I have been sterling point curly hair pilled. How are we embracing our natural texture yall?

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Abby Phoenix · Answer

Washing and styling your hair as little as possible: Every head of hair is different, and this is a process very specific to me! But if you are currently doing a whole thing for your hair every single day and you’d prefer not to… let this be your invite to just maybe rethink things a bit.

For me, possessor of a head of short- to mid-length ringlet-y waves, that means washing and styling my wet hair twice a week, and using a silk bonnet and a water spritz bottle to keep the ringlets intact in between. I specifically sought out products that felt light (my ride-or-die foam is linked), because they’d be sitting on my hair for up to four days, and I didn’t want anything heavy, waxy, or oily.

I don’t need this personally, but I know people with oilier scalps swear by dry shampoo! All I know is that once I told myself that I didn’t want to think about my hair any more than I had to, but I still wanted it to look good, that was a good organizing principle to help me figure out what products to use. I end up spending 20-30 min styling it twice a week now, and less than 5 min every other day. 👩🏻‍🦱

Lulu Lefferts · Answer

FLAIROSOL BOTANICA Continuous Plant Mister, 24oz/700ml: The continuous spray bottle serves two major functions in my life:

1) Refreshing curls when I wake up with bed head. My pillowcase is silk, my sheets are not and my curls always need a boost in the morning.

2) Spraying down clothing with vodka. Earlier this year, I learned that costumers use vodka to refresh clothes that are delicate or don’t have time to be washed. Game changer. Now my sweaters keep their shape all winter and my bras resist the funk. (Sorry, not sorry.)

Lida Richardson · Answer

Maria Nila Head & Hair Heal Shampoo + Conditioner Duo: Ok so I am wavy to curly range but my hairdresser (whom I’d trust with my life) turned me onto Maria Nila. I use the Heal shampoo and conditioner bc I have super sensitive skin & p fragile hair, but they have specific curly hair products too! Various hair sprays and oils and stuff as well. I also air dry, I know this does not work for all hair types but if I even touch my hair with a blowdryer it is over.