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method when I first began my natural hair process and just trying different things on my hair I was doing the LLC method and LLC method worked at first but then I switched it up and I started to do the lco method so I've noticed that with my hair and my hair texture it actually likes the lco method better which is basically the liquid cream and oil so I just switched the last two around so that helps to retain the moisture in my hair a whole lot better now some people use lco and some people use LLC but it just depends upon your hair type and what your hair needs now those methods have to be done in that exact order if you're gonna do lco you have to do it in that order if you're gonna do LLC you have to do it in that order in order to get the best results for your hair if you're that person that your hair is always dry it's always not retaining that moisture like you would like for it to and you want a simple method that you can use to retain that moisture try the lco try the LLC there are three reasons why I love the LLC method or the lock method so well or the lco method so well is because it's all about moisture moisture moisture the water moisturizes your hair the oil is going to help to hold those water molecules on your hair and help to penetrate your hair now please be very mindful of the oils you're using in your hair or certain types of oils don't work for everybody's hair so just be very mindful if you can feel and tell that the oil is not penetrating your hair strands then you might want to try something different so again with natural hairs test and try with different products and different oils and the cream helps to lock in all of that moisture in your hair and seal it just like an envelope seal be any cream of your choice but again be very mindful not all creams agree with certain oils so you don't want the white residue and the little beads of white residue all of your hair so just be mindful of what types of creams you use for your hair but the cream is going to seal everything just like an envelope is just going to nicely seal those hair strands lock all of that moisture in and keep your hair hydrated throughout the day for me personally the best time to do the LLC method or the lco method is after I shampoo and condition my hair once my hair is nicely washed freshly washed I go right into doing the lco method for me so while my hair is still wet I'll reach for my favorite oil and then I'll reach for my favorite cream and I will seal that moisture in my hair so at least my hair extremely soft and more moisturized throughout the day so right now I'm just going to show you some examples of the LLC or lco and what that looks like so to do the lco method you're always going to start with a liquid or water-based product so I just have here my spray bottle just plain OH2O water now sometimes I'll switch my oils up depending on what I'm in the mood for so I have my sweet almond oil that I use sometimes I have my Jamaican black castor oil and I have some argon oil these are just samples now some oils I will recommend would be coconut oil argon oil olive oil grapeseed oil jojoba oil and avocado oil now for the cream I use the TGIN green tea super moist leave-in conditioner with green tea and argon oil and I also use from the Jane Carter solution incredible curls this is the curl wash and wear styling cream it's also important to remember that when you are using a cream just make sure the cream that you're using is also moisturizing as well the more moisture the better now my method is water cream and all your method may be water all in a cream so if you guys want your hair to break less and grow more I would highly recommend and highly encourage you to do the LLC or the lco method in addition to creating better elasticity for your hair and just give your hair an overall good feel and a good look so the next time you hear LLC or lco method or lock method you'll know what it is you know what it means and how your hair can benefit from it on your next wash day routine or just simply in your everyday natural hair journey so I hope you enjoyed this video if you did don't forget to like comment and subscribe and also don't forget to help me to grow my channel it's just Janine I will see you guys on the next video bye guys