Curli Girls 82097 Deluxe Set with Pet, Mixed Colours, (Styles May Vary)

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Grab a strand of hair and slide your fingers towards your scalp; smooth rides indicate low porosity hair and clumsy slides are a sign of high porosity. How it Works

Don’t use shampoo, specifically shampoos containing sulfates such as ammonium laureth sulfate and sodium lauryl sulfate, or non-soluble silicones found in styling products and conditioners. A third tip (which I am sometimes now very good at following), is to use cold water when you condition. I hate this bit because I love a hot shower but I have to admit that my curls always come out much better with cold water.You can also experiment with the amount of gel you use. I need a lot more than I am willing to admit….but then I sometimes mix gel with mousse. Hop under the shower, wet your hair and use gentle, circular scrubbing motions to stimulate your scalp and work in the conditioner – or your product of preference – using only your fingertips (no nails!). The recommended intervals for hair cleansing are: once a week for wavy hair (always conditioning before and after using no-poo shampoo); once a week/every ten days for curly hair (co-washing with water or conditioner); wet your hair in between co-wash days and condition if you have coily hair. either air dry or diffuse. I used to swear by diffusing (on cold setting) but now I kind of like air drying If all this fails, no one is going to judge you for using a mild shampoo every now and again. At the end of the day, it is just hair. Do what feels right for you 🙂 But try the natural rinses first and see how you get on 🙂 My hair is fine, but there’s lots of it, and it’s high porosity, despite the moisturising products I use. My mums is the same so I think it’s more hereditary than it is due to damage or colouring (I’ve never boxed dyed, it’s always done professionally and it’s not been bleached in over 10 years).

Towel-drying your hair (towels rough up your hair cuticle and lead to frizz and tangles. Most curly peeps like to plop their hair, but more on how you can dry your hair below) If your scalp is greasy, I would recommend that you do an ACV rinse or a Lemonaid rinse. Buy some apple cider vinegar and mix a few spoonfuls with water. Then use this mixture on wet hair before your co-wash and condition. Vigorously massage it in to your scalp and use a scalp brush if you have one. If you don’t have one…buy one! It made such a difference to my scalp. it’s easy to get build-up if you’re not using shampoo. Anabel Kingsley, brand president and trichologist at Philip Kingsley, reinforces the importance of scalp health. “Hair health is intrinsically linked to scalp health. For a balanced, optimal scalp environment, it must be clean to flourish and be healthy,” she says. “If you’re using the correct shampoo for your hair texture, it shouldn’t strip your hair. If it does, then it’s too cleansing and doesn’t contain enough moisturising ingredients for your hair texture.

How to take care of curly hair

The first gel I ever used on the Curly Girl Method was the Eco Style Olive Oil Gel. This worked really well for me and provided a strong hold for my curls. The Curly Girl Method ‘technically’ doesn’t recommend the use of shampoo. However, many Curly Girls choose to use a clarifying shampoo once every month to get rid of build-up. Even though it takes SO much effort and takes SO long, really try and master ONE good wash+dry. If you get it right, you’ll know that you actually CAN do it and that your hair responds well to the products you used. I find that I have a bad hair day when I didn’t really give it my all.

Curls look less frizzy and feel softer and defined and this is a great alternative to harsh shampoos. And this goes for heat too. I would sometimes cheat and use medium heat (or even high…ooops) on my hairdryer and I get no way near the same results as I do with a cold setting. So try using only a couple of products and see how you get on. If your hair feels coarse and straw-like, you could add a weekly moisturising conditioning treatment to your routine. If it feels limp and very soft, then try a protein treatment like a rice water rinse. You can then add gel or mousse on dripping wet hair and then use a microfibre towel or t-shirt to gently scrunch the water out of your curls. The goal is to keep the curls you have formed intact and seal in moisture with gel or mousse. I also don’t like refreshing btw. I have switched from a wet refresh (it gave me horrible frizz) to a dry refresh. So now I simply just take a big dollop of mousse and squeeze my curls. It takes about 10 minutes and the curls feel a bit hard and then I scrunch the curls out 🙂With the CG Method you only need two products: conditioner & gel. If you want to use shampoo, Massey recommends only using a gentle, sulfate-free cleanser. However, with naturally curly hair herself, Claire reveals that the book does still have relevance today. “The key CGM principles have some merit for many curl types. Promoting cleansing without sulphates is great advice – curls are naturally drier than straight hair and sulphates dry out the hair cuticle, creating a perfect environment for breakage,” she says. There are many UK products that can be used on the Curly Girl Method. These range from budget conditioners and gels from drugstores such as Boots and Superdrug and more high-end products from brands such as Umberto Giannini and Cantu .