HOW can my curly hair look better ?

MY HAIR IS VERY CURLY WHEN ITS WET,it gets puffy when its dry . i usally have it in a low pony tail, what are some styles that i can do to a daily day bases

HOW can my curly hair look better %26lt;girl%26gt;?

Curly hair is very versatile. You can wear it down, half up, in a braid or a ponytail, or pull back a few curls from your face with some bobby pins.

*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, a leave in, 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 with cold/cool water.

*Do not brush/comb your hair after this point because it will disturb the curl pattern (make sure you already have a part). It is also important to use gel on sopping wet hair and scrunch the hair with your fingers. Make sure gel is evenly distributed everywhere in your hair. If you use too much you can always scrunch out the crunchy texture later.

*Use paper towels or an old t-shirt to gently scrunch some of the water out (generic towels can make hair frizz). You can either let your hair air dry or wait ten minutes and then use a blowdryer with a diffuser. Dry until your hair is almost dry, and then air-dry the last bit. Do not touch the hair while it is air-drying or it will frizz!

*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. Before you decide to quit shampoo, do a final cleanse with shampoo and stop the use of any products with silicones in them. 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!

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

list of products, care, and more info. about curly hair- http://healthycurls.awardspace.com/

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 (available on Amazon or the library)- Curly Girl by Lorraine Massey

HOW can my curly hair look better %26lt;girl%26gt;?

It's all in the product you use.

My all-time favorite (available at ULTA) is:

ISO Bouncy Creme

It smells great, makes my hair soft, bouncy and less frizz.

HOW can my curly hair look better %26lt;girl%26gt;?

i have the same problem but i usually just get mousse and hairspary(((Garnier Frutis)))) and it;s scrunched. but when i straighten my hair i use bedhead. umm... just try to break the habit of wearing it in a low ponytail. be creative with stuff..

HOW can my curly hair look better %26lt;girl%26gt;?

well, i know it is kind of expensive but i had really curly and poofy hair which was annoying and hard to deal with, and then i got it permanently striaghtened.

it is pretty expensive but it works REALLY well.

HOW can my curly hair look better %26lt;girl%26gt;?

to eliminate frizzyness, i use a small palm full of paul mitchell extra body mousse to scrunch it. then i put ONE squirt of paul mitchell super skinny into my palms and rub my hands together. i go back through and scruch really lightly, but make sure to avoid the root area, and not get too much in any one area.

or you could invest in a chi straightener or any higher-end ceramic straightener. they heat up hotter than anything you can buy at walmart and will make your hair totally straight and eliminate frizzyness. next time you get your hair done ask them to use one on you and give you a tutorial. you can get a chi for less than $100 on eaby

HOW can my curly hair look better %26lt;girl%26gt;?

If you want to keep the curls you need leave in conditioner my hair has really tight curly hair but man it will frizz out like a poof ball took me a while to learn to manage it correctly to look better. (Thanx to a sylist for a friend) But I would try some "Curly Concious" or "Biolage rehidration theropy" Love both of them myself. Use the shampoo and condition balm then when you get out of the shower towl dry your hair and use some leave in conditioner to tame the rest. A trick when your using the leave in conditioner is to start with a little conditioner at a time and curl your hair with your finger in the direction the curl goes. This will help to get your hair to go all in one direction instead of every other direction you dont want it to go. Hope it works for you like it did for me. P.S. NEVER use a brush always use a pick or pick comb. brushes will help make your hair frizzy!