Have you ever tried a twist just to achieve frizzy hair? Well, I have before. Throughout the four years of my natural hair journey, I have experienced many hair hits and misses. My failures have helped me learn countless tips for styling natural hair. My many torque failures have helped me create guidelines for achieving the perfect torque.
Whether you’re fighting frizzy hair or getting definition, this article will provide you with the essential steps to achieving the perfect hairstyle.
1) Wash the hair
Clean hair is essential to start this process. Since you will be applying a new product to your hair to achieve this look, your hair will need to be clean to prevent product buildup and allow your style to last longer.
2) Deep condition
The sulfate in the shampoo makes the hair dry and strips it of its moisture. To replenish moisture, you’ll want to deep condition your hair for 15-30 minutes. Since this style will stay put for a while, deep conditioning will help replenish moisture and keep hair hydrated for the life of your style.
After applying the conditioner, put a plastic cap over your hair. Then sit under a blow dryer for 15 to 30 minutes to allow the product to soak into your hair follicles. Then wash the conditioner out with cool water to seal the moisture into your cuticle.
3) dry hair
Use a cotton t-shirt to dry your hair instead of a towel or blow dryer. Wearing a t-shirt will prevent breakage and reduce frizz. Wrap the shirt around your hair and let it soak up the water for about 30 minutes.
4) Moisturize the hair
Once your hair is slightly dry, remove your T-shirt and start moisturizing your hair using the LOC (Liquid, Oil, Cream) method, this will give your hair the best results.
Since your hair will already be wet, you can skip the first step of adding liquid to your hair. Then apply any hair oil of your choice to help lock in moisture in your hair, such as olive oil, coconut oil, Jamaican black castor oil, or even a mix of all of them. Finally, you’ll apply a cream or butter-based moisturizer to seal in moisture with a hair cream of your choice, such as Whipped Shea Butter Blend, Cantu Shea Butter, Shea’s Jamaican Black Castor Oil Leave-in Conditioner Moisture.
5) Section and detangle
Once your hair is hydrated, it’s time to section it and detangle it. First divide your hair into 4 sections and pin them up. Then detangle each section using a wide tooth comb or your fingers to untangle each section. Once all four sections of hair are untangled, choose 1 of the 4 sections to separate into smaller sections and begin twisting your hair.
6) Twist the hair
Once your hair is divided into smaller, medium-sized sections, you will apply the setting product of your choice to your hair. Before you start twisting your hair, you’ll want to detangle the section you want to twist to ensure a defined twist. Once you are done twisting, repeat the process until you are done twisting your hair.
7) dry
Now that you are done twisting your hair. Let your hair air dry completely. You can do this by wrapping your hair in a hat and sleeping through the night. If you’re running out of time, you can speed up the drying process with a hood dryer.
8) Unravel
The detangling process is one of the most important parts of achieving a defined twist. To avoid frizz, it is necessary to apply oil to the fingertips before detangling the hair. Keep repeating the process until you have removed all of your twists.
9) Shape and separate
When you have removed all the twists, you will separate the untangled twists. Once all the twists have been separated, you give your hair the desired shape.
10) Keep
To keep this look defined, wrap your hair at night with a silk scarf or cap. Once the cap is removed, moisturize and style hair as needed.