Wide tooth comb again, praying hands again, and gently scrunch again. Add gel with praying hands, then gently scrunch. Flip head upside down and rake in more leave in, use a wide tooth comb to create clumps, praying hands to smooth, then gently scrunch. Divide hair in half and rake in leave in on each side. Rinse all or most of the conditioner out. Detangle with wide tooth comb and my fingers. Squish to condish until my hair feels softer. Image: is your current hair regimen? Any favorite products you’d like to share?Ĭowash, Then add conditioner with praying hands. I have a few conditioners that work great for cowashing, conditioning, deep conditioning, Jackie! What’s your curly girl essential you can’t live without?Īs long as I have a conditioner and a gel, I’m good. But now I’m thinking about trying a silk pillow case so my curls can be more free. A month later, I figured I’d make an effort to see if this was real before looking into chemically straightening and I’m soooo happy I gave it a chance! What has been the most empowering moment of your natural hair journey so far?ĭefinitely being able to help other people struggling with their hair! I was so overwhelmed when I was new, so I love being able to give back. And after scrolling through posts, I thought….ya there’s no way these people have really curly hair, they must be curling it or something. I had no idea what that meant and clicked on the link to a Curly Girl Facebook group. I was about to get it chemically straightened and hope for the best when I saw a post on Facebook about plopping in leggings. But I was starting to highlight it more often, which caused it to dry out and loose curl. I’ve always worn my hair curly, only straightening or getting a blow out once in a while, for special events. What made you decide to embrace your naturally curly/wavy hair? I don’t think flat irons even existed yet. My sister would occasionally straighten it for me with an iron. I wished it could just be silky straight and smooth like everyone around me. So I would put it in a bun or braid to hide it. I remember writing about it in my diary, hoping it would just look good for the next day at school. I started hating my hair when I was about twelve. When I was a child, my mom had no idea how to handle my thick curly hair, so it was always cut really short. Image: was it like for you growing up with textured hair?
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