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What is the Curly Girl Method? and how do you start? - yourbubble.co.uk

What is the Curly Girl Method? and how do you start?

The CGM is a product regimen and washing schedule for curly hair. It was originally conceived by hair stylist Lorraine Massey (and adapted from many hair care methods used by Black stylists) to help struggling people with curly hair achieve their best ‘do, and to keep their curls healthy, full, and glamorous. Since then, it’s been adopted, practiced, and customized by many people who want healthier curly hair.
  • The CGM cuts damaging hair products in favor of curl-friendly products. Products that include gentler ingredients like oils, butters, and minerals are used instead.
  • The CGM utilizes special hair care and styling methods. The products you use are only half of the method. The other half involves particular guidelines for detangling, drying, and styling.
  • The CGM also stresses the importance of avoiding heating tools, like heated curlers, blow dryers, or even hot water, all of which can dry out your hair and interfere with your curls.
Curly Girl Routine
1. Reset your hair with a clarifying shampoo. Moving forward, you’ll ditch your sulfate-based shampoo, but go ahead and wash your scalp one last time with a clarifying shampoo—probably whichever shampoo is in your shower right now. This will scrub out any lingering oils, dirt, and styling products clinging to your hair and give you a fresh canvas to work with.
    • After you’ve done that last wash with that sulfate-based shampoo, toss it! You had a good run together, but you won’t be needing it on your My Bubble! Curl journey.
    2. Wash your scalp with My Bubble! cleansing conditioner or sulfate-free shampoo. Begin your routine by wetting your hair in the shower. Then dispense out a dollop of My Bubble! Curly Girl cleanser and work it into your scalp with your fingertips or use the shampoo scalp massage brush. Then, thoroughly rinse it out of your hair with cool water.  
     
    3. Distribute conditioner throughout all of your hair.This is the cornerstone of the Curly Girl method: condition! Squeeze out a generous dollop of silicone-free conditioner, then squeeze out a little more. Now, look down at the floor so that your hair hangs in front of your face, and work the conditioner into your hair by squishing and scrunching it upward into your hair. Keep applying conditioner until your hair is slick and slippery, then let it rest for 5 minutes.
      • This upward squishing motion encourages your hair to form coils, kickstarting the curling process in the shower.
         
      4. Detangle with your fingers or using My Bubble! wide-toothed comb. While your hair is still slick with conditioner, start detangling at the ends and work upward to gently undo any clumps or knots in your hair. It may take a while, but the time and effort will be worth it!
      • It’s important to detangle in the shower with conditioner in your hair. Detangling while your hair is dry will only break up your coils and encourage frizz.
       
      • Avoid traditional hair brushes, which tend to undo your natural curl pattern. That said, My Bubble! Octopus Adjustable Brush is fair game, so long as you use them while your hair is still wet.
       
      5. Rinse your hair with cold water. Cold water seals the hair’s cuticles and locks in moisture, which in turn decreases frizz and adds shine. Leave some conditioner in your hair, or reapply a small amount before stepping out of the shower, especially in dry sections like the ends. A small amount of leftover conditioner will give your next My Bubble! styling products a boost, or even act as a final moisturizing step if you choose to do without My Bubble! styling products.
      6. Apply My Bubble! styling products to your hair. Curly hair dries out much more easily than straight hair, so it’s best to add curl-friendly, moisturizing products after you shower, but while your hair is still wet. We recommend using My Bubble! Curl Scrunching Jelly, or even just more conditioner. Put a generous dollop of product in your hands and rub them together to emulsify. Then, smooth or rake the product upwards into your hair.
      • Use My Bubble! moisturizing hair products, such as lotion-like creme and alcohol-free gel. Ours are specifically designed for all curl types (e.g., wavy, tightly curled, or kinky).
      • Many people begin with a leave-in mask or conditioner to decrease frizz, then follow with a gel or enhancing mist for hold and definition.
      • After the leave-in mask but before the gel or curl cream is applied, it’s also common to apply a light serum on the hair. This is known as the LSC method (“leave-in, serum, cream”), and doesn't have to be used in this specific order.
       
      7. Remove excess moisture with a microfiber towel. Scrunch your hair with a microfiber towel or spare T-shirt to wick away excess moisture. Just as you did in the shower, use upward-squishing motions to encourage coils. Don’t use a standard terrycloth towel—that’ll only sap the moisture from your hair and undo all your hard work.
        • At this point, you might finger-shape your curls by wrapping strands of hair around your pointer finger and keeping it there for 5-10 seconds, to encourage coils.
         
        8. Dry your hair with a diffuser or by plopping. Here’s where so many people go wrong: they introduce heat, which dries and frizzes out your hair. Instead, dry your curls by plopping (doing up your hair in a microfiber wrap). Alternatively (or additionally), blow dry your hair with a diffuser attachment on a cold-air setting.
          • To plop, lay a T-shirt or microfiber towel onto a low, flat surface. Then, turn your head upside-down and lower your hair onto the towel. Gather the corners of the towel, and tie them around the base of your neck to create a headwrap. Wear the wrap as long as you can, or until your hair is dry.
          • To cold-diffuse, blow dry your hair with a diffuser attachment, with the blow dryer on a cold setting. Turn your head upside down and dangle your hair over the attachment, and bring the diffuser upward into sections of your hair until it’s dry.
           
           

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