Sunday, June 20, 2010

How am I supposed to brush my curly hair?

I've heard that brushing curly hair makes it frizzy and damaged and it's true. So, then I started combing my hair in the shower since it's easier to comb through because of the conditioner. But, when I do that, a lot of my hair falls out. I'm losing so much hair. If I don't brush my hair at all it gets way too big. What should I do ...? Thanks for your answers ...



How am I supposed to brush my curly hair?

Its perfectly normal to loose hair, you could be at the end of your hair growth cycle, so it looks as though you are loosing more. You should only use a wide toothed comb on really curly hair otherwise it will go frizzy.



How am I supposed to brush my curly hair?

Comb it with a wide tooth comb with conditioner in the hair. Use products designed for curly hair. (Aveda has an entire Be Curly line that is incredible) Use a diffuser on your blowdryer or air dry.



How am I supposed to brush my curly hair?

Don閳ユ獩 worry about all the hair that you see when you brush ur hair/ EVERYONE sheds hair. If someone has straight hair, their hair just falls out. But for us curly people, all the hair that naturally falls out, gets trapped on our head because of our curls! So when your brushing ur hair in the shower, its ok if a lot comes out. Its better if you use a wide toothed comb or ur fingers when brushing curly hair, and YES its good to do it only in the shower, otherwise u get frizz.



So comb out the tangles in the shower, and then you should probably put on some product after, so your hair doesn閳ユ獩 get tangly through out the day. I use Sunsilk Antifrizz cr鐚玬e, or Pantene mousse. Both work very well and u can buy em at Rite Aid.



How am I supposed to brush my curly hair?

It is normal to lose 100 hairs a day. Yours are just falling out in the shower. Try finger combing.



- Read the book and visit the sites below about curly hair. I did and my once horrible curly hair is now well defined and healthy. Now I get compliments on my hair all the time! Straighten your hair- be happy for a day, learn to manage your curly hair- be happy for life! But if this is completely uninteresting to you, disregard.



- To style your hair using the curly-girl method you will need gel and conditioner at the minimum. Some less useful, but still nice stuff would be a blow dryer, a diffuser (reduces frizz in curly/wavy hair when used with dryer), and a micro fiber hair turban/old t-shirts (to dry wet hair while sleeping or in the morning).



- The main philosophy of the curly-girl method is to not use shampoo. This may sound unhygienic but it has actually made my hair less oily and dandruffy. Most shampoos contain some of the same chemicals found in laundry detergent (aka sulfates). They dry out curly hair. Also you shouldn't brush your curly hair dry because it damages the hair and makes it poof.



- Massaging of the scalp with conditioner to remove dirt is all that is needed. It will clean everything but super clingy silicones (avoid these- ingredients will end in -xane, -conol, or -cone). Then rinse and spread conditioner on the outside layer of hair and the hair at the nape of your neck. Gently comb tangles out with your fingers or a wide toothed comb and rinse. It is also important to use gel on sopping wet hair and scrunch the hair. Dry it gently by scrunching with paper towels or t-shirts- not towels. Then let your hair air dry or use a blow dryer with a diffuser.



- Use a cheap, silicone free conditioner to scrub your scalp such as Suave naturals or Vo5. Use a moisturizing conditioner, such as Kenra Moisturizing Conditioner (salon) or Nature's gate\Desert Essences conditioners (health food stores) for your hair. I recommend using a gel (LA Looks, Herbal Essences, La Bella) over a leave in (L閳ユ┉real Out of Bed Instant Texturizer). Experiment with whatever products you wish, but there are more conditioners, gels, etc. on the websites.



- You may be able to get away with some silicones (such as amodimethicone) if you clarify with a sulfate free shampoo. Try Devacurl no-poo (salon) or Cream of Nature (drug store). Feel free to find your own but always check the ingredients for sodium/ammonium lauryl/laureth sulfate.



- Your hair may seem worse at first, but it is just adjusting. This takes 2 to 4 weeks begin working. This is hard to do if you don't read the book, or at least visit the websites. Naturally curly hair can be beautiful! I hope you consider this- email me if you have any questions!



based on the book- http://www.ylcf.org/gotcurl/



curly forum, shopping, and info. (link is to explanation of book)- http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/v...



book- Curly girl by Loirane Massey



another page- http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Frizz-Into-C...

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