I’ve never seen curly hair like yours on anyone else. It looks and behaves like silky smooth straight hair, except it’s not straight. I think that’s why I can’t imagine my curly hair ever looking like yours... seems to me you’re pretty much unique.
Hi @AnnaMacM, the point is not to get your hair to look exactly like hers. Literally IMPOSSIBLE!!! She is merely sharing her curly girl journey, telling us what works for her, to help us figure out what might work for our hair. I'm sure your -healthy- curls will be just as beautiful... and suited perfectly for you.♥
My hair is SO similar to yours in every way...curl pattern, density, porosity, and texture...maybe that’s why but your videos are more helpful to than any other I’ve found. My hair didn’t use to be curly but became more and more so after having kids so it’s be a whole new learning curve for me. Thanks for your content; it is most helpful!
I have been watching (ok, ok, binge watching) your videos and I am beginning to understand that the many nuanced (at times, confusing) tips from curly girls actually have a place! I was overwhelmed by all the new terms I was hearing and my solution was to just ignore what I didn't understand and stick with cgm friendly products and styling products and using a tshirt to dry. It worked for a while but lately my hair has been looking a little sad. I am SO happy I am finally figuring out things like the importance of clarifying and deep conditioning and the difference between different ingredients because of your helpful tips. I thought i was just doomed to have frizzy hair forever but you have inspired hope in me again! Thank you, lovely Courtney!
Omg this video was so well timed!!! I just started the CG method and my hair was sooooo frizzy! It turns out it was over moisturized...who knew there was such a thing? I used the Suave clarifying shampoo and a protein mask and my hair looks much much better. Thanks so much!!!
@@someoneswig1263 I can usually tell when my hair is mushy feeling like it almost feels wet on day 2/3, also limp lifeless curls & a lot of halo frizz.
basically: 1. breakage 2. glycerin - doesnt work well in winter and causes frizz 3. caused by build up - clarify and deep condition! 4. over moisturised hair is frizzy (cuticle swells and stands up with too much moisture) feels wet when its not meant to be when its over moisturised - use sulfate shampoo and repair me treatment 5. too much protein - use sulfate shampoo and deep condition with protein free treatment
Courtney, I have watched all your RU-vid videos. You are the must bubbly person I have eve seen and this is a compliment ,Believe it. I enjoy watching you just for your happy self . I have seen your RA video and am amazed that you even smiled through some of that. So this is not a question about the curly girl method . It is basically a thank you for putting a smile on my face and many other faces . If we were neighbors I am sure we would be close friends . Keep it up...
I washed with the Jessicurl cream, then Aloeba conditioner that I left in, then Kinky Curly Custard. Then let it air dry for hours (because I always get frizz if I diffuse) and I just now scrunched out the crunch....my hair looks the VERY BEST YET!!! I'm so, so excited!!! The big thing I did differently was to use a comb to make sure my hair strands were all together and coated with product. I always had hairs (lots of them) that didn't want to go into a curl clump. I scrunched in the custard and then combed with my head upside down and then scrunched, flipped my head over and shook and then let it dry. THANKS!!!
You might try wearing a tight fitting latex glove on your cut hand when you are washing your hair. Might help keep the cut free from hairs and product getting in the wound. Hope it heals soon xx
i was slicing radishes on a pampered chef veggie slicer. on the very last one, the very last swipe, i zigged when i zagged and i didn't just slice into my finger, i sliced into and under the nail bed. talk about painful!!! and that puppy bled! my husband kindly helped me bandage it so that I could go back to cooking (rather than taking over, lol). it took so long to heal up. that was in june, and even now, it can be a bit tender when touched wrong. i'm enjoying your videos as at 50, i'm trying to figure out my new curls that came into existence in my 40s after a lifetime of board straight hair.
TheLaydewlf Oh. My. Goodness! That sounds AWEFUL!!! Thank goodness for a second pair of hands to help you bind that up! Im glad you are enjoying these videos. I sure hope they are helpful!
Thank you for this Informationen! I did not know that deepcleansing is allowed so often!! But i note a very good result after every deepcleansing. Sorry for my Bad English🙈 im german
Omg!!! I just switched products and have never had wet frizz before until watching your flash drying and this video and checked my new gel has glycerine as the second ingredient! I have used this product before in the summer and I’m wondering if the winter weather where I live is just not a great combo. I will have to find something different to give it a try. Thanks for the info!!!
This video was timely. I can deal with having more wavy days than curly during transition. In fact I quite like the loose wave look. But the frizz! Ugh. My whole top layer of hair is a poofy frizz ball that doesn't curl well. The good news is I deep conditioned with the inahsi mango hemp the other day and it seemed to help. I went product free that wash day so next wash day I will get to see if it is less frizzy when I style it. This was my first time ever deep conditioning! I have always had an oily scalp but I am getting less oily with age (skin and hair). I really love your videos Courtney! I think I binge watched them all over the last week!
Hey Now Courtney! Loving your vids! Old school fix for the cut on your finger: apply a dab of Anbesol to the cut and give it a few minutes to dry and it will numb it for a short bit. (Good for tweezing sensitive brows as well!) Then apply just a dab of Crazy Glue or nail glue and let it dry. It won't burn because of the Anbesol and the glue will seal the cut for a few days till it heals on its own. Old hairdresser and mechanic trick! 💙
Girl what have you been reaching for lately? Your current routine? Your curls have been popping! My hair has been super consistent until about the past 3 weeks I've had some of this stringy frizz and limp curls...I'm assuming our weather changes, this is my first fall on this journey, going to try some of these tips!
Shauna Ferguson I’m actually finally hailing good dew points where I live (summer means really really really high dew points). So my hair is just happier cause of the better dew points I think.
Swavy Curly Courtney that makes since! Well it sure has been pretty in your videos! That's probably why mine was so good this summer....perfect dew points and now they're much lower...today dew point is 31!!! No wonder my skin is like an alligator 😆
My favorite clarifying shampoo contains Olefin Sulfonate! And some people on a CG Facebook pace were arguing that it's not CG well I still use it every now and then when I need deeper cleansing. I have most of my Frizz on top of my head which is probably because I had some hair loss about 6-9 months ago and my hair is growing back and it's got that length now where it doesn't want to go into a curl clump unless I put gel on my roots but then my roots look flat and a bit greasy so I decided to accept it :O
You have beautiful curls! I am still working on my wavy hair... Probably 3 steps forward and 2 steps back because I need to pull my hair back for work (physical therapist)... 😭😭😭
Ouch! I feel your pain. last year I had a similar injury but I actually cut some of my fingertips off, about a half inch circle on the pad of 2 fingers. These are a biatch to heal, please give yourself the time to heal. Mine took about 3 months. Sorry if that's gross. Oh, and btw, Giovanni has changed their Smooth as Silk formulation, both the shampoo and the conditioner now contain glycerin and the shampoo has a silicone. Not sure if this is only the European market, but better check the labels before you repurchase. Bear hugs! 🤗🤗🤗
I have all kinds of frizz, this video made me realize that waaaaay less product is more. Apparently I had massive build up on it. After one wash my hair is shiny out of the blue. I'll start the CGM journey again
This helps so much. The stores available to me are Walmart & Target and I stand there so confused🤪! I'm going to clarify and start fresh. I was doing great, then BAM- frizz😭! I have 2c, high porosity, course hair that had been clumping and shiny and awesome..now I have a Halo of frizz out of nowhere. Ugh
I absolutely love your videos! My teenage daughters hair is soo similar to yours. Seeing your before and after photos has encouraged her to give her hair some love. I would love some suggestions if you or anyone else have any for my hair. I don't know what type of curl pattern I have as far as the number and letter, lol, but I have 1/2" to 1" ringlets. Fine low density. I have only been doing the curly girl method about 5 months, but my hair wasn't necessarily damaged before beginning it. I didn't straighten and babied it to be honest. I was using a silicone condition, but have stopped that. So, my current issue it frizz inside of the curl clumps. Sounds odd, I know. But that's the case. It looks great when I am done diffusing then gets frizzier as the day progresses. I still have definition, but since the frizz is inside of the clump my hair appears flatter. Yet somehow I'm still told by strangers that they love my hair, lol! Sorry for the long comment, but can anyone help? I've used clarifiers, played with protein and moisture balance, etc. Maybe I need new stylers?
I live in Minnesota, it is cold and the dew points are so low, some days in the negatives! So frizz is a daily issue and I've given up trying to tame it! I can over moisturize and it is still dry, frizzy, and full of static. Lol so I'm learning to just go with it.
I love love LOVE your videos. You’ve inspired me to embrace my curls. I’ve been binge watching your videos. That being said, I’m a newbie and my hair is THIRSTY. What do you recommend in the beginning for hydration. I’ve gone and bought a few of your recommendations such as the Giovanni shampoo/conditioner, curls blueberry bliss, and All about curls bouncy cream. I just need more hydration. Thank you and God bless.
She has recommended the jessiecurl line in the beginning for moisture. She says it's too hydrating for her hair now. The zotos professional all about curl line is also very hydrating.
No problem! She didn't recommend the zotos line, but I've been trying to do CG for almost 3 weeks and started with the zotos shampoo and I quickly had to find some protein bc my hair got overly hydrated after 2 washes! I didn't have any heat or color damage starting out tho.
Chelsea Pickslay haha not sure why it’s looking darker. I haven’t done anything to it. I guess it’s just that time of year. My hair gets darker in the fall/winter.
Are you a hairstylist? I just have to say, after watching a ton of your videos as a hairstylist myself, you are very knowledgeable about hair. I’m really impressed! Thanks for your videos!
Do you a teaspoon total of product if you use more than one product or is it a teaspoon of each product? For example a teaspoon of curl enhancer and teaspoon of strong hold gel or teaspoon of both together? Thank you, this was a very helpful video.
So, because of the finicky nature of glycerin products, I've always wondered if there worth the trouble, or if you can just get by without them, OR if they are something your hair actually needs. Thoughts?
Karissa Thatcher so I think that is up to you. Some of my best ever hair days have been days when I use Glycerin in good dew points. But I’ve had pretty good hair days without them. 🤷🏼♀️
Hi Courtney! Do you have any other deep conditioner recommendations? Because I tried to look for the mango hemp one and it’s all sold out so pls let me know! P.s asking this because I want to start the cgm!
I know you did a video featuring really affordable products (the suave co-wash and la looks gel) but I know you weren’t particularly happy with those products (at least not enough to use them regularly yourself.) I would love to see a video featuring really affordable products that are also decent to good quality. Is such a thing even possible?
Sharon Peckham haha I would definitely say Giovanni is really really worth the money. I’ve seen their products in my local natural grocers store all around the $8 mark.
A lesser talked about type of frizz is wet frizz. I Always get wet frizz no matter how much I STC in the shower, in fact the more I STC the more wet frizz I get and thus resulting in poorly formed clumps. Do you have any idea what causes wet frizz and how to reduce it?
Gwendolyn Dodge i experience the same! Ive been on CGM in almost a year and since i started doing STC my hair started to get crazy frizz and bad curls. Now my hair dont do the same as it did before, idk what to do....
Great question! I noticed a lot of wet frizz tonight after I washing my hair. (I let it air dry then without products, planning to style in the morning.)
I found really working my conditioner in before STC (rake/smooth motion in sections), using a very wide tooth comb/pic before STC, and brushing with a generic Denman after applying leave-in helped... basically lots of various smoothing motions.
I get a lot of wet frizz when there is product build up on my hair and my hair is dehydrated. If it were me I would clarify, deep condition with the Jessicurl deep treatment. I would really really brush the Jessicurl through my hair, add a bit of warm water to my hair and take 5ish min really squishing and pulsing in the mask. Then leave in on for 30-45 min. Rinse out completely, add a small amount of protein free leave in (1-2 peas). And brush that through my hair with the wet brush again. Add a little water and squish and pulse that in gently. Making sure there is adequate water in my hair when I apply stylers is critical.
I tried finding your glycerin and dew point video but i didnt see it :( can you link it for me? I have no idea how dew points and glycerin come into play lol. Thanks so much for your videos! They have helped me so much on my journey!💗
I tried a few new products today and my hair is awful! Like normal I used HE herbal essence honey and vitamin b shampoo, then STC with tresemme botanique conditioner. the NEW part was then using DevaCurl BeLeave-in followed by DevaCurl styling cream. I have SO much frizz! Maybe I'm glycerin sensitive? But with the dew point today I didn't think that would be an issue - It's 32F here. Maybe I misunderstood your glycerin video?
You talk about the cooler temperatures making a difference in your hair. Aren't you in Texas? Does it even get cool there? I'm in Minnesota and I think the high temp today is 37. Do you have a video on how to keep warm in winter without smashing our curls? When I wear a hat I get frizz and squished curls.
Haha yes it gets cooler here (maybe not COLD, but we go from 100+ degrees down into the 50s in the fall and down into the 30s in the winter) I really like using a satin lined beanie. Helps a lot! And using a cream under my gels helps too.
I've been doing the curly girl method now for only 6-8weeks and I'm really struggling to tell what my hair needs. I'm thinking about one time doing everything to get protein overload and then a moisture overload to get to know how each of these feels like. Right now, I only know, that my hair is not balanced, but I can't tell if it's too much moisture or protein. Do you guys think that this is a bad idea (I'm afraid that this will really damage my hair) or do you think it is worth trying, because then I know what to do when my hair feels a certain way and what it needs. (Of course, when I notice that my hair has a overload, then I'll do a treatment to fix this. It's just to get to know my hair better) I hope that it's somehow clear what I mean. English is not my nativ language.
Nanami Natsuki ooooo I understand why you want to try pushing your hair into protein over load and moisture overload. And it is your hair, you are welcome to do to it whatever you want. But too much moisture is very damaging. Too much protein is very damaging. It’s probably not a good idea to do it on purpose. Accidents happen, which is why I talk about ways to correct overloads.
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney I did some more research. I think my hair lacks both protein and moisture. So I think, I will concentrate for now on the moisture part (some of my products have protein in it for example my curl enhancer, so I don't totaly skip on the protein) and when I notice that I have to much moisture, I can add a protein treatment and know then, that I have to use more protein or more often in my routine. I think that you are right and I shouldn't damage my hair on purpose. (But sometimes it is so frustrating that this idea seems to be the easiest thing to do) Right now I try to do moisture and protein equally but this is quite hard, when you don't know what your hair needs. Thank you so much for your answer! And I think my hair thanks you as well therefore you saved it for damage!
If my hair is "straight" not sure yet. And t It always looks like chopped no matter what. What is that? Is it considered frizz? I never use heat or anything that can damage my hair
I just tried sleeping with coconut oil on my hair. After I washed it out my hair looked good wet but as it started to dry it started frizzling up again… sigh
So I’ve a 2a/2b wavy hair and I just started taking care of it and it’s forming very pretty curls at the end even without any styling products but my hair is dull and not shiny at all got some frizz but not much and it’s not that dry to the touch I’m treating it from hair loss as per the doctor prescription and have genetic dandruff also treating that so any tips on the hair dullness ?
when you say clarify, do you mean you used the shampoo? Cuz i just thought you werent suposed to use shampoo wen you do the cg method. but i havent started it yet but want to.
Hi! I use a devacurl product, which has glycerin as the second ingredient. I don't get a lot of frizz (a little bit but it's very manageable), would that be because the gel afterwards kind of locks in the moisture? Do you check the differences just by trying out the products? I don't enjoy other humectants as propylene glycol but it could be that i tried it in lower quality products. Thank you
My curls fall quickly and look *exactly* like in your over moisturize picture, but my hair is also pretty dry (I swim twice a week and have naturally dry hair). I do deep condition weekly, and takes forever to dry, but my hair doesn't feel like you describe. Do you know what's up? Please help!
So if your hair goes even further into over moisturized territory it can actually feel dry vs wet. It can actually begin to feel brittle too which is not good. When it gets that bad damage and breakage are probably happening.
If you swim in a chlorine pool you may want to try a swimmer's shampoo and/or conditioner. Also wetting your hair with tap water is supposed to help prevent the pool chemicals from getting into your hair.
So it could possibly be over moisturized when it seems too dry and brittle??? And not need moisture but need protein ... I wonder what’s a tell tell sign between that kind of moisture issue or drying issue how to differentiate
My hair is medium to thick and super dense plus like to the length of my hip... I've had like one good hair day that was ruined because I had a migraine at work so I had to pull my hair back... How do you come back from a pulled back hairstyle without a wash, and also do you know any curl friends I may be able to get advice more specific to my hair? It's also around your same curl pattern size if that makes sense too
Sara Schriner you should check out @coffeecurlygirl on Instagram. And I just pull my hair back with an invisobobble. It doesn’t pull my hair too tight.
Help!!! I have fine, 2a-2b wavy hair. I just started my cgm journey recently.... 2nd day hair... is dry and frizzy and full of tangles. I don’t know what to do with it other than put it in a ponytail 😐. What are some good tips for
My hair is like Velcro and very brittle on the bottom and a few other areas. The other sections of my hair will stretch about 3 inches and not snap back. I have no Idea how this happened and have just started the Curly Girl method 2 weeks ago. What would you suggest to fix that?
So if you just started the CGM it is highly likely that your hair will be moisture starved for a while. Jessicurl products (shampoos, conditioners, stylers, masks) were very very helpful to me during the transition phase.
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney Great! I am looking for a storebought gel to try as I usually just use homemade flaxseed gel. But that is hard to travel with due to spoilage!
Plopping worked sometimes for me but sometimes mashed my curls in the tshirt. Any tips since it helped your hair? I just bought the perfect hair care towel and I am going to try plopping again today. Here's hoping!
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney We have very similar hair and from your videos I've tried Olaplex and a Denman brush. Both have transformed my hair. And I thought "I wonder if other people have holy grail hair breakthroughs like that"
@@marisadaniela6 I have a one of those hair turbine things that make wrapping your hair up super easy. It's a jersey/t-shirt material. I plop in that for 20 minutes, shake it out and add spray gel. Then I "clip" the roots with Bobby pins for about 10 -15 minutes just to help add volume. After my hair is mostly dry, I flip and scrunch off the cast.
Is the Suave Clarifying better or the same as Kinky Curly Come Clean shampoo? I’ve been using come clean when I clarify every month, I use Jessicurl deep conditioner, and I still have frizz. I use bounce curl shampoo and conditioner for regular washes
@@SwavyCurlyCourtneyThanks for your response! So I only need to know what the dew point is to know if it is a good day for glycerin products then? Someone in a video (which I now can't find😫) said glycerin either pulls moisture from the air into your hair, or out of your hair into the atmosphere, depending on the dewpoint, but it was worse for higher porosity hair (I think? I forget now.) Since I'm still figuring out my hair porisity i was worried about using glycerin, but now I'm gonna give it a go. Thank you!
Just starting the CG method!! My hair has been very frizzy so I'm excited to take your recommendations on my next wash! Does anyone have any recommendations for extremely tangled hair?? I tried finger detangling while my conditioner and/or deep conditioning mask was in, but my hair get tangled within minutes of getting out of the shower. And by the following day my entire head is a giant knot. Is there anything obvious I am missing??
