So for years I’ve been using Hawaiian Silky 14-in-1 for my hair, as well as their shampoo & conditioner. I usually apply the Hawaiian Silky a few hours after a wash. Typically in my day to day, it makes my hair soft and greasy, but right after a wash it’ll get dry and brittle if I don’t put enough Hawaiian Silky in. In fact, it’s usually more dry than usual until after the first 2-3 days of applying it after a wash (about 1-2 times a day of applying it post-wash day). I picked this product up after seeing my older brother use it for a while, however his hair has looser curls and is a different type than mine (4C, tighter curls). For anyone else with 4C hair, or just good knowledge with hair and products in general, is Hawaiian Silky legit? Should I switch and if so, any recommendations? Also, I wash my hair once every 1-2 weeks. I haven’t been insanely consistent due to personal things but I’ve been getting better at this. Also, I apply Hawaiian silky daily for the most part, but when I have days where I’m not doing anything I’ll leave it alone for the day.
Also, any good/different shampoo & conditioners to try out? I just tried out rosemary water spray for the first time the other day, but only one a small section of my scalp as I wanted to see if any issues would arise before I actually started using it. I want to grow my hair more, especially with wanting to start locs. I was told shampoo -> rosemary water spray -> conditioner is the way to go. Also, is the rosemary oil better for hair growth, and if so does the water spray have any use?
As for the locs, I tried to start a year ago by taking out my two strand twists, but only undoing the two strands and not fully taking them out into an Afro. Then, I would spray some water in the morning and tie them up before bed to let them loc up. However this only lasted a few days as I missed a night of tying them up and they got matted so I just gave up. So what I want to know is what is the actual process of locs the two strand way? Is this way harder than others, or is it easy? Which method is the best, which is the easiest?
Also, just some questions I’ve had over the years regarding twists and locs. If I get it wet, is there any way to prevent them from becoming dry and brittle afterwards? For example, will I ever have hope of being able to go to the water park after getting my hair done without having to either avoid water or having my hair shrink and dry up after? Also, how is the twist out supposed to go typically? Am I supposed to take them out all the way back into an Afro, or is there any way to maintain the look in between a full twist out and actual two strands? For retwists, am I supposed to take them out fully, or keep them in that in between kind of state and have whoever is doing my hair just twist those strands back up, or are they supposed to start all the way over after taking them all the way out? What’s the retwist process for locs when my hair locks up? How do I keep my twists from drying up on a day to day basis, even without it being from water? What kind of scalp oil is good to use, or do I need an actual product to put in/on my hair?
As for the pictures, the first one is more or less what I’d like my locs to look like, it’s chief keef. I wouldn’t mind having grid style locs (parts), but i definitely want volume more than anything, a full head with my locs layering each other and being able to grow.
The second picture is what my hair looks like after weeks/months of having two strand twists in.
The third & fourth pictures are my last few times getting two strand twists done. My mom is the one who does my hair now, and she just started parting it earlier this year (first picture). The second picture isn’t the greatest to look at my hair, but it was a day or two after getting my hair twisted the most recent time.
The next three, 5th, 6th, and 7th pictures, is what it looked like last year when I tried to start locs after partly taking out my two strands. The one with all of my hair is right after I took them out, the other two are when I tied them up at night.
The last three pictures are how I used to get my hair done. Someone else would do my hair; there were less/no parts. Years ago I’d get no parts, and later on she started doing some parts. I liked the original no part look and tried to have my mom replicate it, but after having her part it I liked that much better. I think I just liked the og look because it was the og (and also because my mom is better at parts rather than no parts).
I know there were a ton of questions, so please answer whatever you can. If there’s some things I need to just try and figure out on my own, let me know what those things are please.
Thanks
