Curls are considered a sign of health and vitality. Voluminous perms are also popular again at the moment. Silky waves and corkscrew curls are a real eye-catcher. However, curls hardly reflect light and are less shiny than straight hair, where the outer cuticle of the hair fiber appears smooth under the microscope. In contrast, the cuticle layer in curly hair is not closed; the hair surface looks like an open pine cone. Curls tend to have a straw-like dryness and frizz. Not only women have to struggle with this, but men and children also need the right curl care and the right styling.
What type of curl do you have?
Depending on the thickness of the hair fiber, the bounce of the curls and their structure, there are basically 3 different types of curls:
Curl type 1 - Fine curly hair usually lies close to the head. It only has a slight S-shaped wave that unravels relatively quickly. This hair type needs above all more volume, definition of the waves and natural hold of the hairstyle.
Curl type 2 - Curly hair with a thicker hair diameter has significantly more resistant waves. The cuticle layer of the hair fiber is rough. Therefore, this hair type is prone to dryness and frizz.
Curl type 3 - Strongly curly hair is characterized by strong curls and even corkscrew curls. This type of curl has a lot of volume, the curls have bounce and hold. Depending on the structure of the curls, the hairstyle can look frizzy, undefined or frizzy without special additional care. The thicker and more curly the hair is, the richer the care should be: thick, strong curls need a lot of moisturizing and smoothing leave-in care.
Comb curly hair correctly
Before washing your hair, you should comb your curls with a wide-toothed comb, especially if there may be styling residue in the hair. Start at the ends and slowly work your way to the roots so as not to pull out or break any hair. To prevent your curls from matting or knotting unnecessarily, you can then also brush them with a brush. such as the Tangle Teezer, brush gently.
After washing your hair, you should not rub your curls or waves, but knead them carefully with a microfiber cloth. If possible, wet hair should not be combed, as in this condition it is particularly susceptible to breakage and broken ends or split ends.
Wash curly hair properly
Gentle, natural cosmetic hair shampoos without silicones are crucial for carefree, bouncing curls and waves. They must not remove any further moisture from the already dry hair and must not attack the protective fatty acid layer of the hair fiber. Organic shampoos based on detergent amino acids are ideal for carefree curls that curl beautifully. These herbal foaming agents are the most gentle herbal surfactants on the hair and scalp, but are also by far the most expensive.
Hydrating plant extracts such as wheat proteins or vegetable keratin are particularly recommended for curls. Wheat proteins are contained in all myrto organic shampoos. They lie weightlessly like a wafer-thin film around every hair fiber, smooth the open cuticle layer in curls and repair small hairline cracks. Hydrolyzed proteins from grains keep wavy hair elastic and protect it from drying out and hair breakage. Wheat proteins also ensure more shine and natural hair volume.
Oily care ingredients in curl shampoos
Be careful with oily care ingredients in a shampoo for fine curls! Oils give thick, unruly and curly hair great shine, bounce and defined structure. However, fine curly hair can only tolerate small amounts or no oily care ingredients at all. Oils can easily weigh down fine hair and make the roots look flat. For fine waves and curls, we recommend the minimalist organic shampoo Ultramild Free. Thick, curly hair can tolerate significantly more oily care products and should preferably be washed with the organic shampoo Sea Buckthorn Chia.
Heat protection for curly hair
You can achieve natural heat protection for beautifully defined, full and slightly shiny waves with the Bio Finisher Glossing Gel, based on aloe vera, betaine, a micronutient from sugar beet and gloss-enhancing organic babassu oil from a Brazilian fair trade women's project.
Air drying for curly hair
If possible, you should leave natural curls and perms in the air after washing, after drying them in a towel with kneading. It's best to avoid blow-drying, as the heat of the blow-dryer removes moisture from the hair. In the cold season or when things have to be done quickly, knead the Bio Finisher into pre-dried hair as heat protection before briefly blow-drying your curls with a diffuser attachment at a low temperature setting.
Leave-in conditioner and hair mask
As leave-in hair creams, the myrto organic conditioners smooth the rough cuticle layer of the curly hair fiber after shampooing in damp and dry hair to refresh the natural styling. The myrto conditioners contain high proportions of valuable cold-pressed organic vegetable oils instead of the usual palm oil derivatives that are hidden in emulsifiers or consistency agents. Beta-glucan from oats deeply moisturizes the hair, makes it more resistant to breakage, thickens and stabilizes the hair shaft without weighing it down.
You should treat your curls to the pomegranate organic hair mask once a week to give your curls a healthy shine and improve combability. You will notice how much better your hair feels, how your hair structure becomes stronger and how the frizz disappears.
Styling curly hair
If you then massage the organic antistatic hair oil or organic argan hair wax sparingly onto the ends, even the last split ends no longer stand a chance. The ends of your hair simply look well-groomed and you don't have to have them cut off all the time.
When using the organic conditioner and the organic hair treatment, make sure to leave your scalp and hairline about a hand's width away so as not to cause discomfort to the roots and flatten the volume. You can knead the conditioner and hair treatment into both damp, freshly washed and dry hair. Leave the treatment on your hair for as long as possible and then wash it out. For maximum care effect, shine and beautifully defined waves, use the conditioner or hair mask as a leave-in hair cream. In this way, the valuable care ingredients can optimally showcase your curls.
