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I’ll be honest. My favorite times of the year to tướng wear my natural hair all-the-way-out is the spring and the fall. The temperatures are mild and the humidity levels aren’t super ridiculous, so sánh my hair doesn’t shrink up or frizz out as much as it does the rest of the time. Still, that doesn’t mean that when it’s blazing outside (or when it’s snowing; some of us forget that wintertime can get pretty humid too”> that I won’t rock a blowout. I just have to tướng find some creative workarounds so sánh that I won’t have big-and-glorious hair when I step out of the door and then three steps away from a TWA (Teeny Weeny Afro”> about an hour-and-a-half later.

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If you just read all of that and found yourself shaking your head because you totally can relate, I’ve got some suggestions on how you can keep your own natural locks voluminous, healthy and full, even on the most humid of days.

For the record, I’m pretty sure that you’ve heard of some of these before, but the key is to tướng apply a little trial and error with the tips and handle your hair with care in the process. If you’re determined to tướng figure out what works best for you, I’m confident that you will.

Experiment with bentonite clay. If you pay attention to tướng hair trends, you’ve probably heard about thebentonite clay and hãng apple cider vinegar hair definition bộ combo. I’ve tried it a few times and yep, it works. Not only does it define natural curls, it elongates them too! Plus, if you add some hydrogenated castor oil, melted shea butter, coconut oil or olive oil to tướng the mixture, it is a great way to tướng have longer curls that won’t shrink up (as much”> due to tướng the moisture to tướng the hair. (If you’ve never tried this DIY product before, click here, here andhere for some tips and cool visual results.”>

Or try some silicone or beeswax. In the never-ending effort to tướng keep shrinkage at cất cánh, a grave mistake that a lot of us make is using the wrong kind of hair products—the ones that actually attract humidity instead of repelling it. So which ones are no-nos? Glycerin, hydrolyzed wheat protein, any sườn of glycol, flax seeds, mango butter and products that contain honey definitely top the list because they are all humectants (they pull moisture from the air”>. What’s an ingredient that doesn’t draw humidity in? Silicone or beeswax. Both have the kind of properties that will seal your hair, reduce frizz and yes, help to tướng prevent shrinkage.

Try an anti-frizz serum. Something that lots of professional stylists believe that all of us should have in our possession is one (or 10″> bottles of an anti-frizz serum (because frizz is usually the result of humidity”>. It works well because it’s another product that will effectively seal your hair so sánh that humidity isn’t able to tướng get to tướng it (as much”>. What are some good ones to tướng try? Top-rated serums includeMizani Thermastrength Heat Protecting Serum,Curls Cashmere + Cavia Hair Serum andLubricity Labs S-Total Finish Perfecting Serum.

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Try an elongating stler

Aunt Jackie’s Don’t Shrink Flaxseed Elongating Curling Gel or the Long Aid Naturals Manuka Honey & Coconut Shrink Away Elongating Curl Cream.

Something that we naturalistas have that we didn’t 15-20 years ago is YouTube. I can personally vouch for the fact that if you’re looking for tips on how to tướng take care of your naturally curly hair, there is a wealth of knowledge on there. Anyway, there’s a totally self-professed quirky naturalista who goes by the name Star Puppy, whose channel I find to tướng be đáng yêu, memorable and entertaining. On one đoạn Clip, she broke down a way that she handles her own hair shrinkage; it’s with the help of Aunt Jackie’s curling gel. If you want to tướng try a new product, but you’d lượt thích to tướng see if/ how it worked for someone else, clickhere for her very detailed review (it seemed to tướng go well for her, by the way”>.

If you use gel for a wash-n-go, make sure to tướng “break the cast”. If you’re going for a wash-n-go look, applying some gel (even if it’s just Aloe Vera gel”> to tướng your hair while it’s wet is a great way to tướng give your curls a good amount of definition. But if after it dries, your hair appears shorter, a good thing to tướng tự is to tướng break the cast (the hardness that the gel has caused”> of your hair with a little bit of oil. Two that hold up pretty well in humidity are sweet almond oil and grapeseed oil. As a bonus, they both are light, so sánh your hair won’t feel greasy to tướng the touch. All you have to tướng tự is pour a little bit into your hands, rub your hands together and then gently rub your hands down your hair from root to tướng tip lượt thích this righthere.

Blow your roots. Although you should be careful about how much heat that you apply to tướng your hair, if you’re using agood dryer, you apply a heat protectant (a creamy one is better than thở a spray if your hair is both curly and thick”> and you phối it on cool, you should be fine. As far as avoiding shrinkage goes, make sure that you’re intentional about blow drying your roots. The “straighter” they are, the longer your hair will look and the less shrinkage that you will have throughout the day. Speaking of blow drying, if you want a longer look without straightening your curls in the process, a diffuser is definitely what you should attach to tướng your dryer. Use it after your hair had air-dried halfway in order to tướng get the best results.

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Test out some natural stretching techniques. If you absolutely tự not want to tướng apply heat to tướng your hair, pretty much ever, there are some natural stretching methods that you can try. For the sake of time and space, I’ll hyperlink them—banding, threading and stretch plates are what immediately come to tướng mind. All work on even the tightest of curls and will give your hair at least a few inches.

Braid your hair (or pineapple it”> at night. Whether you want your blowout to tướng last longer or you want to tướng stretch out your natural texture a bit, something that can help you to tướng achieve that is if you braid your hair up at night. I’m not saying that it needs to tướng be perfectly parted small braids. In fact, I think it’s best if your hair is finger-parted (so that you’ll decrease the amount of tension you put on your hair”> and that the braids are on the bigger side. The goal is to tướng tự something that will keep your hair from shrinking up and/or matting as you rest. Or, if you’re in a rush, pulling your hair up in a pineapple can help to tướng achieve this too. Just make sure that once you’re done with either route that you wrap your hair up with a silk or satin scarf. That way, when you wake up, your hair will be stretched out a pretty good amount, even if you sweated some. And your hair will be ready to tướng take on a full day of humidity!

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