and this is how I do my twist out.

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Okay, so I've just gotten out of the shower.

I washed my hair and I have my four twists in.

So while I was in the shower, this is what I used to wash.

I use this Mielle Rosemary Mint.

It's sulfate-free.

It gives you a nice tingle.

And it's infused with biotin, which helps with growth.

Normally I'm not too consistent with shampoos.

This one bottle will last me maybe six months.

I use very little shampoo when washing my hair.

So we started with this.

And then I conditioned with Aussie's 3 Minute Miracle Moist.

This is my go-to product.

If I don't have this product, I don't wash my hair.

I started using this

when I went to my stylist to cut off my permed ends.

This is what she used.

And since then I've been using it.

So this is one of my favorite products to use in my hair.

It just helps with detangling and moisture.

So the first thing I'm gonna do

out of the shower is wet my hair.

I like to make sure that my hair is very wet

when styling it.

It just makes it easier for me.

And I like to start with the back two sections.

So I'm just, I'm gonna go ahead

and pin these two sections up.

I'll save these two for last.

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Okay, now that it's nice and wet,

I'm gonna separate the twists

and apply my products that I'm using today.

Oh, I also wanted to let you guys know,

so while I'm in the shower,

I use a Denman brush like this to detangle,

along with the conditioner,

and that's the best method for me.

So I'll be using this Alaffia Leave-In.

It's the Beautiful Curls Curl Activating

Leave-In Conditioner.

I love this brand 'cause it is plant-based and cruelty-free.

Take about this much.

And apply it all over.

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And next I'll be using Shea Moisture's

Curl Enhancing Smoothie.

This is another one of my go-tos.

This just gives me a lot of definition

when I'm doing my twist outs.

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Apply a little bit more water. (spray bottle spritzing)

Now when I'm out of the shower

and detangling my hair like this,

I like to use Tangle Teezer's Thick and Curly.

This is not their original brush.

They have the Thick and Curly version,

which has slightly larger and longer bristles.

And I feel like it works well in my hair.

It's just easier to handle than the Denman.

Next, I'm gonna apply a little bit

of Aussie's Miracle Coils Stretching Cream.

This is with cocoa butter and Australian macadamia nut oil.

And it smells really good.

I use about this much.

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Okay, next I add a little bit of moringa oil.

This is by Charm Essentials.

This was actually just sent to me by them and I love it.

I got this less than a month ago and it's almost done.

So I'll just put a little bit in the root.

This also helps stimulate growth

and it just smells delicious.

I really love that.

So I'm gonna brush it a little bit more.

And then this is the gel I use.

So this is by Eco Style and this is their Olive Oil Gel.

I found this early on when I started doing my hair.

So I was just looking for a gel

that would mix well with my other products.

And a lot of gels, they cause like flaking

and things like that.

And this is the gel that actually worked for me.

So I've been using it for a very long time.

No complaints about it.

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I use a lot of gel.

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With natural hair, you always want to start detangling

from the ends on up.

I'm gonna separate this section into two,

and then twist this smaller section first and go to other.

So this is a style that I normally do

whenever I wash my hair.

It just keeps my hair detangled.

And if I'm going somewhere,

it just helps me to have a nice defined twist out.

So here we are.

It's just a two-strand twist.

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So if I'm not doing a twist out,

sometimes I'll do a braid out

and that's just a three-strand twist braid

and that gives you nice crinkles

when you take it out once your hair is dry.

But it just takes a little longer.

So this is my twist.

And then I'm gonna do that to my whole head.

Okay, moving on to the second section.

So I applied my leave-in,

I applied my Curl Enhancing Smoothie and my oil.

I'm going to go in with my gel now.

I'm gonna add a bit more water and then twist again.

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So it took me about nine years

to grow out my hair to this length.

At about the three-year mark,

I cut off my perm and so my fro was like,

my hair was maybe this long.

And then I had a smaller fro.

So even though I'm a Guinness World Record holder,

at the moment, I feel like one of my favorite phases

for my hair was that shorter length.

It was just so manageable.

It took less time to dry.

I loved it.

And like, at that point, when I did decide to cut my hair,

there's no way you could have told me

that I would be a Guinness World Record holder at all.

Like, I was so confused with my natural hair

coming from a straight texture,

just learning how to deal with it.

Some people ask me if I see any difference in myself,

like with natural hair versus without.

And I definitely would say that it's taught me patience.

Situations like that, when you have tangles

and just really taking your time to detangle them.

like you don't know how bad

sometimes I just want to yank them out,

but you have to take your time with your hair.

So growing up, I had natural hair.

Like my mother, she used to do my hair.

I can imagine, it was just very thick and unruly,

the way it is now, but I love it so much.

So when I was around in junior high school,

a lot of my friends had straight hair.

And like, a lot of the things that I saw in the media.

Some of my inspiration for wanting straight hair

were artists like Aaliyah or Tia and Tamera Mowry.

I convinced my mother.

I was like, I have to have straight hair.

So she let me perm my hair.

And I think it kind of took a lot off of her plate.

But I kept my hair straight for about 10 years.

And it wasn't until I went to college

or after college that I decided to go back natural.

Okay, so my back sections are done,

and then I'm gonna twist the rest of my hair.

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For people just starting out on their natural hair journey

or just struggling with the process,

I think what worked for me was just having that patience

and taking time to understand my hair.

I listened to my hair, if that makes sense.

For me, I know I have a sensitive scalp,

so I didn't manipulate it a lot.

And I still don't.

Like, once I do these twists,

well, normally I'll probably keep them in for a week,

but I have something to do today.

So I'm probably gonna diffuse them and then let them out.

But just very low manipulation styles.

I keep my hair in a high pineapple or a high puff

a lot of the times, keeping the twists in,

keeping it moisturized, just not changing it too much

or expecting it to act a certain way

because everyone's hair is different.

I think earlier on, I would watch YouTube

and kind of see other people's hair

and kind of expect the same results as them.

And then you just have to realize that that's not the case.

Now we're in the front.

I like to take a little more time with this area

'cause this is the area that's gonna be showing the most.

Add a little extra gel

and make sure this twist is very defined.

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Okay, we're all done.

Finally.

Now I'm gonna go diffuse for a little bit.

My twists are in.

Wait till you see where they end up once they're dry.

I'll be using my blow dryer on the cool setting.

And then I have my diffuser on.

So I'm gonna take care of that for a while

and then I'll be back with the end results.

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Hi, we're back and my hair is fully dry now.

So now I'm going to show you the products I put in

to separate it and how I style it after my hair is all out.

First, I make sure that my hair

and my fingers are nice and moisturized.

So I'm using EDEN BodyWorks Jojoba Manoi Oil.

And this this just helps prevent frizz

when I'm taking the twists out.

So I'm squirting it right into my fingers.

And then...

Okay, so we added one coat.

I'm gonna tie up the front section,

and clip it.

And I'll start with this back section here.

Add a little more oil.

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Okay.

So my hair is all out.

Now I'm gonna show you how I fluff it up

and get some more volume, and then style.

So I already fluffed out this section.

I separated the twists and you can see the difference

between this side and this side.

So I'm gonna show you what I did here.

So you grab a piece of hair and you just separate it.

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And the reason we added the oil

is so that we can have more volume and less frizz.

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I really love how this is coming out.

Normally my hair is way, I have way more shrinkage,

but I feel like because I used

the Miracle Coils Stretching Cream,

like, my hair normally is like, at my shoulders.

This product is really good.

All right, I'm gonna continue to separate off-camera.

Okay, let's pin this behind my ear.

Just take a bobby pin.

I like to take two and make like an X shape

so that they stay.

Behind the ear.

And pin.

Pin it in an X shape so it stays.

Okay, for the last part.

I'm gonna take my edges brush,

dip it in a little bit of gel

and then just get these front hairs here.

My little baby hairs.

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I think this came out so good.

And that's it.

Thank you guys for watching how I do my twist out.

I really hope you enjoyed it.