The Curly Girl Method

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I want to thank whoever it was that mentioned this method in a thread a while back. I googled it and have started the no-poo method, it has absolutely transformed my hair. So thankyou, thankyou, thankyou whoever you were.

I brushed it in the end

My hair is wavier rather than curly though, and it ended up looking shinier than normal and DH said the waves were more "even" going down my head (it sort of undulates in and out IYSWIM and can look a bit odd).

If I keep it up maybe I will end up with ringlets though

I straightened mine in the end...

Can any of you come and advise on my curly haircut help thread? here

stirlingstar, I'll be watching your thread with interest, but am in the same boat as yourself. I nearly always have my hair tied up in a straggly bun, because it has always been crazy frizzy unless professionally straightened.

This is really day one for me, co-wash with original source tea tree and mint, then conditioned with pear and avocado. It was weird not getting a froth. Then I brushed with a detangling comb (a mistake, think I should have brushed conditioner through in shower). Finally I used too much of boots pink cream and too much purple gel to give crunchy curls.

It is a nice shape though, very curly and, to my surprise, not greasy. So not bad for a first attempt. Will use less cream and gel next time and will comb hair in the shower.

I'm finding this thread really intriguing but haven't got time to read all the posts. Could someone briefly explain what the following mean please?
Low-pooing
No-pooing
co-washing
plooping
poo-ing
Many thanks

I have just stumbled on this thread and am glad to hear that what I have been doing with my hair for about ten years now is very similar to the curly hair method! yay.

People always gave me funny looks when I said I didn't use shampoo or brush or blowdry my hair, now I know it is a proper method!

How often do people with curly hair wash their hair?

I find I need to wash mine every other day.

saythatagain answering your question,

Low-pooing = Occassionally shampooing with a shampoo free of sulphates or silicones (someone correct me if this is wrong!)

No-pooing = Not shampooing atall

co-washing = washing hair with conditioner instead of shampoo

plopping = plopping your hair in a microfibre towel or tshirt plopping instructions

poo-ing = shampooing

I tried putting product on my hair then plopping but it was not a good look.. so I plop then put product on. Which way round is everyone else doing it?

Thanks very much SIFW. Without wanting to appear to be weird - I am in awe of your hair and secretly covet it! I recently had quite a big hair chop myself (for me anyway), I now wish I hadn't and can't wait for it to grow back.

lovely, lovely curls

Day 2 , this morning, my hair was disastrous, probably due to the use of excessive amounts of gel and curl cream yesterday. So I felt I had little choice but to go for a lowpoo wash. I used Boots naked sensitive, conditioned with original source avocado and pear and then used a tiny amount of curl cream before a feeble attempt at plopping with an old t-shirt.

My hair has never looked so good

Also, I have a very sensitive scalp, allergies and psoriasis - so far nothing has aggravated it at all.

I have massive frizzy curly hair and I have just found this thread! After years of trying every product out there I have found my best hair routine:

Wash and condition hair (I use Aussi moist, but will try the Original Source)

Use wide comb, just a little, to detangle hair

Wrap in a towel tuban to dry for few minutes

Scrunch in some Umberto Gianni Scruncing Gel

Smooth a little Boots pink curl cream over hair, particularly the ends

Then I twirl a few clumps of hair into ringlets (about 10 in total over hair)

Leave to dry, and then separate into smaller ringlets

This seems to work for me, but maybe I will try the plopping, can you do the plopping with a towel?

saythatagain I loved my hair when I first had it chopped, it was a nice change and it did even up my hair texture... But now it's shoulder length, I must admit, I want my long hair back! I hate this inbetween stage. Too short to put up and too long to feel it's tidy/styled iykwim.

Frankie - so it is gel, then curl cream?

I've always used mousse up until now

Did my first co-wash this morning, roots are definitely still greasy but the rest of it looks and feels lovely and soft...and quite curly!

My problem is:
Yes, I have curly hair; although there is plenty of it, it is quite fine.
I have found that the top of my head appears to be straight-ish compared to to the rest of it so I'm getting that triangle/puppy dog ears look big time! I know part of that is down to the cut (will not let that happen again). So I need some recommedations to give body, big body, lots of body.....if you get my drift?!
Another question - is it good for someone with my hair type to wash it every day, given that I don get 'flat head' hair on the next day.
I have been on the curly website and I'm not getting all of the abreviations - kkkkc etc!!!!

Hve beenlurking on this thread, recently discovered my childhood curls and am nurturing them.
Got my OS stuff and will start tomorrow.

Hmm, not sure I can live with the co-washing thing. My hair is disgusting today and taking on a Medusa-like appearance.

anybody who WOH or needs to leave the house early - how do you dry your hair in winter?

i leave to dry naturally in summer but this time of year it's starting to be too damp when i get to work... and diffusers seem to break up all the ringlets and give me hair that looks like Mr Messy from the Mr Men - really thin strands in random squiggles everywhere.

anybody got any ideas?

i'd love to not wash in the morning but i wake up with bed head most days with one side all curly and the other flat

Agreed, fluffles. I have to leave for work at the arse-crack of dawn and it's starting to get very VERY cold in the morning. Too cold to be running around with damp hair!

you don't need to keep washing it every day. or going about with it soaking wet. get a decent water spray and use that revive your curls. i've been doing that since i was 12! it still disturbs MIL that i send dd age 3 to hers for sleepovers with a water spray and NO brush or comb!

do you not need quite a LOT of water sprayed on to get rid of the bed-flattened bits???

maybe i'm just a bit rubbish, or my curls are a bit rubbish

Quite a lot for bad bed hair, spot of mousse too?

Mine is still coming on in leaps and bounds, really, really pleased I tried this.

Can't believe the difference just co-washing has made to the dc's hair either. Ds now has lovely curls that don't frizz and they both get far less 'bed head nests' at the back where they have slept, probably because their hair isn't so dry.

I have also stopped plopping overnight, too much hassle, and gone back to diffusing after a short plop, much better results.