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? Curly hair book? Care products?
My cousin is turning 16 and was griping about her hair going curly when she hit puberty. I wanted to get her that book - about how to care for curly hair. Wasn't there buzz about that here a while back?
Also, any hair care products for her? She has super tight ringlets now, and it used to be straight - funky, huh?
Oh my!! I was just coming to post about a great book called "Curly Girl: The Handbook" !! I have been letting my hair naturally curl for about 8 mos now, and I feel so real and free! My hair is extra wavy, and letting it go has freed me! The book "Curly Girl" is full of tips on washing (or not), conditioning, cutting etc etc etc.
I picked it up thinking it wasn't going to adress my needs, but it *so* does!!! Down to how to part. I nearly cried the first time I read it. I had been doing so many of these things that are good for curls, but I felt unruly. However, the book even addresses that! I had long ago gotten sulky about hairdressers blowing my hair straight, and this book gave me extra courage.
Of course, I have had many days of feeling anger at poor hairdressers who hacked at me, not understanding my hair! It's sad, but I'm letting that go.
The authors are Lorraine Massey and Deborah Chiel. *All* curly-haired girls need this book!!
So, ok, run do not walk.
Right now I am using Bumble conditioner for thick, curly hair. I love it.
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I knew there was a book!
Yahoo! Thanks.
I told her "you need to EMBRACE the curls - don't fight them!" (She was flat ironing but it takes *forevah* to do it)
Any other product recommendations? I'd love to find her a really good serum or something to smooth through for frizzies. (particularly something I can get local-to-me - like at Beauty Brands or similar)
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i've never seen that book before...interesting. i've got curly hair although it isn't as curly as it was when i was younger. in late elementary school it was downright nappy...now it can easily be blown straight.
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Is there any particular thing that I could get her that might help? Any special towels or any tools that come in handy?
A wide tooth comb is my main tool. Since I plop my hair into a towel, instead of twisting, I just use a small thin body towel and I tie. jUst something I rigged up. If she follows the book's instructions for taking care of her hair, she will probably completely change the way she does it and it is very minimal. I'd say get her the book first and then ask her if she wants to try what the book says.
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again, i've not read the book. i'd started posting earlier and dh called me away from the computer.
i just wash my hair, use conditioner (which i rinse out all but maybe once a week) then wrap in a towel.
once i'm dressed i comb it out (wet) to get the snarls out, using a w.i.d.e. tooth comb and then rub some gel into it. right now i'm using cheapo LA Looks gel (a little), rubbed all through it (turning upside down to get all of it-mine is long) and then i add the curls rock stuff (just a little...about a dime-sized dollup does my entire head of hair, and my hair is to my elbows when wet.) then i flip back up, toussle it around a bit, scrunch some curls and let it air dry. most days it ends up in piggy braids or twisted up in a barrette (french twist) once it's dry...but i let it dry first, scrunching every so often to keep the product from making it crunchy.
i don't like the curls rock shampoo although i use the conditioner once every week or two (i switch it out).
i've found i like pantene's curly mousse, curly shampoo and conditioner too (but can't afford it all the time, hence the LA Looks gel...which is dh's but i'm stealing it shh!)
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Originally Posted by thrifty_sahm
A wide tooth comb is my main tool. .
yep...i'd have her avoid a brush if at all possible. i have one (a nice vented wooden one) but if i use it i only use it when it's wet...but since my hair got past my shoulders i have found that my curls get too separated by the brush when i use it at all so i just use a wide tooth comb when wet to keep the curls from separating. if they separate when wet i get frizz-head as it dries.
oh and it should go without saying that you NEVER brush curly hair when it is dry. i don't comb mine either...nothing once dry except my fingers (or someone else's ) if you do you risk breaking it and you definitely separate the curls and cause frizz.
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I use a giant t-shirt for "plopping" and I like it better than terry cloth. Terry has those little water sucker loops that I think generate a certain amount of frizz. The t-shirt is very absorbant and smooth.
Never, never, never towel dry. If you towel dry you may as well forget everything else and embrace your frizz. You can gently blot. GENTLY!
I really like Curly Girl. It's made a tremendous difference for my hair.
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) if you do you risk breaking it and you definitely separate the curls and cause frizz.
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