I have finally figured out how to wash my mini twists, and I’m honestly so happy because I’ve been wearing mini twists for well over 10 years and could never perfect wash day. In this short, I walk you through exactly what I did (I didn’t record this time, I’m sorry—next time I will). The whole goal was to stop my twists from getting knotted, tangled into each other, and coming out looking like a hot mess. Here’s what worked: I kept my mini twists contained by putting my hair into six loose braids and lightly rubber banding the ends. Then I used the stocking cap method—put the braids into a stocking cap and shampooed like that. After shampoo, I took the cap off and deep conditioned while my hair was still in those braids, then sat under a shower cap for about 30 minutes before rinsing. I followed up with leave-in and a light oil on the braids (not on my scalp), and the biggest key was drying immediately—keeping the braids in and using my hooded dryer attachment plus a blow dryer. I woke up with super curly, shrunken twists that actually looked cute and defined.