To think the curly hair method is a con?

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Looks similar to mine, but possibly a bit bigger and thicker. I can't use them this way round though, everything just gets squashed. I turn it round the other way and plop into the big end. Then secure it a little way back from the hairline at the front, so the front roots are supported for volume instead of squished.

It’s from ‘Only Curls’ website, I could buy loads from that site!!

Shampoo and condition (combing though) in shower, then do product application and scrunching over the bath because the shower cubicle is bit small for comfort.

I've got a microfibre turban (Soap & Glory) which keeps it out of the way but doesn't seem to help all that much with drying speed. And it's always fuzzier if I use that.

I have a special turban type towel thingy that I put mine in sometimes and that soaks up without dislodging the curls, I will try and find out where I got it from!
Do you condition and comb through in the shower?

It's the soaking wet bit that I have the most difficulty with.

My hair dries to 'less than soaking' in the time it takes to walk the 2 steps from the shower to the bath, drier than its supposed to be for product application so it needs additional.water misting. But then it stays 'normal wet' for hours. Air drying takes 5+ hours, and diffusing doesn't really shorten it that much - the last bit of damp that's supposed to dry before you break the gel cast just will not go.

Mine is very wavy rather than tight curls and I’ve never straightened it. All I use is Boots own brand curl crème to stop the frizz. Brush and air dry, or hairdryer and scrunch upside down if I am in a hurry.

These articles might be useful

https://curlmaven.ie/the-best-products-for-fine-wavy-curly-hair/

Bother, no Aldi anywhere round here. Thanks for the reply though - I'll try to remember for next time I'm near one.

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Oh no, that doesnt sound good. The best way to style is generally on soaking wet hair. So straight out of the shower, uses a Denman brush to brush up and outwards, put some light gel (eg Boucleme yellow gel) in and then gently scrunch. Use a diffuser on a warm setting, low power. Don't towel dry.

I use Cantu products and only wash my hair every 5-7 days but since turning 50 my hair is so dry and frizzy. I have very thick hair. I'm not sure if my HRT gel/tabs are affecting my hair or maybe my central heating on low. we have very hard water too and not enough height in my shower to attach a special anti-hard water thing either. I take menopace/iron/collagen tablets but my hair has definitely got worse. I'm having loads cut off next week a have dry split ends and getting the hairdresser to do a deep conditioning treatment and wet cut but now I'm thinking their products probably contain sulphates plus maybe I need a dry cut and a hairdresser who specialises in Curly hair. why does it have to be so complicated 😕

My hair takes so long to air dry and I find it difficult to sit about with wet hair. And the weather is getting colder.

Any tips? Is pointing the hairdryer nozzle at the roots only reasonable? Diffuser doesn't work for me.

If it isn’t for you, that’s fair enough. I use curly method and my hair is far from perfect but definitely an improvement on just brushing it and leaving it (frizz!!!) and straightening (mine’s also very thin).
The trigger for me to try curly was I decided to grow out my highlights and stop straightening because my hair had become very damaged and dry— I find the curls make me less bothered about my dull natural colour and the encroaching grey, plus my hair is at least healthier.
I began with expensive products that hooked me in(I agree these are a con!) but now use boots essentials curl cream and mousse. Both are really cheap, last for ages and work just as well as the expensive ones I started off with.
I’ve definitely had to embrace my hair looking messier at times, but I was never really that happy with the results when straightening either, and I feel this is more me.

My hair is probably more very wavy than actually curly but I find FrizzEase Curl Cream applied when towel dry and again when fully dry works really well. I just scrunch it through and leave it.

Do you follow Nuala Morley on instagram? She is a bit of a guru and has talks about styling a lot and what products to use.

I use a curl cream and then a gel. She will show you how to rake/apply both and the best advice I have taken on board is whatever products you use it has to be on soaking wet hair. If you squeeze water/towel dry a bit you will always get frizz. So I put everything on as soon as I get out of the shower and then dry myself, get dressed, do my make up. My hair is only shoulder length so I prefer to let it dry naturally. A hair bonnet is also a good idea but usually I can’t be bothered!

Go and watch a few videos by Nuala!

I didn’t get on with the curly girl method, my hair just felt horrible. I’ve got very thick now fairly long hair which as I’ve grown it has gone into a tighter and tigher curl so I often have ringlets. I’ve experimented and I now stick to:
I use Aussie Moist shampoo and conditioner
A mix of Cantu leave in conditioner and curl cream
Then quickly twist the curls in largish strands. Quick diffuse or my preferred method car blowers on the way to work.
Day 2 I swear by the Cantu curl reviver, spray and retwist the curls and good to go.
Day 3 - if I can’t be bothered to wash, tie it up into a messy bun!

Hair is cut by a fantastic hairdresser who I’ve had for years and understands my hair and how it bounces.

I used to like the Redkin curvaceous ringlet, but they discontinued it and I don’t think it would now be strong enough for my hair.

Curly girl method has made my frizzy hair so much curlier - but it is a lot of work and time consuming..!

Mine is spiral curls. I’ve tried every product going over the years. I’m currently on Lee Stafford curly conditioner. I find not washing much and brushing product into wet hair then letting it dry naturally is easiest and retains the curl all day.

I wonder if straightening it so much has changed it? I recently straightened mine and it was a disaster, maybe menopause has changed mine, don’t know. Selenium is apparently helpful, I mainline Brazil nuts.

It takes a while for it to work/ probably about 6 months after stopping straightening for me to get consistently good hair. The wavy hair method on Facebook helped- I don’t follow it exactly but it was a good starting point.

just lurking here…

I generally agree that people are walking on egghshells in society sometimes, but tbh it was unintentionally offensive. Using ‘Afro’ as a descriptor or messy or unruly hair can be upsetting, and is quite dated.

So thank you for taking it on board in your later post. I have type 3 hair but my DD is type 4 and it’s important that we don’t see Afro hair as bad or worthy of mocking.

Curly girl method works for me.... the day i wash it

If i wake up in the morning and don't my hair is fit for nothing but tying up

Aldi volume conditioner! It’s light and decent amounts of protein plus no silicone

Have you thought about a really short pixie cut?

My hair is a pain in the arse, and so I’ve had a really short cut for the last few years. My life became easier overnight!

Ah - now that looks like mine (or at least like mine ought to look if I could get it to behave).

Are there specifc products you'd recommend? Particularly, which conditioner do you use?