For Frizz’ Sake!! Curly Girl Method frustration

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Looking for some Curly Girl guidance please!

After a month or so of CGM on my hair (which I think is 2b) I am now getting a decent wave/curl. I am using As I Am co wash, the Alberto balsam raspberry conditioner and Umberto G curl jelly.

However I still have a bit of a frizzy appearance, it has calmed down a little compared to the first couple of weeks but still looks a bit wild. Is there a smoothing cream or serum I can use that is curly girl approved? Or do I just give it more time to adapt to the new regime?

I used to straighten my hair and it would still look frizzy without some Frizz Ease so perhaps frizz is just my default and I need to accept it but any product recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

TIA

It takes time to adapt plus you may need to experiment with some different conditioners/products to see if you get a better result.

Frizz generally means that your hair needs moisture. Are you deep conditioning regularly and do you use a leave in conditioner under your curl jelly?

Thanks tiredanddangerous i will tweak the products as I go but I haven’t been using leave in conditioner, is there one you would recommend?

I have incredibly coarse, frizzy, thick hair. I've been doing cgm a year or so but only relatively recently got consistent results.

I think you have to view frizz a bit differently from when you were straightening. A bit of frizz adds volume, you might be disappointed if you eliminated it all. Frizz is simply curls /waves that have lost their nearest clump. So you need to look at your hair's individual needs and your technique to see how you can help get those hairs all clumped together.

In order to work out what your hair needs I think porosity is one of the most important things to work out. This will inform both technique and product choice. Then playing with the balance of whether your hair needs more moisture or protein or both.

Then working out which styling products give you good clumps when wet. If you can get a good clump there, then a good diffusing technique and a strong hold gel should give you good results.