AIBU to thank the Mumsnetter who suggested lube....

[ChefsFloozie]

.....to style curly hair??

I was fairly dubious but for less than £3 I thought I would give it a go. Still refining the amount to put on and adding a bit of conditioner to it too so it's not so crispy but I've got some great curls that I haven't seen for ages.

So thank you whoever you were!

[GummyGoddess]

Why not hair gel and scrunch it when it's dried?

[confusedhelpme]

👏🏼

[MikeUniformMike]

Mix hair gel and conditioner. Apply to damp hair and style.

[LucyAutumn]

I use argan oil on mine, also works really well and smells nice too

[ChefsFloozie]

Thanks for the extra tips. My favourite product that I used for ages was discontinued so great to know different things to try

[PositivelyPERF]

Am I the only one who read ‘lube’ and immediately followed it up with ‘and a fish slice’? 🐟

[PanPanPanPing]

Chefs, I think it was @HoneyDragon who recommend lube on hair

[Iamagreyhoundhearmeroar]

Fairly random... Why wouldn't you just use styling products? There's a whole industry devoted to it.
It sounds like someone taking the piss, tbh. "What on earth can I style my hair with?"
"Er, have you tried lube??"

[UpstartCrow]

PositivelyPERF No you are not. The hair thing was very confusing. I think I have caught up now.

Someone asked for a link to the 'lube' post and guess where I sent them?

[VandelayIndustries]

I saw that thread. It’s because the ingredients in lube are more regulated and can’t contain silicone. A lot of products made for curly hair are expensive. I have to drive to the other side of the city I live in to get products suitable for my children’s hair.

[ChefsFloozie]

Iamagreyhound I have a windowsill of styling products for curly hair and in the main they are a bit rubbish for my hair. It's going through a bit of a rebellious stage so to avoid frizz central I'm pretty much willing to try anything!!

Thanks Vandelay I knew there was some science behind using it, just couldn't remember what

[woodlanddreamer]

Lube on curly hair is definitely a "thing"

[OutyMcOutface]

What exactly does it do?-my hair curls loosely but is horribly frizzy-will it help?

[KittiesInsane]

Another one here for '...and a fish slice '!

[Ollivander84]

Yay! I love it for my curly hair. I use cantu products too, and get my hair really crunchy. When you scrunch out the crunch you are left with great curls

[UpstartCrow]

I was going to ask if it left your hair crunchy. Body Shop used to do a great coconut hair gel that I always thought was like lube.

[SapphireChickenLover]

Boots curl cream in a tub. It’s pink. If you don’t use too much it’s excellent on curly hair and also cheap. You can even find it in smaller boots stores.

[Ollivander84]

Boots curl cream isn't curly girl friendly now if you follow that method. It's had a drying alcohol added to it

[Vanillamanilla1]

Lube ?? As in Vaseline ?? does it work then ? I've clearly missed something

[woodlanddreamer]

Vaseline isn't lube, it's not water soluble. Lube as in KY jelly.

[Vanillamanilla1]

Ahhhh thanks woodlanddreamer
But still.. ky jelly on hair like hair gel works ??

[CrispyWanton]

Which lube do you use op?

[woodlanddreamer]

Yep.,like gel. By the way if you use vaseline where you might usually use lube it can cause all sorts of problems due to not being water soluble.

[hazeyjane]

oooh, I have lube that is no longer necessary, will experiment tomorrow - if I mix with gel, will it give me hold?

[geologyrocks]

What do you do? Scrunch wet hair? How much do you use?