- Adore B wants to know
how you can get defined curls without products.
If I do not use products in my hair,
it's gonna go, poof!
If anyone has the answer to this, please share.
I would love to know.
Hi guys,
and welcome to the Adore B YouTube channel.
My name is Ash
and I am a curls-brow InStyle blogger.
Today, I'm talking to you about
how you can define your natural curls.
So I only recently started going natural,
literally January 2020.
The reason why I decided to go natural was
because I was just really sick of not being happy
with who I was and trying to change myself,
trying to change my hair in the way I looked
to fit in and to feel like I am like everyone else.
And I just wanted to kickstart my self acceptance journey
and I thought the best way to do that was
to chop all my permanent hair straightening off.
So I had permanently straightened hair
and I was just like,
I'm gonna chop it all off,
Start fresh, start natural,
and just start to fall in love with me again,
reconnected me to my culture,
to my roots.
I feel like I would never turn back now,
which is really great.
I have a mixture of three different hair types.
I have a looser curl pattern at the bottom of my hair,
probably around a 3b.
In the middle of my hair,
I have a bit more of 3c, which is a bit denser,
and then the top part of my hair
is a mixture between 3c and 4a.
That's really common.
A lot of curly haired people have all
these different curl patterns in their hair.
So that just means you need to understand your hair pattern
and find products that cater towards that.
So the difficulties in dealing with curly hair,
there are lots.
I'm not going to sugarcoat it for you guys.
There are a lot of difficulties.
It's hard.
So the main difficulty for me is being in Australia,
to be honest,
there is not many places,
that stock really great curly hair products for your hair
and for different hair types,
and then finding a hairdresser
that caters in curly hair is also really difficult.
Understanding your hair type,
understanding your curl pattern,
doing your research,
knowing what curly hair method is
and what products you should be using.
There are all these different obstacles
that we do have to overcome,
even though there's difficulties,
having curly hair does outweigh them,
so you win some, you lose some.
So I'm gonna run you guys through
how I look after my hair and my curly method,
later in this video,
so definitely stay tuned for that.
General advice on how you can maintain and get the most out
of your curl definition,
things like silk turbans and silk pillowcases,
are your best friend.
So making sure that you use one every night
before you go to sleep,
is gonna make sure that you don't have
to constantly put more and more product every morning,
when you wake up, to get those curls redefined,
that is such a great investment.
So that is the main thing.
Investing in great products
that is suited for your curl pattern,
doing your research into the products
that you're putting onto your hair
and making sure they are curly hair method approved.
Websites like the CurlScan,
which is really great.
You just type in the product
and it tells you,
yes, this is curly hair approved, go for it.
Or it says,
no, this doesn't have the right ingredients
for your hair.
I started off my journey,
not realizing how important this was.
And my hair was really dry and brittle
because I was using just general products that had all
these things like silicones and parabens and chemicals
and artificial things.
And also a bit of trial and error with the products,
making sure that if you're not willing to invest big,
first up getting the small little samples of the products,
seeing how they work with your hair,
and then if you love them, then invest big.
Also making sure you get a really great deep conditioner.
Deep conditioners are your best friend,
if you want to eliminate frizz
and give that great hydration back into your hair.
So now for the part of the video
that I've been looking forward to.
I'm running you guys through my favorite products.
All of these bad boys
and why I use them,
what I use them for,
how you can use them.
I'm gonna take you guys to my bathroom
and walk you guys through it.
Welcome to my bathroom.
I am now running you through my curly hair routine
for the week,
starting with this Silke London hair wrap,
so this is the packaging it comes in.
It's really cute.
I love the color yellow,
it's just really bright and happy,
and this is to make sure,
your hair doesn't frizz up during the night
from friction and that it also stays detangled
and really, really nice from the night
that you've looked after it to the next morning.
So my hair is a bit fizzy right now
because it's time for wash day.
It is very, very breathable.
So now I'm starting my weekly wash routine.
I only wash my hair once a week using shampoo.
I really, really try to avoid it as much as possible
because you're stripping the hair
from its natural oils and nutrients.
So you want to make sure that you're limiting
this as much as possible when you do have curly hair.
So now I have got my hair really wet,
as you can see,
and I'm gonna start my shampoo.
So for the shampoo I use the Be Curly Co-wash by Aveda Hair.
This is a really, really nice moisturizing product
for curly hair.
It's dripping off my forehead.
The ingredients are really nourishing
for all types of curls.
I do recommend this for more of the three hair range.
The more your hair is a full range,
so a more dense curl,
you do need a bit more of a moisturizing product.
This does still have a bit more
of those stripping qualities.
I use probably around that much,
and I only go over once with the shampoo.
It's got a really, really nice mint smell to it.
So I give it a really great leather
and go into my hair,
kind of giving it a massage
because of that it's gonna stimulate your head growth.
You really want to focus on the scalp
because you don't really need to clean the actual hair.
You're just trying to clean the scalp from all the buildup,
especially of older products that curly hair people use.
It is not overly so apply,
which is good for curly hair as well,
to always make sure you're checking whether
or not they've been curly method approved.
Cause if you're using a shampoo
that is true stripping of your hair,
it is gonna cause breakage, it is gonna cause fizz.
I really, really recommend this Aveda hair care shampoo.
It is overall just
kind of like a moisturizing cleanser for your scalp,
and I'm gonna rinse this out.
So now that is all washed out of my hair,
so it's now wet again,
and I'm gonna go onto my deep conditioner.
I am using the Christophe Robin Masque
and it's really, really, really great.
This is highly reviewed.
It's got a nice thick consistency,
which is really, really great for nourishing curly hair,
and it smells really nice.
It kinda smells like baby.
Like baby powder almost.
I like baby powder though.
Anyway, I'm gonna apply this and show you how I do that.
So this is the consistency,
very thick, like it won't fall out of the container.
I usually use probably this much in my hair.
With deep conditioner,
it is all about getting it on the hair.
You don't need to get on your scalp.
Oh my God, that feels so good.
I always start with the top part of my hair
because I want to keep that in the longest,
because it is the more denser curl.
See how that looks on my curls.
You want to make sure that
when you're applying your deep conditioner,
your hair is drenched,
because that is gonna compliment,
the deep conditioner really, really well.
So now it's been five minutes and as you can see,
it's really soaked up my hair really nicely.
and I'm just gonna give it a comb through,
using this Wet Brush brand comb.
I love having the wide tooth carbs
because it's just really nice for curly hair.
They don't kinda cause tension on the hair.
It's a really nice way to just detangle the hair.
When I brush my hair,
I start from the root
and I kind of go
do, do, do,
and then brush it,
and then the excess products I put it back in.
You don't want to cause too much tension on curly hair.
Those really tight combs are just not gonna be good
for your hair.
They're gonna snap and break it.
Especially when it's wet,
it has more elasticity in the hair.
So you don't want to pull the hair too much,
cause then it's just gonna get stretched
and then snap.
So these are the perfect combs for de-tangling
when your hair is wet.
Got it dripping everywhere.
That has been rinsed out of my hair.
I'm now on to another conditioner.
I know curly hair is a lot,
so I deep condition,
and then I like to give it a quick condition as well
and lay that in.
Sometimes you can just do condition and then go,
but I always love to only wash my hair once a week
and give it a lot of nice nutrients and hydration.
So for conditioner,
I am using the Rosemary Mint weightless conditioner
by Aveda hair.
It is the best smelling.
I wish you guys could smell this.
It is just so nice.
Like it smells, like...
Oh, you know what it smells like?
That chocolate that's got that bubble,
like mint bubble on the inside.
It smells like Aero.
This is my favorite conditioner.
It is really lightweight,
so I do like to use it after a deep condition
because it's not too heavy anyway.
And I probably use,
maybe around that much on my hair.
So what this is gonna do is just add some extra moisture,
some extra nutrients into the hair.
So I like to just comb it through the ends.
This is really great for defining your curls as well.
You can also go through it again with the comb,
but I don't want to lose too much of the product,
so I'm just gonna rake it with my hands.
I'm gonna leave this in
for maybe one or two minutes
and then rinse it off.
So I've just rinsed off my hair
and I have not touched it with a towel.
With curly hair,
the biggest tip that I can give you guys is one,
using cold water on your hair.
So even if that means that you don't wash your body
when you're washing your hair, do it.
Any heat of any kind is not gonna be good for your hair.
So cold water all the way,
and then make sure that you let your hair drip dry.
So now I'm going to start with my LOC process.
So the LOC process is leave in conditioner,
oil and then a cream.
So that can be a styling cream, a gel,
or just some sort of curl cream
to hold and lock in that definition.
So I'm starting with the Cherry Almond leave in conditioner.
It smells really good too.
All the Aveda hair care range smells really amazing.
I use quite a bit
because it is on the lighter side of conditioners.
Like it doesn't have that really nice thick density.
If you've got maybe like in the two range
or early three range,
I'd probably only use maybe
that much or a bit more,
but then for me I need to use,
come on, keep going, this much.
I know it looks like it is a lot,
but when it's evenly distributed around your hair it is not.
So I like to use the raking technique that I used earlier.
So kind of just separating each bit of curl
and just putting it through like this,
see how that definition is kinda coming in.
That is gonna stay that way
because we're not rinsing it out.
You can even during the conditioning,
twirl it around your fingers
and that's called a finger coil
and then see, you got a little cute curl.
Just because these tend to be a little bit dryer,
these curls and less defined.
So now I'm gonna do scrunchy technique at the top
and then separating these.
So next in the method is O, which stands for oil.
So I am using the Nutriplenish Multi-Use hair oil
by Aveda hair.
The Aveda hair care range,
especially using the LOC method,
is very much on the lightweight side.
So I'm gonna do maybe five or so pumps
and just kinda scrunch it in there.
So an oil is really, really nice,
cause it compliments the leave in
and it just kind of creates extra hydration
and extra shine on your hair.
Sometimes I put in a little bit more oil
after I've put in the style cream,
but this works really well,
and I always love the curls.
So that's the curl so far,
you can tell that they're getting a bit more defined.
So now for my favorite part of this whole process,
it is the cream.
So that is kind of the co-locker.
So it's kinda like in the makeup process,
it is the setup.
It is a translucent powder.
So I'm using the Be Curly style-prep.
So it's like this gel-like consistency.
It is also really light,
which I like for a wash and go type of definition
cause you don't really want too heavy.
Don't just like go in there
and mess it all up
because that's gonna get rid of that definition.
You kind of want to just apply it really nicely
on each section of your hair.
So either scrunch it in,
so it mixes in well
with all the other products you have in there.
If you have a lot of time,
you can put it on each individual kind of section of a curl.
You want to make sure that your hair
is pretty much still drenched
whenever you're applying your LOC method.
Because as soon as your hair gets dry,
the products are just not gonna work as well.
Okay, that is done.
I'm either gonna let it air dry
or I will use a diffuser.
So it really depends on your preference.
I prefer to let it air dry
because that's how I know my hair's gonna be the healthiest,
also less physical as well.
And I will show you guys the results.
I am back and my hair is pretty much dried.
So that is how I define my curls.
And I hope you found that helpful.
Thank you guys so much for watching this video.
I really, really hope that you got something out of it
and if you did like it,
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Oh my God, that was so lame.
I would love to hear your feedback as well in the comments.
I guess my last thing that I would leave you with,
just love your hair.
Fall in love with the process,
the ups and downs of looking after curly hair
and just embrace it.
Embrace it and define it.
Bye guys.
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