What you need:
- Moisturizing Product (I like Organix Coconut Milk Anti-Breakage Serum)
- Moisturizing Product (I like Organix Coconut Milk Anti-Breakage Serum)
- Mousse (I like Suave Professionals Captivating Curls Whipped Cream Mousse)
- Heat Protectant for Curls
- Blow Dryer with Diffuser (the blow drying step is optional, but if you do blow dry, the diffuser is not optional)
1. If you haven’t just gotten hair wet in the shower or bath, wet your hair under the faucet.
2. Use a comb and brush out your hair unless you're like Elizabeth and it makes your hair frizzy.
3. Next apply the moisturizing product.
4. Apply mousse. I like the Suave mousse because it will not make your hair crunchy. However, if you use too much it will make it feel oily. So experiment and find out how much you need.
5. Apply a heat protectant if you plan on blow drying it. I don’t have a favorite, but I try to avoid sprays that spray a straight stream because then it doesn’t get all the hair, just a small area.
6. After you apply your products, brush through hair with a comb.
7. Scrunch lightly
8. Now you can either let curls air dry or use a diffuser on low speed and heat blow dry till only slightly damp. The diffuser prevents your curls or waves from getting blown around and frizzing. Just tilt your head to the side and place a section of hair into the diffuser. Do not scrunch while diffusing just hold it there.
One of the really helpful resources that we used when learning how to style our naturally curly hair was a book called Curly Girl: The Handbook by Lorraine Massey. If I could, I'd give a copy to every single girl with curly hair.
One of the really helpful resources that we used when learning how to style our naturally curly hair was a book called Curly Girl: The Handbook by Lorraine Massey. If I could, I'd give a copy to every single girl with curly hair.