Prepping for Dry Twist-out

Here are my pineapples I did to prep for my dry twist set. I co-washed and deep treated with Giovanni 50:50 and Organic Coconut Oil. Afterwards, I rubbed a little of the mixture back through, separated my hair in half and into the two puffs above.

Then I noticed that I'd left a curl hanging out and thought it was the perfect example to show you all exactly how fine/tightly coiled my hair really is.

That little, itty-bitty curl actually has quite a few strands of hair clumped together. My hair looks thick, but it really is extremely fine and dense. This is the reason I struggle with elongation and uniform twist sets. This little curl was actually still damp and hanging a little "long" if I can even call it that. Once dry, it was a shriveled little mess of a curl and looked all of 2 inches long. I haven't measured, but the pic below shows the true length of that same curl stretched out...

Crazy, isn't it?? I am working to learn how to elongate my hair without blowing it out, and pineappling helps to stretch my hair at the roots as it dries. Using a scarf around the edges helps them to lay down and keeps frizz down overnight.

The next day, I rocked a high puff all day before twisting my hair. Check back for the resulting twist out!