Care for curly hair: means and recommendations

Soft flowing tresses, emphasizing femininity and refinement - the dream of many women. Most of all in this issue, lucky owners of wavy hair, although some such natural, "happiness" given by nature, causes a lot of inconvenience and trouble: the curls often do not obey, they take the desired shape, often require the use of gel or foam during the styling. However, more serious problems are related not even to the design of the hairdress, but to the health of the curls: staining, drying with a hair dryer, straightening affect their structure destructively.

To preserve the health of curls, to give them a natural springiness, a natural shine and a luxurious look will help the correct and high-quality care of curly hair.

Shampoo selection criteria

The first and perhaps the main step on the way to health curls is the proper selection of shampoo. When the condition of the strands is good, it is recommended to use a detergent for curly hair; In all other cases should be guided by the structure of the curls and the type of scalp.

Dry strands need additional moisturizing, which can provide such components of shampoo, like extracting flowers of cornflower, lotus, witch hazel or an extract of jojoba oil, coconut, licorice. For thin hair, shampoos with a strengthening and protective effect based on sage, papain, horseradish are useful. From detergents with the effect of increasing the volume is better to abandon. They destroy the ripeness and lead to brittleness, which makes it useless to care for disobedient curly hair.

Means for curly hair from a professional series are characterized by a wide variety and high efficiency. So, consumers highly appreciated the Hair Juice Curly shampoo of the Italian brand Brelil Professional. Present in its composition extracts of coconut and passion fruit make curly hair soft, docile, elastic. Vitamins A, C, E nourish the scalp and protect against the effects of negative factors. According to the owners of curls, after applying Hair Juice Curly shampoo hair becomes elastic, silky and more decorated.

When washing curly hair, it is important to follow several rules:

• Wash them as they become dirty;
• Use soft water;
• Do not use too hot water,
• Do not rub the scalp with effort, thus stimulating the work of the sebaceous glands.

Balm for curly hair

The main nutrient for hair after washing your head is balm or conditioner. The action of these funds is aimed at providing additional nutrition, restoring the damaged hair structure, moisturizing the scalp and facilitating combing. Particularly relevant is the use of balm for women with weakened curls.

Periodically it is recommended to use emulsions, oils and serums with keratin elements. The use of such cosmetic preparations at times facilitates the care of disobedient curly hair.

Means that help to give volume and elasticity curls, are characterized by different effects. One of the highly effective is a lotion-conditioner Curl Definer Conditioning Lotion brand Londa Professional. Microcapsules with the extract of ginger and olives are saturated with moisture, filled with vitality and prevent the drying of each strand. Thanks to a unique formula, chaotic and dull curls turn into shiny and expressive curls.

The lotion is applied to a damp head, it is not washed off, which provides a quality care for curly hair. Feedback from consumers about this cosmetic product is positive. Representatives of the fair sex are satisfied with the operation of the air conditioner and felt a positive effect literally from the first use of the cosmetic.

How correctly to dry curly hair?

Care for curly hair is reduced not only to the correct selection of shampoo and conditioner, but also to drying after washing. About fene at this stage should be forgotten: curls negatively perceive artificial heat, become brittle, lose their natural shine. Therefore, it is recommended that you take a bath towel to help them pat their hair in the direction from the tips to the roots. After the strands dry, you should gently comb them with a large comb with sparse teeth, starting from the tips and gradually rising higher to the roots.

To give curls a shape during drying, you can use a forming cream or gel, pressing each strand to the scalp and making a spiral out of it.

Care for curly hair: professional tools

A separate approach to each curl can be achieved by applying the nutritional cream-mousse Enrich Repairing Mousse of the brand Wella. The cosmetic means contains glyoxylic acid, silk extract, panthenol and vitamin E. Thanks to these components, the curls acquire natural shine, silky and lightness. Cream care for curly hair is ideal for those who have a strong hair curl and are difficult to lay. How to use? The product should be applied to clean, dry hair. Do not rinse.

A good solution in the modeling of perfect curls is the use of a curly hair care product such as Super-Natural Curl Shaping & Defining Cream Bamboo Style, Alterna. The action of the cosmetic preparation is aimed at creating smooth, even curls from small and unformed curls. An indelible cream (care for curly hair - not a whim, but a necessity, so it's not worth trying to save on additional cosmetic products) is characterized by a light texture and contains in its composition sunflower seed oil and lambang, blue yucca roots, bamboo extract. Thanks to the naturalness of the components, it is suitable for daily use, it provides high-quality thermal protection, which is especially important for amateurs to use hairpieces, irons and hairdryers when modeling.

Features of staining

Hair coloring is a procedure that many women resort to. One is necessary for the disguise of gray hair, the other for changing the image. Care for curly hair at this stage is to choose the right means. Do not use paints with ammonia, since the action of the chemical component is extremely harmful. Ammonia promotes the destruction of the protein that regulates the formation of melanin (a natural pigment) contained in the hair shaft. Under the action of the coloring element, the normal functioning of the sebaceous glands is disrupted, due to which the hair becomes dry and brittle. Therefore, it is better to stop your choice on natural dyes: henna or basma.

And yet, the coloring of the curls is best entrusted to a hairdresser who will help to choose the right paint and perform his work qualitatively. Professional care for curly hair is the procedure for their recovery with the help of hot steam and nourishing masks, which are often offered by beauty salons after staining.

Useful tips for caring for curly ringlets

Wavy hair is very sensitive to straightening, the influence of chemicals and high temperatures. When poor care, hot drying, frequent stowage, they become tangled, split at the tips. To avoid such negative consequences it is recommended:

• In the process of laying, use a heat-protective spray covering the hair with a special keratin film. The latter melts under the action of high temperatures, without disturbing the structure of the hair.
• Before going out to the street, use protective equipment. From the effects of sunlight, sprays with SPF-factor (sunscreen) are well proven.
• Do not abuse the rectifier (ironing).

A haircut

Once every 3 months, it is recommended to prune the tips. Care for disobedient curly hair in the form of this manipulation is aimed at preventing the section of curls. A good effect is the haircut "hot scissors", after which the tips of the hair seem to be sealed, leaving inside the natural moisture.

As for haircuts in general, for owners of curly hair there is a huge choice of styles and interesting images: asymmetry, bean, cascade, multi-level haircut - these are just some of the ideal hair styles. When using different patterns of folding, curly strands can look in accordance with the master's plan: aristocratic, playful, sexy.

Straightening of curls

Many owners of curly hair dream of straightening them, so they often resort to the help of devices such as a styler or ironing.

Straightening is carried out as follows:

1. On wet hair, a spray is applied to the naughty strands for the purpose of structuring them.
2. Then a thermal spray spray is sprayed, after which the hair is dried with a hair dryer using a round comb. The drying of each strand starts from the back of the head with a gradual advance upward to the top of the head.
3. Hair stretches iron or hot styler.

And yet, in order to avoid disturbance of the structure of the hair and their overdrying, do not often resort to this procedure.

Of the professional preparations used to simulate ringlets, you can choose the spray-gel Tony & Guy "Reliable fixation of curly hair." The tool allows you to naturally fix the hair and get control over the naughty strands.

Directions for use: spray on damp, slightly towel-dried hair. Simulate large curls with a curling rod or by hand twisting.

Natural curls can be emphasized by spraying the product onto dry hair and distributing it evenly over the entire length. As a result of the application of the spray, the hair becomes obedient, soft and naturally mobile.

Express-straightening curls can be carried out in salon conditions. For this procedure, stylists use a styler and funds with keratin and ceramides. Smoothing, restoring the structure of the hair, they protect curls from heating and at the same time have a curative effect.

Massage for strengthening and growth of hair

Proper care for curly hair will be more effective if at least once in 2-3 days to do a head massage. Manipulation, requiring patience and systematic, is aimed at increasing blood flow, improving skin nutrition and enhancing hair growth. It should be noted that in the massage of the gland actively secrete sebum. Therefore, massage the head is recommended shortly before washing. After massage, it is recommended to apply a nourishing mask to the hair - warmed up skin will absorb it much faster and more fully than in normal mode.

Massaging should be done with the pads of the fingers in different directions. First, stroking light movements, then with a gradual increase in pressure - in a circle. In the end, it is recommended to make a slight stroking of the skin.

Massage to strengthen curly hair should be done so that it gives pleasure. It is very good before the procedure to lubricate the fingers with heated castor oil or burdock oil.

After the massage, it is recommended to massage the cervical zone, which will also increase blood circulation and help to relax.

Masks for curly ringlets

Protect curly hair from the impact of negative external factors, "tame" them, fill with health and strength can be through nutritional and regenerative masks. A professional mask helps Curl Contour (L'Oreal Professionnel), which has a pronounced regenerative and nutritional effect, to help the damaged strands. Each curl after the action of the cosmetic becomes very clear, as if drawn. The components available in the mask, smooth out the scales of hair, fill with useful substances every strand, prevent falling out, prevent the appearance of split ends. In addition, Curl Contour contains UV filters that protect the hair from the negative effects of the external environment.

Home masks for curly hairstyles

Care for curly hair at home can be provided by self-cooking nutrients:

• Glycerin. For 1 tsp. Glycerin and vinegar to combine with 1 egg and 2 tbsp. L. Castor oil. Rub into the skin, spread over the hair. Cover the head with a film, wrap the bath towel over it. Leave for 40-45 minutes. Wash off with warm running water, preferably with shampoo for curly hair.
• From curdled milk. Preheated to 37 ° C curdled abundantly on the hair. Cover the head with a film, top with a towel. Keep the mask for 30-45 minutes. Then, having removed the film with a towel, again spread the head with yogurt, massage for 3-5 minutes. Wash off. This mask has a good protective effect, prevents the appearance of split ends.
• Oily. Seabuckthorn oil is combined with another vegetable oil in a ratio of 9 to 1. Rub into the scalp. Create a "greenhouse effect" (film + scarf or towel). To sustain 1 hour. Wash off with shampoo. The mask is useful for overdried curly hair. It is desirable to apply 2 times a week for 1.5 months.
• Olive-honey. Combine 100 grams of honey with 3 tbsp. L. Olive oil. Apply to hair. To sustain about 1 hour. Wash off with warm water. With shampoo, you can wash your hair only for the next day.
• From the avocado. Flesh the ripe avocado with a blender to a mushy condition. Add 20 g of almond oil and 50 g of olive oil. To sustain on hair 1 hour. Wash off with shampoo. With the help of this mask, which perfectly nourishes damaged hair, care for dry curly hair will be performed qualitatively and effectively.

After applying masks hair is recommended to rinse with chamomile broth (for light curls) or water with lemon juice (for dark hair).

Curly hair is a magnificent gift of nature, which should be cherished. This is the highlight of the image. This is uniqueness. It's charm. This is a healthy beauty and naturalness, obtained by ensuring correct and high-quality care for curls.