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How to Take Care of Curly Hair

Hair Tips For Curly Haired Survival

"Don't fight it," she said. "If you hair's curly it's better to work with it's natural tendencies. Even if they tend towards the wild side." This was the advice Zoe Palmer had to share with others looking for tips on how to take care of curly hair.

"Conditioning frequently helps too," Palmer went on to say. "Even on days when you do not shampoo, and you should only be shampooing as needed with curly locks, condition the ends which tend to be dry anyway."

One of the most critical hair tips for curly hair is for sure don't start styling wet hair. The trick is get it down to damp by towel drying first. But don't rub it. Rubbing only encourages frizzies.

Then if you're attempting to blow dry it straight work at a downward angle. That's the best way to go about straightening your curls. What you're doing is creating the tension needed to stretch out the curl with your round brush."

Why Curly Hair Curls: Unlike straight hair follicles which are round and symmetrical and well behaved, curly hair follicles are elliptical and come equipped a dip in the middle. As curly hair grows out it develops what you might call a groove. This groove is what makes the strands twisted or what makes curly hairstyles possible.

"Still," Palmer said, "long curly hair care is an whole 'nother animal."

"Also realize that humid days mean more moisture is in the air waiting to be soaked up by your hair," Zoe cautioned. "This can cause a curly hair horror. Unless you've used naturally curly hair care conditioner - a great way to keep the moisture out."

Still the best tip for how to take care of curly hair is to learn, as Zoe has, that curly hair is glamorous and worthy of being worn as is.

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