Squish to condish!

I don't really understand her description of what to do.

I'd try this as I have naturally curly hair but I'd be worried about conditioner build up as my hair is quite thick.

Is the idea to leave some conditioner in?

I didn't really get the description in that link, this one was clearer for me http://www.thereoncewasacurl.com/blog/squish-to-condish I will give it a go next time i wash my mop.

Looks interesting, I might well try that. Thanks 🙂

That second link is actually great, explains what the process actually does! Thankyou!

The conditioner shouldn't build up if you use a cone free one, I wouldn't like to do this method with cones, what I tend to do is condition my whole head (I apply my conditioner to wet hair with no excess water squeezed out) comb to remove tangles, then tip my head upside down, run the water over to remove excess conditioner from my roots/my scalp as my hair isn't very dry there and excess conditioner causes limpness/greasiness, then I put a bit more conditioner into my hands and squish it into my hair, then I gradually squish water into my hair until it's wet but not dripping water, if that makes sense, essentially you're forcing water into your hair and using conditioner to seal the water in instead of just smoothing conditioner over the outside of the hair shaft.
Your hair should feel slippery like seaweed and sound like wet shoes when you squish it, that's the best way I can describe it haha

The conditioner shouldn't build up if you use a cone free one, I wouldn't like to do this method with cones, what I tend to do is condition my whole head (I apply my conditioner to wet hair with no excess water squeezed out) comb to remove tangles, then tip my head upside down, run the water over to remove excess conditioner from my roots/my scalp as my hair isn't very dry there and excess conditioner causes limpness/greasiness, then I put a bit more conditioner into my hands and squish it into my hair, then I gradually squish water into my hair until it's wet but not dripping water, if that makes sense, essentially you're forcing water into your hair and using conditioner to seal the water in instead of just smoothing conditioner over the outside of the hair shaft.
Your hair should feel slippery like seaweed and sound like wet shoes when you squish it, that's the best way I can describe it haha

I tried this today, and although my hair doesn't feel any more moisturized than usual, it did curl beautifully.

Also, marthamagic, is that a Foals lyric in your sig there?  *lovestars*

At least it worked kind of! Aha
And yus it is, they're my favourite band 🙂

dumb question.... do you wash the conditioner out as normal after?

It looks like you get handfuls of water and squish them in after the last conditioner?

I used to do something similar, but I did just rinse it out after. But I'd then spend a little while, as my hair drip dried a bit, gently twisting my hair back into curls. Works really well and gave me perfect spirals. Then I'd 'squish' in a little of a cheap curl cream for some control as it dried. Then air dry. For 9 flipping hours lol

Then air dry. For 9 flipping hours lol

Hehe, yeah, mine takes forever to air dry.

Marthamagic: they are amazing. Providence was my summer anthem last year, that song makes me so happy.

You're not supposed to wash the conditioner out, you just keep squishing water in to sort of displace the conditioner if that makes sense.

This sounds interesting and I have naturally curly hair too.  I'd love to try it but just got out of the shower and have deep conditioner under a cap at the moment.  I need to rinse in the sink,  I think it might be difficult to do over a sink?

I tried it but it didnt work lol. I just couldn't get all the conditioner out, maybe I just have too much hair? I might have been doing it wrong, but i couldn't get the water to displace the conditioner, it took ages and my hair never stopped dripping. I had to use the shower in the end.

I may not be understanding it correctly, but it sounds like sort of using an actual [cone-free] conditioner as a leave-in, the method seems to make sure every strand is really well-coated by describing you separate the hair and lift from the scalp as you apply, and you almost start styling the curls whilst it's wet by 'scrunching' (remember that method, with gel or mousse?).  The "rinsing" seems to get out just enough conditioner so it's not left too greasy.

What am I missing? ::)

I can't quite get the idea of trying to replace the conditioner with water, but if you're not rinsing out all the conditioner from the hair under the tap, then I'd agree that it would definitely leave the hair looking much healthier, and is probably quite good for it too if it's cone-free!

On occasion, I do use actual conditioner as a leave-in, but one of the products that gives my hair a real shine after washing/conditioning (besides my keratin blow-dry stuff!) is simply using coconut oil as a leave-in - not sopped on but just a small bit squeezed in and worked around at the lengths.

I tried this today and it didn't go very well!  My hair still feels damp and a little gummy 5 hours later.  I think the conditioner not being completely rinsed off is weighing my hair down a bit and subduing my curls too.