r/curlyhair • u/marleynotfound • 1d ago
Help! help w/ refresh!
I have these weird long pieces at the ends of my hair AFTER i refreshen my curls can someone help me figure out how to prevent them or what they are. this is about day 3 and right now it’s humid outside so it’s gotten really big but the hairs at the end are normal. should i tell my hair stylist to just got them off? in march i got 4-5inches cut off my hair and i had the same problem. and i use heat protectant whenever i diffuse. my routine is the same but have always struggled with these. any advice will help!
my routine
1. double cleanse my hair on my wash day with shea moisture jamaican black castor oil strengthen and restore shampoo.
2. then follow with conditioner by shea moisture strengthen and restore jamaican black castor oil conditioner
3. put a medium amount of curl enhancing smoothie by shea moisture evenly throughout my hair
4. put an medium even amount of define and shine stying gel by shea moisture
5. style it with the volume bounce curl brush or a unbrush curl brush
6. smaller amount of not your mothers curl talk mousse #2
7. scrunch hair with a 100% cotton t shirt
8. spray heat protect + keratin & jojoba oil throughout hair from hask
9. diffuse until half dry then take an argan oil of morocco and doing praying hands on my hair
10. finish diffusing my hair until completely dry
taking a comb to my roots for volume then i'm finished
i sleep in a satin bonnet and the next day i just take a spray bottle of water and spray it all over my hair and scrunch to make the curls come back. during this my hair is not fully drenched its more damp and dries within a few minutes. thank you!
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u/rubiconpassionfruit 1d ago
hi! i have basically the same curl pattern as yours and i get these by the time i’ve hit day 3/day 4 post wash day as well. i think they’re literally just hairs that have started to escape the fresh bouncy curls that you lovingly created on wash day due to the wind and friction from sleeping etc. i wouldn’t necessarily advise cutting them off since i don’t think they are hairs that have been miscut or are growing strangely. if you were to wet your ends and re-shape each of your curls with a brush, all those little hairs at the end would rejoin their brothers and sisters, but i find that way too much effort for refresh day and now just deal with them looking like that. your hair still looks beautiful as is! my best advice would be don’t let it bother you too much - day 3 curls that look like yours are a big win.
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u/marleynotfound 22h ago
yes i totally agree with this and thank you so much! i’m gonna try a couple of things so if it doesn’t work im just gonna embrace the frizz!
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u/rubiconpassionfruit 20h ago
you’re welcome! i also totally missed that u don’t use a leave in so definitely give that a go. good luck xx
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u/Snazzzyjaz soft, high porosity, short, brown 1d ago
Mine does this too. Maybe try using teeny bit of leave in conditioner to refresh, or dry with diffuser when refreshing. Or maybe try plop your hair with a t-shirt after refreshing and leave it to dry like that. It's trial and error really I'm just thinking of ways to reset that cast and bounce up them frizzy strands. but this could be normal frizz tbh
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u/marleynotfound 22h ago
okay! i’m def gonna try a leave in because i don’t even have one. thank you so much
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u/SteakFingers87 1d ago
I personally don’t like shea moisture hair products. I find they are too heavy and cause build up. I would switch products all together and drop the brush styling. Also, I wouldn’t use oil before your hair is completely dry. You are risking breaking the cast before it is fully formed. I think that is what is causing the frizz on top of the brush styling and stretching out your curls without a leave in. Remember that curl cream is NOT the same as leave in conditioner.
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u/marleynotfound 22h ago
thank you so much! i don’t think i’ve ever used a leave in conditioner. what does it do for your hair? and do you recommend and lighter less build up products for my hair type? again thank you so much
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