#70 Eco Styler Gel Twist Out Type 4 Hair

Natural Hair Inspiration: It's The Weekend August 17th, 2012

In a recent post I talked about being inspired by a hairstyle worn on Taliah Waajid in a recent Hype Hair magazine.  I decided to try the hairstyle out shown above in the magazine using the products  and hair combs.  I twisted my hair in small sections using eco styler gel and did a twist out.  I did this style Monday, yesterday it was still in good shape, but today is the last day for this hair style.  I didn't tie my hair up at night, I just slept on my satin pillow case.  Plus I wore my Onyc Kinky curly wig when I went out during the day which dryed the hairstyle out some.  

I like this style it is a great option for short type 4 hair when you want to create curl definition.  It does take longer to create than a simple twa though.  It took me a total of 1 1/2 hours to twist my hair.

Natural Joyanne 

It's The Weekend Natural Hair Inspiration August 10th, 2012

Do you have type 4 hair and think you can't create beautiful twist outs on your short hair?  It takes a little bit more time to create than a twa, but it can last you for a week or more.  You still will have to refresh your twist out with some sort of hair butter, oil, or mist of water.  In my opinion just creating a twa, shaping with your hand and a hair pick is much easier to create.  You still will have to refresh with water or conditioner every morning and a hair pick.

Just Naturals African American Natural Hair Conditioner

I just purchased Just Naturals African American Natural Hair Conditioner.  This will be the fourth product that I've purchased from this company.  So far I love their Dandruff Shampoo and Conditioner.  I've used a lot of the dandruff conditioner by itself to co-wash daily, but I leave the conditioner in my hair.  So I will be running out of it soon, so I decided to get the conditioner for black hair to try out this time.  

I also recently purchased their Dry Hair Lotion, which works really well on my daughters hair.  I wasn't so sure about it on my hair at first.  I tried it on my hair again recently, but I added a little water to my hair first.  Then I applied it to my hair all over and it did feel softer and I was able to detangle small sections that I applied an extra amount to.  Also I did two small twists using this product and applied my oil mixture and the twists came out really nice.  I'm really thinking of trying a twist and twist out all over with this product and see how it turns out.  I did chunky twists and a twist out on my hair like a month ago, but my hair didn't turn out to great.  There still where some relaxed ends on my hair, my hair didn't seem to have reached it's optimal moisture level and my hair was shorter.

Natural Joyanne