The Curly Girl’s Guide to Hair Care
As every woman with curly hair knows, there are significant differences in how you care for your hair as compared to your straight-haired friends. For instance, do you even own a brush? Probably not! There are many things that every curly-haired diva needs to know about caring for her hair. Those tips and tricks are outlined below.
1.Never brush curly hair. Using a brush on curly hair causes the curls to unravel and become frizzy in just a matter of moments. If you have no other options, only use a brush on wet hair. If possible, use a pick on wet hair to untangle the hair without promoting frizz. If you have no styling tools, using your fingers can be perfectly acceptable. Mimic the motion of a pick and stop after the tangles are loosened.
2.Use an anti-frizz cream. Apply several pumps of an anti-frizz cream to you palms and work it through your hair, focusing on the roots and back. Because you sleep on the back of your hair, it is prone to more frizz than the front sections, so concentrate the cream in that area. Most creams can be applied to wet or dry hair as needed. Start by applying it after towel-drying your hair and before using other products. Use it throughout the day to prevent frizz from popping up.
3.Use a specialized shampoo and conditioner. There are plenty of shampoos, conditioners, and styling products designed for women with curly hair, so take advantage of the new specialization in products to get something made just for your hair type.
4.Avoid heat-styling. Especially in the spring and summer, let hair dry naturally to maintain health and bounce. Apply a styling cream or gel and scrunch hair in your hands. Re-scrunch periodically as the hair dries, but let it dry on its own. Finish with hair spray or finishing spray.
5.Get regular trims. Because curly hair is more prone to damage than naturally straight hair, it is important to get regular trims to maintain the health of the hair.
6.Don’t fight it. Your hair will probably look a little bit different every day, depending on the products you use and the weather outside. Fighting with your hair to make it look a certain way will cause it more harm than good, because the extra products and tools you use to coerce it will end up causing damage. Accept that it has a mind of its own and settle with controlling it, not dominating it.
7.Don’t run your fingers through your hair. While straight-haired girls have the luxury of flipping their hair back and forth and playing with it, when curly girls try that, their hair puffs up into a frizz ball. Running your fingers through your hair will break down the product you have applied, which is keeping your hair in check and preventing it from expanding. If at all possible, leave your hair alone during the day. If you do need to refresh your style, flip your head over and massage your scalp, scrunching your dry hair before flipping your head back over. This will wake the curls back up and, though the style will deflate again throughout the day, it is a non-product-based way of keeping your style intact.
Curly hair certainly requires maintenance that straight hair doesn’t, but the benefits of having a unique style are certainly worth it! Stop following hair care guides written for straight hair and you will learn to love your curls as much as your envious stick-straight friends!
As every woman with curly hair knows, there are significant differences in how you care for your hair as compared to your straight-haired friends. For instance, do you even own a brush? Probably not! There are many things that every curly-haired diva needs to know about caring for her hair. Those tips and tricks are outlined below.
1.Never brush curly hair. Using a brush on curly hair causes the curls to unravel and become frizzy in just a matter of moments. If you have no other options, only use a brush on wet hair. If possible, use a pick on wet hair to untangle the hair without promoting frizz. If you have no styling tools, using your fingers can be perfectly acceptable. Mimic the motion of a pick and stop after the tangles are loosened.
2.Use an anti-frizz cream. Apply several pumps of an anti-frizz cream to you palms and work it through your hair, focusing on the roots and back. Because you sleep on the back of your hair, it is prone to more frizz than the front sections, so concentrate the cream in that area. Most creams can be applied to wet or dry hair as needed. Start by applying it after towel-drying your hair and before using other products. Use it throughout the day to prevent frizz from popping up.
3.Use a specialized shampoo and conditioner. There are plenty of shampoos, conditioners, and styling products designed for women with curly hair, so take advantage of the new specialization in products to get something made just for your hair type.
4.Avoid heat-styling. Especially in the spring and summer, let hair dry naturally to maintain health and bounce. Apply a styling cream or gel and scrunch hair in your hands. Re-scrunch periodically as the hair dries, but let it dry on its own. Finish with hair spray or finishing spray.
5.Get regular trims. Because curly hair is more prone to damage than naturally straight hair, it is important to get regular trims to maintain the health of the hair.
6.Don’t fight it. Your hair will probably look a little bit different every day, depending on the products you use and the weather outside. Fighting with your hair to make it look a certain way will cause it more harm than good, because the extra products and tools you use to coerce it will end up causing damage. Accept that it has a mind of its own and settle with controlling it, not dominating it.
7.Don’t run your fingers through your hair. While straight-haired girls have the luxury of flipping their hair back and forth and playing with it, when curly girls try that, their hair puffs up into a frizz ball. Running your fingers through your hair will break down the product you have applied, which is keeping your hair in check and preventing it from expanding. If at all possible, leave your hair alone during the day. If you do need to refresh your style, flip your head over and massage your scalp, scrunching your dry hair before flipping your head back over. This will wake the curls back up and, though the style will deflate again throughout the day, it is a non-product-based way of keeping your style intact.
Curly hair certainly requires maintenance that straight hair doesn’t, but the benefits of having a unique style are certainly worth it! Stop following hair care guides written for straight hair and you will learn to love your curls as much as your envious stick-straight friends!
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