Hair Biography
Curl Pattern: 2c/3a
Texture: fine
Porosity: normal
Density: medium - thick (my ponytail is exactly 4" around - so according to fia I'm at the high end of normal)
Elasticity: normal
Characteristics: good root curl on the sides, but not on top, hard to straighten (would have to use a flat iron - if I try to do a blow-out, I end up with a huge, poofy, frizzy mess). Curlier on the sides (3a bordering on 3b) but the rest is more like 2c-3a *with some 2b on the very underlayer). I have good spirals, but they are very elongated (only get about 2-3" of shrinkage). My hair tends to get curlier when it's longer, and frizzes easily. It holds its curl well without needing a hard hold gel (although the curls do loosen on days I don't wash and re-style), but can get weighed down.
CG/ModCG/not CG: CG
Hair ingredient likes: oils (haven't found one I didn't like), honey, botanicals, FSG, jelly products, natural/simple products, silk protein (slowly adding back other types of proteins now that I have a good moisture balance)
Hair ingredient dislikes: magnesium sulfate (too drying), glycerin/humectants too high up the list, too many chemical ingredients, hard gold gels.
Hard/Soft Water: hard
HG/Go-to Products: Too many to name! Like to keep a fully loaded arsenal and rotate, but right now my favorites are TN moisture, any Darcy's Botanicals product, Botanical Spirits stretch curls gelee, CK satin roots LI
Average climate/dew points: dry climate (Colorado). Low dews most of the year, moderate in the summer.
Fall/Winter combos: same as spring/summer - maybe add a little more moisture and avoid glycerin/humectants (but I do that most of the time anyway).
Spring/Summer combos: right now, loving CJDF, GVP CB for RO, CK LI, BS gelee, and DB curl styling creme for sealing ends.
Favorite styling techniques and why: raking/combing products into soaking wet hair (distributes better for me), super soaker (to reform clumps), scrunch and pump with head upside down (encourage curls/root curl), sealing ends with a product rich in oil/butters, plopping for a short time (shortens dry time), and pineapple at night.
Techniques that didn’t work and why: plopping too long (derforms curls), applying products to damp hair (messes up my curls and caues frizz).
Hair Twins: haven't found any yet
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2c/3a, botticelli/wavy/'swavy (huh?)
fine, dense, normal porosity/elasticity, dry climate
My favorite brands are Curl Junkie, Darcy's Botanicals, As I Am, Curly Kinks and Shea Moisture. Also love sealing with oil and styling with jelly products.
CG since 12/29/2011 