Honestly I think most people who “follow” the curly girl method actually just kind of loosely follow it. Most of us use curly girl approved products most of the time and then do reset washes every so often with sulfate shampoos to get rid of build up. Some of us also still use heat or bleach/dye. Almost all of us use some kind of comb or brush. I think the curly girl method is a good place to start, but it absolutely is not a hard and fast rule for everyone. Everyone should do what works for them honestly

LOL!!!! Girl! When you looked up Lorraine's hair I cackled lol

The thing about the CGM that rly gets me is the no comb and brush part. Like gurll come on.Aint nobody got time or patience to be finger detangling. I NEED my tangle teezer😭🤦🏽‍♀️

The curly girl Method was created for one size fits all and in reality hair isn't one size fits all. We all have different hair and different needs.

that article shows just how much people with non-coily hair completely misunderstand and even unfairly stereotype coily hair! like assuming everyone with coily hair has a dry scalp or the same porosity, level of damage, etc. that article over-simplifies pretty much everything about hair, but the coily hair tips as you showed are clearly the worst. it just goes to show how important it is for coily hair education to be done by people with coily hair!

the auto generated subtitles when she starts listing chemicals "sdlfo qlkesifm sd;lldis sla;dslkei" youtube needs to study up on it's chemsitry lol

I read and used most of the curly girl method. It made my 4a/b curls pop. I modified it though cuz some parts didn’t make sense. I use sulfate free shampoo due to my scalp getting build up super easy and I use the Felicia leatherwood brush for detangling. From my experience her tips work but use common sense when you see that your hair is responding well to cowashing only or having way too many single strand knots. There is nothing wrong with modifying to your hair needs!

Don't forget the age of this book. All information has an expiration date as new information approves or disproves it. Idk anyone now that follows the cg method to the letter.

THIS is why so many Deva Curl consumers have lost their hair🤓

Hi folks, I’ve coily textured hair and I’ve been using the CGM and it’s been doing wonders for my hair. Said no one ever

Actually CGM is absolutely wrong for the wavy textured hair as wavy hair is often growing from normal or oily scalps and those types of scalps should never cowash, just use a normal, sulfate containing shampoo and alternate those with low poos.

I've NEVER did the cg method bcus if you look at the pics it let you know it wasn't for us! But I know ppl who did this for yrs but there curls were not kinky.

The educated and sophisticated read HUN-TY!!!! I loved it!!! The info here is so good. Being that I still consider myself new to my natural hair, its good to see that the CGM isnt necessarily for everyone. Sometimes it feels like if you're not doing things a certain way that you're doing it wrong. So grateful for those video and the info it provided. I'm starting to see a lot more videos like this that shows there aren't "rules" as long as you're listening to your hair and doing what works!

When you said “Hey Siri,” it got activated on my iPad!!😆I’m a wavy/curly girl but I enjoy your channel!

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 The new girls need this. I realized way back this wasnt for me. But this was the go to method when I first went natural.

I'm one of those who saw a few videos about CGM and jumped on the bandwagon. I'm a 2C but my hair never felt conditioned enough, I had lots of build up, and developed seborreric dermaritis which I'm still fighting. It's not for everyone, especially if you have hard water.

Legit your channel saved my hair I like how you go through things versus just saying do this or just blanketing all hair types and porosity into one box. Just these tips alone have helped me so much and my hair is already thanking me!

I tried the co wash thing b4 cowashes were on the market an bay bae my hair was a dry frizzy mess! I quickly went back to old school staples shampoo and conditioner every week.

I got excited when I woke up and saw you uploaded 😁 science geek here, love your videos

All this time I thought Lorraine Massey was black. 😳

I just started following you and I love your channel. I have learned so much about natural hair and ingredients.

Girl you truly know wtf you are talking about and I'm here for it! AfrikanHairGod sent me here and I'm thanking him on his next live! ❤️

Lemme just say I have wavy hair, like 2b/2c and I tried this and it no ways worked for me and just screwed up my scalp. I had dull limp hair from to much product, or too little product and had acne on my scalp. My hair ended up being dry because it wasn’t retaining moisture because I live where it’s cold and dry and actually need products with silicone. Also I always looked like a troll because suddenly my wide tooth comb was the devil. So I don’t know really who the heck CGM is supposed to be for because it ain’t my jam.

It sounded like Lorraine would look like that. Even though my sister’s name is Lorraine I knew this Lorraine would not look like me and her 😊 sounds like they threw in that kinky part, to get more people to buy the book and they interviewed someone to use buzz words but they have no clue really. Thank you for breaking it down sis 💯

I see a lot of natural hair stylists on twitter who claim that people only need a shampoo, conditioner, and a gel in their hair and I was so weirded out, and seeing it on the cgm I'm even more weirded out! GEL WITH NO MOISTURE????

Hey Fops🖐🏾! Thanks for discussing this topic, although I was never interested in the CGM I still enjoyed hearing your thoughts about it. I knew this method wasn't for me because I love my shampoo.

I have 2b-3a hair so definitely on the wavy side. I very loosely follow certain. But I wash twice a week, always detangle with a wet brush, diffuse my hair and wash with a sulfate shampoo every 3-4 weeks. I feel like my routine is much more similar to many others who “follow” cgm even if they have much curlier hair. I love that you go into the science behind everything

She SAID "let me not finish my sentence" 😂😂😂😂 Fops pleaseeee 😂💜

I'm wavy but very soon stopped following CGM as I just can't co-wash. I have dermatitis and my scalp got quickly itchy. Nevertheless my hair was constantly greasy at the roots. There was no way of not brushing my hair - I literally had a rat nest, it looked absolutely awful (fine extremely dense hair here). Also, towel dried hair styling doesn't work for me, my hair needs to be soaking wet to look good after. I'm not able to air dry my hair unless it's hot summer day and even then it takes me about an hour to dry. So, no, thanks. Not for wavy hair either.

I just discovered your channel and I really love your videos, they are so informative and I really get a great understanding of the topics, you are a blessing!!

i follow a modified version of the cgm and when i first started it, it completely brought my curls to life! then i started using protein in every one of my products and doing protein treatments every wash, and i became scared of shampooing my hair and drying it out. my hair broke off in clumps, and my scalp was flakey and itchy to the point of burning. for a good 5 months it itched constantly. now i use protein sparingly and shampoo with salicylic acid and citric acid religiously. ive finally gotten to the point where i can detangle wet because my hair isn’t like damn velcro anymore! i can’t wait for my hair to all grow back. i feel like i finally understand my hair. your channel is awesome ❤️

Omg I love your channel! I've always had some issues with the curly hair method precisely because it seems like one size fits all and if there's something that is not like that is curly/coily hair. My hair is incredibly thin, not a lot and super low porosity, however it's a 3b3c but I also have delicate skin. So in theory it should work fine with me, but I live in an area with hard water, as well as other things that would end up making my hair fall and feel odd. I tried this method years ago and eventually realised it's not for me. Some things work, other do not. I love the way you present the info! Since I workout daily and sweat a lot I have to at least use water daily to rinse the sweat dust out, and when I do this I try to massage the scalp. I don't have oily hair but doing this sort of helps me spread the natural oils. I wash it once a week with a sulfate free shampoo but that helps with mineral buildup, and deep condition once a week. But! Every day I use some leave in conditioner and a comb to detangle and spread evenly. I don't wear a lot and if I feel this too much I use an old t-shirt for the excess and air dry. If it's humid I may add some oil/gel, but most of the days I do not. I've tried bar shampoos and they work well but not so much solid conditioners, but since I condition my hair daily with the leave in, and weekly with the deep one, I have to be thorough when cleansing. Also if mid week I feel the scalp needs a shampoo I'll just do it. No method knows your hair more than you!

Thanks for the video. Your videos are so informative and helpful. You rock!!

This was a very classy & educational read, my sister. I knew YEAAAAARS ago that CGM was not right for me. This seals it 😂

I don’t follow the CGM. I just took some stuff from the “instructions” and then did what I chose to do lol -no sulfates, silicones, waxes (sulfate fee shampoos, I am not washing with conditioner) -deep condition once a week -lost of scrunching -washing once every 3-5days BUT I use a sulfate shampoo once a month to remove any and all build up then deep condition afterward. I use a brush to spread my products through my hair and clumping my curls after finger detangling. I’m anywhere from 2b - 3b. Depending on how much effort I want to put into styling. I definitely enjoy watching your videos!!!

Thanks sis for great content. I'm always looking forward to your videos. I'm new a newbie and your videos have helped me choose products that work for ME. Still discovering though. Looking forward to the next video

I have straight hair, yet this is the 7th video in a row Im watching from your channel.

I totally agree with you about combs and brushes. My fine hair strands are tiny and do not agree with finger detangling. More trouble than it's worth. It encourages mats, frizz, single strand knots and royally f's with my curl pattern.

As my picture shows, I have wavy, frizzy gray hair. I came across cgm when I looked up how to untangle a mat of hair I woke up with one day a couple years ago. I read about it and watch a variety of KZfaq videos and I tried different things I saw or read and just did what works. My hair is more defined then ever and that makes me happy. Its a very fascinating journey to say the least! I was never a fan of silicones prior to learning about cgm, so that's nothing new. For some reason they made my hair frizzier. I now know how to use a diffuser, so that's made a huge difference too. I also love learning about all the different types of hair from wavy to kinky. I wish I knew all this after the big hair days of the 80's! Lol....my hair was perfect for that style! From the 90's on, I didn't do a whole lot with my hair except wear it in a ponytail most of the time. Now I know better and can flaunt my beautiful wavy gray hair!! 😊

I have 3c/4a hair and I avoid mineral oils, parabens, sulfates, silicones, phthalates, and waxes. There are so many products from Black owned brands like Soultanicals and Natty Naturals. I wash and deep conditioner my hair once a week. I also finger detangle. Hope that helps.

Finally someone is speaking my thoughts 😂 11:28 my exact reaction

"It's a free roaming hazard" 🤣🤣🤣 Listen them wild shed hairs be plotting!

I am always looking forward to your videos, another great one.

I love this video so refreshing 😍. I do finger detangling but definitely don't do wash and go's, scrunch my hair as Lorraine says 😂 or cowash. It is the worst thing for my hair period. Not doing the curly girl method has helped keep them fairy knots at bay massively👌🏾

Fops: Look into my eyes. Me: Tell me what you see. LOL But yeah, My hair and scalp likes me best when I wash it once a week, with shampoo. I use grease *insert gasps and glares* so co-washing ain't gonna do it for me. I don't deep condition every week. I do it every other week. The weeks when I don't, I do leave the rinse out conditioner on for a little while, make me feel like I'm doing something. I don't have the patience to solely finger detangle. I get impatient and start ripping the knots out. Combs and brushes saved my hair. LOL. Plus I hate the feeling fo shed hair on my hands and fingers.

Fopes, my hair is Type 1 straight but I still love your channel!

I tried it when I first went natural 6 years ago and with short 4A/B/C hair I was able to follow most of the rules. I eventually dropped it to try the maximum hydration method which I feel helped me retain moisture and get curl definition a lot better. It just helped me understand my hair and how it responds to products and which techniques work and don't work. After a few months of MHM I modified considerably and continue change my regimen to as my hair grows longer. I shampoo weekly and alternate between moisture and mild protein deep conditioners. I detangle with a tangler teaser when rinsing out the deep conditioner (never going back to finger detangling). I stay away from silicones unless blowing out my hair. And I style with either twists or a wash & go. Regardless of the regimen I used over the years I have never found my hair difficult to manage. I've learned to listen to my hair and give it what it needs when it needs it.

I started taking care of my curly hair after not straightening it for around a year so I had a head start. When I started watching curly hair youtube the cgm was mentioned and I don’t follow it because thankfully I watched you tubers who talked about the pros and cons. I use sulfate shampoo sometimes because it’s just a necessity, however I have a cgm approved shampoo as well. And I use the matching cgm conditioner, with the matching leave in that has a bit of protein. I also might be getting a salt scrub for my own scalp issues that has sulfates, but will use it with a mask. Just showing that when you consider porosity, hair type (2,3,4), strand thickness, hair density, hair needs, past damage, and scalp needs your routine will be unique and using knowledgeable sources and THEN coming to your own conclusion on what you need to do is best

Thank you for the detailed explanations! Found you through @AfrikanHairGod's live stream

Hi, I use a version of the curly girl method. I have 4a/4b extremely fine hair. My hair is waist length and thriving. I cowash my hair weekly and finger detangle. Finger detangling does take longer to do, but I have extremely fine strands and after giving up combs I noticed a huge difference in the breakage and no longer have those thin, tapered ends. It is effective for me, but I can see it damaging and matting someones hair if they aren't willing to put the time in, you really can't rush it. My staple style is a wash and go. Somehow, my hair tangles the least in a wash and go state (which seems weird but that's how it is). My hair clumps pretty easily from cowashing and leaving in a thick cream or conditioner. As long as I don't disturb the clumps too much, they stay clumped until my next wash day. I only get bad knots when I do twistouts and stretched styles (probably because my hair can't clump) so I don't do them regularly. I shampoo once a month with sulfates and get deva cuts 2-3x a year to clean up the ends. I do get single strand knots, but they really arent problematic for me if I am consitent with the haircuts. If I go too long without one, I do see an increase in tangling but that's easily fixed.

I have wavy hair and have been following the curly girl method for 2 years now. I never learned the method from the book or the website but from other curly girls on KZfaq. I find that for most curly girls that I’ve come across, they only use curly girl approved products and not any of Loraine’s “methods”. I had no idea about her weird methods until this video! Most curly girls are still brushing their hair and using cream stylers!

Chil when I saw the cover of the book I knew it wasn't for me, if I don't see people who look like me it's a no go zone. Your hair is soo pretty, especially like that

I just found your channel. While I have wavy hair, your science based info is great for all hair types. One confusing thing for me is hair porosity. Do you have a video on identifying hair porosity properly?

Thanks for addressing this issue.

Good Video! Can you do a video on scalp psoriasis if you know anything about it.

My hair was completely straight for 41 years of my life and then started changing towards wavy. I am 47 now and am probably 2B/2C. For the longest time I had no idea at all what to do with this new wavy hair, as my old hair products and techniques were not working any longer. So I started to look things up on the internet, and that's how I came across the CGM. But even then, not knowing the first thing about wavy and curly hair, I felt that the CGM was unnecessarily complicated and super restrictive, with some parts of it being positively weird (such as no combing and only co-washing). Also, I have a flaky and itchy scalp, just like Afope mentions in the video, so I really need to wash my hair every day with a special shampoo to prevent this condition, there's just no other choice for me. I'm glad I decided early on that I was not interested in the CGM, because as I can see now it would not have helped me anyway, my hair being wavy and not coily curly (for which this method was originally developed, I guess). Thank you for the video, it's very important for people to know, especially for newbies, that the CGM is not the only option out there and that it's not a holy grail solution for everyone.

I have wavy-curly medium porosity hair and about to bleach it again in ballyage so I’m preparing for high porosity. I’m not being too tough on myself trying to follow the strictest rules and got lucky with a more relaxed and very inclusive Facebook group. Though Massey has been adding new rules and coincidentally is now selling products. I have a sensitive scalp and a hella crazy number of allergies, so I’ve been trying to use more simple products - I’ve only been doing CG for a month but have been using less harsh products for about two years and having good success. My process is: Sulfate free shampoo, CGM approved conditioner (comb out curls and knots), then while my hair is sodden and wet add a leave in conditioner, curl cream and gel. Through ‘prayer hands’ to apply, then scrunch up to curl. Then I plop it up in a microfibre towel, then diffuse or air dry. Lastly when hair is completely dry I ‘scrunch out the crunch’ from the gel. Sleep in a silk bonnet or on a silk pillowcase with your hair in a pineapple to maintain curls. Done!

I have wavy hair and do the cgm. I have changed it a bit, because wavy hair gets easier weighed down than curlier types. I use a sulfate free shampoo instead of a cowash and I couldn't say goodbye to my brush. Every once in a while my hair starts to feel heavy and goopy, that's when I wash with an "normal" sufate shampoo and do a diluted (!) apple cider vinegar rinse. On wash days (this winter) I use dr organic 2 in 1 hemp oil shampoo Novex black deepconditioner Blueberry bliss leave in Syoss keratin mousse And sometimes a drop of oil if I feel like it.

I follow a very modified version because I have to cleanse my scalp and I style right side up so I don’t get tangles and wonky curls. I use sulfate free low poo, silicone free conditioner and deep conditioner, leave in conditioner, and gel for my hip length curls. I use a brush and comb to detangle in the shower, but don’t brush dry. I use some oils occasionally like jojoba oil and I use peppermint oil in my shampoo. I do normal styling and then blow dry on a cool setting so my hair isn’t wet and getting damaged as long. I’ve learned a lot over the past 4 years and my hair is finally growing and long. I was stuck at shoulder length and now my curls are hip length when pulled straight. I haven’t had split ends in years since starting and modifying the curly girl method. And I get a trim every year or two. Oh and I shampoo and condition and style twice a week.

I never knew exactly what the cgm was. Once I found ou you can't shampoo I was like girl no! And also, I'm not following a regimen for my coils that was created a white woman. 🤷🏾‍♀️ Love all your content!!!!

I’m Indian with extremely high porosity hair from years of damage and harsh shampoos. Recently tried gels and they worked amazingly in summers. But now that it’s winter, I’m having a hard time with dry hair yet again. Could you share some home gel or cream recipes for winters? I wonder when you’ll upload next

It would be very interesting if you could share which conditioning ingredients can be used depending on different shampoo choices and what do you think about sacrificing the damage prevention of these stronger conditioners to avoid the potential damage of a strong cleanser and to which extent is it worth it or not. Also if I'm using a certain conditioning ingredient which only can be removed with a specific surfactant, how many applications of such conditioner are good for my hair until I use the said cleansing agent, for different pairs of ingredients? I hope my question makes sense. Thank you!

I have 2c/3a type curls and I couldn't go with the CGM. The cowash was way too much for my medium to fine strands and leaving the conditioner in left my hair even more weighed down. Finger detangling left my hair forming dreads, and airdrying provided me no definition. Furthermore I need more products that just gel to hold my curl and locking in the moisture.

Me: I like sulfates in my shampoo. 😬

MY HAIR IS 3B,C. I roller set my hair and occasionally relaxed it my whole life. I wanted an easier way to care for my hair when I travel so I looked into just letting it dry. What a frizzy mess! then I read Massey’s book. I never did true co-washing with regular conditioner because that just didn’t make sense to me. I use co-washes like As I Am, deep condition every other week, clarify once a month, and use a variety of styling products. I’ve been doing it for a year now and my hair is healthier than it has ever been with lots of soft ringlets. I enjoy experimenting with different products. It’s like a new hobby. I’ve always washed once a week so no change there. I’ve been avoiding silicones, but after watching your videos I may relax on that a little. I learned so much from CGM about how to care for my natural hair, but I also feel free to modify it to suit me. What started as a plan for travel hair has become the new me! I really enjoy your videos and how you base what you say on science.

I have what curly girls would call "wavy" hair, though I'm in the upper 2 range. The CGM is definitely only for curlies. Not coily or even wavy. My hair LOVES silicones. To simplify, my hair is closer to the texture of a caucasian toddler, prone to tons of tangles after just hours! I need a coating agent to keep tangles away, and I need sulfates (or at least real shampoo ingredients) to keep my hair from becoming a big greasy mess.

I follow CGM, though modified - I brush after finger detangling. Also when I diffuse- I use medium heat. Cold is just ridiculous. I would say that my curl pattern changed drastically after pregnancy from 3b/c to 2c-3b. Also have very fine, low density, lowish porosity hair. The CGM helped me reset my hair health. I started with co-washing and quickly figured it is not for me. So I alternate with a lo-poo and non-harsh sulfate containing shampoo. I went from dry stretched out hair that looked like 2b waves to my current pattern because of hydration which the method helped me achieve. Since starting I retried introducing silicones and drying alcohol (texturizer) and honestly my hair felt drier afterwards. So I just leave it out. I use oils (jojoba) for sealing and Scalp massage and pre-poo (homemade mix). I try to deep condition every weekend and generally wash twice a week and dry detangle at least once in a wash cycle. I have modified it so much, but it was a great starting point.

Can I say I was dying laughing thru out this whole video. Your reactions were priceless and I was right with you. 🤣 One of my fave videos by far.

I could never follow the curly girl method, for one I need to use a sulfate shampoo at least twice a month and I hate using cowash, I need hair my hair to feel completely clean after washing, Excellent content as always.

My first failed transition with type 3 hair using the cgm caused so much build up. I transitioned the second time not using it and my scalp is actually healthier than when I had straight hair

I tried the CGM for a bit, i started with co-washing only, and only lasted about a month before i modified it and added back in non-sulfate shampoos. I then followed that for around a year, but continually kept having scalp issues, so i added back in sulfate shampoos, though im mindful of how often i use them. With adding sulfates i quickly noticed i needed to add in some occasional silicones as well, as i was having major moisture retention problems. Now i pretty much just use some of the styling techniques, and am just very mindful about what products i use when. Though, i am starting to wonder if following the method did more bad than good, as now i find my hair to be much more fragile. i have high porosity hair, with finer-medium thickness and a lot of density, with around 3A curls. So im kinda wondering if not using silicones, combined with the buildup issues, not brushing, and manipulation of the hair, has contributed to the horrible breakage/ split end issue im currently facing. I started CGM as a way to help me understand my hair so i could grow it out (i kept it pixie length for a very long time), which did kinda work but now im stuck right around armpit length because of the breakage and split ends. Imo it would have been more helpful to start my hair care journey while using all the ingredients i was told to avoid, and just be very observant of how each product/ingredient affected my hair, and how and when i use them, rather than to not use them at all like i did. I personally learned through facebook groups and saw so many women having such amazing results that i just kept working at it, even though it clearly wasnt working for me, because of that it took me so much longer to just give in to not following the method, people make jokes about how its kinda culty, but it really kinda does feel that way.

It’s always the “loraineee” for me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I have to admit, learning about the curly girl method helped me so much to learn how to take care of my wavy hair. My mum always wanted it straight and made me brush it really roughly... after i learned about gcm i started using a broad toothed comb which i now use very carefully. and i use much less shampoo and sometimes only use conditioner. I am so much more happier with my hair now. However, i never really adopted the gcm itself. I don't find it suitable for my hairtype.

I'm curious: I have wavy hair that I have been straightening for +15 years. About a year ago I wanted to start wearing my natural hair. At first I thought that the curly girl method was the only way to do it 'properly'.. The part about not brushing really turned me off and I couldn't do it. Would you recommend brushing your hair when it's dry? I feel like my hair looks like a hot mess when I don't brush it during the day. Anyways, I was just wondering if some people with curly or coily hair would brush dry hair as that seems counterintuitive. I really enjoy your channel even though I have a completely different hair texture from you! A pleasure to watch ☺️😍

I've been washing my hair with Dr Bronner's since I was six years old. It has no sulfates. I'm Anglo-Indian with coarse curly dry hair. I use amla oil in my hair. I wash my hair usually one a week. I had had down to the top of my thighs until I was 24. I've had it halfway down my back to waist length ever since. Right now at 59, it's halfway down my back, white with no grey and I dye it various shades of purple. Right now it's lavender. I use traditional Indian hair methods and it keeps my hair in good shape.

What do you think about the maximum hydration method, this one with the aztec clay mask almost everyone seem to be obsessed with? I personally gave this method a try (have (almost) wavy hair) with the hope to discover more curly patterns (some of my strands are straight and some are wavy) and regret it so much ! My hair feels sticky and it is very hard to comb through. I washed the whole lenghts of my hair thrice with my shampoo and it don't get better. I am afraid that they will not feel the same anymore and that I will have to cut them..🤔

Yeah after fallowing the CGM for nearly 15 years I've decided to stop. I did see a HUGE difference in my hair but I think it's time to try something different. But I will continue to use co-washes for my daughter just because she is 7 so her hair doesn't get that dirty nor do I use products in it.

I haven't use harsh sulfates or silicones for around 5 years and my hair and scalp had never been better I cleanse my hair around once every 10 days that is when I start to feel like I am getting somewhat little greasy scalp. My hair is long 3B/C almost to my bum in the Curly state. Also I have dyed my hair 1 year ago for the first time and my hair is healthy.

I follow several curly influencers. I enjoy watching a variety of beautiful 🤩 curly ladies so I follow black, white, and Latina. They ALL use a comb and/brush. Only one of my ladies boo-woo’s silicones and I just ignore that part of her chatter. What I gained from watching these gals (besides great pleasure 🥰) are wonderful product recommendations. I am such a product junkie. I have learned helpful techniques. I used to be SO LAZY. I never deep conditioned my hair. I wouldn’t section my hair when I applied my styling products. I didn’t know that layering styling products could help with definition. My Great 2020 lesson: a hard hold gel cast can be scrunched out later, so I don’t have frizz!! 🤣🤣

The curly girl method completely ruined my hair. I was commiting to going heatless and decided to let my natural curls shine through. I eliminated silicone and sulfates and cut my hair so my curl pattern would be enhanced. I have very fine hair and i will admit that I did not take any other necessary steps to preserving the health of my hair. It's been almost 2 years and my hair just keeps. Breaking. Off. Higher and higher to the point where I don't know if cutting it off will do anything. The curls are out of control on the under layers on my hair and there is no texture on the exterior. I look like a sewer rat out of the shower. Silicone conditioner is giving me breakouts on my body so I have been putting it in after I shower. There isn't enough to braid. There isn't enough to put up. I don't want to chop it but I think I have to.

I was h my hair once a week and condition five-six days a week. Sometimes I leave my hair alone for a day. I use a conditioner that is curly girl approved and I've given up on shampoos. I just use something that looks fine. I stopped deep conditioning my hair because the deep conditioner because I stopped using all products that had things on my allergen list.

I really liked this video and I know I am a bit late to the game, but it's still relevant! I have been looking at different ways to handle my unruly wavy hair and fell on CGM and on this video. One thing I dislike about CGM is that it sort of has this 'holier than thou' aura since it purports to get you healthy hair with usually "green", "clean", low poo products that are sulfate-free and silicone-free! The no poo movement is sort of the same. The message is always sulfates bad, toxic, evyl, polluting! I tried low poo before it was a thing and it gave me a bad scalp condition. I tried CGM's mechanical suggestions (finger detangling, squish to condish, that kind of stuff) and I ended up pulling out more hair than I ever have while in the shower. Once out of the shower, I looked like a frizz ball, which takes some doing because my hair usually lies flat on my scalp and coils or waves anywhere from above the ear to just past my neck. That was the only thing I was interested in out of the whole CGM. Co-washing is a terrible idea if you have an oily scalp like me, low poo is terrible for the same reasons (and even worse if you have hard water). Honestly, in my view the best message they send out is to adapt to your curls, waves, coils, and try to find what works out best for them and not to straighten them away as soon as they appear. This is a good lesson for me because my mother and grandmother both had "frizzy hair" and thus forced straight hair onto me to "fit in" to what they believed was socially acceptable.

I read this book a few years ago. I have 3a, 3b, 3C Jewish Sephardi hair. My hair can look like the author's, for one hour, until the humidity takes over and the do is done - time for single braid. I wish all the book was applicable, but only parts are. I shampoo and condition once a week and condition once a week. I box braid, or single braid, after wet hair in shower twice a week- with gel and styling crème, air dry, and wear for two days, unwind, and then pony tail or half up and half down for two days. Chelating prepoo to remove minerals sounds like a good idea and I must research this. So does water soluble silicon if it can fight humidity. I am ready to buy a bangs hair piece for humid days. The book part I do not follow is to dry cut to follow the curl pattern. My curls change every styling period. And, no hair dresser I have gone to will do dry cut except for bangs.

Hello New follower question why does SheaMoisture products make my hair dry and frizzy

I have 4a texture. I followed Influencer, Mahogany Curls, who used the curly girl method when I first went natural. My hair grew to waist length. The information you found is different from what I followed.

I tried it one time when I first went natural and I said no, afterward I just did what worked for my hair. I also couldn't put a brush or comb down, that was absolutely necessary for me!

Wow so after watching this video, I realize that I also do not follow the curly girl method. For anyone who may need tips or help, I have what I believe to be a combination of type 4a and maybe a touch of 4b. My hair is medium density and normal to high porosity with bleached ends if you can tell by my profile picture. I don't think I use shampoo with silicone cause I use the main brands like Carol's Daughter and some black owned brands and I feel like they don't use silicone. My wash days for the most part are weekly unless I get lazy. I alternate between a cowash day and a shampoo day. Because my hair has always been high porosity even before the bleach, I use protein rich products biweekly as well. EVERY SINGLE WASH DAY I deep condition, regular condition and use a leave in. PERIODT. also if I'm coming from a wash and go, sometimes I use my aussi moist conditioner as a pre poo/detangler because it's cheap so you can use a lot of it and it's effective. For wash and go's I use a leave-in, a moisturizer ( my favorite is frobutter) and I typically use the gels from mane choice because they make my hair feel moistized. My favorites are the tropical moringa braid out glaze and the do it fro the culture buttery gel. I do subscribe to wide tooth combs and my Denman brush bit I recently bought the EZ drtangler so TBD on that one. My main style of choice for the winter is a twist out to keep my ends protected for the most part. The twists are usually like medium sized. Hope this helps someone!

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To be honest the curly girl method made hair care more stressful and less beneficial for wavy hair. My hair was dry, frizzy and oily. Using more techniques from natural, asian, and native american hair care methods seemed to nourish my hair more so than a lot of recommendations I've been seeing so far.

The CG method was a godsend for my sister and I a few years ago. Our mother is white with pin straight hair, our black dad kept his hair so short curls wouldn't even form, we're in a different country from the rest of our black family, we grew up pre internet, and we lived in literally the whitest city in America (google it, it's not what you think). I didn't learn what a leave-in conditioner was until my early 20s. I didn't know what a twist our or wash-and-go or protective styles meant. I just knew (or thought) I had bad, dry, frizzy hair and that was that. I had already chopped off all my hair when I stumbled upon the CG book. My sister cried when she saw the pictures of girls with hair like hers. It's been 5 or 6 years since I found that book and while my sister and I (I'm 29 with 3B-3C curls and my sister is 25 with 3C-4A) don't follow the CG method anymore, it was the first time anyone taught us how to take care of our curls and that we didn't have "bad hair". Now if only I could find someone in this damn city (still living in the whitest city) who can cut curls properly. 32 inches is too much damn hair lol

Hey, just found your video... I’d be curious for you to review a product line from a cool lady i got to meet in person when she was repping her product at a local Whole Foods... she’s black, she started the line herself, & she’s from the Bay Area, her line is called AvoCurl & id love to learn more about it. I only tested one of them at the time, a balm. Just thought i’d share bc im from the Bay & if i can support just by spreading the word then im happy to do so. ✌️💕 i have just curly/wavy hair, not kinky, but i did find CGM tips to be helpful for me at least. I just stay away from cleansers that strip my oils bc my hair tends to be dry/high porosity. Ive been loving New Wash lately- curious your thoughts on that!

I used to follow this method religiously. But honestly, a full wash/condition every day on top of normal body washing took too much product and energy to sustain in College and later in the work force. I find that the CG method's aim is to create and maintain perfect ringlets. Not all of us have that much money to spend on conditioner. I now wash and condition my hair about once a week (more in summer) and in between I clean it using the Victorian era soft-bristle brush method to remove dandruff, dirt, etc. and a little bit of coconut oil for moisture. It's a VERY different esthetic, but I've really come to appreciate it.

I just wish there were more talk about natural high porosity hair, it's not heat or colour damaged but it's so hard to get my hair moisturized. This has been a tough curly hair journey for me it's been 5 years now and I still can't get a set routine with set products!! I have medium density 2B/2C/3A some 3B wavy curly And very sensitive to protein which so many things have... I need help :(

I used the curly girl method and it wrecked my hair. I mainly just used Wen and have 2c hair. I thought that cowashing was the best thing for my hair so I didn't use shampoo for months. Then I studied abroad in Rome, where they have hard water. My hair texture went from being nice and soft to feeling like hay despite never heat styling it. I went to a hairdresser and they said my hair's porosity was so high that I needed to grow it all out and cut it off. At the time, my goal was to grow my hair out and I wasn't able to retain any length for years. Thankfully, with a lot of hair masks and time, I've been able to grow out my hair down to my hips. I started in 2014 with chin-length hair. I had to re-transition in 2016, when I had bra-strap length hair. It's crazy how much quicker I would have achieved hip length hair if I hadn't used wen or CGM.

Okay so I have “ curly” hair that’s 3b with some 3c in the middle and the CG method for the most part did not work for me, yea it works for the LOOK of your hair but not the health or length. It’s basically all just a wash n go tutorial ( at best ). The best thing I ever did for my hair was wash it every 7-10 days with an actual shampoo ( still sulfate free tho, recommend mielle rosemary mint shampoo) , deep condition ( in place of regular conditioning ) and wear my hair stretched. My preferred methods are a roller set or I wear 6 cornrows as a style then wear the braid out the remaining of the 10 days. Once a month I use an old fashion mayo, egg, avocado oil hair mask and my hair is sprouting out of my head rn and I’ve been able to minimize my shedding by a ton. I still use a brush in the shower btw I just use it in sections and kinda lightly finger detangle FIRST If my hairs super knotted

I have loose curls like 3a and it doesn’t work for me… need a brush!

I’m hollerin!!!! Lol.... Lorrainnnnneeeee😂

I felt your pain when you saw Lorraine's picture 😂, but I am also triggered because my name is Lorraine too lol.

Well... I'm 3a (Guess... My hair is unclear texture, very fine, it's almost straight from the scalp, then two inches or so of a wavy and after that is very well curly, like big coils)

When you googled Lorraine it took me out coz I knew it was gonna be something funny 😄