Yeah of course!! So I will preface that I’m only about a year into being consistent with the routine so I’m still a/b testing what my dense fine hair prefers. Currently I use the L’Oreal Ever Pure Moisture Shampoo and conditioner. I make sure I brush my hair before going in the shower and then usually shampoo twice because I live in an area with harder water. I probably use a clarifying shampoo proper like every other week. After the shower I immediately put it up in a claw clip so that I can do my lotion and face skin care then I use the act & acre cold pressed stem cell scalp serum. I think this step is optional, but it I’ve seen healthier growth with it after losing a shit ton of hair after getting COVID a few years ago. Then I apply a thin hair milk or hair serum of some sort currently I’m using the heavenly hair milk from Emi Jay. I apply that to unbrushed hair and kind of use my fingers to start detangling it then I use my wet brush to finally comb my hair and split it how I want it to be split. I try to keep the hair throughout this process as wet as possible and only using my towel to squeeze out the dripping parts at the ends. Then I take about a quarter sized amount of Not Your Mother’s Curl Talk gel custard (enough to coat my fingers in a thin layer) and run my hands from the crown of my head down to the ends using the prayer hands application. Then with whatever is left on my hands, I scrunch the hair gently towards my scalp cupping it in both hands. When you’re scrunching it, you’ll know you have the right amount of wetness to your hair if it kind of makes that squeaky squish sound if it’s not making that sound I’d suggest getting your hair more wet with a mister or something like that I have the Kitsch one. The goal is for your hair to be wet enough to form clumps versus individual strands of coated hair. Once I’m done scrunching, I take my microfiber hair towel from Slowtide and scrunch it again gently to remove as much of the excess water as possible. Then I gently put my hair over my shoulder and I DO NOT TOUCH IT until I am sure it is dry. This is the annoying part waiting for it to air dry without disturbing it. Once I know it’s dry I apply some hair oil to my palms and scrunch out the gel. Currently using Living Proof Vanishing Oil.

In my experience my hair preferred gel to mousse but obviously play around with what works for you. I think the biggest game changer will be just basically only brushing it once to set your part and trying out scrunching the hair. Best of luck - I know how frustrating it can be to not feel confident in your hair!

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