I really love Shea Moisture products. About once a week, a very weak mix of bicarb and filtered water to break down left-over product, and a few tbsp of Bragg's acv, a dollop of raw honey and filtered water, shaken well, as a rinse. Acv seals the cuticle and adds gloss, honey conditions. You can still condition after. I couldn't see the pic, got an error message, but I've heard good things about https://lusterproducts.com/products/wave-jel-activator s curl activator, but not tried it, yet. Anything Shea Moisture has worked well for me. Right now, I need a cut and style, and haven't been styling and it's very humid, so my hair is very unruly!

I like your hair but it looks bad at the bottom. Honestly I'd just say visit a good hair dresser for the cut and always ask for advice, you never know who you're talking to.

I'm only an expert of my own hair and ours is quite different. That being said you could definitely have a go at it. You'll want to look into the curly girl method, specially the kind of shampoo.

My two cents are that moisture and oil are essential to control. Oil will keep the moisture in your hair, so it won't start frizzing over time as quickly. Moisture you can control by showering and or using a fine water spray.

For starters get a spray and just play with that. Spray and let it sit, knead etc, etc. Just see what kind of control you can get out of that.

You'll also want to shape it after coming out of the shower, as it tends to keep the shape it dries in. If you comb it back and let it dry that way, it'll be impossible to really get it to curl nicely in all directions later. If your hair would be long I'd definitely suggest a hair dryer (low settings only), I'm not sure if that would help you. It just gives you that extra control over drying.

Back to shampoo and conditioner. Not all are the same. A 2 euro bottle is simply not going to live up to a 20 euro bottle. I'd recommend buying a full set where the bottles fit together, and just read their labels and see what fits best to you. It'll last like a year so it is worth the money. Try out different kinds over the years, as there's a huge difference in effect.

Don't be afraid to experiment and keep learning. I used to have 1 good hair day every 3 or so. And now I have only a few bad hair days per year. There's hope!

The lil wavies that are already visible are SUPER promising. You’ve got a beautiful natural curl! As it gets longer it’ll start to drape more regularly under it’s own weight, and it’ll be easier to style once there’s more of it to work with.

The washing/conditioning methods in the CG doc will help bring out/emphasize your natural curl pattern. I went from kinda wavy hair to actual ringlets, and your hair looks wavier than mine was when I started!

And the great part about CG is you can tweak your results, there’s no one singular “ideal” end goal! It’s like a community of curl-scientists constantly running experiments and sharing their findings.

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