My routine and product usage is a little different from when i first get a perm and then later as the perm gets old. I am now at 12 weeks trying to stretch to 16. (usually go 8). When I first get a perm, I rollerset once a week and do no CW. I use Creme of Nature Shampoo and then do a deep conditioner (weekly) with a variety of conditioners (cheapie cons, plus some other deep cons, EVOO, honey, etc). Then I rollerset, using Surge 14 and Rusk Smoother as leave ins. I use a little jojoba on the ends, but be VERY careful to only put in on the ends because if you go too far up the hair shaft, it will weigh the hair down, which is not the look you're going for.
During the first 8 weeks after my touch up I didn't use WGO on my scalp, because even though I had heard a lot about it, I was afraid that it would weigh my hair down and didn't know exactly how to incorporate it in my routine....I was anxious to use it some kind of way so I dabbed a little in the palms of my hands and distributed it through my hair. (the bottle said it tamed flyaways) Guess I was too generous with it, b/c my "pretty and bouncy" hair style all of a sudden went to "stringy and limp".
Don't think it would have been too bad if i had just used one drop. However, as I got later into my stretching, I used WGO on my scalp while it's wet to make sure my scalp is moisturized when its dry.(I also use MTG on my scalp while it's wet) I have been bunning and cw'ing for the past 4 weeks so I have been using way more products than usual just to help manage new growth.
Once I get my touch up, I will go back to rollersetting once a week and I am trying to see if i will be able to use my MTG nightly. (it tends to make the hair very oily, but it hadn't mattered lately since i wasn't trying to wear it down anyway)
Someone mentioned ordering the product from mixed chicks and I would love to know how that works b/c I would like to do a wash and go sometimes but want to know of a product that would really define my curls....When you try it out, be sure to report back and let us know the results....