Shampoo/Conditioner for Curly Hair?

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  • Sagelit
    Sagelit Posts: 78
    Thanks very much everyone! So many good ideas, I don't know how I'm going to choose! You all are fantastic, thanks.
  • bambier
    bambier Posts: 32
    Go to naturallycurly.com or curltalk.com. GREAT advice there! I've found recipes to make my own products and for awhile used Suave coconut conditioner as a 'co-wash' instead of shampoo. Or shampoo bars. Also make my own flax seed gel.

    Stay away from silicones and sulfates- your hair will thank yoU!

    This. Though I don't make my own stuff... I'm too lazy for that!

    I switched to the curly girl method a couple years ago and I'll never go back. My hair is so much less frizzy and more defined, and I spend a TON less on product.

    I use:

    1. Suave coconut conditioner as cowash (instead of shampoo). You do use more of it than you would shampoo (a bottle usually lasts me 1.5-2 weeks). It's Around $1 a bottle.

    2. Herbal Essences Totally Twisted Mousse daily while my hair is still wet ($3 - though I usually use coupons).

    3. LA Looks Gel Daily - while my hair is still sopping wet ($2)

    4. Suave spray gel if I'm leaving my hair and not washing it on a second day ($3).

    5. Giovanni Deep Conditioner - once a month or as needed for a deep condition -- $8 at Target.

    6. Apple-cider-vinegar every 3-4 months or whenever I feel my hair getting a build up (usually from sunscreens or lotions, NOT from the conditioners) $3.

    I don't use a towel (they suck the moisture out of your hair), and just dry my hair very breifly in a t-shirt and let it air dry from there. I never actually brush my hair - only use a wide mouthed comb, or sometimes just my fingers, when my hair is wet. Normally I "plop", where you tie your hair up in the t-shirt over your head instead of the towel etc. You really can do this with just the Co-Wash and the Gel and skip all the other stuff at first - that's how I started. If nothing else, it's something cheap to try for a little while! Usually you have to stick with it a couple months, and a lot of people go through a transition period where your scalp is trying to normalize after all the years of taking the "good oils" away constantly....
  • sarad777
    sarad777 Posts: 210 Member
    I have been into John Frieda products for a couple years now. They definitely help the frizzies. Some days I walk outside and "poof" there goes the hair!!
  • Hi! I have curly hair due to a perm, and we both know how that can frizz! The best thing I have found is Garnier Fructise for frizz control. It leaves my hair soft, never weighed down, and controls the frizz! Good luck!:smile::smile:
  • LJC44
    LJC44 Posts: 221
    I know it is healthier to not wash your hair every day, but what if you sweat a ton at the gym?! I have went without washing it before if it is not really sweaty but sometimes it is SOOO sweaty and I can't not wash it! I have tried every product and usually waste money. I am looking for volume and no frizzzzzzzzzzz!! Is Suave good for real?? I am also wondering about curly hair creams and which ones actually work! I love Paul Mitchell Quik Slip but I need something along with that! I also need a new shampoo and cond that won't dry the scalp out.
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