My question about why thick curly hair is so hard to manage?

Question

This relates to my previous question about thick curly hair. Someone wrote stop trying to make your hair like a white persons, well I am white I just have really thick curly hair like a black person's hair and with all the peoples responses so far I haven't found an answer I'm searching for about how to manage thick, curly course hair. Please help I'm growing it out and it's always getting frizzy in the humidity. I use Garnier fructis and hawian ginger root conditioner and lots of it. If you have curly hair like me you know what I mean by lots of conditioner.

Answer 1

yeah i have curly hair too
maybe not like yours
but hard to manage
i just put my hair into a tight bun when i go to sleep
[this way itll grow out the frizzycurliness
and when i go somewhere i slick it back with gel
hope i helped =]

Answer 2

There are better products out there than Garnier Fructis.
I have hair just like yours and I use a leave in conditioner, (Sebastian Potion #9), a shining serum, and heavy mousse (non volumizing)
I have Black girl hair, but I'm Mexican so go figure!
Curly hair is beautiful, embrace it :) Check out the website below!

Answer 3

First of all, stop shampooing it too much- and do not use shampoos that contain sodium laureth sulfate or sodium lauryl sulfate- these are things commonly added to dishwashing liquids and make all the foam- except they dry out hair and curly hair is usually drier than straight hair. I bought a book by Lorraine Massey "Curly Girl" and founds tons of great tips for curly hair that made my life easier and my hair manageable. I highly recommend it, costs about $10 and is worth every penny.

Answer 4

As long as I read about your hair it must be really hard to manage, because my hair is also as curly as black girls hair and I have another problem with dandruff, I relaxed it twice and it was beautiful until right now my normal hair is growing back and when I relaxed it I could finally washed my hair myself (my mom used to washed it for me), and started to wash it regularly, though my hair that is now growing and standing up was the hair that fell when I washed my hair and it was a lot, so I also have a problem with this and need help

Answer 5

I too, have coarse curly (frizzy hair) and have nobody of African-American (or similar) descent in my heritage-- I am German and Irish-- Go figure. Plus I am a red-head!!

Curly hair has a more 'rough' cuticle (outside of the strand) than straigh hair. Managing curly hair has to do with smoothing the cuticle. When you use product that has a high silicone content that smooths the cuticle and makes the curls easier to manage. Heat and chemicals can also smooth the cuticle.

In my research with the stylist and my own experience, you do not need to spend tons of money on special shampoos and conditioners for curly hair. You just need to avoid shampoos with Ammonium lauryl sulfate and instead use shampoo with Sodium Laureth Sulfate--it is supposed to be less drying to the hair. As far as conditioners go--use one with lots of natural oils (olive, jojoba, etc). And ease up on the amount you use (about the the size of 2 quarters side by side), the more will just make your hair oily and then you will have oil flat roots with puffy hair on the bottom--gross!

When you detangle your wet hair, be very gentle and use your fingers instead of a comb or brush to minimize breakage (and more short frizzies!)

Finally for shiny hair or sleeker curls, use a silcon based leave-in conditioner like Frizz-ease. It will weigh you hair down and smooth out your curls so use it sparingly. I have used it the Flordia heat/humidy and haven't had many fly aways. It is also good to use it if you are going to heat straighten your hair.

You said you are growing out your hair but you might want to talk to a stylist (or look for pictures) about getting a transition cut while you are growing out your old style. Curly hair lays best with a good cut, and that does not always mean layered.

Lastly, try to have a sense of humor about your hair. I refer to mine as an out of control 2-year old (because some days I can not control it!). I have suffered through years of name calling and teasing because of my hair, and even as an adult people think nothing of comenting postivitly or negatively about my hair. I have decieded my hair is "my trademark" and I am know for it by anybody I come in contact with. So wear it proud--even on bad frizzies day-- and on the good days TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES!!! :)

Answer 6

I'm sorry to hear about all of your bad luck in previous questions. Unfortunatly, I don't really have an answer for you. You could always go to a salon and get it chemically straigtened,(you've probably heard that already sry) and if you want to, you could slick it back with gel, and but it in a tight bun. That's one way that I've seen somebody do it. I don't know if they have hair like yours though. Good luck, ~isa B-)

Answer 7

Wow, I can so relate. As long as you don't do it too often, straitening can really help. If your hair is like mine, you can go for almost a week w/o washing it. This way, it will stay strait for that long. You can also try products and stuff but that has never worked for me. Good luck!

Answer 8

Put a Relaxer in it.