Whenever my hair is extra-dry, I condition it with plain old olive oil. Just wet your hair and coat it with olive oil, let it sit for like 20 minutes, then wash and condition as usual. Also, since your hair is curly now (congrats
), try not to wash it everyday ( thats hard if you swim) just wet it and condition it but don't shampoo. That helps a lot with the dryness. Oh and I used to leave a little conditioner (regular not leave-in) in my hair but I find that if I use my SS Loosely Defined on top of conditioner, its too much and my hair gets all dull and waxy-feeling. Well thats it for my dryness tipsZ
Good Luck!