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Having the correct balance in your curls can be very beneficial. Well balanced means you have healthy, easy to style curls. However, sometimes things get out of whack. Here’s how to know if your curls are balanced, and what to do if they aren’t.
How To Know If Your Curls Are Balanced
Too much moisture:
- Your hair feels very dry, and is excessively frizzy
- Curls feel very elastic, and stretches far beyond what’s normal
- The hair breaks very easily, after stretching out completely
- Feels soft, and “mushes” between your fingertips when wet
Your curls don’t hold, and fall out easily
What to do:
If your curls are over moisturized, you need to scale back a bit on the hydration you’re providing. Instead, focus on incorporating protein into your curl care routine. Your curls need protein to re establish structure and restore the curl’s integrity. Using a protein treatment can help restore strength to your strands.
Balanced curls:
- Curls stretch slightly but bounce back to original length without breakage
- Styles can hold well without falling
- Minimal or no breakage
What to do:
What you’re doing is working! Keep up the good work. Maintain a healthy balance using both protein and moisture to keep your curls healthy.
Too much protein:
- Curls experience an excessive amount if breakage, snapping off easily
- Strands have a coarse, rough, and brittle feeling, with a straw-like texture
- Has very minimal stretch, or doesn’t stretch at all. Instead, it just snaps off
- Curls snap apart very easily when wet
What to do:
Your curls are crying out for moisture, and the overload of protein is making them brittle. Begin adding moisture into your regimen by hydrating your curls. You can do this with leave-in conditioners, hydrating mists, or deep conditioning treatments.
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