curls - must they always be crunchy so as not to be frizzy?

[Anonymous]

this makes me so depressed about having curly hair … it is a lot of work and still only occasionally looks good

[Anonymous]

The Marc Anthony curl line works really well for me...cream or gel. Not crunchy:

https://www.target.com/p/marc-anthony-strictly-curls-curl-envy-cream-hair-styling-product-38-softener-shea-butter-6-fl-oz/-/A-51516721?sid=®ion_id=070070&ref=tgt_adv_xsp&AFID=google&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012510316&CPNG=PLA_Beauty%2BPersonal+Care_Priority%2BShopping%7CBeauty_Ecomm_Beauty&adgroup=Health%2BBeauty_Priority+TCINs&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=9003503&targetid=pla-304813288775&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsuSzBhCLARIsAIcdLm5FeQpd73yUz17aQlwIw6Y6tdmPV_c6hjsikEjHTfXRoOleNF6u2kEaAkEvEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this makes me so depressed about having curly hair … it is a lot of work and still only occasionally looks good

How can you say that? All I have to do is walk around with wet/crunchy hair for four hours and then I get the most gorgeous curls that last for at least 30 minutes as long as the weather is favorable and absolutely nothing touches them.

[Anonymous]

I can't stand the flat, wet curl look. First, you want to understand her hair porosity. It's simple. You can Google it and learn how to figure it out and what products will work best for her hair type. Also, what is her curl type?

I have combo 3A/3B curls. When I use products that make my curls hard I take some sort of oil (my fave is joboa oil) and I will spritz it over my hair and then I will take the fully dry curls and separate them. This gives me volume. You can also take a pick and kind of rake it through the hair close to the scalp to give really big volume. I feel like with curly hair you have to embrace some frizz. Otherwise you have that hard curl/wet hair look. Day 3 hair is my best hair, it's soft voluminous, and curly

[Anonymous]

Put a quarter to nickel size of jojoba oil in your palm. The amount depends on the length and thickness of your child’s hair.

Rub your hands together and run it through the hair, skipping the scalp.

This is my favorite, easy technique

[Anonymous]

You need the crunch (aka gel cast, the gel has set) to secure the curl. When it dries in the crunchy curly shape, it has kind of locked it in, and reduced frizz. After the hair is totally dry, you should "scrunch out" the gel with oil or product.

https://eu.curlsmith.com/blogs/curl-academy/gel-cast-explained

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't stand the flat, wet curl look. First, you want to understand her hair porosity. It's simple. You can Google it and learn how to figure it out and what products will work best for her hair type. Also, what is her curl type?

I have combo 3A/3B curls. When I use products that make my curls hard I take some sort of oil (my fave is joboa oil) and I will spritz it over my hair and then I will take the fully dry curls and separate them. This gives me volume. You can also take a pick and kind of rake it through the hair close to the scalp to give really big volume. I feel like with curly hair you have to embrace some frizz. Otherwise you have that hard curl/wet hair look. Day 3 hair is my best hair, it's soft voluminous, and curly

Yes this is true. You can have volume or definition with curls. Not both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just use a curl cream. All those videos show ladies with dripping wet hair using ton of product. You don't have to do that. Try different curl creams, basically cycle through stuff with coconut oil, shea oil, avocado oil, etc. Find the one that works best. Microfiber towel to remove excess water, wide tooth comb to comb through the cream and loosely form curls, and air dry. Silk pillow case is good to help the curls last.

This is bad advice for fine curls. My hair would be limp and greasy looking and never dry if I just used curl cream. If your hair is coarse this would be ok but not all curly hair is coarse or dense.

[Anonymous]

I use BB Curl Anti-Humidity Frizz Gel Oil. It is not crunchy and contains my frizz on most days.

[Anonymous]

I hate the crunchy hair feel. I use Aveda Be Curly. Haven’t found any other products that give good definition but remain soft. It works best when I comb it in wet then wrap my hair up in a towel or tshirt and sleep with it that way overnight (there’s some name for how to do it that I can’t remember - I learned from YouTube). Super easy and nice soft curls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this makes me so depressed about having curly hair … it is a lot of work and still only occasionally looks good

How can you say that? All I have to do is walk around with wet/crunchy hair for four hours and then I get the most gorgeous curls that last for at least 30 minutes as long as the weather is favorable and absolutely nothing touches them.

thank you for cheering me up - at least I will have great laugh lines!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate the crunchy hair feel. I use Aveda Be Curly. Haven’t found any other products that give good definition but remain soft. It works best when I comb it in wet then wrap my hair up in a towel or tshirt and sleep with it that way overnight (there’s some name for how to do it that I can’t remember - I learned from YouTube). Super easy and nice soft curls

Hair plopping?

[Anonymous]

My hair is thick and wavy/curly. I hate the wet look. If I use anything heavy on my hair it looks greasy by Day 2. And the puffiness can get out of control easily. What works for me is to use a lighter hand on styling products and focus more on moisturizing with a hair mask as needed.

Good luck, every curly head is different.

[Anonymous]

I have fine straight flat hair that will not hold ANY product but will look frizzy all the time in DC (because it’s a swamp!) and am just rolling my eyes at y’all. “Flat” curls still look awesome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Finish styling with Paul Mitchel Freeze and Shine hairspray. Just spray over top layer. It locks in the style and the hair will not frizz no matter how humid it gets. It was my survival tool during our vacation to Tokyo last year during rainy season.

Does this make your hair feel hard like old fashioned hair spray? and does it cause your hair to be dry?