5 CURLY HAIRSTYLE PROBLEMS AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM

If your hair is like the Sahara desert, focus on ways to preserve and promote moisture in your hair. Opt for a gentle sulfate-free shampoo and lay off the heating tools, which can also take away moisture. When washing your hair, don’t invite tangles by lathering up your hair into a ball on top of your head. Instead, keep your head upright and concentrate shampoo on your scalp—the main area that needs de-greasing.

One of Redken’s wavy and curly hair products is the Redken Acidic Bonding Curls Shampoo, a silicone-free, sulfate-free bonding care shampoo that effectively removes build-up on your hair and scalp, gently cleanses curls, builds bonds and repairs curl strength from the inside. Redken's Acidic Bonding Curls Conditioner is designed to help restore the pattern of damaged curls and coils and provide hydration. Redken Hydrating Curl Cream provides 72-hour curl defining moisture and definition to curls and coils. Pair any of the cleansers with Redken Refreshing Curl Mist, which is a lightweight, leave-in spray that refreshes, re-hydrates, re-defines and reactivates flat, frizzy or deflated curls in between washes. You can also alternate between your regular shampoo and All Soft Mega Curl Hair Care collection—another line created as a sulfate and silicone-free formulation, the Mega Curl shampoo gently cleanses while providing intense hydration and nourishment to severely dry, curls and coils.* Redken's Nourish Complex enriched with natural ingredients enhances moisture and retention while providing a lightweight finish and feel.

Even the most beautiful hairstyles for curly hair can get ruined if you let frizz have its way. Frizz occurs for a variety of reasons, including lack of hydration due to drying hair products and heat tools, hair texture (curly hair tends to be drier than straight hair) and weather. Fortunately, there are many ways to deal with frizz.

Addressing dryness, which we just discussed, is the first step, so treat your hair with the utmost gentleness in terms of products, tools and treatments.

Post-shower, use an old t-shirt, as opposed to a towel, to blot water out of your hair. Since a t-shirt is gentler than a towel, it will produce less friction, resulting in less frizz.

Redken offers leave-in curly and wavy hair products to control frizz. Just remember to start with a little at first and then layer on more as needed.

For well-defined curls, keeping hair moisturized—through the use of gentle shampoos and conditioning treatments—is key, but using a curl definer can further get your curls in perfect form. Among one of Redken’s products for curls and ringlets is the Redken's Hydrating Curl Cream. It helps control frizz and mold waves, curls and ringlets without the crunch synonymous with 90s curly hairstyles. It should be used on damp hair since the product can effectively seal moisture when the hair is still wet. To ensure the product is evenly distributed, divide hair into sections and apply an equal amount of curl cream to each section. Find out how to get attention-grabbing bouncy spirals using curl cream here.

When working with tighter curls, Redken Sculpting Curl Gel, a lightweight yet strong hold formula that allows you to define, hydrate and tame frizzy, curly hair up to 72 hours without the weigh down.

Don’t let your hair get to the point that it can snap a brush in two. To eliminate tangles, apply conditioner to wet hair and then use your fingers or a wide-tooth comb to get through knots. Then leave the conditioner to work its hair-softening magic for at least five minutes before rinsing it out. Redken Acidic Bonding Curls Leave-In Conditioner for Curly & Wavy Hair will make hair feel softer and more manageable. For extra softness, use it as a leave-in treatment.

No matter how tangled your hair is, don’t dry brush it; that’s a passport to breakage and split end city, plus frizz. Use your fingers to separate curls, instead, and then apply a curl reactivator like Redken Refreshing Curl Mist.

Also known as pyramid head, this haircut can happen to both short curly hair or long curly hair. It occurs when curly hair is cut to one length, leading the curls to stack up on top of each other. The result: volume on the bottom, no volume on top. For a more balanced curly haircut that will better frame your face, ask your stylist for a layered cut, even on short curly hair, to add movement.