I would try putting your leave-in while your hair is still soaking wet out of the shower. I scrunch mine up and towards the scalp afterwards with a microfiber towel. I sort of do a small hold at the end and let any extra water dry off enough to not drip. I fully air dry mine. I never use heat or further products.

A lot of people will recommend mousse or gels to get the HOLD and then do a scrunch after its 100% dry with some type of hair oil on your hands. This works for more defined curls.

Your hair looks great! I’m not very good at typing sorry. But I think you should add something with hold to add a bit more definition. Either a mousse or a gel. Try some out and see if your hair likes it. I like the Ouidad whipped curls conditioning mousse and the LA looks blue gel. Then I scrunch out the crunch with either light Moroccan oil or verb ghost oil on my hands.

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use a TONNN of ogx oil preshower, focusing on mids, ends, and the more damaged or dry parts of your hair. argan oil if ur hair is sensitive to coconut, coconut if ur hair isnt (a good way to tell is that if ur hair is more damaged and takes a rlly short time to get wet and dry its high porosity if its more healthy and takes ages to get wet and dry its low porosity, if its somewhere in the middle its medium porosity. if ur hair is high porosity, itll prolly love the coconut oil. if its low porosity, itll like the argan. if its medium, alternate on wash days.) make sure you NEVER detangle your hair dry unless its when you're pre-pooing it (which means the preshower treatment).

make sure you double shampoo, shampooing upside down can help get a better cleanse! also it looks like you have a scalp massager, which can help cleanse your hair more effectively! more so raking your conditioner in and praying hands it in is the way (something like in this vid: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BtU2aUacUN8 btw: DONT APPLY CONDITIONER ON UR SCALP! it can weigh ur curls down esp if ur scalp isnt dry). make sure you leave ur conditioner in for 5 minutes (or at least dont wash it out right away). after 5 minutes, if you havent already detangled, detangle ur curls with ur wide tooth comb FROM THE ENDS UP!!! add more water instead of more product if you need more slip (slip is basically what you need to detangle curls easily).

first, make sure ur hair is SOAKING WET. you can experiment with damp styling later, but i find that damp styling gives you more frizz and volume. we want your curls to POP as much as they can! use a lott of that leave in, focusing on the mids and ends, especially on the damaged parts. use the mousse then gel, and on ur next wash day, try gel, then mousse! people use them both ways. i would say if u want ur curls to last longer, use mousse then gel, but if you want them to be more voluminous, gel then mousse! apply the mousse at the mids and ends, focusing on ur roots (if ur roots dont tend to get weighed down.) scrunch, pulse, and glaze the gel thru ur hair. use a microfiber towel or cotton tee to scrunch or like kind of squeeze out the excess water out of ur hair for reduced drying time.

hover diffuse ur hair up until ur gel cast forms. a gel cast is basically when ur hair looks stringy/wet/crunchy when its drying or dry. now pixie diffuse, or continue hover diffusing until dry.

use a lightweight oil, like the argan oil mist by ogx and apply it to ur hands. now scrunch your hair and take sections of ur curls and smoothh them down, which helps take out the cast for me!! also, dw if the cast doesnt form. it doesnt really matter for now.

also, you might need a clarifying shampoo (especially if your curls are low porosity or can get weighed down easily) the volumizing deep clean shampoo from pantene is a good one (https://pantene.com/en-us/product/sheer-volume-shampoo).

there are also some facs on here that would be helpful for you to read. checking out r/curlyhair and reading the facs and resources there on the curly hair method might also help your hair.

p.s. NEVER CO-WASH IM TELLING YOU, OK?

2nd p.s. co-washing is washing with only conditioner, which DOESNT WASH YOUR HAIR. conditioner hydrates, it doesnt cleanse. some shampoos are named as co-washes, which mean they hydrate more than they cleanse. you should get onto curly-tok, youll learn A LOT!

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It looks like you got a lot of products. It takes a lot of experimenting to find a great routine for most people. I would start by trying the OGx coconut oil on the ends preshower then shampoo and condition as normal.

For my very dry, damaged 2c/3a fine hair and life in a very dry climate, what works is a lot of leave in and then mousse, then gel. If you hair isn’t as dry and damaged, then you won’t need as much leave in.

One thing that helped me was actually Voss the Curl boss’ routine. She is a curly haired hair stylist and she has a wash day and a refresh routine and they are simple. She also has a lot of knowledge because she has curly hair and she is a hair stylist. I do ignore her product recommendations, but the routine was extremely helpful.

I’ve been using this as my mouse, it’s a GOD send if you need some volume and structure to keep the frizz away

Mouse, night cap, silk pillows case

Style when wet not dry!

https://preview.redd.it/ecd2anlp2waf1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f45ace842a8cf1b6a695ff1262ce7a2a1df32daa

They both smell amazinggggg

Embrace it !

Hi! I recommend that you start following bloggers with the same curvature as yours and use similar products, there are countless ways to style wavy hair to enhance your curvature too

Hi! Here are the basics of curly care that near everyone agrees on:

1. Only brush it when its wet. For some this means actually IN the shower and for some its directly after…. Never brush it dry unless you’re just about to get in the shower (and you’ve determined that works best)
2. Try scrunching it with a tshirt or another smoother material than a towel to dry. Just hold it underneath your hair and literally scrunch it up towards your scalp.
3. If you have frizz try an oil
4. For someone with not super curly hair I recommend shea moisture. Its a drugstore brand, easy to find and not crazy expensive, and they have a relatively extensive selection of products.
5. For your ultimate hair goals, you probably beed more than just shampoo and conditioner! Creams, gels, mousses, etc will all help.
6. Try bot to blow dry or use a diffuser attachment on the blowdryer with the same scrunching technique

These don’t apply to every single curly headed person but in general these are the most common things people do that help define and take care of your curls.

First off, your hair looks good now, but I hear you about the urge to cut it off!

Curly hair has a texture to each strand that makes them curl. That texture means it has trouble holding moisture like stick straight hair. So, there is a sidebar/information about basics around somewhere...I’m on my cell so it’s not as easy for me to see/find...that is a great place for products or techniques. Basically it all boils down to getting moisture into the hair strands and keeping it there until the water evaporates from washing it.

I've been thinking about cutting it but a lot of people recommended this thread and told me to try growing it out

Seriously you hair looks like goals. But definitely check out the CG Handbook and the Beginners Quickstart Guide under the community info for this subreddit.

check out the stickied post on top of the sub called "start here! beginner info" and that should get you started!

Yes, a lot of the time adolescent girls have oily hair. It can last into your 20s. Have you tried a dry shampoo just on the roots on the worst days?

As for your frizzy days, that photo looks more like my dream best day. You have great curls! For frizz, you can try a few things:

• pineapple your hair at night or use a real silk bonnet or a real silk pillowcase to sleep with (no satin, it is just polyester)
• after you take your hair out of the bonnet or pineapple in the morning, let it relax 20 min, then place it like you want it.
• after morning hair relaxes, if it is frizzy you can mist it a bit, scrunch and smooth, and do not touch it again all day. Touching it makes frizz. Some people use a refreshing product or they glaze some diluted leave-in cream over the top of the worst frizz with wet hands. Always style frizzy hair with wet hands.
• after you wash it and style it, do not touch it all day. Touching it makes frizz.
• embrace frizz. Natural curls frizz. Ones made with heat or curlers are silky smooth when done right.
• you can always carefully section your hair and comb each lock smooth and put it in a curler or pin curl to make a smooth curl. Do it when your hair is 95% dry. Leave in for an hour or more. The longer you leave it, the tighter the curl. Practice on days you are home.

Bangs are going to curl on a curly girl. You have to use heat or big curlers/brushes on them to prevent curl.

You can always learn to braid or do updos for the days you don’t like your hair. I hate hairspray, but some will use it to tame the little curlies when they do an updo. Curly hair will stay in updos better than straight hair does. You can look into cool sticks or pins to use to hold it up.

Edit: looking again at your photos, you just don’t have the same curl pattern as the girls in the last photo. You do have curls, they just start further down. That may mean that your fine hair cannot make curls up high with the weight of the longer hair weighing it down. If you are brave, you can get layers cut so that the top layers are shorter and make some curls higher up on your head. Or, get some curl clips (BounceCurl makes them I think) to hold the roots of your hair up to get texture at the top. Or, get the BounceCurl volume brush and use it to brush style your hair. See Manes By Mell on YT for technique.

Your hair might not need a lot of product. I have thick, wavy hair, but it’s fine in texture, and I find a light leave-in is good enough.

Do you apply products to your roots? I wonder if that’s why it’s causing it to be oily

Have you check out YouTube for curly girl techniques? That was a game for me

Hello! We have a similar hair texture and curl pattern. Here are my initial recommendations:

1. Omit brushing. Feel free to use a pick (yes, like an afro pick) to 'fluff' up your hair at the roots, but regular brushes will almost always result in frizz, for us.

2. Instead of towel-drying, use a t-shirt to geeeeennntly squeeze excess water from your hair.

3. Use a spray bottle to wet your hair when you need a refresh

4. For product, apply a curl creme or flax gel.

5. I allow my hair to air dry when possible. But otherwise I use a diffuser attachment on low to blow dry.

Message me if I can help answer any questions for you!

Routine: wet my hair, apply conditioner and then brush my hair with conditioner wet. I try to wash out the conditioner and dry it with a towel

deevacurl hair system periodt!

Alright so, first of all, cut the buns. Especially if you're keeping it for 12 hours a day. Bun hairstyles, especially when tight or worn frequently, can cause hair breakage, tension on the scalp, and potentially even hair loss due to traction alopecia. They can also contribute to frizz and damage the hair shaft. 

Try loose braids or ponytails. And then tuck it into your hijab or underscarf or whatever. Make sure to get trims for dead ends or split ends since long hair is prone to damage. Also, sleep with a silk or satin bonnet. And get a silk or satin underscarf, there are affordable options for underscarfs on veiled. Bonnets you can get anywhere just make sure they are actually silk/satin and not a ripoff.

Don't oil your hair way to much, once before a shower day is fine. There are a lot of affordable hair products out there ranging only from 8-12 dollars. If you cant get any, a good shampoo and conditioner is fine. Make sure to not rinse out all the conditioner in the shower. Leave some in particularly if your hair is dry.

I'm assuming it's quite humid in Pakistan. That is probably why your curls are so frizzy, humidity affects them a TON. To help this consider using anti-humidity styling products, applying hair oil, and ensuring your hair is fully dry before going outside. Also wash your hair with cooler water.

r/curlyhair is full of tips!

Oil your hair once a week, i recommend trying rosemary oil as well if you haven’t already

Put your hair in 2 braids or 4

Use a satin undercap under your hijab

Wear a satin scarf or a bonnet at night and homemade hair masks are good to do regularly

you definitely should make use out of silk or satin head covers and pillow cases

I don’t wear hijab but I have curly hair. I recommend using sulphate free shampoo and silicone free conditioners. Also after washing your hair, u can apply leave in conditioner or curl cream to keep the curls hydrated. Before wearing hijab, u can very lightly tie your hair into a bun. If you pull too hard, the tension will cause your curls to fall flat. Also curly hair should not be washed daily but rather 2-3 days a week

Fix my curls cream and gel is very affordable and works great, get a curly hair diffuser attachment for drying ur hair if you don't have one.

you need a gel! if it's in budget then get fix my curls flaxseed gel, it's really good, all you have to do is make sure your hair is a little wet, like dripping a little water kind of wet, then you brush it, with a wide tooth comb, take the gel and gently apply to smooth out your hair clumps and then gently scrunch.

Let it air dry completely and then lightly scrunch again so the hair is not crunchy anymore, this would really help!! and if you wanna go a step further, you can add a curl cream right before using the gel, but it's not necessary!

hopefully this helps you!!

Edit- if you need any more recommendations or have any questions, you can dm me!

I’ve always used keo karpin hair oil & I apply it on wet hair. I’ve been using this for almost 30 years. My dad used to do this when small, so this works perfectly fine. Gel and creams gives me dandruff

Gel !!

Invest in a good curl cream - Apply it post your shower on wet hair and then whenever you want to go out, wet your hair a little and apply a curly hair serum. I use movie beauty and fix my curls.

I don’t. I have type mostly 2c. I have just gotten used to day 1 is curly. Day 2 is less curly, day 3 is wavy. Day 4 is less wavy more frizzy and probably up in a comb/hat/ponytail. Then time to wash again. It just seems to be the way it is but wavy looks nice too. I just don’t have the time or energy to make it look great all the time.

spray bottle!!! mine has mineral water and a few drops of serum added to it, i spray it 1-2 times daily on non wash days. i follow that up with either the same serum (praying hands method) or a branded setting spray 

imho any time I see a video of someone showing off their perfect day 5/6/7 hair I kinda assume by default that they’re stretching the truth a bit. I remember watching a product review by a YouTuber with hair similar to my own saying she only washed her hair once a week and I was like “huh?” and then in the same sentence she said she “cowashed or low poo’d on the days in between” 🙄 if you look online at a lot of people’s refresh routines they can get pretty extensive and not really much less effort than just washing and restyling your hair.

Yeah some people’s hair looks great a week after washing without doing anything special, but even in those cases it’s not necessarily gonna look like TikTok influencer hair or anything. Stuff like silk/satin pillowcases, sleep styles that minimize friction, keeping your hair off your face/neck when you’re sweating can help.

Mine used to be the same, I’m not sure that this will work for you, but I realized I was not applying enough gel (it would never form a cast). Since I started applying more, every tine I refresh with water, my curls are back with minimal frizz

To get my curls to last for 4-5 days, I:

- Shampoo every 4 days and clarify every other week at least

- Use minimal conditioning because my fine hair is easily overconditioned, so no deep conditioners, leave in or curl cream

- Use a strong hold gel or layer two together

- Wear a buff to sleep instead of a bonnet so that my curls are compacted on top of my head

Do you really not cleanse your scalp more than twice a month? I'd definitely start doing that more often to give your curls a good base to start from.

I add some leave-in conditioner into my spray bottle and shake it to mix. It helps a lot with taming the frizz, much more so than water!

Gel, and protective methods while sleeping.

My curls last the best part of a week. But, if I tie them up, I need to wash them the next day because otherwise they'll have a ton of knots and tangles. Have you tried using a buff or something else instead of tying your hair up at night?

Edit: when you say "gel or cream", does that mean that sometimes you're going without a conditioner? Because that would definitely lead to more frizz and knots. I would recommend: shampooing at least once a week (to clean your hair), using either regular conditioner or leave-in conditioner when you wash your hair (to moisturise it), and then using gel (to protect the curls until your next wash).