Re-Hydrating Your Curly Hair Style

Whether your curly locks have undergone short, medium shoulder length, or long-length curly hair cut, be mindful that the better half of maintaining what your hair dresser has successfully done for your hair needs some routine upkeep to make them as beautiful as when you left the salon.

Curly hair can be more demanding to maintain than other hair types. One of the most important things to remember is to ensure that you retain your hair’s natural oils. So be prepared to be a bit more ceremonious here and follow the some advice below:

• Curly hair needs good hydration. You need to retain natural oils that protect both hair and scalp. So cut back on shampooing your hair. Almost all shampoos are formulated with harsh ammonium sulfates that dry out and eventually damage curly hair. You can read these chemicals at the back of your shampoo bottles. Conditioners are sufficient to clean curly hair or any type of hair for that matter. If you can’t do without shampoos for whatever reasons, at least use those with mild betane-based formulation, and use them sparingly. One option is to dilute thick shampoo goo with equal parts water to lessen their astringent drying effects.
• Talk about conditioners, use non-silicone based shampoos and conditioner which don’t leave any chemical residue on your hair. Spread the conditioner evenly over your scalp massaging it with your finger tips, not finger nails. Rinse thoroughly after that Do a conditioner wash as often as needed, the drier your scalp is, the more frequent. The idea is to hydrate your curly hair on your next hair wash after having a curly hair cut. Nothing looks more terrible than dried out curls.
• Do final rinsing using cold water, not freezing water though. This reduces frizz while adding luster to your curly locks. It can be good to leave some conditioner in your curls, particularly in the drier sections like the ends of your hair, regardless of the length of your curly hair cut you went through in the salon. Run through your fingers through your wet curls to release any entanglements but don’t comb at this point.
• While still wet, partition 3-4 sections on your hair and apply your preferred styling gel one section at a time, from the hair roots to the ends each time. Distribute the gel evenly through your hair. This will seal in the natural moisture in your hair the better to retain their hydration.
• It may be tempting to use a hair drier. But unless you are in a rush, it is best to refrain from using one and just let your hair dry from a towel or by aeration. Frequent blow drying is one sure way to damage hair.