nonsequitur0

Hi everyone,


I finally can manage my hair, but my problem is I want movable, soft curls. You know, like real hair, not like "ramen"!

Gel works best for me but makes my hair too hard, while mousse isn't enough for my hair and makes it clump or dry out.


What can I do? Please help!

Would wax work?

Corrina777

Are you scrunching out the crunch when you use gel?

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3a/f/iii Before the chop- Donated to Locks of Love, January 2013
Modified CG since 11/5/11
CO-WASH: VO5 Vanilla Mint Tea Clarifying, DevaCare No-Poo
CLARIFY: CHS Treatment Shampoo (used prior to PT/DT)
RO: DevaCare One Condition, Regis Olive Oil
LI: Cure Care, As I Am Leave-In
STYLE: Re:Coil, Curl Keeper, Biotera Gel, Deva Ultra Defining Gel, GVP Liquid Sculpting Gel, Curls Rock Amplifier and Strong Hold Mousse
PT/DT: IAGirl's PT, One n' Only Argan Hydrating Mask

nonsequitur0

if i do, my hair just gets frizzy so i started just leaving it like that after it dried.


Maybe i was scrunching it too much?

curlypearl

Have you tried any curl cremes? They don't make hair hard. Curl Junkie makes a good one - CCCL.

If you find it doesn't give you enough hold, you could put a little gel on top, but it still won't be as crunchy as using gel by itself.

Please post back and let us know how you solved this issue.

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2/c and some 3A. Modified CG.
Highly porous. Color over grey.
Best 1st day method: Super Soaker
Protein treatment HG: Curl Junkie Repair Me
Conditioners: Curl Junkie Beauticurls Strengthening Conditioner,
Deep condish: Curl Junkie Curl Rehab
Stylers:Curl Junkie CCCC or CCCL
in combo with a gel, usually KCCC
Trying Curl Keeper - still experimenting

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nonsequitur0

Thank you! I will look into a curl creme today when I am at the store and let everyone know how it works tonight!

kathymack

My hair likes the "jelly" products, gelatinous consistency, no chemicals. There are several in my signature. I do use leave in AND/OR curl enhancer under the jelly product (depending on the dew point.)

My hair is low porosity, so it takes a while for it to absorb product--but then it's usually soft and bouncy. I may have to scrunch a little to remove it from my scalp. I go from the underside and move my fingers through gently.

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modified CG, since April '07
CG since 3/11/08

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HGs: Curly Kinks Satin Roots, Curlycue ReNew and Coil Jam; homemade FSG and okra gel; soap bars; DM MiraCurls Curling Gelly; UFD Curly Magic; Shescentit LIs; Sevi conditioners; Botanical Spirits Puree, CJ Repair Me

MKcurly

Gels have various types of hold. You could try a lighter holding gel. I've found HETT to dry soft. CJCQ also is something I would call a soft hold but other women have written that they get crunchy hair with it. The jelly products Kathymac is talking about were some of the worst I had tried but that's not to say that they won't work for you. I'm sorry to tell you that the only way to find out is to try, everyones hair is different so you'll have to try different products to see. What are you using now and what have you tried?

Deiced how much you're willing to money and effort you're willing to spend and start experimenting! Thankfully anything expensive tends to go quickly on swaps, they're are also a great way to try something new. HTH

ShayShampagne

Are you sectioning your hair or do you put it all in at once because that may be causing frizz if you put it all in at once.

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curvesncurls

Curly Kinks Coil Jam is a great product in my hair and I'm also loving Shea Moisture Curling Souffle. They are both jelly-type products but that is what works to give me definition without a hard cast over my hair. A leave-in is a must for me though or they tend to stay a bit tacky all day. I'll use my leave-in on wet hair, apply the jelly, plop for 5-15 minutes, diffuse upside down to about 80% then flip right-side-up to adjust my part and apply a light-hold gel (I use CJ CIAB). That helps to keep the frizz under control and it's light enough that I don't have to scrunch. But I agree, it is something you'll have to experiment with to see what works for your hair. Even after figuring out what my hair likes it took time to determine which combos give me the look I want.

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2b/c with 2a underlayer and 3a curls in top layer
Normal-high elasticity, low porosity, medium density
Loves protein. Dislikes butters and heavy oils. Need to watch chlorides
Working toward using more natural products (except my beloved Recoil!!) and streamlining!

Loving: Shampoo bars, Jessicurl Cleansing Conditioner, ACV, KCKT, CJ BCSC
Trying: CJ Smoothing Conditioner, KMF UM, BS puree
Spring Stylers: CK Coil Jam, SS CEJ & FHG, AG Recoil, CJ CIAB

Curlyshannon

New to Curltalk and the CG method (no-poo for ~3 mos), and I am so thankful for this forum and all the advice on products. I don't have my signature built yet, but I'm a solid 3a with fine and porous curls. My hair always craves moisture. I've just started using Re:coil and I absolutely love it! I use DC as a leave-in, Re:coil, and a little DC spray gel and I get gorgeous curls without much caste and no frizz. Yay!!!!!

SeasideCurls

I just recently started doing the CG method, I've been getting my toes wet with it for about 2 months but finally dove all in. It's great.

I'm with you, I like soft and bouncy curls. My hair is 3A or 3B, with medium texture and porosity. I have been playing with Kinky Curly Curl Custard (KCCC) and KC Knot-Today and am loving it. I was having a problem with scrunching it out initially , but watched the manufacture's video to figure it out. My hair is crunchy while I let it dry, but once it's dry and I gently squish the crunch out my curls are soft and held together. I try not to do much scrunching from the bottom, more gentle squeezing - just enough to break the cast loose. It seems to work well.

I highly reccomend looking at videos for whatever product you use - I wasn't liking the KCKT and KCCC mix initially but when used how reccomended it's awesome!

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Trick

Hi, I've found that the Pantene gel for curly hair (I don't think it has an actual name or anything? it's the purple set of Pantene products with the swirls on it) seems to dry less crunchy than some of the others.