For Curly Haired Girls

As you know my hair is very curly. I have fought with it my whole life. It's like a love/hate relationship. Some days it looks good, some days it doesn't. Since babies have entered my world it hasn't been looking so good. When I got pregnant with Liam my hair started growing in a little straight. I didn't notice it at first, I just thought my hair was growing faster. But after I had him, my hair started falling out (which happens after you have babies but I didn't hear about it until after the fact). I tried to put my hair in a pony tail and it just looked like I had a receding hairline. When things started leveling off, all of my new growth was coming back in really curly. Now I am pregnant again and my roots are super thick and kinky.

I didn't know what to do and my hair certainly didn't know what to do, so I went to a hair salon for the first time in 5 years (since our wedding). I found a lady here in St. Pete that specializes in curly hair. Hallelujah! Her name is Tiffany and she has a shop, Live Curly Live Free, in Gulfport. So I went in to see if she could help me. Since I'm pregnant and my hair will most likely change again after I had the baby, we didn't do anything major. But what she did do was analyze my hair and recommend different products for me to use. This was very helpful. She's not about spending lots of money on products, but just using products that are good for your hair. So here is what she came up with for me.

I use these two products every day, Suave Tropical Coconut Conditioner and LA Looks Natura Curl ($4 total). Basically I just wash my hair with the conditioner, rinse with cold water, and lightly dry with a cotton t-shirt. Then, while I'm still in the shower, I add a little more conditioner as a "leave in" and lightly finger it through my hair, focusing on the dry parts. Then I add the gel, focusing on the roots and ends. Since my hair is so fine I don't bother with diffusing, but if you have thick hair I'm sure you would have to.

Then once a week I shampoo my hair with Nature's Gate ($6 at Whole Foods). She recommended really any type of organic shampoo, this one just happened to be on sale. And that same day I condition with Aubrey Organics GPB ($10 also at Whole Foods). Now this conditioner is no joke. It is protein rich, so if you have fine hair like mine it is amazing. The first time I used it, it totally weighed my hair down. I learned that a little bit goes a long way.

So that's it. If you are in the area (or just passing through) I recommend going to her. She does a great job of talking to you about your hair and she told me that she normally only needs to see her clients 2-4 times a year because their hair is in a much healthier spot.

Here's to better curls!!