Hello lovelies,
Growing up I used to hate my hair. As many of you ladies know brushing and combing probably involved a lot of screaming, yelling and crying for some of you. Me especially, I have curly hair and growing up I hated it. I ended up cutting it super short in grade 4 when I ended up catching head lice and kept it short for a long time because I didn`t have to maintain it. As I grew older I started letting it grow out. I unfortunately didn`t know how to take care of my own hair because I never had too. Since I didn`t know how to my hair grew frizzy, damaged, extremely knotty and was just basically a big hairy mess.
So today I decided that I would write a few tips on how to take care of your curly hair.
Use a Comb: Use a pick or wide tooth comb to untangle your hair. Brushes causes the hair to frizz and it also causes damage ( split ends). A wide tooth comb is much easier on curly hair, it also helps keeps the curl in strands. I also limit my combing to every second day I find that my hair gets less frizzy when I do this. Using your fingers in the shower to un-tangle your hair also works wonders.
Condition: Curly hair needs to be conditioned often and washed even less. Washing your hair strips your curls from the much needed natural oils that it needs to stay smooth and frizz free. If you take a shower on a daily basis don`t wash your hair everyday. You can condition it every day and wash it every second day if you absolutely need too. I often go several days without washing my hair. You can also use dry shampoo it absorbs some of the oils but not all and then there is always all those up-dos that work better with dirty hair and that are absolutely cute. There's also new conditioners on the market that have a cleanser in it that removes the dirt from hair and is much more gentler then shampoo.
Use those products: Think now that you save all that extra money on shampoo you can spend it all on other hair products. Depending on how bad my hair I can use up to 3-4 products on it in one day. The products I do use the most though ( I don`t use a particular brand I normally just buy whtaever is on sale) are leave-in conditioners and smoothing serums. Every now and then I will use hairspray to tame some fly-always. I also suggest trying different products what may work for me might not work for you.
Find a good hairstylist: I find that hair stylist with curly hair themselves are the best stylist to have. They understand how curly works. Different curls act differently when cut. Also make sure you pick a hairstyle that suits your face. You don`t want to end up looking like a poodle.
Air Dry: Letting your hair dry will help prevent frizz and damage caused by heating instruments. A cotton t-shirt works wonders to take most of the excess water out of your hair. If you must dry it with heat please use a diffuser and use a heat protector product that will help keep your hair safer from heat damage.
Don`t touch: Once you style your hair let it be. Touching it will cause it to frizz.
Be gentle: Don't use hair elastics that are too tight or have to much group as this will cause your hair to break. Also using a satin pillow case can help prevent frizz and damage since it allows your hair to move freely in your pillow case when sleeping.
I have a picture of my curls. Yes they are looking a bit because I've neglected my own rules of curly hair care lately with my busy schedule. Things are settling down and my hair will hopefully be back in full bloom soon :)
Until next time muffins.
Me
