Ted CutezynskiDec 5, 2022

Long wavy/curly hair havers: halp?

My hair is coarse and naturally curly. My mom had stick-straight hair and didn't really know how to teach. me how to take care of mine when I was younger. I always thought my hair was straight and frizzy. Well, it's curly and frizzy, wavy on its worst days, a few tendrils on its best.

I had to unlearn a lot, like how to not wash it every day, etc. I dry it with microfiber, sleep on satin-ish pillow cases and wear it up at night. I do not heat style at all after decades of heat-straightening. While I am seeing bette results, I struggle with proper curl care because my brain doesn't always give me enough oomph every day to properly maintain.

Any tips or tricks are extremely appreciated. Here is a photo with no curl care, just air dry. Sorry it looks weird, I cropped out a tattoo on my arm.

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@shrugdealer My partner has very curly hair and I have wavy hair, my best advice to you is to use some low or no foam shampoo and to condition it deeply. You might know this already, but when you comb it post shower use a wide tooth comb, and that using a brush on it will make it more frizzy.

I hope other folks have more helpful tips 🙏

Dec 5, 2022 at 6:46amWeb
Show threadTed CutezynskiDec 5, 2022
@gem_adler Thank you! I appreciate it! low-foam is a good/new idea I will try on wash days! I do need to use the comb more than the wet brush, I get really impatient!