If you’ve been fighting your natural hair texture since grade school — especially if you were born with curls, then this one’s for you. From flat-irons to straightening serums, you’ve tried it all and after trial and error, you found a customised secret to semi-smooth hair, but do you really need to toil so much to achieve a straighter, smoother texture? As compiled from realsimple.com and stylecaster.com, discover plenty of reasons to embrace curly hair.
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Curls will save you time
Whether you blow-dry, flatiron or pay a professional to do the heavy lifting, taking it from curly to straight is a time suck. Cancelling your blowout appointment and spending less time tugging at your hair in front of the mirror frees up precious minutes in your schedule. For a simple, speedy, DIY plan that starts in the shower, use a hydrating shampoo and conditioner and only comb curly hair when it’s wet. This is a curly hair commandment, say hair experts at Redken salons, New York, adding, “Never touch your hair after the shower, except with a paper towel to blot excess moisture.”
Curls are easier on your arms
Put down your hot tools, people. Maybe juggling a paddle brush and a blow dryer are in part responsible for those strong biceps, but creating enough tension to take curls into nonexistence is exhausting (sometimes even painful). The worst though is putting in all of that hard work to smoothen your hair, only to realise you’ve worked up a sweat that’s causing your hairline to fuzz up further. Wearing your hair curly and giving your hair tools a break does a body good while adding to your bohemian vibe.
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Curls are healthier for your hair
Your flat iron might work wonders on your hair, but not without paying a price. Heating it consistently fries it and over time, results in dryness and split ends. Unplugging your blow dryer, flat iron, and curling iron will give your hair much needed respite. Before making the switch to team curls, have your ends and layers “dusted” (a haircutting term that means to take off less length than a trim), so your curls have bounce and shape, but still enough length. If your curls are tight, grow them out with long layers so they’re a bit more relaxed, says celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, who believes the secret to good curls are long layers.
Curls act as a free accessory
Curly hair is the finishing touch to any outfit. Pair them with a maxi and you’re an avant-garde goddess. Wear them with jeans and a white tee and you look effortlessly chic. The low-maintenance style is having a moment and you should take advantage of it. Another plus — you can skip a few washes. Curls, in fact, get better as they get a little dirty so don’t be afraid of separating them and tousling them up a bit. And, don’t be afraid to oil them once in a while. Sarson ka tel along with olive oil can be super beneficial for curly hair, since these oils promote shine and softness.
You can embrace any weather
With straight hair, you almost always must avoid water at all costs, even if it means using shower caps during body showers or staying indoors while it rains. Because when straight strands do get wet, the hair’s texture might change, making it look less sleek and unsmart. All of that time, money, and effort to get poker-smooth hair goes to waste if the day is windy, wet or warm. Now, if curls get wet, or struck by wild winds, or you get sweaty after a workout, it’s no big deal. First, washing and styling isn’t a tedious process. And second, damp curls can easily be revived with a little oil or whipping them up into a textured topknot.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 1st, 2015.
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