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What is STC?

You may have seen the acronym "STC" floating around the curly community, and not have any idea what it means.

It stands for Squish to Condish. It is a MUST for helping your curls retain water - thus, moisture and hydration.

So what does it mean?
Squish your hair as you rinse out your conditioner, so the conditioner seeps into, soaks and saturates your hair.

Why should I STC?
We tend to rely on our conditioner to hydrate our hair and our curls. But, you can use an entire bottle and get poor results if you don't use water effectively.

You want to get as much conditioner as you want / your hair needs into your hair, so that it stays hydrated and you get luscious clumps.

Water is what hydrates our hair! Conditioner is the tool to lock it in.

When do you STC?
After you wash and condition your hair.

Steps
1. Wash your hair. Rinse.
2. Condition and detangle. Rinse.
3. Keep your head down so that your soaking wet hair hangs upside down.
4. Apply more conditioner using the praying hands technique. (this means rub your conditioner in the palms of your hands, clap them together at the top of very clump and run them down the clump)
5. Squish! Cup your clumps into your hands and squeeze upward. You are now squishing the water back into your hair.
6. Add another handful of water if you wish. Keep squishing until your hair is no longer dripping.


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