How to manage cury hair?

Question

I have naturally curly hair that has been damaged by straightning it every day. If i leave it curly it gets frizzy and poofy. What products should i use to make them more manageable and less frizzy.

Answer 1

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!!!!! It's hard for me too cuz iv'e noticed that after all this straiting, i washed my hair and i have less hair and it looks REAL damaged. i'm still looking for products TRUST ME the best one that i've used (NOT GEL! which makes it worse) was Pantene pro-V styling milk "for Curls" it made it look like i had mouse on but didnt damage it that way. thing is i havent found it ever again.!!!!

Here's a link:
http://www.pantene.com/en_US/products/collection/curls/styling_milk.jsp

GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 2

Don't keep straightening it with a blow dryer. Don't rely on products.

Here's 2 great tips:

1) For a few days, as an experiment, try "washing" your hair without shampoo. Use a favorite conditioner instead. Use vigorous motion to clean your hair and scalp with your fingertips with the conditioner in your wet hair in the shower. Then rinse and possibly repeat. (Shampoos, even those that say they are gentle, will often exacerbate dry hair.) You could still use shampoo once a week. Sometimes I go for weeks using conditioner and warm water and vigorous motion and the longer I go without using shampoo, the more soft my hair is.

2) To help with the curliness, try this:

a) With clean, dry hair, comb out the knots, then sprits hair lightly all over with a conditioning sprits (I love Focus 21 Sea Plasma--available only through an Internet search by mail).

b) Re-comb hair through a bit to distribute the moisture.

c) Bend at the waist and comb your hair upside down for a minute.

d) Grab your hair into a ponytail while you are still bent over holdng your head upside down. Imagine you are a Unicorn and that's about the angle you are looking for with the ponytail on top of your head--NOT at a 90 degree angle from the top of your head (as in the days of the 1960's with the orange juice cans). The hair should be pointed in a direction of about 45 degrees off the top of your hairline. Do not use a rubber band to secure the hair as this will leave an unsightly dent in your hair all day. Instead, move on to the next step.

e) Stand up holding onto the ponytail, maintaining the Unicorn direction. Then, beginning at the end of your ponytail, roll hair tightly backwards around a rolled-up kitchen towel (I fold a thick kitchen towel in half lengthwise, then roll it up into a tight roll. If you have thin kitchen towels and long hair, it may take 2 kitchen towels rolled up together). If you have layered hair, some pieces may fall out of the ponytail, that's okay if there are only a few. This may take some practice to minimize this effect.

f) Once you have rolled the roller as close to your head as possible, tightly, clip the roll to your head on each side at a 45 degree angle with 2 extra large butterfly hair clips, making sure to clip some of the hair next to your scalp as well as the edges of the roller/towel to hold it in place.

g) You won't look like a Unicorn, but you will probably look like an alien trying to communicate with your distant planet. Do not answer the door if the doorbell rings, as the UPS guy will run for his life!

h) After about 30-60 minutes, gently unroll your hair and let it fall. It may still be a bit moist, so gently comb it with a wide-tooth comb with minimal fuss and allow it to dry the remainder of the way naturally. You will eventually determine the right amount of moisture to use for your hair. You want it to be almost completely dry when you take out the roller.

This secret Unicorn ANGLE of this method ensures that your hair will CASCADE in a very flattering way when you take out the roller. It also ensures that there are no marks or dents in your hair from the roller. You should have straight hair all day, unless it rains.

Although silicone-based anti-frizz serums are effective to straighten hair when blow drying, I find they work against my goal when I include them with this particular rolling method.

Now you will have a NEW problem: the jealousy of other females...sorry!

Answer 3

My hair gets frizzy during the hot months maybe this will help the frizzies for your hair:

Make sure you get trims every 4-6 weeks.
Towel dry your hair using a scrunching method to absorb the water. (never rub your hair)

I like using Garnier (leave in hair conditioner and serum) on the ends of the hair. Keep it conditoned very well.

Answer 4

Ooooo, your hair sounds like mine. What I use is:
Herbal Essence Dangerously Straight shampoo
Herbal Essence Dangerously Straight conditioner
Herbal Essence Dangerously Straight hairspray
Garnier Fructis Smoothing Milk
Avon Defrizzing Tablets (sometimes)
My hair always seems to stay flat or at least not frizzy.
Also, I do not use all these at once.
Shampoo and condition night before, use Smoothing milk in morning. Finish with hairspray. Use Tablets if special occasion or really humid.
Hope I helped!

Answer 5

I think you should cut it a little longer than shoulder cut to start of fresh. Use Herbel Essences Dangerously Straight Products. If you are in a hurry, then use the spray only.
My cousin, who also has naturally curly hair, just uses mousse while her hair is still wet, and then blow drys it. Her curls look hot. I get so jealous sometimes!
Good luck!

Answer 6

I have the same problem. Natural curly hair that is damaged by color and straightening. When I want to wear my hair curly I use a mouse and bend over and blow dry my hair while scrunching with my hand. Make sure the blow dryer is on low and you are not trying to dry completely. Bending over and doing this brings more volume to your hair. If you dont have a volume problem, mouse, blow dry while scrunching standing up as usual.

Answer 7

GEL. and hairspray. Take a shower, brush hair IN shower, when you go out, DONT brush it, leave it curly, then apply gel and hairspray while wet and let it airdry curly. Or you can blowdry it I guess but it sounds like your hair doesnt need more damage. Oh and buy the gel and hairspray with NO ALCOHOL on it- should say so on bottle. hope that helped :-)

Answer 8

I have the same problem I use a root pump type of mousse and a shine serum to control mine! Also I deep condition at least twice a week. This has really helped with my frizz and poofiness! Good luck

Answer 9

Go to a professional. People with curly hair should NOT make it straight. All you do is ruin it. Then you have to cut it off real short and start over. Go to a professional stylist and ask them what products you should use. They will show you how to use it and how to manage your hair.

Answer 10

i totally kno how u feel! my hair is the same. i basically straighten it everyday but when my hair is getting too fried from all the straightening i let it curly.
after u get out of the shower put a little more conditoner in it then brush it i also reccomend frizzease by john freida. then apply moouse any kind really it doesnt have to be expensive. and let it dry naturally.