I shampoo my hair once a week with Organix Luxurious Moroccan Argan Creme Shampoo, and I co-wash daily using VO5 Conditioner (any of the $.78 ones from Wal-Mart), rinse it out, then apply a quarter-sized amount of Elasta QP Olive Oil & Mango Butter Moisturizer and saturate my hair with water from a spray bottle and massage until all of the “whiteness” from the conditioner disappears. Then I apply Hicks Total Transformations styling gel by covering the palms of my hands with the product, and coiling my hair using a circular motion with my palms - the longer I do this, the curlier my hair gets (takes about 30 minutes to achieve the coily/curly look; less time gives it a chunky twist out, undefined look). It leaves my hair softer than when I use EcoStyler Gel, but still gives a good hold.