Beginner Friendly Products – Curly Hair Starter Kit

Thanku so much Anjana for writing the saviour post of us beginners. Gbu alwz

Thank you so much Anjana sis for these beautiful tips…. your blogs r just great and awesome…. 😇😇😇😘😘😘 IT’S a great help to us(YOUR BELOVED READERS) .I love you so much😘😘😘😍😍😍

Hi Anjana,

I’ve naturally straight hair. I want curly hair. Is it possible to get curls by using the above products mentioned ?
I want permanent curly hair. Can you please help me in this.

thanks,
Sujita

Hi
A lot of the products here are neither sulfate free or silicone free. I read another blog which said as part of curly girl routine it’s important to stop such products. Can you please elaborate?

I have dryness in my hair.. Inspite of following cg routine.. What may be the issue

Hi Anjana,

Mine is 2a type hair,I’ve started using
Conditioner – L’Oréal Smooth Intense Smoothing Conditioner
Cream – Garnier fructis sleek and shine intensely smooth leave in conditioning cream.

My hair turns curls(not too much,but 40% curly). When my hair is air-dried, after a while, I loose the curls and my hair is proper straight not even wavy.

I’m crazy about curls, I want the, so badly..could you please suggest on this,

PS- I’m an Infoscion too ! 🙂

Hi Anjana,

I recently came across your blog and absolutely love it! I used to have straight hair but then suddenly 4 years back, they started becoming curly on their own, and of course i had no idea what to do with it. But your blog is an absolute saver! 🙂
I just had one question – I have 3a/3b type hair and i want to know which other conditioner can i use besides oriflame? Please recommend! Thanks so much!

Hi Anjana,

I have really thick coarse 3a/3b hair. I tried following the strict CG method using the Tresemme Nourishing Moisture conditioner with DevaCurl ultra Defining Gel but my curls didn’t feel well defined and soft enough. My hair used to get greasy and I would end up tying it in a bun. I realized silicones make my hair feel softer. When I stumbled across your blog, I decided to give the modified CG a try with silicones. So now, I use ogx shampoos or cow ash with suave wild cherry blossom and S2C with the Suave Keratin Infusion Smoothing Conditioner. I use As I Am Leave in followed by DevaCurl ultra defining gel. Though my hair is dripping wet and Suave keratin gives great slip, my curls are not clumped. They are very frizzy. After my hair is dry, it looks ok on the first day. But from the second day onwards it feels dry and straw-y. Not to mention the baby hair on the scalp. Is there something you would recommend?
PS : sorry about the long post! And thank you for taking the time out to help all the curly girls out there!

Hey!
can you please review Khadi products. I read that even they are sulphate paraben free.

Hi anjana..
Thanks for the extensive list. Your blog is a life saver!! I had a query though. I recently started my CG journey. I DC once a week after that I cowash and used the conditioner itself as a leave in then apply gel. But as soon as I SOTC the hair look a bit dry and by the end of the day they lose all curl pattern and very dry. How do I keep my hair moisturized? Please guide..thanks!!

Hi Anjana, your blogs are fab! I dint know there were so many hidden treasures for maintaining curly hair. I have long high porosity type 3b curl. My hair use to curl up really well until the past 4-5 months where I started noticing heavy flakes and hair loss and nothing could get my curl back. Then I consulted a tricologist ( famous one ) in India used its shampoo and creams, did reduce my dandruff but I have lost my curls in this trade off. I still suffer from hair loss. I have just started my cg journey. Have been extensive on my budget like I use Shea moisture Jamaican shampoo and conditioner plus leave in. But I’m concerned about so many products build up and again the dandruff setting in. I have also tried DC after DC my looks amazing for 5-10 kin then just frizzes up. Can you suggest few basic routine as to how many times should I shampoo in a week and DC?

A long one ! But really looking forward to your response.

Thanks (:

Hey Anjana

I am still confused even after reading this detailed blog. My hair will be between 3b and 3c.
Few quick queries ,
Will the devacurl shampooand conditioner suit me??( I do have very very dry and recently first time colored hair , tried many products and not satisfied enough.)
Amongst Devacurl shampoo – no poo or less poo???
deva curl one conditioner or decadence ???

Thanks in advance

Hi Anjana,
I have been following your hair care tips in 2 weeks now and the result on the day of wash is amazing but the second and third day is not very good, it becomes very frizzy and dry 😞
I also read almost all your articles regarding shampoo but I am still confused on which would be the best one for curly hair, if you could suggest just 1 – probably the one that you are currently using (head and shoulders and Panteen doesn’t suit my hair at all)
Lastly, if you could advise on how should I tie my hair when I am at home or travelling in such a way that my curls doesn’t lose its bounce and shape (if I keep my hair open while travelling the wind ruins it big time🙈)

It will be really a great help to me if you could reply.
Thankyou so much.. your tips are amazing ❤️

Also, which product is better for conditioning and leave in, enliven or cantu curl activator cream?

Hello anjana
I am about to start my curly girl routine and need your guidance
I have purchased mumma earth no more tangles conditioner and lotus herbals kera veda conditioner
Is that products OK to start with?

Hey, Anjana..I m new one…whose been in love with ur work…thanks a ton for helping ppl…and making them feel good about themselves …😊I have Type 3a hair …my hair looks dull and life less…and gets thin at the ends…can plz suggest me how to tackle it…Thankyou in advance ☺️

I have straight hairs…. but i love curls…. i want curls to be permanent…. what should i do

Hi, could you please suggest a store in Bangalore, Delhi or Chennai from where the below products can be bought-
Conditioner – Oriflame Dry & Damaged hair
Gel – Schwarzkopf Taft Marathon Looks 48H Long Lasting Hold 6 Power Gel

Conditioner – Devacurl One Condition.
Cream – As I Am Leave In Conditioner or Cantu Shea Butter Conditioning Creamy Hair Lotion
Gel – DevaCurl Ultra Defining Gel

hi anjana,
i wanted to ask about Enliven Shampoo and conditioner. on online shopping site it shows ideal for men.
is it so, cant be used for women hair?

Hi Anjana,
Thanks for these beautiful blogs.
I have started with beginners kit. It will be fine the morning after shower. By evening, when I return from work it’s dry. The second day, it’s the same but I spray some water, apply aloevera gel and somehow tie them up… but it is horrifying in the evening. I can’t wait to shower and reset it as it will be dry, frizzy with an added bonus of an irritating crown of baby hairs and crown hairs are flat till evening.
Do you have any solution to prevent this dryness and frizzness? Like should I apply any oil once my hair is dry after shower? Coz, even while showering, there are several strands of hair, that doesn’t stick to any curl coils.
BTW, my curl type is coarse 2c bordering 3a. A single strand looks like 2c but together it’s 3a. And, i guess i have low porosity hair. My hairs are somewhat straight at crown then followed by waves and curls.

Sorry, for writing so long.Hope u understand.

When do we have to oil the hair?

Hi Anjana 🙂 I am so happy to find you!
I had lot of hair tragedies lately (I used to apply black henna and then I wanted to be blonde, so I bleached it, and was awful :(, I had to cut more than 30 cms of my hair, and now I have 5 colors between red, brown, yellow, orange… :'( )
Anyway, I am from Colombia and here I can’t buy the products you recommend.
My question is: Do you have like ingredients to avoid or to look for in a hair routine?
And: Do you have any trick to hide temporary the damage I have in my hair?

Thanks <3

Hello anjana,

I lose a lot of hair while taking head bath. Please suggest what to do regarding this.

Hi Anjana😊
Your posts are really in depth and a great help for the beginners.
I have damaged hair, tired of dandruff and hairfall.
Just wanted to ask if there are any side effects of CG method?

Hello anjana, i hope u are feom palakkad, i am also feom palakkad..i have 3b curls, i wash my hair once after 2 days.. i use shampoo and conditioner and one himalaya protein creme as leave in.. but the day i doesn’t take a hair wash.. the hair is so dry and frizzy.. so that i cannot deal with it.. so that i am forced to wash my hair on each morning.otherwise i will comb nicely and use streax serum too to deal with it.. can you help me out in this??