The Right Way To CG Method For Beginners

If you are one of those lucky individuals with a struggle called curly hair, you must be very well aware of the instructions that can’t be found in any regular hair handbook. And, this results in our curly-headed queens going through years of frustration, unbearable tangles, hauntings of humid weather, do-it-yourself experiments, and whatnot. The CG method elaborately known as the Curly girl method works quite well with different hair types. It is an ideal hair diet for textured hair, coil, waves, or curls. And that, fellows, is easier said than done. When it comes to a routine, every curly/wavy hair type is different and requires a unique routine and care.

 

Understanding Curly Girl Method

 

The CG method as the name suggests is literally a guide to taking care of curly hair with some specific methods, tools, and products depending on your hair type. It is a regimen that drives out the harmful habits for a healthy curly hair crown, by suggesting to choose nourishing products that are free of harmful silicones, sulfates, and parabens.

In brief, this method puts a ban on harmful shampoos and chemicals as well as heat treatments and damaging habits of dry combing. Instead one replaces these ingredients and habits with milder and gentle ones. There has been a sudden boom in online hair care products for curly hair and we have some great options now.

 

First wash routine “The basic”

 

     Wash your hair with a sulfate-filled shampoo to remove the silicone and wax buildup from the previous day.

 

     Then wash your hair with a co-wash or sulfate-free shampoo and massage your scalp rather than rubbing your nails against your head for about a minute.

 

     Condition, condition, condition! Scrunch a handful of conditioner (according to your hair length) and run it through your hair until the strands start to feel “slimy”, that is how we know the hair is completely covered in conditioner. Then take a wide-toothed comb and start detangling the ends, slowly moving upwards. Rinse out most of the conditioner, not all of it.

 

     Scrunch and rake with a palmful of gel. The quantity must be a little more than needed and the movement of scrunching/raking should be from roots to tips with every strand covered in gel.

 

     Let your hair air dry or use a diffuser by setting the option of cool air through your drier. If one is using the drier on the heat setting, make sure to apply a heat-resistant spray prior. If going out one may use a satin scarf to cover their hair and protect the moisture and quality. Hair love is a curly girl friendly store where you can buy scarf online that are curly hair friendly

 

 

Discover your curl type

 

To be able to pinpoint what products are the best for your hair and what makes your hair so unique is it important to understand what hair type you have.

 

     Curly hair is bifurcated into several curl types such as wavy hair, curly and coily. Apart from knowing your curl type, it is also important to understand your hair thickness and density. If one has acquired all this knowledge about their hair they can adjust their entire routine, products, and hairstyles accordingly. You can take a quiz online and discover all these aspects of your hair.

 

     The elasticity of the hair determines weather one needs to use products with or without the extra protein. Elasticity is measured by pulling out a curl and watching how quickly it shinks back or bounce. If the curly strand does not bounce back as it should that shows the hair is dehydrated. Without the proper regime one can suffer from dry/damaged or fragile hair. Take a quiz and discover your hair elasticity.

 

     Hair porosity is the characteristic of our hair that determines how quick your hair absorb and retain moisture. One can measure this by noticing how fast or slow your hair dries, another one is submerging a dry hair strand in some depth of water for 20 minutes. If the hair strand does not absorb moisture quickly, the hair type needs thicker richer moisturizing products.

 

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