[QUOTE=Weylon]I apologize for not being more thorough whilst explaining my situation. I currently use Pantent Pro-V Hydrating Curls shampoo and conditioner. I usually wash it every night or every other night with full shampoo/conditioner treatment. I would like to keep my hair about the length it is right now or perhaps a bit longer. I have no real knowledge of caring for my hair so as stated in my previous message, any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Another thing, my hair always feels really dry and tangled. And there is hair at the very front of my scalp that get frizzy especially fast, it's a lot lighter than the rest of my hair when it's frizzy and it really annoys me. Thanks
-weylon
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Hi Weylon,
Naturally curly hair is famous for getting dry because of the way the cuticle is shaped. It is a spiral shape and as a result never completely closes so that moisture easily escapes and as curly hair loses moisture it gets more dry. The drier it gets, the frizzier.
Also, curly hair can have different textures mixed on the head at one time.
Unfortunately there is no magic formula for which products to use for everyone because no one curlyhead experiences the same results. However, never fear, there is a lot of curly hair knowledge on the web and people here at HB and in other forums have shared a lot of their experiences on what products may work best.
The first thing I would suggest is that you experiment with a diluted shampoo washing. Many people with curly hair either shampoo with diluted formulas or do a water only (WO) or Conditioner Only (CO) wash. You may want to work up to that.
To do a diluted wash, take 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon of the Patene Hydrating Curls and mix with 1 quart of warm water shaken up to form a sudsy mixture. I use empty Smart Water bottles because they are plastic and less danger in the shower.
1. Always detangle before getting into the shower.
2. Get your hair really wet with lukewarm water.
3. Drizzle the suds over the top of your head and then gently pat the suds into your hair as they run down the length. Do not rub vigourously.
4. Since you wash every night or every other nite, no need to use the shampoo mix more than one time.
5. Rinse really well and then gently squeeze excess moisture out of your hair with your fingers.
6. Apply the Hydrating Curls conditioner. Leave it in your hair for at least five minutes. Longer if you can.
7. Rinse well and finish with a cool/cold rinse.
8. Towel blot your hair to remove the excess water.
9. Apply a good leave-in conditioner or defrisant or a mix of both. Many people get great results with Phytodefrisant. It is a little expensive but you only need a dab. John Frieda also has a good defrisant product that works. Make sure to apply the defrisant product to the areas of your hair that get the frizziest.
10. Detangle your hair and either dry with a long finger diffuser attachment to shape your natural curls OR let your hair air dry.
Try out some of these steps to see if it helps. Shampoo, even shampoo that is designed to hydrate, it often too much when used undiluted on curly hair. Which means hair will get very dry.
There are a lot of great people on this forum. I am sure they will post their thoughts as well.
Keep coming back here and let us know what you are experiencing with your hair as you try various things.
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