Curly Girl Method

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I have naturally curly hair and can’t stand it. I’ve had other women recommend the curly girl method to me which would make it even more curly.

I have a history of not liking hair products. They can get expensive and I hate the way products feel on my head. I just don’t have the patience. My hair doesn’t match up with my personality.

Sorry to vent. I just wish I could explain this to NT women.

Curly Hair is Pretty

Hair tend to straighten when dried with hot air hair drier while simultanously brushing.
That's what my husband does after every washing - in his case, it's rather a by-product of hating to have wet hair for any longer than absolutely necessary but it makes his naturally wavy hair straight. It would probably make naturally curly hair wavy.

Dry Shampoo

How curly?



I'd say I'm about a 2B. However, it's also fairly thick, so if I skip a day of brushing it then it matts easily.

That's why I prefer to keep it on the shorter / medium side (less to brush through) - sitting on my shoulders. I used to use oils, but these days I don't need them. I let it grow out to my chest but I dislike it any longer.

I'm a 1. I can only be a 2A if I've braided it first for many hours.

My daughter is a 3C. Sometimes a 4A in humidity.

^My natural hair.

I’m trying to accept it. Curly hair reminds me of a book I like (Jane Eyre) so maybe I’ll remember that.....except no one cuts my hair other than a hairdresser.

You can cut it short or try natural hair care products. I used to make a hair gel by boiling flax seeds in water; it was light and not too sticky. But you might want something heavier to weigh down your curls. Just search online for natural hair gel, natural curly hair treatment, or whatever you are looking for.

So I have a bit of a mix of type 2 and 3. Which it looks like depends what I've done to it lol Typically only the shorter finer hair that get like type 3B and 3C; which course are often around my face where I usually part my hair. That annoys me so much, not because they are curly but because they are really unruly.

At the moment my hair is looking like type 2 A& B with the shorter ones sporting more C and a few 3A. But depending on product, shampoo, and conditioner my hair may air dry into type 3 ringlets. Or somewhere between that and what I have now....Oh and what I brush my hair with also will change what it's doing too O_O

anyway...i can understand hair frustrations lol

I don't mind the curls though, it's the frizz. Using some kind of product is necessary for me to have some kind of control or just to never use a brush on it (combs do better but don't help any unruliness), or it takes on the effect of looking like I might have touched an electric fence.

ANYWAY, if you don't like product maybe you could start my trying some different shampoos and conditioners? Because different ones certainly can change how my hair dries.

As a child, I'm a 3B...

Until I was around 8, when my hair is long enough, it just went gradually to 2B. It's still naturally 2B to this day.


Once in around every 2 or so years, my hair gets straighten and relaxed to a straight 1 because everyone else thinks it's fun and less creepy.

Seriously, usually someone else pays for me to have it.
I won't object because why the heck not?

It would mean I wouldn't comb my hair hard or tangle very much.
Or that my hair would be less heavier. Or if it's sticky or too hot I wouldn't have to tie it into a bun.
Or that leaving it untied with the wind, along with how I move, it'll end up all over the place and potentially scare people at night.


Maintenance requires hair conditioning.
And avoid getting it too wet unless washed with hair conditioning as soon as possible.

The treatment itself can lasts for few hours. Effects lasts for several months.

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