Does any one have really good styling tips for thick curly hair ?

i have really thick curly hair and its really hard to manage its usaually up in a bun and im 23!!!!!!!! so any help would be appriciated thank you

Does any one have really good styling tips for thick curly hair ?

- Read the book and visit the sites below about curly hair. I did and my once horrible curly hair is now virtually frizz-free ringlets. Now I get compliments on my hair all the time! Straighten your hair- be happy for a day, learn to manage your curly hair- be happy for life!

- To style your hair using the curly-girl method you will need gel, a leave in cream, and conditioner at the minimum. Some less useful, but still nice stuff would be a blowdryer, a diffuser (reduces frizz in curly/wavy hair when used with dryer), and a microfiber hair turban (to dry wet hair while sleeping or in the morning).

-The main philosophy of the curly-girl method is to not use shampoo. This may sound unhygenic but it has actually made my hair less oily and dandruffy. Most shampoos contain some of the same chemicals found in laundry detergent (sodium laureth sulfate, sodum lauryl sulfate, ammonium laureth sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, etc.). They dry out curly hair. Also you shouldn't brush your curly hair dry because it damages the hair and makes it poof.

- Massaging of the scalp with conditioner to remove dirt is all that is needed. It will clean everything but super clingy silicones (cyclopentasiloxane and dimethicone are examples). Then rinse and spread conditioner on the outside layer of hair and the hair at the nape of your neck. Gently comb tangles out with your fingers or a wide toothed comb and rinse with cold/cool water.

- Do not brush/comb your hair after this point because it wil disturb the curl pattern (make sure you already have a part). It is also important to use gel on sopping wet hair and scrunch the hair with your fingers. Make sure gel is evenly distributed everywhere in your hair. If you use too much you can always scrunch out the crunchy texture later.

- Use paper towels or an old t-shirt to gently scrunch some of the water out (generic towels can make hair frizz). You can either let your hair air dry or wait ten minutes and then use a blowdryer with a diffuser. Dry until your hair is almost dry, and then let air dry the last bit. Do not touch the hair while it is air drying or it will frizz!

- Use a moisturizing conditioner, such as Desert Essence Organics Italian Red Grape Conditioner (found at health food/organic stores) or Activate Hydrating Conditioner (drugstore). The combo of products that I use daily is L'Oreal Out of Bed Weightless Texturizer (comes in a black-colored tub) and then Herbal Essences Totally Twisted Gel or Body Envy Gel, but there are more conditioners, gels, etc. on the websites. The products I recommended are my personal favorites and contain no silicones or drying alcohols.

- Your hair may seem worse at first, but it is just adjusting. This may take a couple weeks to begin working. Before you decide to quit shampoo, do a final cleanse with shampoo and stop the use of any products with silicones in them. Hope this helps!

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Does any one have really good styling tips for thick curly hair ?

my friend is puerto rican and has hair like this - she just goes through a tube of mousse a week or so... the only way to tame curly hair is to put gel, mousse, conditioner, cocoa butter (if its a coarse hair) .... i've also come to realize that with my hair (curly but not very thick) if i don't use a fabulous conditioner (like pantene or something) my hair will look horrible and i can't manage it at all. good luck!

Does any one have really good styling tips for thick curly hair ?

I have straight hair and I wanted to curl it so bad, it worked, but not the way I want it. But if you have curly hair, get some detangler if it has knots, and after you wash your hair straighten iron in and tuck it in. Also, brush it down with a paddle brush and a boar brush while you straighten it, put a little mousse on it and while you brush, dab it with detangler. Loreal works.

Hope this helps

Does any one have really good styling tips for thick curly hair ?

hey i have kind of thick naturally curly hair too and i can totally sympathize! Luckily there are ALOT more products now to deal with and manage curly hair. Those Anti Frizz kind of thin looking type gels, only takes a little but helps manage things. A good cut with long layers will help manage the frizz and bulk of things. Next time you get a cut, ask your stylist on tips, if you're sitting in the chair anyways and paying for a cut, some hair advice would be a good thing to get.