Naturally curly hair (mga kulotchina)

[qt_ben17]

I get really good compliments about my naturally curly hair! wala pang 1 year kong fino-flaunt to kasi almost 7 years akong regularly nagpapastraight ng hair ko. I got tired of going to salon every 4-6 months. at ang pangit at ang hassle pag lumalabas na yung kulot so i decided to go natural na! and wow naman ang daming compliments. laging tanong, nagpakulot ka ba? (kasi nasanay na sila sa straight hair ko) mga 140239028 times nakong tinatanong ng mga tao niyan. LOL

ang secret ko lang naman sa defined curls ko eh, I don't shampoo anymore. I use conditioner to clean my scalp and hair. doesn't give me dandruff if I massage and rinse it really well.
I don't brush my hair. my hair is medium length anyway kaya di nagta-tangle.

my type of curls is like between wavy and curly. parang "curling iron" curls... and i like it.

I use leave-on conditioners EVERYDAY and the ever so famous: Monea milk. then I scrunch the ends.

trust me on this sis, you still need to shampoo. shampoo has only one job - to cleanse. it gets rid of all the dirt, perspiration, oils, impurities and most importantly product build ups. do you know that these  build ups in the long run is taxing on your hair follicles? and when you don't take good care of these hair follicles it can lead to serious problems like alopecia (hairloss),  folliculitis, etc. 

now it's the conditioner's job to coat the hair with lustre, softness and moisture, and bring it back to a slightly acidic ph level (since shampoo is a bit alkaline). the proper use of conditioner is to apply it on midlengths or for reference below the earline, not directly on scalp, and all the way to the ends.

[whitelady17]

sa case ko naman sis before, ang outer hair ko straight pa, ang inner curly na, kaya inantay ko na lang na pati ang upper eh mag curl na, then pina chop off ko na ang remaining straight hair ko, kasi hindi na rin magandang tignan kasi dry na ang itsura.

[Juricks]

^^ I agree sis.. and based sa napanood ko before, skipping shampoo contributes to hairfall..

[patstarr]

^^ ganun hair ko now. Yung nasa ilalim and harap (as in sa bangs) lang yung curly. Everything else straight pa. Im wondering tuloy if tumutubo pa hair ko. Lol. Pero yun nga, matagal kasi talaga tumubo hair ko. Do hair growers work? Supplements ganyan.

[bubblepop]

.,pare2ho pala tayo ng prob mga sis yung sakin din ganun, ginawa ko pinakulot ko kay mama yung rebonded part  nung high school feeling ko kakaiba ako kase ako lang kulot parang alien LOL    susme nag dry tagal kong inalagaan ng hot oil para di mamatay ang hair ko pero in fairness ah lagi tayong nakakakuha ng compliments pag curly hair.one time share ko lang naman may party kame dadaluhan en den naka dress ako sabi ng mga taong nadaanan namin eh mukha daw akong barbie doll.ngeehh naduling na ata mga tao samin alam nyo ba after 4 days nakita ko magkakapatid na kapitbahay namin lahat sila kulot weeew ano kaya meron? LOL

[ginnyme]

ganyan din ako dati pero tiyaga lang sa paghintay humaba hair. siguro dahan dahan pachop off nyo yung rebonded part. humahaba naman siguro pero mas madali lang maobserve pag nagpapagupit ka.

ang positive/negative sa curly hair, konting ayos lang sa parang magpaparty na!

[hazeenurz]

Whew! Kakatapos ko palang magbackread. Thank you everyone for this thread. Marami akong natutunang tips. Madalas kasi ako magpa stracurl kay Mr Shin pero ayaw ko na kasi ang gastos. Ngayon no choice na talaga ako kasi sabi ng derma ko hindi na pwede iparebond ang hair ko or ipacurl kasi ang lakas na nya maglagas. Pinatubo ko na yung hair ko and I am having a haircut today. Hopefully sana maayos ang cut

[femfatal]

shampooing is definitely a must. i feel really weird if i just shower without shampooing. my head/hair feels sticky and i really hate the feeling. i tried using a lot of different shampoos also. sunsilk lang ata ang hiyang sa akin. i use conditioner every 3 days. tamad kasi ako hintayin yung 5min hehe.

[joanne sonsi]

Grabe mga sis..ako din!

curl na manipis ang strand ng hair ko..every six months akong nagpaparebond ng hair. Ayoko na hirap na hirap na ko sa sakit every time magpaparebond ako...naguubos ako ng oras ng pera sa alam ko namang babalik at babalik din sa dati kulotchina.

ang problem ko naman e paano ang gagawin ko habang hinihintay kong humaba ang curly hair ko sa rebond na hair..kasi mukha namang poodle.. any suggestion naman dyan mga girls..

[azel]

hmm... after reading your posts here parang medyo naiisip ko, ako din kaya, what if i just keep my natural hair? my hair is between naturally wavy to curly.. i'm planning to have my hair rebonded again.. so far sa lifetime ko (i'm turning 25 this november), 4 times pa lang naman ako nagpaparebond -- yearly ata for the past 4 years... not that inaabot ng 1 yr yun rebond ko,.. i tie my hair in pony kapag super halata na ang sumpa! kaso kasi, makapal hair ko, buhaghag sya talaga kaya hesitant talaga ko ikeep yun natural curls/waves ko.. nong bata naman ako straight hair ko (kita ko sa pics ko) ewan ko ba kung bakit naging ganito... dry sya, tpos buhaghag 

[joanne sonsi]

Di yan binigay ng Dios kung di bagay sa atin! 

[domesticatedangel]

sa mga transitioning from rebonded hair to naturally curly:

what i did was twist my hair and put it into a bun or try braids. that's what i did before. wash ng hair sa gabi, lagay ng styling gel, air dry, then ibbraid ko sya. sleep ako na nakabraid yung hair.  sa morning, kulot na yung hair ko. i did get compliments sa kasabay ko sa jeep from doing this. san daw ako nagpakulot kasi ganda daw ng hair ko.

[pretty_in_victorian]

ang masasabi ko lang ay, do not fight your curls! i have straight (not stick straight) to slightly wavy hair depende sa shampoo and sa cut ng hair ko..

[glassbaubles]

Let me just share this website with all of you curly girls out there: http://www.naturallycurly.com/

Marami siyang tips on taking care of curly hair and meron din section for those transitioning from relaxed / rebonded to naturally curly!

Ako naman, I used to have my hair straightened chemically all the time kasi palagi buhaghag hair ko, but I stopped and decided to just let my hair be natural. Mahirap nga at the start, palagi nakatali buhok ko kasi half-straight, half-kulot until I decided to just get all the straight ends cut off. I dragged a friend with me to the salon for moral support. Haha!

Now, I shampoo only every other day and use conditioner everyday para hindi ma-dry out hair ko. I also use gel mixed with a little conditioner while my hair is still wet in the morning para hindi siya mag-frizz masyado.

[sourgecko]

yung hair ko medyo may pagka kinky pa. Simula 2nd hs nagpapa relax/straight/rebond ako every 6-8mos. last january 2011 nag try ako magpa digiperm. Mas ok sakin. kasi kapag rebond after ilang weeks yung tumutubo kulot na ulit. Plan ko ulit magpa perm this march. medyo pinahahaba ko pa yung buhok ko

[greenwood05]

^ Sis, leave on conditioner ?

[glassbaubles]

^ Sis, leave on conditioner ?

@ sis greenwood05, I haven't found a leave in conditioner that I like yet, so I just use my normal conditioner (Human Heart Nature Moisturizing conditioner) to mix with my gel. Okay naman siya.

[greenwood05]

Talaga? Nacurious naman ako dyan. Matry nga ahaha Thanks sis!

[glassbaubles]

Talaga? Nacurious naman ako dyan. Matry nga ahaha Thanks sis!

No problem, sis! Good luck.

[patstarr]

yung hair ko medyo may pagka kinky pa. Simula 2nd hs nagpapa relax/straight/rebond ako every 6-8mos. last january 2011 nag try ako magpa digiperm. Mas ok sakin. kasi kapag rebond after ilang weeks yung tumutubo kulot na ulit. Plan ko ulit magpa perm this march. medyo pinahahaba ko pa yung buhok ko

Saan ka nagpadigiperm? Yung mga pinuntahan ko kasi, ayaw mag perm ng rebonded hair.