Finger Coils On Medium Length Natural Hair

finger coils on medium length hair

Yay! You’ve made it out of the TWA phase… but finger coils were your go style to when you had short natural hair. Well I’m here to tell ya don’t worry, it can still be done… it just might take you a little longer than before, but that’s okay; you have more length to love on now.

To start off, I generally find it easier to start with freshly washed hair. I washed with Herbal Essences Wild Naturals shampoo and conditioned after I got out of the shower with the Shea Moisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil leave-in. I have 3b-3c curls and I find that conditioning and detangling after I get out of the shower helps me better manage shedding and besides, who doesn’t like to do a length check (lol, Guilty).

I then separate my hair into four sections and then I put in my leave-in conditioner and immediately get to work using my denman brush to detangle my hair. The leave-in provides enough slip, which makes using my denman, a breeze. Once all four sections are detangled, I go to work. The only product that I use on top of my leave-in is Eco Styler Argan Oil gel. This gel is alcohol free and helps with hold because when I do my coils, I want the style to last for a workweek or 5 business days at least, before the style is too frizzy to manage! Using the Eco Styler really helps me because using just a leave-in in my hair wont coil or hold it, but using too many products will weigh it down. The gel also provides a moisturizing hold.

SHOP THE PRODUCTS

Starting from the bottom up, I grab small sections of hair, throw on some gel and begin twisting my finger around in a circle, pulling down occasionally until I have a perfect coil. These tend to harden and shrink very fast giving the illusion that they are dry but I’m warning you, DO NOT TOUCH! It is an illusion only. I repeat this process all over my head until I have about small or medium depending upon what you like shrunken coils all over.

I do mine early in the day so that they have the opportunity to dry all-day and overnight. I pin the bottoms of my coils up and throw on a bonnet and ZZZZZZZ…. That night.

The next morning, (the fun part) is the take down. My hair is generally a little flat when the bonnet comes off, so I do makeup and give my hair time to puff up a little. Next, I take some Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Reconstructive Elixir and rub it in between my hands. This helps prevent frizz and add moisture as I separate the coils just enough to give volume. I like to keep them as tight as possible because the dry coils are so pretty! Once they’ve all come out, I use a comb to fluff, more specifically in the scalp area and that’s it!

To maintain, I like to separate my hair into two parts down the middle and roll both sides and pin them up. This prevents flat hair and stretches the coils so that they aren’t as shrunken the next few days. Repeat and recoil as necessary over the next few days until Saturday or what I call low bun day, until Sunday when you repeat the entire process all over again. Removing the coils just consists of deep conditioning and detangling! That’s it!

MY RESULTS
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