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Are you a curly hair pro or are you still learning the basics? In this section we’ll teach you every trick in our books to take your curls to their full potential. From learning how to repair damage to taking care of oily or dry roots, our experts have come together to simplify curly haircare for a fuss-free experience.
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Type 2C Hair: How to Identify & Top Care Tips
Type 2C Hair: How to Identify & Top Care Tips
Do you have type 2C hair? Perhaps you’re not sure how to identify your hair pattern and often feel like you teeter between wavy and curl...
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Wavy Hair Mistakes You Might Be Making
Wavy Hair Mistakes You Might Be Making
Making wavy hair mistakes when styling can negatively impact your final look, causing it to appear limp and lifeless. We will address an...
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Applying Hair Gel: Wet vs Dry
Applying Hair Gel: Wet vs Dry
One of the most important things about hair gel is whether it's designed to go on wet or dry hair to achieve the best results. Using a g...
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How To Moisturize Curly Hair
How To Moisturize Curly Hair
How to moisturise curly hair is a common query in the community, because it is inherently dry. The consequences of dry curls can lead to...
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Best Tips for Caring for Curly Hair
Best Tips for Caring for Curly Hair
The best curly hair tips can help you find solutions to caring for your hair type. Curly hair is beautiful, but it does need to be cared...
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8 Reasons Why you Should Switch to a Microfiber Towel
8 Reasons Why you Should Switch to a Microfiber Towel
Microfiber towels have grown in popularity over the years as a staple hair accessory with several benefits to ensuring your locks stay he...
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Curly Hair Routine
Curly Hair Routine
Finding an easy wash-day routine for curly hair can often feel challenging. The information overload on the internet can be daunting and...
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Damaged Hair
Damaged Hair
At some point in their hair journey, most of our curl friends have experienced damage resulting in dull, lifeless, limp curls. We all str...
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How to Achieve Strong Curly Hair
How to Achieve Strong Curly Hair
When you hear the words “strong curly hair”, what do you think of, shiny, bouncy curls, long-lasting styling, less breakage and split end...
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5 Causes of Frizzy Curls & How to Prevent It
5 Causes of Frizzy Curls & How to Prevent It
Do you struggle with very frizzy hair? If you have naturally curly hair, it’s likely that you have experienced frizz. It’s completely nor...
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Best Stylers for Curly Hair
Best Stylers for Curly Hair
How To Select The Best Styler When selecting a styler, it can feel like you are a kid in a candy store; the choices are endless. There is...
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