Curly Hair Five Tips for Beautiful Tresses

							Title:
Curly Hair: Five Tips for Beautiful
Tresses

Word Count:
517

Summary:
Have curly hair? Here are five tips
 to turn troubled tresses into come
ly coifs.


Keywords:
frizzy hair, afro-american hair, ha
ir products, kinky hair, naturally
curly, curly kids hair


Article Body:
There are as many types of hair as
there are people on the planet. For
 those of us with curly hair, howev
er, caring for our hair can sometim
es be quite challenging. There are
a million hair products that promis
e the moon to those of us who are b
lessed - or cursed - with curly hai
r, but all too often they don't del
iver. Here, then, are five tips to
turn troubled tresses into comely c
oifs.

1. Moisturize: The key to keeping c
urly hair healthy and manageable is
 moisture - and lots of it. When sh
ampooing, make sure that you use a
moisturizing shampoo. It will add m
uch-needed hydration to naturally c
urly hair, Afro-American hair, or c
urly kids hair. Next, use a deep co
nditioner that will reconstruct dam
aged hair, and follow with a leave
in conditioner and styling cream. T
he right combination of moisturizin
g products tames frizzy hair and ki
nky hair, and makes hair soft to th
e touch.

2. Shampooing: One of the biggest m
istakes people with curly hair make
 is shampooing too often. This is p
articularly true for white moms who
 aren't familiar with caring for Af
ro-American or biracial hair. Ethni
c hair care is as much an art as a
science, but the rule of thumb is t
o shampoo about once a week. To kee
p hair fresh between shampoos, rins
e it with warm water and apply a le
ave-in conditioner.
3. Styling Products: If you have fr
izzy hair or kinky hair, chances ar
e that you're using styling product
s that are dehydrating. Most mousse
s, hair sprays, and gels strip away
 moisture, which is essential to ma
intaining manageable tresses and ke
eping hair healthy. If your curly h
air is too wild, tame it with moist
urizers and styling products that c
ontain high quality ingredients and
 natural oils.

4. Hair Dryers: Stay away from blow
 dryers unless you want your natura
lly curly hair to turn into frizzy
hair or kinky hair. Blow dryers can
 damage your hair and strip it of i
ts natural oils and the oils you ap
ply through the conditioning proces
s. To keep your natural curls beaut
iful, always allow your hair to air
 dry.

5. Combing and Brushing: Tangles an
d curls seem to go hand in hand. To
 bring out the best in your curls,
a wide tooth comb or pick is a must
-have. If you're working with curly
 kids hair, separate it into sectio
ns. One section at a time, start at
 the bottom of the hair shaft and w
ork your way up. Once you've comple
ted a section, secure it a covered
elastic hair band (not a rubber ban
d!), and then move on to the next s
ection. Remember that curly hair -
particularly Afro-American hair - i
s very fragile, so take extra care
when combing it. Avoid brushes, unl
ess you use special detangling comb
-brushes.

Naturally curly hair is gorgeous, a
nd the trend in hairstyles is to le
t your natural curls shine through.
 Simply keep in mind that curly hai
r is as individual as its owner, an
d that the hair products you use ca
n mean the difference between luxur
ious curls and kinky hair or frizzy
 hair. Once you find the hair produ
cts that are right for you, love an
d embrace your natural tresses.