This what I mean about the whole “hydration” gotcha they try getting at kinky coily hair textured folks whenever y’all try selling us 3c hair as “hydrated” 4b/c hair...
defined coils =\\= hydration

That’s just 50 lbs of product luvs

Also, this person seems to have pretty long 4b/c hair... you can kinda tell by how the coils are being weighed down by the copious amounts of product.

And most times, esp if you are low porosity you’ll need to seal your hair with oil or grease to lock in moisture. It won’t necessarily look “shiny”. You’ll know it’s dehydrated when it starts feeling hard, brittle, and kinda scratchy against your finger tips.