So, I tried the dry bantu twist out! Going in was good-I used my Denman to brush out my curl pattern (I didn't brush all the way through my hair though). Then, I dampened each section with a spritz of water and applied Fantasia IC Hair Polisher (the clear serum). Twisted, knotted, put my satin bonnet on top and called it a night. When I awoke, most of my knots were still intact (thanks to the bobby pins- some of my knots were being stubborn and kept unraveling). I started to take them down from the back, untwisting from the bottom up. When they were all taken down, to be honest, I wasn't feeling the initial look. I separated each section, but for some reason some curls were looking kind of "wormy." I was really thinking something was wrong with my hair- it just doesn't take setting well. Or maybe, it's something I'm doing wrong- some fatal error that is compromising the success of my twist outs/ braidouts. So anyway, I went over it gently with my Denman to kind of "puff" and soften it out a bit, which did help some. But, I winded up putting a headband over it.
However, when I was at work I noticed the curls started to look fluffier and softer as the day went on. It started to look good finally- so I ditched the headband. In closing, this process wasn't a complete disaster. I think it is just a question of some slight tweaking-we'll see. I still remain hopeful.
Before the action (above)
Halfway there
All knotted up
The morning after- wormy worm (above)
After work (improvement)
