Whether you’re returning to your naturally curly hair after years of straightening and chemical treatments or embracing your kinky curls for the first time, get ready to embrace a whole new hair care regime. You will need to relearn how to care for your curls but that’s ok! We’ve got you covered with these top 5 curly hair care tips.
1. Shampoo less: A lot less. While shampooing does remove dirt and product buildup, it also strips your coils of natural oils essential for the health of your curls. Without these oils, your curls can become limp and frizzy. Less shampooing will allow your natural oils to lubricate your curls, keeping them shiny and bouncy. When you do shampoo, make sure you’re using a sulfate free shampoo to prevent your curls from drying out and keeping your strands from breakage.
2. Deep condition: Every single time you cleanse your curls. Yup, it’s a lot of work, but the results will be worth it. Deep conditioning will help your coils combat the elements and restore any moisture lost during cleaning. Trust us, you don’t want to skip this step.
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3. Moisturize: We can’t stress this enough: moisturize those kinky coils often! Since moisture comes solely from water, look for a moisturizing product who’s first ingredient is H20. Learn your hair’s needs, and develop a curl care regime that gives back as much moisture as your curls need.
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4. Trim: Snip those ends! In order to keep your curls their most healthy, make sure you’re getting regular trims. Some people are tempted to skip visits to the salon to preserve length, but if the ends of your coils aren’t healthy, they will continuously break off. Without regular trims, your curls can break off at a rate faster than your natural hair growth, which ultimately could cost you your length in the long run! Make sure you’re scheduling regular trims with your stylist; most curly girls go every 6-8 weeks.
5. Avoid dry heat: It is not a friend to your curls! Ditch all those sources of dry heat that can leave your coils in a frizzy mess. This includes your curling iron, blow dryer and flat iron. Those dry heat sources are killers to your curls by sucking out essential moisture and causing irreversible damage by altering the structural pattern of your curls. Just say no to dry heat!
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