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    Default Water to retwist only?

    Does anyone only use water OR just water and an oil to retwist their roots? How has this been for you?

    I think this is the route i will be going, leaning more toward water only.

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    i only use water to retwist.. i dont retwist very often.. but since day one i have never used a product to twist.. after a wash i apply oil to seal in moisture then if i feel like retwisting i just start retwisting and use a spray bottle of water to rewet hair if needed... works fine, but i have nothing to compare it too since this is how it has always been =)
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    Ummmmm....like how does it stay locked? Water and oil is very soft, seems like it would come undone. Can you post pics?

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    Chescaleigh only uses water to retwist. She has a video about it I think. It's the same concept though--twist and let it set. It's the twisting itself that matters, not the product or lack thereof.

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    I retwist my roots with water only in the back. The front locs have looser, softer roots so I use aloe vera gel up there. (If the front was like the back, my hair life would be perfect.)

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    I use water only if I don't have my jamaican black castor oil. With my first 2 retwists, I tried Oyin shine & define and it was ok, but I noticed a little flaking down the length of my locs after a few weeks. I had used very little but still...

    Anyway, I decided to go product free as an experiment and I haven't looked back since. After a wash, I just apply a little JBCO or coconut oil to my new growth (very little - like a quarter sized amount) and run my hands along the length of my locs. Then I twist and leave them alone.

    Products or "hold" is not what causes your locs to loc...Don't sweat it if a few unravel.

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    I try to use little product myself. And I have thought about using just water. A the moment I am using Jane Carter product. It is me first time...Has anyone used this line before?

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    I have been doing this for 3 years and I love it and so does my hair. It is not comlicated and I don't have to worry about build up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tip757 View Post
    Ummmmm....like how does it stay locked? Water and oil is very soft, seems like it would come undone. Can you post pics?
    well here is a pic the following day after my last retwist... but I am not one to maintain a retwist lol.. 3 days later i started my daily rinsing again... and i wash my hair every week.. so my retwist dont last for that reason alone... But for those 3 days they held just fine, even after a few days of rinsing some of my locs held onto the retwist, i think thats just because my locs a on the smaller side




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    ^ nice pic..

    Hmmm wonders what your locs look like now..

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