The key behind caring for curly hair is to remove harsh products and build up that could be damaging to hair. If the hair is healthy with enough protein and moisture then it will naturally curl better. The better condition your hair is, the better it will naturally curl.
Start your journey from here:
Reset your hair
To start your journey, it is important to first reset your hair. For this use a silicon free shampoo to cleanse any silicone left on the hair. This could be a shampoo with sulphate to cleanse the hair.
Deep condition using a prepoo hair oil treatment
After resetting your hair, restore your hair with deep conditioning hair oils or hair mask from Soaked in Nature.
For normal, dry scalp use Nourishing Hair Serum Oil. For oily scalp use Scalp Balancing Hair Serum Oil. Do this at least twice a week. Wrap your head with a head cap, bag or towel to keep it in the warmth.
For curly hair deep conditioning is very important, for this use Hair Mask at least once in 2 weeks.
Co wash
This is something that you will perfect with hit and trials as you will know what works the best for you. It is recommended to wash your hair twice a week - once with conditioner only, later in the week with sulphate free shampoo to remove any build up. You might be able to progress to a conditioner only wash eventually with a low sulphate shampoo wash only a few times a month.
1st wash in the week - Wash your hair with conditioner as you would with a shampoo. Massage the conditioner on scalp and hair to remove any build up and cleanse your hair. Repeat if required. It is recommended to brush your curls at this time while they are wet, slippery and coated in conditioner. Use a hair brush and not a comb.
2nd wash in the week - Wash your hair with a low sulphate shampoo followed by applying of conditioner only on strands.
Leave in hair oil serum treatment
Once you have rinsed your hair, when its wet, apply the hair oil serum as per your scalp type on the hair strands. It is important to do this step when the hair is wet to lock the moisture in. Do this by flipping your hair forward. When you do this, scrunch your hair by cupping and squeezing hair in your palms - this helps in removing frizz from the hair.
P.S. - Don't apply the hair oil serum on scalp as it might lead to build up. At this stage, you can either use fingers to detangle hair or do gentle brushing (don't use comb).
Plop hair before drying
For this use a towel or a t-shirt. Position your wet hair upside down and gently wrap. Keep this on at least 5 to 10 minutes. Do not use fluffy towel as it could cause frizz.
Dry your hair naturally
When this is not possible use a curly hair drying diffuser
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