8 Mistakes that Cause Stringy Curls + How to Get Clumps 

It happens to me but what I’ve been doing is styling my hair not soaking wet but wet enough. Also, I tend to cut my hair with a blunt cut at my bottom layer since my curls there are more of a 2c/3a.

My hair looks like the before picture 😂

Thanks for the video! I have this stringiness issue! But I never used a diffuser because I was afraid of damage or it not working and being stuck with an expensive diffuser. I have extremely porous hair. My curls are loose spirals when my hair is soaking wet so that looks promising. Unfortunately I am mostly couch/bed bound and that does not help my curls at the back (they get flattened) I have been trying out so many different methods for curly hair, and whenever it sort of works, it just doesn’t last, it will go frizzy and flat so fast, especially if I go outside, in 10 minutes a tiny bit of breeze will just destroy curls. Another thing is, I don’t know if you have tips for this: I don’t have one single hair type, each single hair is different, some are thick, some are flimsy, some are medium and curl wise: some are zig zag, some are normal curl, some are less curly. How do I work with weird hair like that? Haha

this is so helpful! I lost lots (and lots) of hair due to steroids and my hair is very stringy now and won't curl up easily, I'll definitely give your routine a try

Yes but I have wavy hair (2a-bish) as opposed to 3a or greater curls. The stringiness happens with the gel application, not when I air dry, but air drying takes forever. In my case, I'm not trying to preserve the curl coil but the wave bend, which flattens out or gets stringy quickly. It feels like there isn't enough "texture" to my hair ever, straight or wavy.

Aww Well, it depends on how fine or thick her hair is. If each strand of hair is thin/fine then she'll need different products than if each strand of hair is coarse/thicker. You can look online for definition of curly hair types. You can have a thick head of hair and still have fine hair type of curls. If her hair is medium or fine then most curl products and curl shampoo will have too much oil for her hair (Shampoo should never have any oil products in it no matter hair type!). If she has more textured hair then her hair can handle more oils and they won't weigh her hair down. Her hair type will also determine if she uses heavier gels or lighter gels or mousse for hold. Another thing to keep in mind for women is that chronic stress, hormones and childbirth can change the texture of your curls. The nutrients she gets or isn't getting can change it too. Supplements can change it too - for better or worse. I manage my fine hair curls by brushing my hair in the shower with a wide tooth comb while I have conditioner in it. Currently gel can be too heavy on my hair sometimes so I use mousse if I want more hold. Also satin pillow case is important for curls. Satin hair turbans can help at night. I can't sleep in them, but many women do. There's a lot of info on curls! It can be overwhelming to start. But just take it slow and experiment. You can also look for a curl salon or curl expert and book her an appointment. (They're usually in bigger towns/cities) I always loved my curls cuz I felt my hair was already done. I just had to wash/condition my hair, comb in the shower, put some mousse in and put it up/pin it up for an hour then let it down and Ta-da! It'd be curly. I was the only one in my family who had them so I had to figure it out myself and had to care for my hair differently than my sisters and mom. Good luck! and let her know there are definitely ways to make her curls work for her. She just has to get to know them and show them some love. PS I just saw another video by Gena that explains how to pick products, posted 3 months ago. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-12OLNZKFmLg.html

Awww this is the cutest comment lol Grape seed hair oil is really light weight yet nourishing for all curls and smells soooo good ! Argan oil is also good but can be a bit heavy on curls and weigh them down. A good olive oil leave in condition IS A MUST. It's important if your wife transitions to embrace her stunning curly hair to have a pre poo routine. Research pre poo routine-it's a curly girl game changer !😂😊

Show her tons of videos of women with hair like hers with before and after pictures. There are so many people who don't realize what their hair could look like if treated right. The curly girl method is the best start so that you know what products to avoid and ingredients to avoid in all products. She has to stop heat styling too. But the important thing is to show her videos of people with hair like hers that get transformed into lushious curls. Search RU-vid for naturally curly hair tutorials, like "I didn't know my hair was curly/could look like this" or something similar. They show step by step what to do to achieve the results. If she doesn't listen after that, then she must be very stupid and a lost case...

I also have thick curly hair, and hated it, so I tried straightening then resolve to cutting it off. I have decided to embrace the natural me and embrace my curly hair, Okay now its short and i need to grow it out. Im using curly hair products and drying hair with a t shirt, not a towel, and sleeping with a satin or silk pillow case or hair cap. I hope this helps and she learns to embrace her hair.

You’re Ana amazing husband! Check out all of @CurlyPenny’s old videos! Her videos from 5 years ago were extremely informative! She goes through the science of curly hair, and affordable curl-friendly hair care products. She even shows how to care and style curly hair with little to no damage! I hope that helps ❤

@sophiepaschen918 Came to the comments to see someone else with the same thought as me. I thought using a flat iron was a pain, but this is an intense amount of work, and money. I'll stick with straightening my hair.

@@ShallaBal82 Same.

Get used to washing the hair only once a week. (Sweat removal only with a sour rinse in a basin, not even getting the full length of hair wet - if the hair is longer). If you just massage the water with a bit of vinegar into the scalp, you do not lose whatever product you have in the hair. Nor do you lose the curl definition (completely). Of course it would be a good idea to braid your hair or have it in a ponytail during exercising. For instance the Curly Girl method does not seem to be _that_ much work, especially when the big wash is only once a week. Wash your hair, condition, fold into a towel (or apply your gadgets to achieve cursl) and have a few hours at home (housework, reading, watching TV, crafting) where you let it dry. Then finish the job with a hair dryer (going to bed with wet hair is not such a good idea. I feel it could promote fungal infections on the scalp).

It doesn’t have to take hours. I wash 3x/ week and can get good results in 20 minutes. If I have thirty, it can look fantastic. Brush styling doesn’t work for me. If you wanted you could just try one tip at a time. Or don’t. Whatever works! Just saying I wouldn’t spend hours on my hair either

Who else screamed when she got beautiful clumps then raked her fingers through them

I’m with you! 🎉

I thought this too but curly hair doesn’t need to be washed that much bc it’ll dry the hair out, so you can wash maybe 1-3x a week depends on how tight your curls are. I have 2b + 3a curls and i only wash 2-3x times a week and you don’t need to use lots of products or brush style, you can do the scrunch method and maybe finger curl just the front pieces like bangs

I feel that. Sometimes I miss my curls, and think of bringing them back, but too, for me at least, it’s the fact that if I blow mine out, it will last for days, but if it’s curly, the daily refreshing those… ugh. Maybe it’s time, or I just haven’t found a good refresh technique for my hair, but it feels like too much work.

When i started using curly hair i thought that too. But today its very low mainitence and healthy after using curly girl method. Each hair is diferent, but for me it worked very well. basically i wash it 2 or 3x a week, and in those times, i brush and apply gel while soaking wet (1min) wrap my hair up and i can get dress, prepare something or etc for 15-20 min, then i let it air dry or i difuse it. it is good for daays, the more healthy your hair is, the more days it will last. I dont waste time styling it. Regular days i just wake up and put a little bit of oil in the ends and im ready

literally, it makes me so depressed. my hair is so fine, yet curly. it curls at the roots and no matter what product i use, it's either too much or too little. i tried styling my hair while it's soaked and yet it looked even worse. i'm just done, can we please normalize frizzy, unstyled curly hair? i'd much rather heat style my hair and know it'll come out good than take the chance on maybe my curly hair coming out good one day...

same here

Your curls are gorgeous

Make sure you're not using any silicones in your products! Not in the shampoo, conditioner, masks or in the styling products! Google "Avoid silicones in hair products". Read every label and avoid products containing words that end with -cones, -conols, -silanes, and -siloxanes. If you live with your parents it can be hard to get them to allow you to buy your own hair products depending on culture and country. Some cultures don't let their kids deside anything or even handle money on their own. But it's essential to get rid of silicones to be able to get the moisture into the hair. Hide your own products from the rest of the family because they might not care and use your stuff without your concent... I hope your family is not toxic like this but I've seen many videos of girls from different countries living with parents who are extremely toxic about their curly hair and won't let them buy anything and constantly tell them they have bad ugly hair when in reality it could be so beautiful if they embraced the curls instead...

That's so toxic! You're gorgeous as you are.!

​​@@roohkhan2433ow is that toxic 😂😂😂😂 i mean seriously you guys really do gaslit people to second guess on their relationship. I mean do better, from the comment above i see a man who actually cares about his girl. Othrwise uninvolved men do not talk about hair and skin with their girls, they are actually not so interested in these talks.

I’m in the same situation.

@@april110 um maam.... shes using the word oppressed to describe her family and ex and what they did... i don't really see anything not toxic about that... and its disrespectful to say that if she has to style her hair then its not curly, because she knows her hair better than they do, and that comment is something that a lot of curly girls get so it can be kind of frustrating/hurtful, and if they pressure her to straighten her natural hair or make her feel bad about it then, yes, that's 100% toxic. and ain't nobody gaslighting her into second guessing her relationship, because key word "ex"... I'm sure she broke up with him for a reason

​@@april110Are you a male behind that account?

So true! We all have different needs and desired results 😊

You do you then Sister…

Me too 😊

when u mean air dry do u not use a towel for it at all ?

@@sysy5718 … I use a microfiber towel to take out the excess water. After that I apply my products, style, then let it air dry.

love updates, thanks!

Thank you so much! I focus on researching and organizing the content so much before filming so it means a lot for it to be noticed 🥰

​@@GenaMarieIn 2008 I stopped dying my hair. I had like 30 gray hairs on my head. Well I'm at 60 70%. My gray hair does not curl like my old hair. And it's been an absolute nightmare for me. I've never really used a lot of heat. And the more and more gray hair that has come in I've literally just thrown on a cap and put my hair in a bun. I would love to have my curls back.. Now I know my gray hair has to curl because some of them curl. But then some of them are this weird wave it's just weird it's so weird. I guess when I was in the womb I was like hey God you got that beautiful Elvin white hair like my mom has. God was like no. Oh what kind of hair do you have you'll see.. It feels like wires. I don't know what to do right now. I got messy head. I can't wait to watch this. I stood in the aisle tonight looking at thousands of products. Apparently I'm not hydrating my hair enough. And I could just fall into anxiety whenever I think about going to hair stylist. I've had really good luck with them. I've done everything on my own. Although I did have a hair stylist teach me how to do my curly hair. But this is a whole new thing. I feel like I'm back at the drawing board. At 12 years old, my mother promised me. For your 13th birthday you can do anything you want to your hair. I'm not joking I had hair down to the back of my knees. It was never shorter than mid thigh. A nightmare when you were going to the bathroom at night and tired. A nightmare and absolute nightmare.. Everyone talked about my curls but I didn't know what they were talking about. They were talking about the hairs around my head. Funny.. When I was 13 years old I immediately got it chopped. To my shoulders. I always wanted a bob. The woman did say wow you have natural curl. I laughed and was like what Okay? She chopped it. I threw it up in a bun. Went and had ice cream and passed out.. My little soft hair tie wasn't holding it. As I slept it just afroed.. I woke up that morning with my hair I'm not joking It was midline ear.. I couldn't believe it.. My grandfather said My goodness you got a permanent. I said no I didn't. I didn't perm my hair? I looked in the mirror and flipped.. I called the salon and met the woman at the salon.. panicked. I was like, ma'am. Did you use something on my hair to make it curl what happened? She laughed and said Oh teenagers. Only hearing what you want to hear.. 😅 I said what do you mean? She said Do you remember me saying Oh you're curls. And you just shrugged it off.. I apologized. She said that's okay. She invited me into the salon and her morning appointment canceled.. She said, sit down. This is exciting. I had a cancellation. And I'm going to help you. She taught me everything about my curly hair.. And it was very simple If I have weight off my hair. It curls.. I'm a 3B 3C.. And the shorter it gets the tighter it gets. Especially around the nape of my neck and around my forehead and stuff. This new gray hair is crazy. It's not hair I swear I bet you I could not it from end-to-end and catch a tuna😅 in the ocean. The stuff is like steel💪😂😂😂with a mind of its own.🫸🙃🫷👉😏👈 I feel like a teenager again. What's going on 😅 😂🤣😆 My husband asked me well why don't you just straighten it. I said because straightening it is harder on your hair I use less heat with my curly hair. And it has a crazy movement to it and it's thick thin thick thin thick thin. It has that weirdness that curly hair needs. Why straighten it. He said because you wanted the Elvin hair 🧝🏼‍♀️... So just go that way. I said no way. I got to dig down and love my weird witchy hair. Especially since there's so much of it now. It's completely unavoidable. At least the hat helped hide all the new growth. That was really hilarious. I'd wake up in the morning and my husband would be staring above my head. And I'm like, darling I have no halo up there. You looking at all my gray hairs growing in 😅 Yeah they didn't start bending over until they got a couple inches long. Oh my goodness hilarious.. Time to love this crazy hair and learn how to manage. 😅

Same with my hair except my hairs curlier on the top layer and straighter on the bottom layer 😭😭

Thank you!

What kind of foam and do you add it first when it's wet, (how to apply it)? Please and thank you ☺️

@@Elizabeth-gj9jb usually I add a volumizing foam after plopping for 10 min or after microplopping and before diffusing. Usually I apply it upside down and glaze the foam over on both sides and very lightly scrunch/squish or use an open palm scrunch.

Just let it air dry and don't brush. I have thick curls and people always ask what products I use, my answer is nothing but water

​ @Jay-323 you're very lucky then, this doesn't work for most people

Thanks so much! 🥰

Thank you!

where i can find video with claw clips for volume?

So glad it helped!