A leave-in conditioner or cream would work best on your hair. If you have tight curls or coily hair you will need a more moisturising product to control frizz and manage your curls. If you prefer a softer look, use a lightweight cream, lotion or milk. Styling – choose your weapon! If you have waves to loose curls, use something lightweight like a gel or mousse to define the waves. Just like the conditioner, use a product that is ideal for your hair condition (curl type, density, porosity) Treatment – use a hair mask once or twice a week to treat the hair to extra moisture. ![]() It all started from Lorraine Massey and her Curly Girl HandbookĬleansing – choose to either wash your hair with a low-poo (sulfate-free shampoo) or no-poo/co-wash (conditioning cleanser)Ĭondition – use a conditioner that is right for your hair density and porosity, if your hair is fine-medium use a lightweight conditioner, if your hair is medium-thick/coarse, use a very moisturising and nourishing conditioner If you’ve been looking into the Curly Girl method and not sure where to start, here’s what you should be doing… Do not use conventional hair care products as all hair care products must be free from silicones,sulfates, alcohols and more to be termed “CG-approved or CGM friendly. As my hair is fine/medium density, I am choosing to not co-wash but using a low-poo (sulfate-free shampoo) instead. Silicones can build up in the hair and are known to prevent natural curls from unleashing their full potential. It’s a method of hair maintenance using sulfate-free, silicone-free, alcohol-free products as these ingredients can really damage curly hair types. So with my new-found waves, I began researching more into the Curly Girl Method. I colour my hair a lot so I have to try and reduce the damage by cutting certain things out. It responds really well to heat but I try to avoid heating tools because of the damage. I always thought my hair was just a little thicker than normal and hard to manage because of the frizz. I always a slight wave/bend in my hair which I never really took notice of before. My hair density is fine and has low-medium porosity. I would say that I have ‘ swavy’ (straight-wavy) to wavy hair as my curl pattern falls between type 1C and 2A which is great but I really do have to work hard to get my waves to stay defined once dried. For the US, I love Naturall圜, and All Things Hair. They are UK sites and feature more products that we can get our hands on. The articles on British Curlies and Natural Barnet have helped me out a lot. Dreamy waves / Credit: Averie Woodard on UnsplashĪs I’ve been looking after Baby Girl’s hair better and researching the different types of curl types, hair density and porosity, I think I’ve worked out her hair type and mine. However, all of my family members have straight hair (dad’s hair is a little wavy) plus I’m Asian and there’s not many of us who are naturally wavy or curly. ![]() ![]() I’ve always had bends and kinks in my hair – it’s not dead straight so I should’ve thought about it more before and researched it. It was only until two years ago when I had my hair cut by my favourite stylist at my previous workplace, she told me that my hair was wavy. As long as I can remember, I’ve always considered myself as having straight hair.
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