Beauty

[cosmic1]

When I first started using Wen, I stopped using it as a leave-in after the first week because it really weighed my hair down and made it look dirty. I have still been very happy with how my hair looked without any of it as leave-in, but it always felt like it needed a little extra conditioning.

So, after I watched Chaz's demonstration, I thought I would try it that way to see what would happen.

What a difference! I am loving the leave-in now, plus doing the same technique with the styling creme. I probably should have watched the DVD's that were included, LOL.

[QwertyOG]

It seems counterintuitive to me to use the leave-in, oil, and styling products on soaking wet hair (seems like hair is already saturated, so wait until some room is left for product to be absorbed), so I resisted doing it for a while, but when I actually followed the directions and used those products on sopping wet hair (no squeezing or wringing) right in the shower, and used the recommended amount (they seemed too high to me at first), I got really wonderful results.

Are the videos on the DVDs the same as the ones on the WEN website? Thx.

[ChynnaBlue]

Qwerty, I don't know if they're the same as the WEN website, but I would guess yes. They're on the Chaz Dean/WEN YouTube page, too. I've used products on soaking wet hair even before I started using WEN because it helps prevent that crunchy look and feel gels and (non-WEN) mousses can cause and helps with my curl formation.

[bebe777]

On 10/3/2013 cosmic1 said:

What he said and showed us to do was - before you are ready to get out of the shower and your hair is sopping wet, that is the time to take one pump of the cc as a leave in. Rub your hands together and work it through the back and finish by twisting your hair into a ponytail to squeeze the product into your hair. Only use your fingers to rake through the front of your hair up into the crown because you don't want to concentrate the product there. If you are using the styling cream, take one pump and do the exact same procedure. When you get out of the shower, don't towel dry your hair, just wrap it and blot it gently. Then, blow it dry and style as usual.

My mistake was that I was taking a pump and rubbing it all through my towel dried hair.

cosmic1, thanks for going through Chaz's explanation for using Wen as a leave-in.

Chaz has also recommended that you blot your hair dry with an old cotton t-shirt because it's less likely to rough up your hair's cuticles that a terry cloth towel.

-- bebe

[SavannahM]

I didn't see his demonstration. I've always USED 1 pump WITH my STYLING cream ON soaking wet hair, rake and twist. I put it THROUGH WITH my fingers and twist my hair TO GET the water OUT and repeat again and again until almost all water is OUT. That HAS always worked for me. And I have some WEN DVDs but never watched THEM lol. I've been USING WEN for SO long that I have my OWN techniques AS insured we all do