I have had a love/hate relationship with my curls for the
majority of my life. I have 3a/3b curls, with some 2c mixed in. For a little
image about what that means, check this out. My mom (also
naturally curly) brushed it into submission in grade school, creating a frizzy triangle shaped
mess which I usually wore in a pony tail. I was teased about it in middle
school, because it was short and ridiculous. And middle school is miserable
anyway. I didn’t know what to do about it in high school. I almost bought a 200
dollar straightener, but decided it wasn’t worth it in the end. I thought I had
it under control in college but I still had more bad hair days than good. Then,
shortly after college graduation, I discovered the curly girl (CG) method.
The curly girl method is explained in full in this book and all over naturallycurly.com, but in short, it’s a method
where you do not use sulfates, silicones, parabens, etc. Sulfates wreak havoc
on hair. It strips the hair of all of its natural moisture. Silicones,
parabens, etc. are a way to make your hair look better, but the problem is that
they can only be washed out with sulfates. So it’s a never ending cycle.
Therefore, people using the CG method don’t use any of it. And their hair thanks them by looking gorgeous.
Most people modify the CG method to fit their needs and don't adhere to the book exactly. Naturallycurly.com has forums full of different people with different methods. You have to experiment to find what's right for you.
Coming up next in the series: Co-washing.
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