The Most Common Struggles with Curly Hair and the Causes
Jan 26, 2024
Curly hair is beautiful and unique, but every curly girl knows how difficult it can be to maintain. Curls tend to get dry and frizzy quickly, and it can be a challenge to keep the tangles under control. In this blog I will discuss the most common struggles with curly hair and their causes, and give you tips on how to solve these problems.
- Dry hair
Dry hair is a common problem for curly hair. This can have several causes, such as the use of harsh hair products, washing your hair too often, or overusing heat styling tools. Dry hair can also be a result of a lack of moisture in the air.
To prevent dry hair, it is important not to wash your hair too often and to use mild hair products that are curly girl friendly. The advantage of CG friendly products is that they do not contain ingredients that are harmful, and therefore drying, for the hair, especially for curly hair. It is also important to choose products that moisturize the hair and keep it that way for longer, think of a weekly deep conditioner and a leave-in conditioner. A leave-in conditioner adds moisture to the hair and makes it soft and shiny.
- Frizzy hair
Completely preventing frizzy hair is almost impossible with curly hair, of course there are ways to limit this:
- Make sure your hair is well nourished and that you use the right products for the current season
- Use plenty of products and products that reduce frizz, such as a gel
- Sleep on a satin pillowcase or with a satin bonnet
- Never brush your hair when it is dry or towel-dried, always when it is wet and there is product in the hair
Learn to accept the frizz! It is something that is part of your curls and there is nothing wrong with it. In the end it is just a personal preference.
- Split ends
Split ends are a common problem with curly hair. This is because the curls are naturally more fragile and break faster than straight hair. Unfortunately, once you have split ends, the only solution to get rid of them is to cut them off. You want to do this as soon as possible so that the split ends don’t spread further up.
However, it is possible to prevent this as much as possible! To prevent this, it is important to have your hair cut regularly, so that the dead ends are removed. The old hair is a lot weaker and tends to split more quickly. Furthermore, you want to be careful when your hair is in a vulnerable state, this is when it is wet or very dry. In the end, it comes down to feeding and caring for your hair with the right products.
- Styling curly hair
Do you know that feeling that one week your hair looks great and the next week it doesn’t? How is that possible when you use the same products… Curls tend to shrink and lose their shape quickly. Styling curly hair can also take a lot of time and effort.
To make styling curly hair easier, it is important to wash and condition your hair with mild hair products that do not dry out your hair. It can also help to style your hair while it is still damp, for example by using a curl defining product such as the gel from [brand name]. This gel gives your curls definition and ensures that your curls stay in shape for a longer period of time.
Additionally, it is important not to touch or brush your hair too much when it is dry, as this can lead to frizz and frizz. Instead, you can gently style your hair with your fingers or use a diffuser to dry your curls.
- Damaged hair
Curly hair can easily become damaged, for example by using aggressive hair products, styling the hair often, or using heat styling tools. Damaged hair can lead to dryness, frizz, split ends, and hair loss.
To prevent damaged hair, it is important to care for your hair with the right hair products to meet your hair's needs and not to style it too often with heat styling tools. It can also help to have your hair trimmed regularly, so that the dead ends are removed and the hair stays healthy.
CONCLUSION
As you have probably noticed while reading this blog, the same thing is repeated regularly. Most common problems with curly hair lead back to the care of it. The products you use, and whether they are the right ones, the way you treat them, for example, do you use a lot of heat on your hair, but also the external factors. Curly hair will always be more work than straight hair, but you also get so much in return. As your hair becomes healthier, and you have a fixed, suitable, routine, you will see many of the above problems slowly but surely disappear.
By: Merel Mulderij
