Saturday, November 14, 2009

Managing curly hair?

So i have very curly hair, it's kinda ringlett-y. It's a little longer than shoulder length. My hair is soft but VERY frizzy. I usually shower at night and then put my hair in a bun. When I wake up in the morning, it's seriously one big blob and I need to wet it in the sink before styling it. It needs lots of gel because it's so frizzy otherwise. Is there an easier way of dealing with this, like straightening, or different hair stuff that I can use at night so that I don't have to deal with wet hair in the morning? I currently use sunsilk creme, herbal essences mousse, and la bella or l.a. looks hair gel...



Thanks!!



Managing curly hair?

Have you tried showering in the morning and blowdrying with a diffuser or letting it air dry? I personally do not think the sunsilk products work well.



You can try ''plopping' overnight-



http://www.naturallycurly.com/curlcolumn...



- Read the book and visit the sites below about curly hair. I did and my once horrible curly hair is now well defined and healthy. Now I get compliments on my hair all the time! Straighten your hair- be happy for a day, learn to manage your curly hair- be happy for life! But if this is completely uninteresting to you, disregard.



- To style your hair using the curly-girl method you will need gel, a leave in, and conditioner at the minimum. Some less useful, but still nice stuff would be a blow dryer, a diffuser (reduces frizz in curly/wavy hair when used with dryer), and a micro fiber hair turban/old t-shirts (to dry wet hair while sleeping or in the morning).



- The main philosophy of the curly-girl method is to not use shampoo. This may sound unhygienic but it has actually made my hair less oily and dandruffy. Most shampoos contain some of the same chemicals found in laundry detergent (aka sulfates). They dry out curly hair. Also you shouldn't brush your curly hair dry because it damages the hair and makes it poof.



- Massaging of the scalp with conditioner to remove dirt is all that is needed. It will clean everything but super clingy silicones (avoid these- ingredients will end in -xane, -conol, or -cone). Then rinse and spread conditioner on the outside layer of hair and the hair at the nape of your neck. Gently comb tangles out with your fingers or a wide toothed comb and rinse with cold/cool water.



- Do not brush/comb your hair after this point because it wil disturb the curl pattern (make sure you already have a part). It is also important to use gel on sopping wet hair and scrunch the hair with your fingers. Make sure gel is evenly distributed everywhere in your hair. If you use too much you can always scrunch out the crunchy texture later.



- Use paper towels or an old t-shirt to gently scrunch some of the water out (generic towels can make hair frizz). You can either let your hair air dry or wait ten minutes and then use a blowdryer with a diffuser. Dry until your hair is almost dry, and then air dry the last bit. Do not touch the hair while it is air drying or it will frizz!



- Use a cheap, silicone free conditioner to scrub your scalp such as Suave naturals or Vo5. Use a moisturizing conditioner, such as Kenra Moisturizing Conditioner (salon) or Nature's gate\Desert Essences conditioners (health food stores) for your hair. I recommend using a gel (LA Looks, Herbal Essences, La Bella) over a leave in (L閳ユ┉real Out of Bed Instant Texturizer). Experiment with whatever products you wish, but there are more conditioners, gels, etc. on the websites.



- You may be able to get away with some silicones (such as amodimethicone) if you clarify with a sulfate free shampoo. Try Devacurl no-poo (salon) or Cream of Nature (drug store). Feel free to find your own but always check the ingredients for sodium/ammonium lauryl/laureth sulfate.



- Your hair may seem worse at first, but it is just adjusting. This takes 2 to 4 weeks begin working. Before you decide to quit shampoo, do a final cleanse with shampoo and stop the use of any products with silicones in them. This is hard to do if you don't read the book, or at least visit the websites. Naturally curly hair can be beautiful! I hope you consider this- email me if you have any questions!



a good page- http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Frizz-Into-C...



list of products, care, and more info. about curly hair- http://healthycurls.awardspace.com/



based on the book- http://www.ylcf.org/gotcurl/



curly forum, shopping, and info. (link is to explanation of book)- http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/v...



book- Curly Girl by Lorraine Massey



Managing curly hair?

Well, my hair is really curly too. I just get up in the mornings and wash my hair and then brush it. Then I spray curl spray into it and scrunch it. You could straighten your hair though. I do that sometimes and it is a lot easier to handle than curly hair.



Managing curly hair?

I wish i had curly hair! Mine straighter than straight...my girlfriend had crazt curly hair too and she got it chemically straightened, and it looked real nice! it goes away after a few months i think, and she got it done at a hair salon.... just a suggestion.



if not try john freda hair products, that stuff works great even for me



Managing curly hair?

my friend had hair like that too. she straightened it and it looks so much better. but if u don't want to do that. braid it at night. after u take a shower, put a some vaseline in it and braid it into 2 braids (like a little girl) and when u get up in the morning u could take them out and it will be more tame and shiny (not greasey because ur hair absorbs it) i've done it and it looks so healthy and more manageable



Managing curly hair?

i have curly hair also. it was a lot harder to control when i was younger then it is now but anywho, if you buy a diffuser, and if you don't know what that is it's a peice that attaches to the end of your blow dryer...and if you do it while your hairs wet in the morning and put some sort of spray gel or mousse in there and diffuse it, your curls will be much better to maintain and manage.



Managing curly hair?

You could get tips about managing curly hair from articles on beautyriot.com. This is a link to an article on beautyriot.com about managing hairstyles, http://www.beautyriot.com/article.php?id...



Managing curly hair?

Keep treating your hair with specific products and leave-in!



This Ford model's video will give you tips to condition your hair and to dry it if you want to!



Ford Models Video - How To Deal With Curly Hair



http://www.weshow.com/us/p/20500/how_to_...



As to different ways to style your (I think this will be really helpful to you).



you should really watch this, also Ford Models, video!



Ford Models Videos - How To Style Curly Hairhttp://www.weshow.com/us/p/18038/how_to_...



Have Fun!!

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