I’m asking for help. Just the ends of my hair curl and I want to enhance them?

My hair is even less wavy than yours if I follow a similar routine. To start, get CG-friendly products (no silicone especially!), plop instead of blow drying, and stop brushing it (finger comb in the shower, then scrunch it after combing to restore the shape). Those three alone will do a world of good, and anything else you add to your routine is a bonus. Check the pinned post and community info for more guides.

Check out the pinned post, cruise the posts on this sub, and then I highly recommend checking out Instagram and YouTube for styling videos. For wavy hair, I recommend checking out @wavycurly on Instagram or she is Wavy Curly Ali on YouTube. Good luck!

I wash my hair once a week mostly brush it out and have it in a ponytail. I use natural hair products and don’t use heat products except hair dryer

Use your gel on wet hair, straight out of the shower! That would help a lot I think

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Yeah I have a very similar waviness to my hair. When I want to have more curls I use curl cream and a diffuser.

With curl cream in I scrunch my hair quite thoroughly. Then I use a diffuser, and one of the methods I use is the scoop method https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ffa1UTS6Am8?feature=share

Then I finish with argan oil

I use Ouia air dry foam, after you shower scrunch it into your hair while it’s still soaking wet. Don’t touch it for a few minutes then use the diffuser blow dryer. That usually helps them stay in place. Once it’s dry, don’t touch it again for a few minutes then mess it up/scrunch it out a little bit. Might help.

r/curlyhair. Go. More than half this sub needs to go there.

I use a curl cream on wet hair as well as sea salt spray. Scrunch hair up, don’t brush. Let air dry.

I think it’s better to ask the r/curlyhair page since this page is more so for type 4 hair

Are you putting oil in your hair to make it like this? I would suggest a good shampoo and condition to get the oil out and then mousse or gel to get your natural hair pattern back also Bantu knots

Seems like your hair is weighed down by product

check out r/curlyhair lots of advice there specifically for your hair type :)

I'm lousy at figuring out new routines, but r/curlyhair has taught me squish to condish and that's made a big difference for me. Also leaving a bit of conditioner in my hair without washing out. I always thought it would weigh it down/make it greasy but it doesn't! I love your hair, your curls are so ringlet-y and gorgeous. My good day would be how yours looks.

Your hair is gorgeous!!

There’s a lot of different things you could try out. Use a curly cream or gel, diffuse.

I have very fine hair. I use a mousse, cream, and gel and diffuse on high heat but low pressure

If your hair responds to rain and moisture like that, have you ever tried doing a wet set with curlers? Many of the vintage styles would start with a wet set, dry overnight, then a brush out. It is a bit of work but I bet your hair would respond well to it.

Yesterday after being in the rain I remembered how much I like the way my hair curls after being in the rain and I am wondering how I can achieve the same results after every wash. My hair is very fine and I usually only air dry and don’t use any product on it. Sometimes it dries more straight with a strange wave behind my neck and sometimes it dries more curly/wavy. One interesting thing to note is my hair does not hold any heat curls and flattens out within an hour no matter how much hairspray I use but it will hold curls after swimming/rain. I love how voluminous it looks when my natural curls are there. What would be the best product and technique for my type of hair to enhance the waves?

I wonder if the curl cream and gel may be a bit too much on your hair on wash day. If your refresh day includes dry shampoo and it’s helping add volume and texture and absorb oils, this also makes me think that reducing product use or finding something a bit more light weight on wash day could be better. I have fine curls as well and have had good results with IGK best interest air dry styler and also Kevin Murphy Smooth Again. You can use as little or as much as you need and both products zap frizz and the K. Murphy provides hold depending on how much you use. I know you don’t want to keep trying products though. I could stock my own store with all of the products I have tried over the years 😆. Salt on the other hand also absorbs oils and adds volume as it coats the hair shaft. The nerd in me wonders if you couldn’t just make your own DIY spray bottle of a sea salt mixture with water to spritz in your hair as an experiment. 🤔

Do you scrunch and shake after drying to 100%? Cuz that's what works me.

I always wash my hair the day before a big event bc day 2 is everything for me. Day 3 is pretty stellar too. I can make it to day 7 with nice, consistent curls that last.

If you are frizzy and dry, you need to work on your hydration. Google squish to condish videos. Sounds like you need a sealer with stronger hold. My fave is LA Looks gel. Provides 7 days of curls with ease

Best after an ocean dip is the best routine in my opinion! So I’m curious, what are the obvious reasons why you shouldn’t do that?

Daily salt water immersion is a life goal for me- best I manage these days is twice a week. Three plus times means vacation. I typically just plan wash day to line up with surf day.

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Looks sooo shiny and healthy! Was also curious about the Paul Mitchell cream haha, we have similar hair and I love single stylers. I’m in a similar boat with budget - I try to not buy a ton of products and use up what I have or look for travel sizes or deals at tj maxx/marshalls. 

What i feel has been making a big difference is playing around with more than scrunching. I was really struggling with even product application before and raking product through my hair in 2 to 3 sections before scrunching has really helped give me more definition and hair that really waves/curls up better. Rake, shake and scrunch technique also gives me good results. It also takes some trial and error to figure out how much potential your hair has to curl closer to the roots - I personally just deal with a little less definition there because getting product close to my scalp makes it itchy, but def look up root clipping and play around with finger coiling. You can also see if a small!! Amount of conditioner further up your lengths makes a difference, I think it does personally 

It looks lovely!

The difference is very visible, it looks very beautiful

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wet it the best you can, seriously, drenched and dripping water, and scrunch (just leave it to drie naturally and don't touch it while it's wet)

Heatless waves, wrap it in a band over night, don’t even need to wet it, no products needed.