Your grade of hair will determine the shortness or length of this period, as curlier grades will take more readily and more loosely curled grades may put up somewhat of a resistance.

Product usage in this time should be kept at an extreme minimum because of the lack of or infrequency of shampooing. Overuse of thick, gummy products in this period will result in caked up residue on the twists.

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