Questions about my curly hair :)

YIKES, your hair looks dry.  No offense though.  You need a good lightweight leave in conditioner like Neutrogena Triple Moisture SIlk Touch Leave In Cream.  Turn your head upside down and lightly apply this through your curls after you shampoo/condition.  When your hair is almost dry (no touching or combing!) scrunch a styling cream through your curls like Pantene Frizz Control Smoothing Creme or Back To Basics Green Tea Texturizing Cream.  Let hair dry and do not touch! 

Goodluck!

PS.  As for using Pantene Hydrating Curls, is that their shampoo?  You should switch to a L'Oreal shampoo b/c Pantene shampoos are loaded with ammonium xylenesulfate which is too irritating and drying to hair.  All other Pantene products are good like conditioners and styling products. 

Also, silicone is a girls best friend, and it makes hair luxurious and soft.  The bad part is it does build-up, which causes hair to misbehave.  All you need to do is use a good clarifying shampoo once every two weeks to get rid of the build up and make your hair products act like new.  A great shampoo to get rid of build up is Neutrogena Anti-Residue Shampoo, and it's also a miracle for cleaning make up brushes.