Tips and tricks for the Curly Hair Girl
by serena
(Oaxaca, Mexico)
Oh the trials and tribulations of those of us who have lived a lifetime under a halo of frizz. To have survived the straight-hair '70s and the over-processed '80s was to have mistreated and re-mistreated those lovely curls.
I made so many mistakes on the rocky road to learning how to treat curly hair--there was the severe hair-brushing, the attack of the curling iron in an attempt for the feathered Farrah, the plethora of drying shampoos and goopy conditioners, the initiation into chemical straightenings, and the apathy of pulling it into a ponytail day after day.
A curly hair girl forum or series of articles on this site could save many of my kind from years of struggle and tears. It would appeal to a diverse audience, too, including Jewish, African-American, permed, and natural curly girls. It could address a myriad of issues from products and product combinations to cool salons and the latest curl-friendly styles.
My recent epiphanies about curly hair care--rarely shampoo, squeeze out wet hair before applying leave-in conditioner, and never touch it while it's drying--were hard-earned revelations after years of curly hair abuse.
