To start, I am discovering/figuring out curly(ish) hair.
I’m mid-30s and just realizing that I have actually curly hair!
I won’t say I struggle with styling, though I’m still figuring it out. A huge hurdle is that it’s so much easier to shower at night, but I move too much and frizz up my hair during sleep and am not really sure what to do in the morning to contril/contain/make it ‘presentable’ 🤷♀️
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3A hair here. Some things you can try:
- silk pillowcase
- use an old tshirt to dry hair
- or get a microfiber hair towel
- leave-in conditioner for curly hair
- add in an optional air dry cream and scrunch it up with your hands for a pretty easy routine that can do wonders
I was doing leave-in plus air dry for a few years with good results. I recently switched to making flax gel (simmer flax seeds on stove and strain) in place of that. It doesn’t apply as nicely but it makes my hair so soft and nice
Learn about the curly girl method.
The secret is the pineapple!
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It’s like a pony tail (a loose one) except it’s at the top of your head instead of behind it. It’s called a pineapple, because it sort of looks like a pinapple, with the hair spreading out at the top. You want to use a scrunchy or something similar, not a hair tie, so that you can keep it loose.
The idea is that your curls aren’t crushed against the pillow all night whilst you sleep
I do this with long hair to avoid hurting my neck when I move in my sleep
My hair is slightly wavey. The biggest thing that I have learned about haircare is that less is more. I wash and condition my hair once or twice a week, and leave it to air dry. That’s all it needs.
I brush occasionally as needed to remove snarles, but not as part of any styling routine.
Whenever I need to shower without washing hair, I just put it into a bun and keep it above the water stream. There are probably better ways but this works fine too.
My neglect styled wave/curls look about 90% as good as when my hairdresser spends 15 minutes with an iron and sprays after a haircut. Better results are possible but not remotely worth it.
Your hair may be different, but I would always recommend trying more less if you haven’t already.
100% less/no shampoo-ing or conditioner only. Also only brush when wet, or it’ll turn into a frizz explosion.
I’d recommend you try gel after you’ve finished towel-drying your hair. It’ll form a cast so it looks a bit ridiculous when it dries but when you wake up in the morning the cast will be gone and your curls should in theory be tamed.
The alternative is a satin bonnet if you can tolerate it. Or a satin pillowcase.
or hair mousse~
