u/threadedpoet

My problems:
•undefined hair
•doesn't hold scrunch from gels
•hair doesn't stay soaked no more than 1 minute while STILL in the shower

I feel like my hair was more defined during the beginning of my journey when I found out my hair was wavy a year ago. I have been having problem with frizz and the lack of definition these couple of weeks. I tried finding the right routine for myself but nothing seemed to work.
Tried mousse alone, I had the softness but not the definition and the 2 gels that I had (bounce curl lightweight gel, and aunt Jackie's glossy curling jelly) I tried them each alone and with the mousse, it just felt like my hair was not holding defection nor the scrunch. It didn't feel like I had any gel on.

I recently bought umberto giannini de curl cream and the vanilla gelato curly jelly scrunching. This picture was my second time using these two products together after my shower and my hair actually holds definition...to a point,

But I know I am lacking something or I am doing something wrong, I just can't seem to figure out what it is.

P.S. I think I have a low porosity hair since the water gets absorbs quiet fast, but my main problem is after shower. My hair doesn't stay soaked like I'm still in the shower, not even 2-3 minutes has past. Especially the back of my hair, it almost feels dry

A more detailed routine description:
I wash my hair with my not your mothers matcha green tea & apple shampoo
Then I use Camille rose Moroccan pear conditioning castard
And during detoxing my hair. I use Olaplex clarifying shampoo and Camille rose honey nectar deep conditioner

When I am done, I comb my hair and while still
In the shower I wet my hair one last time then start using the products. I rake in the de curl cream of umberto giannini, then rake the gel in, then praying hand, then I start scrunching my hair up.

At the end I use Lee stafford heat protection spray then use a diffuser to dry my hair.

I feel like my hair was more defined during the beginning of my journey when I found out my hair was wavy a year ago. I have been having problem with frizz and the lack of definition these couple of weeks. I tried finding the right routine for myself but nothing seemed to work.
Tried mousse alone, I had the softness but not the definition and the 2 gels that I had (bounce curl lightweight gel, and aunt Jackie's glossy curling jelly) I tried them each alone and with the mousse, it just felt like my hair was not holding defection nor the scrunch. It didn't feel like I had any gel on.

I recently bought umberto giannini de curl cream and the vanilla gelato curly jelly scrunching. This picture was my second time using these two products together after my shower and my hair actually holds definition...to a point,

But I know I am lacking something or I am doing something wrong, I just can't seem to figure out what it is.

P.S. I think I have a low porosity hair since the water gets absorbs quiet fast, but my main problem is after shower. My hair doesn't stay soaked like I'm still in the shower, not even 2-3 minutes has past. Especially the back of my hair, it almost feels dry