Hold on Nonie...so you dont use anything to twist them? what about mositure and how long do you keep them in?
Nope, I do them on bare hair. For the last 10 years, I got my moisture from washing my hair and from baggying every night or before wearing a hat or wrap, which I believe not only helped keep my hair from losing moisture gained from conditioning but also encouraged sebum production. I wash my hair twice a week, (shampoo, condition, ACV rinse) with one of the two washes including a DC before the shampoo.
Before I settled on two washes a week, I started by just washing my hair whenever it felt dry, because water is moisture and because conditioning locked in the moisture. Sometimes I'd just CW. For a long time, I would always CW my twists before styling them because they'd be more flexible and easier to work with. Other times I'd just CW so I'd do a WNG on twists, so they'd hang down straight.
But yeah, until August 2010 when I decided to start putting something on my ends, I never used anything on my twists. I still twist on bare and then keep them bare until I plan on wearing them down, when I spray the ends with S Curl. But I can tell you I usually can't wait to wash them every time I do that. It's like I just tolerate having product on the ends only coz I think it'll do them some good, since the ends are old and need all the TLC they can get if retention is to happen. Otherwise, I'd rather just leave them bare, put on a baggy and wear a hat or wrap to protect my ends.