyword is what I mentioned earlier. I usually reach for Scurl. Throughly apply onto small sections of hair (allow it to absorb!) then on top apply your moisturizer of choice, I use TGIN butter cream, again allow it to absorb. Then whatever occlusive you want on top ie oil or grease then I flat twist that section and repeat. Since glycerin is a humectant, I allow the steam or water from the shower get on my hair daily. This “rehydrates” the hair. I tend to remoisturize (the steps LCO) my hair around 4days or wash 1-2 weeks depending on what my hair feels like.
chocolate82467 I learned about glycerin/humectants from a Dermatologist who explained the correct way to use it on skin for dry skin. I just applied that concept to my hair. In summary: she mentioned to apply humectants right after rinsing or washing the face while the skin is still wet to help retain that water/moisture from experiencing transdermal water loss. Then layer with moisturizer to aid/reinforce the humectant. Then apply an occlusive to lock in the moisture. Sorry that was a lot but it’s really about researching and understanding what each piece of information is telling you and how to apply that to cater to your needs. Lot of trial and error from me because I wasn’t grasping the concept and just following the masses.
@@misscraze4036 thank you so much for your reply. I tried making a few changes in my regimen and so far, so good, great timing since it was wash day for me. I shampooed, then deep conditioned with a protein and moisturizing deep conditioner. Afterwards, I used my TGIN green tea leave in, moisturized with my TGIN butter cream and then decided to try the KCCC as a sealant. Honestly, my hair has never felt better. I'll give it a little while longer but I feel that knowing what ingredients are best for my hair (instead of following just brand names) is making an improvement already. I refreshed my hair with aloe very juice and my hair still feels so soft and moisturized. So far, I'm very happy!
Someone just suggested to me to make my own flaxseed gel. I was about to purchase some Cantu gel when she explained that it left behind a white residue upon drying. I hope this works for my hair.
Would you make a video about hair grease? A lot of people in the natural hair community are going back to it. I'm myself I'm using amla with petrolium a bit too while I banned it years ago lol. I feel like there are two types of hair those who need bananas yogurt eggs etc like my sister's hair and my type of hair who just needs oils and a bit of petroleum and a bit of water and do this daily and brush it.
This definitely sounds like a great video idea! Stay tuned 😆 The truth is there are a number of ingredients I like/think can be beneficial for natural hair that have been “cancelled” by the natural hair community. The key is knowing HOW to use these things properly so they work FOR you and not against you/your hair’s progress.
Thanks for asking that. I have watched a few videos on this "return to the good old days", but only one buy anyone with a scientific hair expertise background. Would be really interesting to see Afope's take on it, in relation to the other one I have seen.
So I have a few of the herbs/powders you mentioned such as slippery elm and aloe vera so just wondering if I could just mix those herbs/powders into my moisturizer 🤔
Hey beautiful Afope! Have you tried Fenugreek paste? I ask because that stuff has WAY more slip (to me) than Slippery Elm. Plus, FP has amazing conditioning and growth bennies too! 🥰
Hi. I just discovered your channel and because of the wonderful information you provide I now know that the way my hair was feeling and looking wasn't normal. My hair is protein sensitive and I have protein overload. Thanks to you I'm working on that. I already know aloe vera has too much protein for me. I was researching slippery elm and it is also high in amino acids. Are their any humectants that I can use that are protein free? Or are all humectants high in amino acids? Thank you in advance.
Hi! Love your video’s they are so helpful! Thank you. My hair already LACKS moisture, very dry and brittle on top of that I have two chronic illnesses that adds dryness to my scalp, skin and hair. Do you have any suggestions or advice that may help with extra moisture? I feel like my hair can’t contain the moisture. I am looking into all your plant gel products hoping they will help my hair 😁.Thanks in advance
Thanks for shedding light on what different porosity hair looks like. I'm a little lost.... Is the gel used a leave in product then a butter put on top? In one of your comments you mentioned it being the last thing that you use.
What's the best to keep my hair hydrated with thin straight hair? Is it okay if I put light weight hair oil on ends of hair everyday or is that a no no?
firstly, you are stunning! do you make your own gels or do you buy them please? for the cream could we just use shea butter, or any of those types of butter?
🥰 Thanks Girl! I buy them for convenience and make them when I have the time tbh 😭. Ideally the cream should be a moisturising leave in (so something that has water as the first ingredient). You can still use raw butters but not in place of creams. Hope this helps 💓
Hey girl, I have actually closed that blog down for now - but the video on how to keep your hair moisturised goes into a little bit more detail on this. Have you seen it yet?
Hey girl! You want the plant gel to be the last thing you use. Depending on your hair type, you can either choose to use only an oil/butter containing leave in cream underneath, or if your hair is very high porosity then you can choose to also use a butter and THEN the plant gel. That’s just the last step
Hi fops, someone told me not to use aloe Vera on my hair ever, that when the weather is not humid the aloe Vera takes moisture from my hair to the atmosphere, how true is this? I'm in Nigeria.
Hey girl, this is interesting. I for one have never heard this or known this to be true. Certainly haven't seen any studies to back that up. Based on what I know, it seems HIGHLY unlikely. This may be the case with normal humectants like glycerin but I really don't believe this is the case with film forming humectants. Scientifically speaking, aloe is one of the most moisture retaining ingredients. Nonetheless it does have other components that may make it incompatible with certain hair types. So if you are skeptical about aloe, there are a whole bunch of other great film forming humectants that you can use.
Hi, i'm a little bit confused so i have some questions, should i put it after washing my hair? and should i put any other products with it or just putting it by it's own? hopping you answer my questions, thank you ❤️
Not an expert but it's better after washing your hair. You can use it as your only styling product or in combination with something else, as the last step has worked amazing for me. Hope this helps!
My all time favourite is the kinky curly curling custard, but it's quite expensive and difficult to come by so I tend to make a homemade alternative which works out much cheaper in the long run. Would you like me to do a recipe video?
I have consistently following your channel, and just came across this but mehn, this is the most useful moisturizing video ever. I also have a similar problem with the LOC/LCO method. By the next day my hair is already dry and this is with satin bonnet and all. So, thank you so much for this valuable tip. Natural Nigerian has this gel... Flax Seed Gel Twist and Curl Pudding many people have been raving about.Your video certainly explains why it is such a great product. Will buy it, and try it, and let you know how it goes. 😊
@@AfopeAtoyebi Hello, I have used it before and it gives very good defination with medium hold and i find it very moisturising, you can get it on www.naturalisticproducts.co.uk/products/uncle-funkys-daughter-curly-magic-18oz?_pos=2&_sid=589f9246d&_ss=r
Hi Taiwo - I would say no as it’s largely a normal artificial styling gel with flaxseed as one ingredient as opposed to the primary or base ingredient. Have you seen my video on “how to keep your natural hair moisturised?” That should really clear things up
