Hey thanks a lot for sharing the Curly hair tips and tricks! Well I don?t have naturally curly hair but I love making curls using my best curling irons. These tips would really help me. It is an amazing post for me!
Curly hair tips and tricks/ general curly hair thread
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KaydeeKrunk
The Late Great Turt
Oh lord, curly hair is awful. I tell all curly haired folk to NEVER BRUSH THEIR HAIR! Because I don't, I comb through it with my fingers to get knots out but I try to never brush it, not with paddle brushes or combs. The only time I brush my hair is before a shower and I do that with a boar's hair brush, it turns my hair into an afro but it make my hair super soft and shiny too, so I am sure if you used products to tame it after brushing it, it would be ok. Also a tip to anybody who wants to buy one of those Michel Mercer brushes, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. It works like a regular paddle brush on my hair, I had such high hopes...
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I have eyebrow length bangs, and basically after showering I have to press them to my forehead while still wet, and then by the time they're dried they'll have dried curved the proper way to my forehead, it's super weird but it works so I wont have to straighten them all the time(I don't like doing damage that isn't necessary since I dye my hair a lot), but I did buy a special bang straightener, it's tiny and adorable.
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I have eyebrow length bangs, and basically after showering I have to press them to my forehead while still wet, and then by the time they're dried they'll have dried curved the proper way to my forehead, it's super weird but it works so I wont have to straighten them all the time(I don't like doing damage that isn't necessary since I dye my hair a lot), but I did buy a special bang straightener, it's tiny and adorable.
Kissyme100
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I can't believe how many replies this got!
Thanks a bunch guys, glad we got so many tips and tricks!!
Thanks a bunch guys, glad we got so many tips and tricks!!
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I know that sulphate free shampoos are a must for curly hair. and when conditioning, don't wash it completely out, light rinse so some conditioner stays on your hair - these two things will make a huge difference
cheezyfries
ANDREW MCMAHON
idk if this really fits here, but i have straight hair and for about two years was doing my best to get "no-heat" curls, and here are the best methods i've got!
the headband trick:
use one of those athletic headbands that go all around your head, like this! put it on your head, kinda in a "flower crown" style.
then take one strand of hair (small if you want super curly, bigger if you just want waves) and weave it through the band until no hair is left from that strand. it's kind of hard to explain but you want it to end up like this. hope it helped! i also like doing very tiny braids around my hair to have ultra-waviness, and i find the first trick to be easiest with semi-damp, but never frizzy hair. the braids work best when you've just dried your hair!
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the headband trick:
use one of those athletic headbands that go all around your head, like this! put it on your head, kinda in a "flower crown" style.
then take one strand of hair (small if you want super curly, bigger if you just want waves) and weave it through the band until no hair is left from that strand. it's kind of hard to explain but you want it to end up like this. hope it helped! i also like doing very tiny braids around my hair to have ultra-waviness, and i find the first trick to be easiest with semi-damp, but never frizzy hair. the braids work best when you've just dried your hair!
credits: [x] [x]
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infinikitten
big old brat tbh
I would say I have 3a curls, but the Jessicurl website insists that I have tons of hair and that's just not true, lol. My hair is very very fine and loses its body and volume by the end of the day, and most of the curls lose their bounce as well. I start the day off (post-shower) with 3a and end closer to 2a, depending on the amount of product I use, how humid it is outside, and stuff like that. External factors are a b****.
The only real rules I adhere to for my own hair are as follows:
1: Don't rub dry with a towel post-shower. I just drape the towel over my head, squeeze water out of the ends, then wear the towel around my shoulders and walk around in my pajamas and let it dry naturally.
2: Don't brush. EVER. I have a wide-toothed comb that I use while my hair is still wet to get out whatever kinks and tangles might have formed, and I have a very very fine-toothed comb that I use only on the very top of my head to make sure product is evenly distributed, but I never take a brush to this mess. That would be horrendous.
3: In terms of conditioning, I coat my hair in coconut oil once or twice a month and just leave it like that all day. Literally all day. Then I wash it out at night Coconut oil is magical.
For those interested, because my hair is so fine, I've started washing with Nioxin - but I haven't really noticed a difference yet. There was a tea tree oil shampoo I used to love but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called so I can't find it to buy it again, haha. I only wash every couple days and use dry shampoo (aka baby powder) in between because not only is my hair fine, but it's also very oily. I blame the greasy Italian side of my family for this. /shakes fist
I've read into all the different methods for caring for hair, including those forsaking shampoo and/or conditioner, and damn I just do not care. My hair looks nice (if a little wilted 8 hours later, lol) the way it is currently. There are whole forums and mailing lists dedicated to fighting about the evils of various products and I just can't be bothered to pay attention to any of it at all. All I'm concerned about is what works for my own hair. I have no interest in telling other people what will work for them because I don't know.
Except "don't brush" which is pretty universal for curlies imo.
The only real rules I adhere to for my own hair are as follows:
1: Don't rub dry with a towel post-shower. I just drape the towel over my head, squeeze water out of the ends, then wear the towel around my shoulders and walk around in my pajamas and let it dry naturally.
2: Don't brush. EVER. I have a wide-toothed comb that I use while my hair is still wet to get out whatever kinks and tangles might have formed, and I have a very very fine-toothed comb that I use only on the very top of my head to make sure product is evenly distributed, but I never take a brush to this mess. That would be horrendous.
3: In terms of conditioning, I coat my hair in coconut oil once or twice a month and just leave it like that all day. Literally all day. Then I wash it out at night
Coconut oil is magical.For those interested, because my hair is so fine, I've started washing with Nioxin - but I haven't really noticed a difference yet. There was a tea tree oil shampoo I used to love but I can't for the life of me remember what it was called so I can't find it to buy it again, haha. I only wash every couple days and use dry shampoo (aka baby powder) in between because not only is my hair fine, but it's also very oily. I blame the greasy Italian side of my family for this. /shakes fist
I've read into all the different methods for caring for hair, including those forsaking shampoo and/or conditioner, and damn I just do not care. My hair looks nice (if a little wilted 8 hours later, lol) the way it is currently. There are whole forums and mailing lists dedicated to fighting about the evils of various products and I just can't be bothered to pay attention to any of it at all. All I'm concerned about is what works for my own hair. I have no interest in telling other people what will work for them because I don't know.
Except "don't brush" which is pretty universal for curlies imo.
Sorry for bumping this old thread...but I have several observations about curly hairs...
I am in my 50's, layered curly hair that will frizz in the humid summer IF I don't take care of it. I'm one of the oddballs where my hair is getting darker.
If you want to go straight away with organics, then just use organic coconut oil. The products already have it in there, anyway. I do this now and then: 5 drops spread thinly on my shoulder length thick curly hair, when it's damp, to get a loose curl. You may have to use 1 to 2 drops if your hair is fine.
Good thing about it is you can mix it with a frag before you put it in your hair.
Coconut oil has lots of benefits, providing your not allergic to coconuts, lol.
I also use "It's a 10 Cream Miracle Leave in Product" https://your-style-guide.com/best-hair-gel-for-curly-hair/ (Ulta) I find real good at taming the frizz. Spray it when it's wet wait til its damp, put a few curlers in, wait 30 minutes, and your hair should curl.
For shampoo, it's really anything. But stay away from that Clairol Shimmer Lights, which I used to get the brassiness out of my hair after using too much lemon to lighten it (that's another story, or anything with Keratin.
Those two things will take all the body out of your hair and you'll have literally dead hair.
There are a lot of cool videos on YouTube, here’s one of them. Good luck
I hope this helped.
I am in my 50's, layered curly hair that will frizz in the humid summer IF I don't take care of it. I'm one of the oddballs where my hair is getting darker.
If you want to go straight away with organics, then just use organic coconut oil. The products already have it in there, anyway. I do this now and then: 5 drops spread thinly on my shoulder length thick curly hair, when it's damp, to get a loose curl. You may have to use 1 to 2 drops if your hair is fine.
Good thing about it is you can mix it with a frag before you put it in your hair.
Coconut oil has lots of benefits, providing your not allergic to coconuts, lol.
I also use "It's a 10 Cream Miracle Leave in Product" https://your-style-guide.com/best-hair-gel-for-curly-hair/ (Ulta) I find real good at taming the frizz. Spray it when it's wet wait til its damp, put a few curlers in, wait 30 minutes, and your hair should curl.
For shampoo, it's really anything. But stay away from that Clairol Shimmer Lights, which I used to get the brassiness out of my hair after using too much lemon to lighten it (that's another story, or anything with Keratin.
Those two things will take all the body out of your hair and you'll have literally dead hair.
There are a lot of cool videos on YouTube, here’s one of them. Good luck
I hope this helped.
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Ohh nice thread darnit where u been.
Also anyone have like "dead" curls? Like spun glass hair hair but dark and curly. Used to have this really weird strand, on my right side that was dark and really curly (darker than natural and no dye ever stuck on it) but I just got pretty pissed and cut it off lol :/
Also anyone have like "dead" curls? Like spun glass hair hair but dark and curly. Used to have this really weird strand, on my right side that was dark and really curly (darker than natural and no dye ever stuck on it) but I just got pretty pissed and cut it off lol :/
This is a really great thread, it made me happy to read so many tips for curly hair.
I've always been super self conscious about my curls, and straightened it whenever I could, I still do occasionally because it makes me feel pretty I guess, but I know it's not good for my hair.
As a broke college student I've had a bad history of just buying cheap shampoos even though this isn't good for my hair either, and I've started using nicer ones that are organic and made for curly hair and the difference really shows. I'm still kind of learning to take better care of it though.
I hope I can learn to love my hair, I get compliments on it sometimes but for the most part when I look at it and see how big and frizzy it is I just feel really anxious. I never liked standing out in any way and I feel like having really "big" hair has been a thing I'm shy about for that reason. ;-;
I've always been super self conscious about my curls, and straightened it whenever I could, I still do occasionally because it makes me feel pretty I guess, but I know it's not good for my hair.
As a broke college student I've had a bad history of just buying cheap shampoos even though this isn't good for my hair either, and I've started using nicer ones that are organic and made for curly hair and the difference really shows. I'm still kind of learning to take better care of it though.
I hope I can learn to love my hair, I get compliments on it sometimes but for the most part when I look at it and see how big and frizzy it is I just feel really anxious. I never liked standing out in any way and I feel like having really "big" hair has been a thing I'm shy about for that reason. ;-;
I don't use shampoo lol. I've been no poo my whole life, but I do occasionally use a cleanser. Maybe once a month. I've severely dry hair, I use conditioner, but hey sometimes I don't even use conditioner. But I always use styling creme, I use maui cause it's cheap and silicone free. I wash my hair twice a week like clockwork, Wednesday and Saturday. I also cut my own hair, I have bangs and layers. The bangs are easy, I just cut em when they start to get in my eyes. Straight they're probably past my nose but they spring up pretty decently. I can't imagine straightening my bangs! they're too cute haha! The layers are a bit of a nightmare to maintain but the round shape I'll take over a triangle any day.
I thank god I have curly hair cause honestly it's probably less work to make it look good than straight hair. I straightened my hair as a kid a few times as a kid but.... just not that flattering haha. Cute puffy hair is way better.
I thank god I have curly hair cause honestly it's probably less work to make it look good than straight hair. I straightened my hair as a kid a few times as a kid but.... just not that flattering haha. Cute puffy hair is way better.
I have naturally curly hair, but I live in a high-humidity state so I straighten it. I so badly want to wear it naturally, but it's twice the work to manage it. So still looking for ways for it to not go -poof- everytime I step out the door. I've used various products, but it's as if my hair rejects it xD
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I just love curly hairstyles! My hair is wavy but sometimes I use a curling iron to form curlies. When I tried such a hairstyle at first I was disappointed because volume was too poor. But my friend suggested me just to use one of those shampoos described here. And she was right I tried Pantene and Redken already, both are fine for good volume.
I tried Pantene and Redken already, both are fine for good volume.
