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Everyone with curly hair read this!

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Forum Description: Curly Heads Unite & Talk About Curls
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Printed Date: July 21 2025 at 5:54pm


Topic: Everyone with curly hair read this!
Posted By: curlygirl
Subject: Everyone with curly hair read this!
Date Posted: July 02 2001 at 5:32pm
I have super curly long (armpit length) naturally red hair. Actually I should say, EXTREMELY curly hair! People tell me they don`t understand how I can have such curly hair without having black heritage (I`m a white as snow!).

Anyway, over the last couple of years I have been trying to find a way to keep the curles and get rid of the frizz! I`m sixteen years and finally have found the right hair product to help! This is what I do, and it works like magic for getting rid of frizz and making the curles defined.

Step one: I wash my hair with any kind of shampoo/conditioner combo (currently I use Pears)

Step two: I twist it up into a towel to get rid of some water (this is the key: don`t let your hair dry to much before putting your product in)

Step three: I put at least three complete palm size puffs of Herbal Essences stlying mousse through my hair (sometimes more). Then I towel off the drips at the ends of my hair. Sometimes it helps to bend over so the underneath of your hair gets mousse too. ALWAYS shake out your hair afterwards (Like a head banger or just bend over and shake your fingers around the roots of your hair form keeping it getting stuck to your head).

Step four: Let your hair air dry. If some strands are `crunchy` because of too much mouse, just touch them, run your hands through the motion of putting your hair in a ponytail over and over until your curles are soft and natural looking.

DON`T BRUSH YOUR HAIR OR YOU WILL CAUSE FRIZZIES! I only brush my hair once every two months while it`s wet and covered with conditioner. Don`t be afraid at the amount of hair on your brush, it`s becuase when curly haired people loose hair (and everyone looses 50-100 stands DAILY) it gets stuck in the curles and can`t get free until you brush it out.

I know you are all thinking that I probably have a head of knots or matts, buecause I hardly brush my hair, but I don`t. Becuase I use conditioner every day, there are only a couple of knots or none at all (just spirals) when I go to brush it.

IF YOU HAVE CURLY HAIR TRY THIS! My two other friends with curly hair have tried at it worked perfectly for them too. You will be amazed at the compliments you will get if you do try out this system!


Replies:
Posted By: curlymickey
Date Posted: July 19 2001 at 8:05am
Hi Curlygirl,

Thank you for the information provided, I live in Eindhoven in The Netherlands, I have looked but cannot find the Herbal Essence Mousse, Where do you live?

My hair is very short at the moment, do you have any advice on how to get it to grow, it is superslow in growing and I am sure if I could get it to grow quickly to middle of my back, it would be more manageable.

Kind regards
Curlymickey

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Posted By: curlygirl
Date Posted: July 28 2001 at 1:26pm
hi,

I live in northamerica, so that is probably why you can`t find herbal essences. I have also used alberto mousse, finesse mousse and some others that have worked relatively well. The only suggestion I have in regards to getting hair to grow faster would be to eat very nutritiously and to take very good care of your hair so that it stays healthy and strong. There is nothing more dissapointing than having long hair that is dry and fried! Good luck! curlygirl.

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Posted By: Karen W
Date Posted: August 30 2001 at 9:08am
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Actually, I have hair very similar to yours. And believe it or not, that is exactly what I do every morning. I even use Clairol Herbal Essences mousse. (Though sometimes, I use Finesse Moisturizing Mousse, just to change products once in a while.)

I never brush my hair; rather, I use a pick. It gets the snarls out without frizzing my hair.



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Karen