30 Natural Ways to Tame and Style Thick, Curly Hair
Thick, curly hair can be beautiful but can also be a hassle to tame and style. For those with unruly curls, fighting with frizz and tangles can feel like a daily battle. But with the right techniques and natural styling products, you can embrace your curls and flaunt beautiful, bouncy tresses without any fuss. Here are 30 natural ways to tame and style thick, curly hair.
Natural Ways to Tame
1. Detangle with a Wide-Tooth Comb
Use a wide-tooth comb to detangle thick, curly hair while it’s still damp, start at the ends of the hair and gently work your way upwards.
2. Invest in a Quality Conditioner
A good conditioner can work wonders on thick, curly hair, keeping it soft and manageable. Look for products with natural ingredients like coconut oil or shea butter.
3. Use a Leave-in Conditioner
For extra moisture and shine, use a leave-in conditioner to keep curls soft and manageable.
4. Deep Condition Regularly
To keep hair healthy and nourished, deep condition every week or two with natural oils such as coconut or avocado oil.
5. Use a Silk or Satin Pillowcase
Cotton pillowcases can cause friction that leads to frizzy, tangled hair. Switch to Silk or satin pillowcases as they are gentler and can help maintain your curls’ shape.
6. Ditch harsh shampoo
Swap harsh shampoos with gentle, sulfate-free formulas that won’t strip hair of moisture.
7. Don’t Rub Hair with a Towel
Rubbing hair with a towel can lead to breakage and frizz. Instead, gently squeeze excess water with a soft t-shirt or microfiber tower.
8. Skip Heat Styling
Heat styling tools such as flat iron and curling irons can cause damage and frizz. Air-drying and using heatless styling methods instead.
9. Cut Hair in Layers
Layers can help reduce volume and frizz for those with thick, curly hair.
10. Only Brush When Dry
Brushing wet hair can lead to damage and breakage, so wait for the hair to dry before detangling.
11. Make a DIY Hair Mask
Make a natural hair mask from ingredients like avocado, honey, and banana to provide your hair with the essential nutrients it needs.
12. Use a Styling Gel
Styling gels provide hold and combat frizz, look for natural and organic options to style hair without chemicals.
13. Use a Pineapple Method
The pineapple method involves loosely gathering your hair at the very top of your head secured with a scrunchie so that curls fall on the sides. It keeps hair elongated overnight, helping reduce frizz in the morning.
14. Use an Anti-frizz Serum
Apply a small amount of natural anti-frizz serum to seal the cuticle and tame curls.
15. Avoid Over-washing
Washing thick, curly hair too often can strip it of its natural oils, leading to dryness and frizz. Aim to wash no more than twice a week.
16. Use a Shower Comb
Use a comb in-shower applying conditioner, comb to detangle starting from the ends to minimize tangles, and the need for too much detangling outside of the shower.
Natural Styling Methods
17. Finger Coil
Creating curls with your fingers keeps them soft and plump.
18. Twist Outs
Twisting hair when it’s damp, using hair cream on either two-strand or flat twists, it gives twist outs allow hair to dry for well-defined bouncy curls.
19. Bantu Knots
Bantu knots create soft curls by twisting your hair into small knots while still damp.
20. Chunky Flat-twists and Braid Outs
Chunky flat-twist and braid-outs create soft, wavy curls for those with thicker tresses.
21. Plopping
Plopping uses a t-shirt to wrap around the head after applying styling products to enhance curls’ definition.
22. Rod Sets
Use flexi-rods on damp hair coated TRESemme’s Flawless Curls Mousse, or any other styling product, creating defined bouncy curls.
23. Diffusing Blow-Dryer
Use a diffusing blow dryer, to enhance curls bounce and encourage natural formation.
24. Hair Stretching
Stretching hair using a tweezer saw hair shiner transparent, pink hairshirt soapy solution, hairpins, and tying down hair gently stretching, divide a small strand of the hair and rope twists, take a needle and gently break the soap.
25. Curl Scrunched Half-Updo
Separate front of hair with hair-pack non-slip bobby pins ribbon design and style hair with hair cream or curl activator.
26. High Ponytail and Low Ponytail
Pull hair into a high or low ponytail for a simple yet stylish look.
27. Cmpleting Satin Hair Flexible Headbands
Using satin hair headbands present a sleek and edgy outfit to suits naturally styled curly hair.
28. Clips,Curlys Twirls Like Devaky Goin Seeruthuny Chudu
Clip those cant rav_rollable tross and watch the volu8mere return to a calm, curly hairstyle.
29. Ultra-curly bangle tube bracelets
Become creative in hair accessory by use of ULTRA-CURLY BANGLE TUBE BRACELETS to hold hair in a classic beauty look.
30. Play with Divided Layers
For longer hair choose divided layers mixed with puff/soft curls on any styling selection.
Keeping thick, curly hair under control takes patience, care, and natural styling techniques, but by using these methods, you will create your personalized, effortless look. Whether you’re attending an event or hanging out with friends, these natural styling techniques will simplify and joyously complements perfectly with naturally curly hair.