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give you both a feeling of softness, With any product, remember that curls curls is great and helps keep them
while helping to smooth the hair don’t like being excessively washed contained while they resettle into their
strands’ cuticle layer without weighing or agitated. If you find your hair is natural form.
the hair down. oily, your money will be better spent
getting the PH level of your scalp back A satin pillow also helps and feels
Excessive heat will irritate the cuticle into balance so that you can use fewer lovely. Diffuser attachments for hair
layer, which naturally sits closer to the cleansing products. dryers aid to disperse the heat of
hair shaft, causing the hair to frizz. It is the blow dryer more gently when
a terrible cycle that can easily lead you Styling products like salt sprays and it is too cold or damp for your hair
to believe you need more heat and frizz mousse play an important role too. Sea to dry naturally. And a quick spritz
products, which will only cause more salt spray is great because it fills the of saltwater from a spray bottle in
damage and build-up. gaps in the hair shaft that cause frizz. the mornings will help put all those
That is why your hair tends to be so glorious natural bonds back in place
Styling aids that are healthy for curls glorious after a dip in the ocean. after a night of pillow wrestling.
will calm the irritated cuticle layer and
moisturise the hair without causing How do you brush curls? No matter if you have tightly crimped
stickiness. Often a simple plant-based The short answer is, you don’t. Curls curls or voluptuous barrels, curly hair
conditioner and mask combination is should only be brushed before you should be celebrated. Yet, often when
all curls actually need to rehabilitate. wash your hair. This will help detangle you speak to those fortunate to boast
the strands, spread your natural oils full crowns of them – the first thing
Which products work for and increase blood flow to the scalp. they say is they would kill to have
different types of curls? You can also comb them through in hair that would cooperate! Practising
The myriad of products for curly hair the shower while the conditioner takes these simple hands-off techniques,
is dazzling but the rules are simple. effect – but after that, try not to touch with a little bit of patience and a lot
Look for products that are derived them again. of kindness to yourself, will give you
from natural sources and avoid those picture-perfect locks – every day.
with parabens, silicone and sulphates, To properly handle hair post-wash,
which are the lather agents in most squeeze the water out of your hair top To begin your journey to beautiful
products. Remember that curls within to bottom – being careful not to annoy hair the natural way, you can
themselves also vary and the finer the that cuticle layer by rubbing in the tip contact Renee for advice or
curl, the lighter the product needs to to scalp direction. The famous ‘T-Shirt a virtual consult by emailing:
be. tie-up’ technique for longer and thicker support@gentleapproach.co.za.

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