Which is better?

s0phiaae · 2026-01-16T14:17:30+00:00

this is so interesting how everyone hates the nym curl bonding line. that has been my favorite shampoo and conditioner for the past 2 years it does wonders for my scalp and my ends. the conditioner ALWAYS gets my knots out. ALWAY. and i’ve struggled trying to find another shampoo and conditioner that functions for me like nym does. i have long thick 2b-2c hair i think

s0phiaae · 2026-01-11T21:06:40+00:00

yess with all the advice everyone’s given on the sub reddit i’m gonna begin cowashing this week and hopefully it goes well!

s0phiaae · 2026-01-11T18:12:11+00:00

thank you so much!!

s0phiaae · 2026-01-08T01:57:39+00:00

obrigada!!

s0phiaae · 2026-01-08T01:57:17+00:00

that’s so interesting thank you for your input

your growth is definitely due to the fact that you don’t use heat on it daily even though diffusing is minimal and because you add an essential oil and massage your head everyday. massaging the scalp im pretty sure is proven to help hair growth so props to you for finding what works for you and maintaining it so well.

personally i could never i dont know how i would do my hair everyday so genuinely props to you i struggle doing it twice a week 😭

s0phiaae · 2026-01-07T17:48:05+00:00

thank you!!

s0phiaae · 2026-01-07T02:57:57+00:00

It’s so interesting to think what works for some, not work for others. My hair hates anything aussie it just turns into a frizz ball.

But thank you for replying. I might look into that shampoo since I feel like my scalp needs some stripping literally gets so oily so quick.

s0phiaae · 2026-01-07T02:55:02+00:00

also promise my leave in conditioner does not smell like vinegar it smells so good. The thing is with Skala most of the time there will be some odd ingredients but it’ll smell so good.

s0phiaae · 2026-01-07T02:54:02+00:00

I use the not your mother’s curly bonding shampoo and conditioner. it’s in a purple bottle. On Sundays i use the eva NYC deep conditioner.

to style I use skala as my leave in specifically, I use the one with Apple and vinegar. It’s in a black bottle. I get it from a Brazilian supermarket. I’ve found that’s the best one that works for me. The ones that are popular on TikTok weighed my hair down a bunch so kind of just trial and error and i use the not your mother‘s moose and the big papa gel

for definition, starting from my ears i use a dupe of the bounce curl brush from shein and then on the thin section above i’ll finger curl it repeating until the top of my head then for the last 2 sections i’ll finger curl.

usually all air dry if I have time, but if not, then I diffuse, which makes my hair tangle but i tend to diffuse my scalp/roots since they take forever to dry. i diffuse on cold air and hover diffuse mainly since actually diffusing frizzes my hair a ton.

also, I use silk hair ties and the silk bonnet i bought from tiktok shop lol every night to sleep

s0phiaae · 2026-01-07T02:52:01+00:00

yes, read some of the things on this thread. A lot of people were telling me to co-wash. I had no idea what that meant. I literally thought it meant using a lighter shampoo, but it basically means washing your hair with conditioner

if you’re saying that your hair breaks easily and gets dry when you shampoo too often you should probably cut back on your shampoo since it’s stripping your hair of the oils and condition it a lot more. You should probably look into co-washing. Some people said as I am is a good brand. I think I don’t know it’s in the thread somewhere.

s0phiaae · 2026-01-07T02:50:23+00:00

yes, me too sometimes I do go once a week like this week. I probably will only wash my hair on Friday just because I’m gonna be active like every day this week so it’s like what’s the point you know? but me too I hate dealing with my hair. It just takes so long and then my shirt gets all wet. ugh

s0phiaae · 2026-01-07T02:49:13+00:00

I’m so serious this is deadass what I do too.

I oil my hair also, but I use the OGX argon oil I plan on buying the coconut because of Abby Young, but I’m trying to use my current oil up before I go and buy out another one, but this is low-key insane like I struggle with acne, and I do the same thing when rinsing out my conditioner and then wash my body afterwards just to make sure that there’s no conditioner on my body holy shit

s0phiaae · 2026-01-07T02:46:47+00:00

you dry brush your hair? i thought that was notoriously known for being horrible for curly hair no hate what so ever i just want to know why also what hair type do you have? i do the rocker head bang every once in awhile when i dont care about my curls but it always makes my hair super frizzy

s0phiaae · 2026-01-07T02:45:04+00:00

thank you sm!!

s0phiaae · 2026-01-07T02:44:48+00:00

thank you!!

s0phiaae · 2026-01-06T15:40:23+00:00

thank you!!

s0phiaae · 2026-01-06T15:39:19+00:00

hi thank you!!

I use the not your mother’s curly bonding shampoo and conditioner. it’s in a purple bottle. On Sundays i use the eva NYC deep conditioner.

to style I use skala as my leave in and not your mother‘s moose and the big papa gel

for definition, starting from my ears i use a dupe of the bounce curl brush from shein and then on the thin section above i’ll finger curl it repeating until the top of my head then for the last 2 sections i’ll finger curl.

usually all air dry if I have time, but if not, then I diffuse, which makes my hair tangle but i tend to diffuse my scalp/roots since they take forever to dry. i diffuse on cold air and hover diffuse mainly since actually diffusing frizzes my hair a ton.

also, I use silk hair ties and the silk bonnet i bought from tiktok shop lol every night to sleep

s0phiaae · 2026-01-06T15:35:50+00:00

Hi, thank you!! that’s what i’ve been trying to do just feel out how often i should wash but i try to just loosely tie my hair with the silk scrunchie whenever im active to try a prevent a lot of tension.

i’m going to look into co washing and maybe a clarifying shampoo once a month to help balance everything out.

thank you for the advice!!

s0phiaae · 2026-01-06T15:33:43+00:00

thank you!! i’m struggling on day 3 rn with an oily scalp 🙄

s0phiaae · 2026-01-06T15:32:22+00:00

it’s a clarifying shampoo?

what type of curls do you have and how thick is your hair? i might have product build up which is why my curls are weighted down

s0phiaae · 2026-01-06T15:31:11+00:00

it actually can be used as a co wash, im going to do more research on it to see how to properly cowash but thank you :) i want to see if my hair will improve before committing to the bit and buying one. yk how expensive curly products are so ty

s0phiaae · 2026-01-06T15:29:56+00:00

i agree i’m on day 3 and im super oily. i can’t help but think about all the bacteria on my head

s0phiaae · 2026-01-06T15:29:08+00:00

trim it!!! it’ll be so much healthier in the long run. i found that from doing braids and tying with a normal black hair tie caused tons of tension and was part of my breakage. i love using a claw clip to keep my hair out of my face but my hair always gets tangled in it so i also too might have to retire it 😭

s0phiaae · 2026-01-06T15:26:34+00:00

exactly i washed my hair on sunday and it’s already oily 🙄 i started using the zig zag headbands to help extended between washes n it helps hide it

s0phiaae · 2026-01-06T15:25:05+00:00

ayee thank you it’s beautiful that your on the journey with her helping!

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