Here's the background on my plopping habits: I've always done it. Since Day 1 of CG. I would add styling products in the shower and then plop into a t-shirt. Later I discovered flour sack towels. After 4 months CG, a discussion popped up on double plopping. Guess what I did? I even added the Curl Ease towel to get my plopping fix.
My current routine requires three flour sack towels (or 2 towels and the Curl Ease, but I seem to have misplaced that one). One for blotting before applying KCCC in the shower, one for plopping into after applying KCCC, and one for plopping into after applying gel. I like plopping mostly because it gets my hair out of my face and off my neck, making it easier to towel off and get dressed before applying gel, diffusing, etc.
As much as I love plopping, I am unable to plop overnight. I end up with weird curls and lots of frizz, nevermind the fact that it's a pain to do and leaves me with a headache the next morning. Even with regular plops, I can't do it for very long. My first plop is only for a minute or two - long enough to towel off and get dressed. The second plop is generally only five minutes. Leaving it in longer leads to frizz.
I also used this time to experiment with clipping and diffusing the roots prior to diffusing the rest of my hair.
The Experiment:
1. Followed the regular shower routine. Applied KCKT and pink boots to very wet hair.
2. Taking one inside-out t-shirt, I blotted my hair upside-down and on both sides. (I don't have the Curls Like Us Cloths, nor the $ to spend on them)
3. Applied KCCC like normal.
4. Blotted some more with t-shirt.
5. Exited shower. Applied gel like normal.
6. Blotted some more with another t-shirt.
7. Carefully got dressed. This was really complicated.
8. Clipped roots and diffused them for 5 or 10 min
9. Took clips out and diffused upside-down like normal.
Results:
Frizzy, undefined, and gross
There were definitely more cons than pros, but I'll list both.
Pros:
I do have a little more volume up top and on the side opposite my part. That's about it.
Cons:
First, the whole process was a lot more uncomfortable than I'm used to. My bathroom was super humid for almost the whole time I was in there (including diffusing), my hair was sticking to me, and it was hard to get dressed and move around with it everywhere.
Second, holy frizz batman!
Third, my hair is no where near as curly as it is when I plop.
For full disclosure, I've shampooed twice in the last week and a half (though each was preceded and followed with DTs) and my hair was a little dry. However, my hair looked much better, and had much less frizz, on Tuesday when I shampooed. I may try this again when my hair is regularly moisturized. But not for a long time!
Pros:
I do have a little more volume up top and on the side opposite my part. That's about it.
Cons:
First, the whole process was a lot more uncomfortable than I'm used to. My bathroom was super humid for almost the whole time I was in there (including diffusing), my hair was sticking to me, and it was hard to get dressed and move around with it everywhere.
Second, holy frizz batman!
Third, my hair is no where near as curly as it is when I plop.
For full disclosure, I've shampooed twice in the last week and a half (though each was preceded and followed with DTs) and my hair was a little dry. However, my hair looked much better, and had much less frizz, on Tuesday when I shampooed. I may try this again when my hair is regularly moisturized. But not for a long time!
