Curly hair help

Feb 16, 2016

Kailey L.

Have you tried plopping or pixiecurling? If you have natural waves, these are both good ways to get a little more oomph out of them. Definitely use a good strong gel/cream though! I like the DevaCurl light defining gel, but if you are on a budget the Garnier conditioning gel cream is excellent!

Feb 16, 2016

Michelle P.

The picture of the curly hair is the day after I curled it and just brushed it out in the morning. I don't like using a lot of products in my hair, except to make it smooth and nice (other than shampoo and conditioner, I use 3 products, 4 if you include hairspray) I've never heard of plopping or pixiecurling. Can you tell me what they are? As far as gel or cream, I'd like to avoid them because I'm not a fan of my hair being greasy or looking like it. And I also just don't like hard gel curls either.

Feb 17, 2016

Kailey L.

Sure! Well first, both the DevaCurl and Garnier are "gel/creams" and typically with those, if there is any "crunchy" feeling after it's dry, just give it a scrunch to break the gel cast and you should be good to go. Gels and creams should, firstly, never touch your scalp, but they definitely shouldn't make your hair or head greasy. You can try a mousse if you're more comfortable, but personally, I find their hold not as strong, and if you're trying to keep your hair curled, stronger hold is best. As far as methods! Plopping: I recommend you google a tutorial or pictorial, but basically : after showering, scrunch your styling gel/cream into your hair, turn your head upside down, "plop" it into the center of a t shirt or microfiber towel, and secure and let dry. Highly recommend a pictorial so you can see what I mean! Pixiecurling requires you to have a defuser attachment for your hair dryer but they go for as low as $5. Just scrunch your styling product into your hair, and put your hair into the bowl of the diffuser, and let it dry your hair while its coiled. That's basically it!