Keepin Curly Hair in Check
 

The thread in the Rush forum got me thinking...

All you curly headed GCers, what do you use/do to you hair to keep it in check and under control when it's curly or straight? we all read about crap in magazines, but what really works for you?

I use:
Sebastian Potion 9 leave in conditioner (especially good for swimming or the beach b/c it protects your hair)

a wide tooth comb in the shower (not after)

Frizz ease gel (though I'm not in love with it)

and frizz ease Secret Weapon styling creme (This I cannot live without!!!!!)

and I always air dry when I curl (even though it takes 5 hours!)

I use the same product when I straighten (except I use a big round brush, a paddle brush, an 1875 heat blow dryer, and a flat iron)

although now I am looking into getting a Chi iron....any other ideas for our wonderful locks?

BED HEAD Moisture manic is great.
Any product like shine spray or serum that has silicone is good- it keeps the frizzies down (don't use if you have thin hair!).
Products like KMS Straight out are good for straightening (it smells like vanilla for a bonus!).

I use the 185 blowdryer for making my hair straight also, it takes a lot of time still, but faster than those 1600!

To keep it straight: Graham Webb's Stick Striaght Gel

To keep it curly: Clinique's Defined Curls

To keep it shiny: Rusk's Shining Spray

That Frizz-ease hair serum is worth it's weight in gold.

I generally just use that and mousse. Although I've tried the dream curls stuff from the Fizz-Ease line and I like that, thus far.

In Florida, I generally don't bother with straightening my hair.

I HATE Frizz-ease. I personally think it's crap. I never works on my hair, except make it greasy.

To make my hair straight I use Tony&Guy. The thing is I don't know if you can get it in North America. I haven't seen it here in Canada, but it might be possible to find it in the US. My mother bought it in England and I think it's fantastic!!!! Either that or Aveda products. I find them great for my hair (and they smal nice too!), but I don't buy them often because they're expensive and I'm a poor student:( .

Sometimes I use Citrishine, and that works alright, but Tony & Guy, it's great if you can find it.

edit to correct: whoops, my bad. Tony & Guy products are available in the US. I don't know about Canada though (why are so slow?) The product is No-Kinks Smoothing Balm...fantastic!!!

I have very corse natural curly hair--- ringlet curls.... to tame my curls I use ISO Bouncy Cream and John Frieda's Funky Chunky texturizing lotion.
I always air dry (although my hair is still damp by noon)--yes, i go to work with damp hair everyday. And I never use hairspray, gel, mousse, etc.


-wendi