I moisturize with Argan Oil, use African shampoos that incorporate oils, and condition, condition, condition!! (Though Argan oil makes a decent substitute for conditioner as well— just give it time to soak in before rinsing it out.)
Turns out I’ve got 22% Ashkenazi in me. I wasn’t connected to that part of my family. Those relatives I knew did not have hair like mine. (Unmanageable, it seemed. Frizzy. Impossible to untangle/keep untangled. Humidity was an enemy of my hair. No one knew how to handle my hair hair.)
Strangely enough, a time in Northern Africa gave me the tools I needed to go from frizz-central to beautiful, lovely, and yes— still crazy curls.
Crazy curly hair journeys can be frustrating, but it’s refreshing to know you’re beautiful as you are— and that there are ways to enhance that beauty rather than change it. (Though if you prefer to change your natural attributes: Have fun with that as well!)
Hope this helps someone out as they experiment in finding ways to love their curls.
Ladies.
Oils: even for naturally oily/frizzy hair.
I moisturize with Argan Oil, use African shampoos that incorporate oils, and condition, condition, condition!! (Though Argan oil makes a decent substitute for conditioner as well— just give it time to soak in before rinsing it out.)
Turns out I’ve got 22% Ashkenazi in me. I wasn’t connected to that part of my family. Those relatives I knew did not have hair like mine. (Unmanageable, it seemed. Frizzy. Impossible to untangle/keep untangled. Humidity was an enemy of my hair. No one knew how to handle my hair hair.)
Strangely enough, a time in Northern Africa gave me the tools I needed to go from frizz-central to beautiful, lovely, and yes— still crazy curls.
Crazy curly hair journeys can be frustrating, but it’s refreshing to know you’re beautiful as you are— and that there are ways to enhance that beauty rather than change it. (Though if you prefer to change your natural attributes: Have fun with that as well!)
Hope this helps someone out as they experiment in finding ways to love their curls.