I recommend getting leave in conditioner, a curl cream to help with hydration and give hold, a light weight gel to help with hold, and then an oil/serum to soften the cast you could get from the gel. The oil/serum would help with frizz! Also, be sure to use a deep conditioner/hair mask to bring moisture to your curls!

Gel helps me! Though there is definitely an acceptable level of frizz for me in the summer. I don't have the patience to try to be completely frizz free. Also, avoiding glycerin in leave in products is important in humid weather.

The side bar has a giant list of products; and if you dig through the sub you will find tons of suggestions. Look for someone who has hair similar to yours and look at their routine to start

I have curly hair, but I recommend that anyone who has curly hair never iron it because it damages the ends, they become horrible, they are damaged and it is much better to leave your hair natural than to have it all ugly, I have never ironed mine because I love my hair and I take great care of it and it is beautiful, my hair is light brown, but I recommend using a lot of cream, define it and then you will have it as beautiful as you want, but also give your hair time, like you give time to your nails.

Luckily there are so many affordable curly hair products now that are suited for all hair types. For example a one in done mousse that also includes heat protection would be fine! And a diffuser helps massively when styling hair curly as it distributes the heat evenly adds volume also! You can get a universal one that attatches to any hairdryer.

Edit (spelling): kerastase*^ and mousse*^

I have fine curly hair that I only just recently stopped straightening and I went all in on Pattern Beauty products. I bought a bunch of travel/trial size products from different lines to see what worked best. I also had good results with Deva Curl, but I like the way Pattern stuff smells better.

I really love the Not Your Mother’s curly line! I use their gel and mousse every time I wash my hair, but I do agree with others that everyone’s hair is different and you’ll have to do some trial and error to find what works best for you!

I have fine hair and love Kinky Curly products. But they’re too heavy for some people.

I like Cake - The Curl Crush or Not Your Mothers - Curl Talk! Both keep my hair from being frizzy or stringy and can be bought at a drug store which is a win in my book. They’ll make it crunchy but you can scrunch that out even without oil

Inner sense volume mousse is incredible

Why are people going around downvoting comments - there's a bunch downvoted right now? If you don't like the product that's cool, but the question is what works for each person!

Mine are the As I Am co-wash, the Kinky Curly custard, and the Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair deep conditioner.

Kinky Curly Knot Today leave in. I’ve experimented with different gels and creams, but this leave in product has stayed consistent in my routine list

i’ve noticed a huge improvement in how my hair looks since i started using curl smith. i have almost their whole purple line. it’s expensive, but worth it. and i actually manage to find a lot of their products discounted at marshall’s and tj maxx so i don’t always have to pay full price.

Recently fell in love with Ouidad!! Their leave in conditioner + climate control gel has been life changing. The Mongongo oil is unreal. Love their shampoos and deep conditioners too. I’m a convert for sure

Aunt Jackie’s elongating gel is a holy grail for me as a curl enhancer. It doesn’t have enough hold for me so I layer LA Looks over it for easy 5 day curls.

You’ve already gotten really great advice. I have your same hair type, 2c/3a. Have you figured out your porosity and if your strands are thin or thick. You obviously have dense hair. I have low porosity, thin strands and dense hair. If you end up having the same, I could share my routine with you! Let me know!

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This is my day 2 hair. After 4 years of trial and error and lots of giving up I finally figured it out

Sign up for curls monthly. They send a box with samples of all sorts of different products every month that you can try. That way you’re not paying full price for a full size bottle of something that ends up not working for your hair.

Also, just for reference, I had absolutely nothing to do with this subscription service. I think it’s a great idea and wish that it was around when I started my curly hair journey.

Shampoo, conditioner, leave in/or curl cream and gel/mousse.

Coldish warm water. Satin pillow case. Cotton T-shirt or micro fiber hair wrap.

Shampoos/conditioners for light weight hair: Maui moisture, raw sugar, not your mothers, twist or Trader Joe’s tea tree Heavier more moisturizing brands: rizos curls, Mielle or Camille rose

Leave ins: kinky curly knot today (light) or Camille rose moisture milk (heavy)

Gels have never worked for me so that’ll be something you gotta figure out

Shampoo, conditioner, leave in conditioner and a little bit of gel. When you get out of the shower you want to section your hair left right and top. While your hair is soaked and sectioned, put the leave in conditioner in your hair and then a little bit of gel and you can rather brush it up and off of your scalp and brush it out. Then you can go in and do individual curls with a brush by brushing sections and giving them a little shaken finger coil or rake the product through and scrunch with your hands so your hair wet squishing noise and then take a cotton T-shirt and scrunch it again to remove excess moisture when your hair is set do not touch it. You can air dry, diffuse or plop it in a T-shirt.

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Hello! I would say u have 2C/3A. When it comes to rutines the most important thing is styling method not Products. No to say which products u use isnt important, but method is more. The best thing u can do is mix around w different styling rutines and methods untill i find one u love. If ur alsow stuggling w finding products u could take a look at "curls monthly":)

Go on on IG and follow @tootilab and @curlswithalexa Another helpful place is @vossthecurlboss. She is a curly stylist who will demonstrate how to style your hair.

Your routine needs to be shampoo, condition, apply gel in sections to wet hair from roots to tip, scrunch and diffuse. Don’t touch it while diffusing. That causes frizz. When it’s completely dry, it will be hard and crunchy. That’s the cast, and it’s a good thing. You break the cast by shaking it out with your fingers. @vossthecurlboss has great demos on how to break the cast.

You don’t need to know what hair type you have. Just follow that routine about two times a week. Never use a towel on your hair and always sleep with a satin bonnet at night. Good luck.

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Ouidad, innersense, briogeo. You need to invest in the good stuff. Worth every penny

Finding out my hair porosity has been a game changer for me and finding what products might work best. Hair porosity impacts how your hair does or doesn’t absorb products which obviously plays a big role in what your curls are going to look like and frizz and whatnot

It really depends on your hair. A lot of people like Shea moisture but it can weigh down some hair types, like my hair is more wavy and my curls have way more bounce when I don't use heavier products that have lots of oils, butters, and protein. DevaCurl isn't great for me either. But I only figured that stuff out after lots of experimenting! Buy products from Ulta or Sally Beauty if you can, they have great return policies. Sometimes how you use a product matters too, like applying to dripping wet hair vs. wrung out. I have had good luck with Not Your Mother's Naturals and Curl Talk lines, they are mostly cg-approved and not as expensive as DevaCurl.