Styling Curly Hair

With these simple steps for styling curly hair, learn to love your hair's texture. Do you have curly hair that frizzes at the slightest provocation? Instead of spending a fortune in the salon getting your hair straightened, embrace your lovely locks with this easy solution.

Why your hair is never the same two days in a row

Textured hair truly has a mind of it's own. One day it is tangled and unmanageable and the next day it is frizzy and full of static. This is because the bends and turns in your hair shaft are much more sensitive to heat, air quality and moisture than straight hair. It is important to stabilize your hair as much as possible in order to achieve that artfully messy look that makes straight-haired girls green with jealousy.

Back away from the shampoo

Celebrity stylist Ted Gibson recommends cutting back, way back on your shampoo routine. For curly hair, once a week is more than enough. And ensure that whenever you do shampoo or wet your hair, you automatically finish up with conditioner. This preserves the ends of your hair, which fray, snap and break much more easily than less-textured hair. Light-weight leave-in conditioner is a great idea as well.

Get your hair trimmed once a month

You can't skimp on your trims with this sort of hair. Remember, you are much more likely to deal with split ends otherwise. Split ends make your hair veer from coiffed and sexy to an unruly mess. Gibson recommends layering textured or curly hair to add volume and fullness to your curls.

If you invest the money you save on shampoo into regular hair trims, your hair stays in lovely shape with well-defined curls and manageable texture.