I couldn't deal with the big hair on the sides and the big beard anymore 😭

Routine:

Shampoo and conditioner from garnier ultra doux, the one with avocado oil

On wet hair: fructis hair food and eco styler gel, but i don't recommend as they don't mix well and leave white particles all over.

Air-dry or diffuse

Grew my hair out for 3 years and 8 months. It was soooo much work. I loved it, got to talk to all sorts of people I probably wouldn’t have. My hair built a bridge! But 45 min de tangling by hand (brushes and wide tooth combs would rip all my hair out) in the shower was no longer worth it haha.

Routine: two ish showers a week.
Shampoo and conditioned with OGX (the purple bottle), then used the Garnier Fructis avocado hair mask (my hair needed hella moisturizer lol), then air dry.

I almost always showered before bed and slept backwards on my bed, draping my hair off the end of the bed and had an oscillating fan going all night so it was a lazy man’s cold air diffusion haha.

Life is a lot simpler. Shampoo and conditioner with native products, then I use the same hair mask but the smallest little dollop and air dry.

Alright guys so after about 7 years of not having a professional hair stylist, I finally booked an appointment! It was a recommendation from a friend and my stylist was incredible! I absolutely loooove my hair now!

Routine

1. L'Oreal Bond Repair Shampoo/Conditioner
2. Camille rose leave in, Mielle rosemary scalp oil, not your mothers curl cream
3. Mix of diffused and air dryer (hair was still drying in this pic)

Hello you amazing folx! I’m looking for routine advice and product suggestions. For the last 10 years I’ve been using exclusively Aveda be Curly.

All Aveda products used:
1. Wash with be curly shampoo
2. Condition with be curly conditioner
3. Post shower briefly wrap hair in towel
4. Spray in be curly primer spray
5. Comb hair with a wet brush
6. Flip head upside down and scrunch in be curly curl cream
7. Air dry hair

I’m looking for advice on what I could be doing better, what products I should/shouldn’t be using. Bonus if the products can be store bought. I’m hoping to start saving a bit more money as the Aveda lineup is quite pricy. All advice appreciated!

Little did I know that this also meant I had fun texture to work with when it comes to curls :).

Routine:
Shower: Davines shampoo (Love) and conditioner (Nou Nou) every other day or every two days. I make sure to apply conditioner using the “upside down” method.
Post shower: New! - Spray a few rounds of Mizani Miracle Milk leave in conditioner, then brush the wet hair with a classic Denman brush. Scrunch my hair upside down and with a tshirt. New! - diffuse wet hair, mainly upside down.
In between washes I’ll often rehydrate my curls with a spray bottle of filtered water. Also every couple of weeks or so I’ll use a clarifying shampoo before my regular routine.

Hi hoping for some product/routine help:

Scalp issues so using RX Ketoconizole but it’s drying out my hair so bad resulting in breakage.

Current routine is alternating between RX shampoo & Head and Shoulders Royal Oils

Condition with Dove Bond Repair mask or Royal Oils conditioner or L’oréal Hylaronic

Wrap in microfiber towel and spray Reken 25 benefits.

I take 1 shower every other day where I fully wet my hair and wash using a sulfate-free hydrating shampoo and conditioner from bathouse before washing both out during said shower. I don't use anything to protect my hair in my sleep either.

Other than that my routine - is to apply curl cream from ouai while my hair is wet, scrunch it, and let it air dry.

It starts off looking great (Image 1), but after a few hours, it loses its definition and starts clumping together (Image 2) - which still looks nice, but it's a different vibe. Is there a step or product I should add to help hold the definition and gloss throughout the day? Thanks in advance!

my current routine is: ketocolazone shampoo (prescribed), camille rose conditioner and curl cream, cake curl whipped mousse, bee girl stronghold gel (the products are all raked in using my hands and a regular comb), diffusing, and then using mielle rose hair oil. to sleep, i kind of just put my hair in a ponytail and bonnet and hope for the best, and i usually do not have the time to do a refresh routine.

my issue though, is that my hair never produces a gel cast, the curls never last overnight, my hair can’t side part, and my hair cannot grow at all lengthwise! i do have alopecia at the top of my head, but i take rogaine and spiro to help. can anyone help me with at least one of these issues?

I've struggled with my hair for so many years. Constant straightening in my teens, transitioning in my 20s, first curly cut in my late 20s, post partum hair at 32, having to cut it all off into a bob, and growing it all back. I went for another curly cut last year and the hair stylist said my roots were too straight to have volume and didn't recommend a fringe.... so I just started cutting my hair myself bit by bit each week. And now we're here and I love it!

ROUTINE

My most recent pics are done with Only Curls products.

Wash with the cleanser and use the conditioner to help hair to detangle.

Section hair in 5 sections: lower back, middle back, two sides and the top and fringe.

Rake through the hydrating curl cream, then the gel. Style with denman brush. Move to next section. For the top part and fringe i brush it forward. Scrunch everything.

Flip head over. Diffuse on medium heat, high speed for about 15 mins then drop the speed til it's dry. Scrunch everything n separate any big clumps.

Keep fluffing throughout the day to make it big!

I sleep with hair arranged on to of my hair (very loose tie) and a bonnet

Been slowly taking this sub's advice and have been following the curly girl routine. Once I started to grow my hair out, I realized it was curly!

I’m finally starting to love how my hair looks but I’m not sure where to go from here. I sometimes gel the sides down which looks cool

What do you all think? Honest opinions please! Happy to take any advice

Routine: Shea Moisture Curl & Shine Shampoo and leave American Crew Conditioner in for 10 minutes. Coco & Eve leave in conditioner then Devcurl supercream

I wrap my hair in a microfiber towel to dry a bit before putting in leave in & supercream. I then apply gel to the sides

After literal decades of bleaching, straightening, keratin treatments and aggressive blow-drying, I started my curly hair journey about 18 months ago. I'm really happy with how the curls are developing everywhere except on the top layer, which resolutely will not curl to the same degree. I get a stringy, 'beachy waves' type result at best. The end 3-4" of my hair is still recovering from bleach, but even the hair closest to my scalp stays frizzy (it even looks frizzy when wet!) though it's never been heat treated or anything.

Current routine:
- Wash with As I Am Curl Clarity
- Condition with Beauty Pie Ultra Nourishing
- Once a week I do a Philip Kingsley Elasticizer or Ouidad curly anti-brass mask
- Once washed I add Boucleme gel to soaking wet hair, and then section through with Bed Head Curls Rock. Air dry.

I have high porosity hair, and although each strand is fine, there's a lot of it. Am I using too much product? The wrong product? Wise words welcomed.

Am in UK so please bear in mind if recommending product! Thank you :)

Background: As a teen and in my 20's, I did not know how to properly care for my curly hair and I hated it. During my 30's and most of my 40's, I finally figured out how to make my curls look decent most of the time

Currently: I am in my 50's and my hormones are out of whack, so my hair is now frustratingly neither curly nor straight

Cleansing Routine: I wash my hair 2-4 times a month using whatever shampoo is available (currently using Lacura Moisture Luxury). I wash infrequently because my hair is VERY dry. I condition every time I get my hair wet, which is typically 1-2 times per week, using whatever conditioner smells good and is on sale. I recently started using a hair mask (The Modani is the brand) after washing.

Styling Routine: I always air dry. Currently using EITHER Ouidad Advanced Climate Control featherlight styling cream, OR Kristen Ess Weightless Shine air dry cream.

Photos posted are after a wash and air dry using the Ouidad cream. Please ignore my face; I have a separate posting on r/makeup for help with that.

What can I do to revive my curls? What kind of products will help make them look livelier? How can I change my style so it doesn't look so blah?

I take 2 showers a day where I fully wet my hair in both. I don't use any product in or after my morning ones, and I apply Tresemme Rich Moisture shampoo and Tresemme Silky Smooth Conditioner every nightly shower before washing both out during said shower. I don't use anything to protect my hair in my sleep either.

I know my routine is likely hot garbage at the moment and I wanna know how I can improve it. I'm going to start going to college next month, so I wanna use affordable products.

I'm also autistic which has made me a hardcore lover of rigid routines and a hardcore hater of gels due to my sensory issues with their stiffness. I wanna start using leave-in conditioner and curly hair cream for fluff and smoothness.

Do you guys have any product + routine suggestions for me? Everything that's said will be appreciated.

Why does my hair do this? Is it growing unevenly/ not growing in the back, or is is something about the way I part it?

Routine: hair growth shampoo and conditioner bondi boost, ouidad leave in and heat and humidity gel with bounce curl brush in sections while wet. Tshirt or microfiber towel scrunch before diffusing.

I know I have wavy/curly hair, i just don’t know how to take care of it. lately ive been trying some different products, but i dont think they’re working too well. any tips? when i try to do it, it feels stiff, waxy, and isn’t too curly and is a bit wet looking. the products I got are eco gel, not your mother’s leave in conditioner, aussie curl oil, argan oil, paul mitchell mousse, a water spray bottle, an evolve detangler brush, and design me curl balm. when i wash my hair, i use tea tree shampoo and not your mother’s conditioner. for the routine, I first use the detangle brush on soaking wet hair, then do the leave in conditioner, then gel, scrunch, curl balm, then mousse, then diffuse. after that, I use the curl oil, and then scrunch, and then argan oil. i don’t wanna buy more products, i just wanna know how to use them.

My hair feels so dry and dull all the time. I am fairly certain it’s on the higher porosity end.

Routine:
- wash every 6 days with ouai detox shampoo (only one shampoo)
- while in the shower, condition with devacurl heaven in hair moisturizing deep conditioner using lots of water, raking through with fingers first to detangle and then wide tooth combing through once to part my hair. Squish it with more water a few more times then rinse with cool water
- apply ~10 pumps of not your mothers curl talk leave in conditioner and rake through while my hair is sopping (still in the shower)
- apply a quarter size amount of sun bum air dry cream to whole head, applying the product in different sections going down the shaft with a gentle scrunch once I get to the ends
- apply a mandarin orange size dollop of NYM curl talk mousse all over with prayer hands
plop with a microfiber for 10 min
- air dry for awhile (maybe 30 min) then diffuse the roots upside down for ~10 min before letting air dry all the way
- sleep with a silk bonnet

I would love more feedback on conditioner specifically, because mine just ran out! In the past I had cowashed (devacurl) pretty exclusively with only detox shampooing once a month or so. I think my hair looked a lot more moisturized, but my scalp was definitely not psyched about it. My scalp feels a lot better now, but my hair is drier.

I’ve also tried using the KC curling custard in the past which made my hair look more moisturized and less frizzy day 1-2, but I could tell it was really weighed down and lacking any volume, plus it would get pretty tangled mid shaft as the days went on. This mid shaft tangle also happens anytime there’s much humidity like when my hair poofs out and then settles back down later.

PS that color you see is all natural grey growing in. No color / bleach. I’ve been wearing my hair natural for probably 17 years but over time as my hair has changed it definitely has gotten harder and I’m finally ready to yell “haaaaalp” into this thread. I want those consistent wavy / curly locks !!

Hello everybody !

I've recently learned how to take better care of my curls and so I'd like to grow out my hair again. :)

One problem I've been facing is that I can't manage to get volume at the top of my head. It looks like my hair is quite silky near the roots and then gets curly. I've included older photos to show how my hair behaved when it was short and growing out again. (You'll see that I also used to brush my curls when my hair was dry, I don't anymore). I was quite disappointed when I cut it very short because I hoped it would have a lot of texture but it just had discreet waves.

I've talked with my hairdresser about getting volume at the top of my head without cutting any short layers and she advised velcro rolls. I've tried applying the roll on humid hair and blow-drying and it barely did anything, plus my hair was back to usual 1h later. I've tried sleeping with a unicorn braid : beautiful curls on the length but no volume at the top. Same with the two socks method.

What I've noticed too is that my hair is really slippery near the roots. Whenever I try doing a French braid, shorter strands immediately come out and the braid falls apart, even when my hair is dirty.

I haven't been able to test a lot of thing involving a hairdryer because I have a chronic illness and holding and moving the hairdryer for 20+ min is just too exhausting. I've just bought a defusing cap and I'll try using it next time I wash my hair.

I'd love to hear your thoughts about all of this. :)

Here is my routine and the products I use :

1. Two shampoos (or three shampoos if I haven't washed my hair in 2+ weeks which can happen quite often due to my chronic illness making this task difficult) using lherbal shampoo with flaxseed and hibiscus extract designed for curly hair
2. Belherbal conditioner with flaxseed and hibiscus extract designed for curly hair OR Lovea mask for curly hair with mango and amino acid. I leave them both for at least 5 min.
3. Leave-in conditioner Belherbal conditionner with flaxseed and hibiscus extract designed for curly hair
4. Bowl method + micro fiber towel for ~15 min
5. Lovea Curl Enhancing Jelly with mango extract and Amino acid. I only used this product once as I've just added this step to my routine.

Routine🩷 • L'Oréal Professionnel Curl Expression shampoo • Mylabel Caracóis Perfeitos hair mask • Blue Skala cream (leave-in) • Deliplus Light Hold Gel • Deliplus Mousse • Styled with a Denman-style (octopus) brush • Diffused • Satin bonnet at night

This routine has been working really well for my hair lately! 🥹

So glad I put down the straighteners and the bleach! My hair today vs 3years ago! I started my curl journey December 2025. It hasn’t always been easy but I’m so glad I stuck to it.

Routine:

Umberto Gianni Shampoo and Conditioner
Keratin Smooth leave in spray conditioner
Brushed with a bounce curl brush while soaking wet
Scrunch in Umberto Gianni Gel
Diffuse upside down till gel cast then scrunch out with a lightweight oil.
Use silk bonnet for sleeping.

ive been on a bit of an up and down journey with fine wavy hair that is prone to frizz. mousse has generally worked for me up until now but recently i’ve been feeling like my hair looks flat and dirty because of it. does anyone with similar hair have routine tips?

Routine:

-wash hair x3 or 4x times a week twice with paul mitchell tea tree shampoo
-condition with whatever is on hand (typically garnier fructis triple nutrition) and brush it through wet hair with a wide toothed comb before squeezing/washing out excess
-apply a palm size amount of not your mothers mousse to soaking wet hair and rake/do prayer hands to distribute
-pixie diffuse before breaking the cast with one pump of garnier fructis frizz serum
-i also use a spray or two of pantene miracle rescue on my bangs before blow drying them separately

-i sleep on a satin pillowcase and may pineapple hair in a bonnet if i like day one hair enough . if not i often just sleep with it doing whatever before wearing it up for the next 1-2 days before my next wash.

I don’t love the shape of my hair and since I’m getting it cut this week, I’d love some advice. Bangs, no bangs? Different layers? I’m not even sure what to ask for.

I also want help fighting frizz, particularly at the ends. I wear a bonnet at night, but the ends are always frizzy in the morning and my hair looks dull and dry.

Pic 1 is wash day, pic 2 is day 3.

Routine:
1. 1-2x/week, wash with Pattern hydration shampoo and condition with Curlsmith essential moisture conditioner. Finish with a tiny dab of Pattern leave-in.
2. Uncle funky’s gel and curlsmith mousse generously applied throughout. Brush style with bounce curl volume brush.
3. Diffuse for about 5 min, then air dry the rest of the way. Scrunch out the crunch when fully dry.

My routine is:

1. I wash with a no sulfate shampoo "By Veina" every three days

2. I use a mousse from Schwarkempf, I apply on damp hair two times a week

3. I air dry my hair

I have a ton of hair and have no clue how to actually take care of it. I don't use any product and just air dry it (even though that takes like 8 hours to fully dry). Typically just brush it out and get poofy since I dont even know where to start to have decent curls. I've tried finding a routine but theres just so many different methods that I was getting lost. The only thing I use is the Kirkland Signature shampoo/conditioner from costco

I'm recently new to respecting my hair, for the past few years I usually just did a simple wash with shampoo and conditioner, (I used Ogx coconut curls), and scrubbed out my hair pretty rough with a towel.

Now I've been testing out several products but have centered around:

SheaMoisture Coconut Hibiscus Shampoo + Conditioner,

SheaMoisture Coconut Hibiscus smoothie,

SheaMoisture Coconut Hibiscus mousse,

A few things to consider:

my household has very hard water according to my parents,

I DO NOT own a microfiber towel, I usually use a t-shirt,

I DO NOT own a diffuser,

My shower head has very hard water pressure.

I am male, with short-ER not super short or long, dense, curly hair.

I would prefer not to post a photo of myself... :)

So far it has been a bit rough, I've had many bad days with my hair, It usually ends up messy, frizzy & hairs sticking everywhere, and very flat on the top which I can't seem to get right, and I'm trying to get my hair to be softer after it dries. My routine (for hair) is as follows:

Get in shower, wash hair gently on WARM water, once soaked apply shampoo into the roots/scalp of my head, give it a good scrub, wash out with slightly colder water.

(Some times if I'm feeling fancy I apply a Apple cider vinegar rinse bcuz apprently its good for frizz and hard water...)

Apply conditioner to mid-length to ends of hair, rub it around, let it sit for 2-3 minutes and wash it out with COLD water.

Once out immedieatly apply the smoothie + mousse, pat slightly with shirt.

I've watched tons and tons of videos, they all say different things, I've also tried combing my hair in the shower in the past but it usually makes it more frizzy (I use wide tooth only when hair is wet). And I'm also considering getting more products although I'm not sure if it will be too much, I'm considering SheaMoisture Coconut Hibiscus Milk, Boucecurl style brush, Some type of Hardwater cleanser, and hair oils. BUT I have also been told that I should be getting even MORE products, like product cleanser shampoos, and moisturizers, etc... Is this too many products? ALSO I'm also curious about finger coiling, but last time I tried... it went... very bad.... ALSO also, every time I put a shirt on after doing all this it messes up my hair pretty bad and gets my shirt all wet. any tips on that?

I know this is a ton, but if anybody can help with any part of it, (ESPECIALLY with routine and products) it would be greatly appreciated...... I can answer any questions as well to the best of my ability!!!

(Also P.S if anybody knows how to style my hair in the morning without taking showers because apprently I'm not supposed to shower everyday, please tell me! My hair looks like a disaster in the morning!).

For years I've always used heat on my hair (blow drying and occasionally styling it), but recently I've been trying to embrace my natural hair instead. I think my hair is around a 2A–2C wavy pattern, and I'm trying to learn how to care for it properly rather than relying on heat.

On Sunday I tried using styling products for the first time to define my waves, but instead of getting nice, bouncy waves, my hair ended up looking really stringy, frizzy and messy.

I've attached two photos:

Photo 1: My hair air dried naturally with no styling products.

Photo 2 & 3: My first attempt using a wavy hair routine, which left my hair looking stringy and messy.

For my routine I used:

- L'Oréal Paris 72H Hydration Shampoo

- Garnier Cocoa Butter Conditioner

- Not Your Mother's Curl Talk Mousse (new in my routine)

- Scrunched my hair and let it air dry

I'm completely new to this, so I'd love some advice. Does this look like too much product? Could it be a technique issue or something else entirely?

I'd really appreciate any tips on how I can get my natural waves to look more defined without ending up with stringy pieces. Thank you!