Curly Hair Tips to emphasise your curls and get rid of that frizziness
1) Do not use a brush on those beautiful locks, brushing curly hair will make it frizzy. the hair should be treated whilst wet and left to dry naturally for the best conditioned curly hair. Brushes are harsh on most types of hair, but curly hair should not be treated and pulled in the manner brushes behave.
2) Use an Afro comb, when hair is wet and leave to dry naturally. Using an Afro comb seperates the curls, enabling the curl to form and dry in shape. it is kinder to curly hair and is not damaging to the hair and the ends, which can also effect the look of curly hair.
3) Curly hair is prone to dryness, for best results use a leave in conditioner or spray. Curly hair tends to be very dry and the ends split quite often. ensuring all split ends are removed from the hair on a regualr basis and a good quality conditioner can make all the difference. They may seem expensive but will be well worth the money when you see the results.
4) When drying use a diffuser put heat setting on high and speed setting on low make sure the roots are dry first. This ensure the hair does not become too dry during the drying process. If the ends are dried first and then you return to the roots, the ends are still receiving heat which will keep removing the moisture from the hair. If the roots are not dried in the initial stages of drying the hair, the curl effect will instantly drop out, the roots are unable to hold the mass of curls. A little like trying to set a fence post in cement, if the cement is still wet the post will fall.
5) If you have coloured your curly hair, use a colour care shampoo conditioner if you have some spare time leave it on for at least 10 minutes, it makes all the difference. The colour care shampoos and conditioners have built in moisturisers for the hair. As curly hair is very dry we need all the help we can get to retain the moisture in this style.
6) If you straighten the feminine curls of yours, make sure it is protected with the right products, Too much straightening can send your ends straight too. As straightening is very harsh on the hair, and in effect is like ironing the hair, this removes a lot of moisture and there are specific products to assist in straightening curly hair. Also a good set of straighteners are needed when straightening curly hair as this is the hardest hair to tame.
7) If normal or colour care conditioners are not enough for your hair - penetrating conditioners are great! They put a lovely shine on your hair too! They do exactly what it says on the tin, deeply penetrates your hair, this is what curly needs on a regular basis. It may look like a lot to pay compared to other products, but to maintain a healthy looking curly head of hair you will really need these products.
8) Medication for your hair, skin, and nails. What a great product the best I have seen yet, It replaces lost moisture from the hair and acts like a vitamin, You can find this at most good health shops. Hair gets damaged just by being out in our atmosphere with all the toxins and pollutants. As with the rest of our body our hair needs to have vitamins etc replaced. If our bodies cannot provide the essential nurtrients through the bodies system then we need to be able to get them somehow. There are some excellent products out on the shelves now and I would advise to invest in some for your curly hair.
9) Do not wash your hair every day it will send your hair static and dry this is due to your hair loosing its natural oils. Even if you use the dry/damaged shampoo and conditioners for your curly hair, you will still loose moisture this happens every time we wash our hair, removing the natural oils that our scalps produce. If the hair is already dry this will not help at all, washing I would say every other day or every third day would be more beneficial.
10) Our diet has a huge impact on the appearance of our hair, if our bodies are healthy it will show through the shine and bounce in our hair. As curly hair can become very dry you should ensure that you drink lots of fluids and maintain a healthy balanced diet.
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