If your hair is soaking wet, scrunch it dry with a microfiber towel or an old T-shirt. Avoid rubbing your hair with a towel, since this can create frizz. If you must blow dry your hair, use a diffuser to prevent voluminous frizz.
In a pinch, you can also detangle your hair by running your fingers through your curls. Try using a wide-tooth comb in the shower to detangle it while it’s wet.
You can also experiment with curling gels, creams, and setting lotions.
Hydration helps your curls look silky and defined. You can buy keratin-based treatments in salons and beauty supply stores.
If you want textured, beachy waves rather than defined curls, use a sea salt spray on damp hair instead of the mousse. If you have natural hair, you may want to use a styling gel instead, since it has more moisture.
If you’re going for tousled waves rather than defined curls, you may want to let your hair air-dry most of the way before hitting it with the diffuser.
Tease your hair lightly at the roots if you want a little more lift.
Your hair should have enough structure to stand up on its own. If it doesn’t, curl the hair around a round brush and blow dry it in the direction you want to style it in.
Use a little more product to the curly layers around your face if you want extra definition! If you have natural hair, use your fingers to coil most of your curls into shape, then follow up with edge control cream to tame the baby hairs around your hairline.
If you have natural hair, use a toothbrush to smooth down the baby hairs along your hairline. If you need to, apply an edge control cream to help smooth everything down.
If you have natural hair, apply a generous amount of leave-in conditioner to your damp locks.
You don’t need to use oil made specifically for hair. Olive oil, pure argan oil, or coconut oil will also work!
If your hairdryer doesn’t have a medium setting, start with a high-heat setting.
Mist your hair with a heat protectant before you curl it.
If your hair is cropped short, you don’t have to worry about layers. It doesn’t need much volume control.
This is a great option for those who are transitioning from long-to-short hair (or vice versa), or for those who are treating their hair for heat damage.
