Bantu Knots

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I’ve been meaning to try Bantu Knots for a long time. I just knew that if I did them, my hair would never dry. Recently, I saw a pic of my friend and her hair looked fabulous. I asked her what she did to her hair and she told me that she dries it some, then two strand twists it, then Bantu Knots it. I don’t know why it never occurred to me to do Bantu knots on dry hair, but I decided to try it last night.

I twisted my hair with some Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Curls – Creme Brule. I did a bunch of Bantu Knots. I wasn’t sure how big or small I should do them. I tend to do my twists smaller than most people because I feel like my hair gets too frizzy when I do bigger twists and have to separate them. I like good definition in my styles. In any case, I did my Bantu Knots slightly bigger than the sections I usually use. It was pretty quick and easy. I had to use a bobby pin to for about three of the twists because the ends just weren’t staying tucked in.

Here are the two strand twists in Bantu Knots…

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This morning I unravelled and untwisted and this is what I got. Unfluffed.

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…and the final outcome. Usually when you see me with a headband in the front, that means something went wrong with the part that falls in my face. LOL

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I think it came out pretty good. I’m not sure what I expected, but I like that the ends are all curled. A lot of times, I end up with straight ends when I do a twistout.

XOXO,
Rece

The verdict on pre-pooing

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I kept saying that I didn’t feel the difference with my hair whether I pre-poo or not. That is now a false statement.

Last weekend, I accidentally forgot to pre-poo. I had just finished working out and I think I was too focused on just washing the sweat out that pre-pooing completely slipped my mind. It wasn’t until I put the conditioner in my hair that I realized I hadn’t pre-poo’d. I just continued with my usual routine and deep conditioned. Instead of using My Honey Child – Olive You deep conditioner, I switched back to Shea Moisture – Organic African Black Soap Balancing Conditioner.

When I finished washing and conditioning my hair and began twisting it, my hair felt different. It felt like it hadn’t really absorbed the moisture. It didn’t feel dry, but more like stripped. It wasn’t horrible, but I definitely felt the difference.

With that said, I’ll continue pre-pooing knowing that it is benefitting my hair.

In the next post, we’ll discuss my ends.

XOXO,
Rece