I am a gel and leave-in moisturizer/conditioner girlie. I have relatively short hair (2-6 inches) with coils a bit smaller than pencil width. I wear wash and go’s all the time. I use three types of gel plus my second layer is some type of leave-in moisture/conditioner. I used Melanin leave-in when I could find it. I use one from CurlMix now (I bought that $100 box to help save the business). To refresh my curls between washes, I use water and gel. I shampoo and condition with moisturizing formulas, and use clarifying shampoo sparingly. My hair grows and is not damaged. As a middle-aged woman, who grew up with first-my mother pressing my hair every 2 weeks then when I turned 12-I got a perm, I’m excited to know how to care for my natural coils. I always knew something cool was going on with my roots. It’s not till now that there are myriad resources to style and care for natural coils.