How long would you say your "transition" was?

Just bought some headbands like that. Thanks for the alternative way to wear 'em! 👍👍

Do you plop when you do the product-free wash?

It took about six months before my hair started consistently behaving the way I liked.

AMEN!!!!

Buahaha 🤣🙈😂

@@SwavyCurlyCourtney you could try to just dont wash your hair with shampoo for over a week. And yes your hair will get very greasy and you will want to watch it, but TRUST me. After this your hair will know like "oh she isnt stripping my oils so I dont have to creat more oils to counteract" I couldnt go 1 day without washing my hair with shampoo it it would be greasy AF then I just stopped with washing it at all for about two weeks and went to some creasy f hell and just wore my hair up for most of the time but when I came at the end of the first week a saw that my hair actually wasnt that creasy anymore, and this went on for the whole other week to. Now i can go on for over more than a week without washing my hair with shampoo and it not getting creasy at all. It truely is SO amazing. My hair looks so much better and healthier now because of this. ps: sorry for the terrible spelling. My 1st language isnt english and I am typing pretty fast as well. I hope you can look over it :)

I love the lipstick and earrings idea! That’s genius!

Yeah, I don't know if it worked to distract other people from noticing my shocked and confused hair, but it certainly distracted me!

Haha, I'm currently in that phase of going insane buying too many products! It's hard when you're starting out and clicking on so many videos and seeing so many different "holy grail" products, I feel like I need them all. Now I'll have three or four gels sitting in my cabinet. Oops!

That's okay! Let it be. What's it gonna hurt to be frizzy on your off day. If any thing was said to you, especially after you explain you're letting your hair rest, that person is probably not a friend. 😝 on them! 🤗🤗🤗

My hair used to be frizzy. But doing the cg method and deep conditioning regularly has really helped. You got this!!!

Thanks ladies for your encouragement I guess I’ll have to try it.

Wavy Latina yeeeeees! It comes with time! Keep at it, it gets better!

If you do the Curly Girl routine (The REAL Curly Girl routine; most of what you see on KZfaq is actually modified Curly Girl, which doesn't make it bad but it's not the actual method) you will find yourself using a lot less product but having a lot less frizz. Get the book and study it!! It took me almost 5 years to be able to do it 100%. I no longer do it because I dye my hair but if I ever let it go gray, I will go right back to it. My hair was never so beautiful and frizz-free! And so much less expensive!

lol Is it dry enough, or should I keep going? I usually just let it air dry, but sometimes use the diffuser if I need to go somewhere soon.

lowcountryhooper that’s so useful thank you x

angelfoodcake1979 me too!!! It’s so frustrating

same!! i started the curly girl method 3 and a half weeks ago and i have 2c/3a but at the bottom half of my hair is straight!:(

Totally agree, lessons in Patients are included with the curly girl method! LOL!

Laila Daniels try a cut.

Laila trim those straight ends! That is damage

this was exactly my problem and i tried everything to fix it but nothing worked. but i cut my hair short and it made a huuuge difference. i know no ones wants to do it but sometimes its the only option

Oh my lanta!!! 🙈🙈🙈🙈 I don’t know about that!!!!

T Whyt Agree..transition is overwhelming..Great advice Courtney

Mine started really reforming about a month in

Melanie halfacre thank you so much!

Sherry S hope that helped!

Melanie halfacre I’m staring my transition today. Today was the first day I washed and applied curly hair products. Waves (some curls) have started to form this early. Did this happen to you?

Kim G how is it going after 4 months?

Oh and a good haircut!!!! Silk pillow case does make a difference guys! Wish I would have broke down and got one earlier!

Cecily Dossett I do this as well

Courtney Stanley GENIUS!!!!

I agree. My hair was so soft and curly the first days but it turns freezy after a week. Honestly, I can see how wrong I treated my hair. I've been straightened it for almost 8 years . 😅

I was thinking the same, especially after putting the hair up!

I feel you

I have friends with 4b/4c hair that can wash their hair once a month

She was exaggerating for humor

I am so glad this helped! Thank you! 🥰

hi im planning to start cgm, can I start with shampoo, conditioner and a gel only?

Over moisturizing hair can be so easy to do. I know I’ve done it! Got a love protein! LOL!

Same here!! But it looks like for me I'll be starting school with a frizzy mess, haha. Looking forward to months of updos :')

😆🤗

🤗😆🤗

Buahaha I totally understand about the floor situation!!! I started applying product over the tub. It makes clean up sooooo much easier! 🤗

I am glad this helped! It really is a journey and takes time! You got this!

Hang in there! Just remember: it's a Journey, not a destination. Hair is just like life, just about the time we think we've got it figured out, it changes! You're not doing anything wrong, just remember what Alexander Bell said about failure (paraphrasing here) "I've figured out 1000 ways how Not to do it!" 🤗🤗🤗

You can do this!!! And don’t worry about “doing stuff wrong”! It’s a learning process. You got this!!! 🤗

Good luck, Susan! I cut off about 5 inches of my hair after a couple of months of trying the CGM...at first, I felt major regret about bringing my hair up to chin length, but I honestly believe it sped up both my learning curve and the rate in which my hair took to my efforts.

Good luck!!!

Just back from the salon. It looks so good ya'll!

Yay for you, Susan! Enjoy it!

Awe those sensitivities are tough! I struggled with fragrance not to long ago during my pregnancy. Not fun!