Are you looking for some ways for curly girls to coddle their curls? Let’s face it dolls, we all do not have naturally straight hair, or have straight hair and wish from time to time that we can get some nice curls. As a naturally curly haired girl, I can share with you the fact that I have straightened my hair countless times and did not appreciate my curls.
But those days are far behind me, and now I embrace my curls. Part of my reasoning was to reverse the damage I have caused to my hair due to heat styling and hair dying.
I have embraced a new philosophy to adopt a new and much healthier head of hair by loving my curly hair, and I will share with you the top 12 ways for curly girls to coddle their curls.
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1. Co-washing
This is definitely one of the best ways for curly girls to coddle their curls. Science has proven that sulfates, silicones, and parabens are bad for your hair due to their ability to act as detergents. Conditioners have natural cleansing like abilities and are much gentler on your strands. Co-washing has been adopted by many girls who are deciding to coddle their curls too, and many companies cater to the phenomenon. The only drawback is these cleansers do not lather much.
2. Sulfate, Silicone, and Paraben Free Shampoo Products
If you are not comfortable with the no-poo movement, and still want a bit of lather, then using shampoos that are sulfate, silicone, and paraben free is the next best thing. Along with investigating which products might be best for you, you might want to research keywords that will let you know by reading labels what products truly are sulfate, silicone, and paraben free.
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3. Deep Conditioning
Those of us with naturally curly hair or even semi-curly hair need to use deep conditioning products on our hair due to the curl pattern. These patterns, while lovely and admired, stop our scalp's natural oils from being able to be distributed through our hair when brushing or combing, causing our hair to become drier than non-curly hair.
4. Detangling with a Wide Tooth Comb or Your Fingers
A wide tooth comb or your fingers is definitely preferred when detangling your hair. While brushing is often emphasized as the best way to detangle your hair, many curly hair girls have realized that combing with a wide tooth comb or your fingers is much gentler, and will not loosen curls. The added plus is that it won’t cause you to lose strands.
5. Detangling While You Are in the Shower
Detangling your curly hair when it's dry can be damaging, and to be quite honest, it can hurt. The best way to avoid breakage, frizziness, and pain, is to detangle when your hair is soaking wet, and preferably when you have conditioner in your hair. This helps your comb, or fingers to detangle in a much gentler way.
6. Scalp Massage
Scalp massage is a way for blood to circulate through your scalp. Doing so will not only cause your hair to grow, but it will also act as a natural conditioner and lubricant for your scalp to help your natural oils penetrate your locks.
7. Oiling Your Hair
Many women, particularly in other countries, emphasize the beauty benefits of oiling their scalp and hair and stick with working with one oil as opposed to a combination. The preferred oils one can use to benefit the hair are coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, argan oil, tea tree oil, almond oil, avocado oil, jojoba oil, rosemary oil and pomegranate seed oil. One oil many women promote is Jamaican black castor oil which has been known to help promote hair growth. The best way to do this is to place the oil in your hair for a few hours and wash it out, or overnight and wash it out in the morning.
8. Hot Oil Treatment
If you are not comfortable fully oiling your hair, or are rushing for a quick solution, a quick hot oil treatment might be your best option. Normally packaged in small bottles, this treatment can be heated up in a cup or bowl of hot or warm water for 5 minutes. These are to be placed on wet hair and are highly recommended to be washed out in less than 10 minutes.
9. A Perfect Combination of Products
Many curly hair girls combine a various mix of hair products to keep their curls, and to present their best curl set. Because curls are known to be unpredictable, and normally need some kind of product as the days continue before the next wash, or co-wash, many girls use quite a few. Many girls use leave-in conditioners, curl enhancers, curl custards, curl smoothies, curl maintainers along with gels, and often hairspray.
10. Diffusing Hair or Air Drying
Diffusing your hair is the preferred method for many curly haired girls because it helps lock in their curls along with enhancing shine in their hair. All you need is a blow dryer with a diffuser attachment. Your blow dryer might have come with one, but if not, many beauty supply stores sell them. Many curly-haired girls either dry their hair with the heat setting, all cool setting, or a combination of both. All you have to do is place your hair inside of the diffuser, and crunch upward toward your scalp. There are plenty of videos available online that can show you in the proper way to do this. If air drying is your preferred method of drying, then just apply your products, and go.
11. Microfiber Towel or T-shirt for Drying
Many curly-haired girls are fully aware of how regular towels, create frizz in the hair. To combat this issue, many companies now have developed microfiber towels which help reduce frizz and help keep your curls smooth. If you do not have a microfiber towel, you can use a regular t-shirt. You would just have to leave it for a little bit longer to ensure proper drying time.
12. Silk Pillowcase
To keep in line with aiding to help reduce friction causing frizz, and split ends, many curly-haired girls sleep on a silk pillowcase. The added plus to silk pillowcases are that they are highly beneficial for your face, and what beauty guru can argue with that?
