What's your biggest refreshing struggle? ⤵️ --- TIMESTAMPS ---- 0:00 Intro 0:44 Preserving curls overnight 4:57 Prolong wash days during transitioning 5:45 Refresh routine begins & longest-lasting products 7:14 Why you have to refresh 8:06 How much water to use when refreshing 9:30 How to avoid frizzy, stretched out curls 10:27 Greasy weighed down hair when refreshing 11:49 Refreshing the scalp & roots 13:57 Smoothing frizz & clumping curls 15:02 Refreshing after a workout 16:23 Detangling when refreshing 18:03 Re-defining ringlets 21:07 Cowlicks & scalp covering 22:28 Too much product or fixing a bad wash day 23:14 Taming flyaways, wet frizz & webbing 23:53 Diffusing vs. air drying 25:56 Results, touching up frizz, SOTC 28:25 Outro
Bonnets don't work well for me, my curls become wonky. Pineappling stretches my roots & creates tangles. I use a satin scarf (from Amazon) and after several attempts I finally figured out a way to use it that worked for me! Hard to explain but the end result looks as though I'm in a loose buff. This preserves my curl pattern beautifully! Just a tip for those that struggle with bonnets!💜💜💜
I use a satin lined hair buff with a draw string on the top. It's from deeper than hair (they call it a protective headband,) and it's wonderful! Since it is made for black hair with much more volume than my 2c waves/curls, it is a bit looser than I need. I just wear a cotton hair buff on the outside of it. It's cute, and it works, and I cannot recommend it enough!
@@marlenerivera9936 I don't know, I bought it directly from their website. Amazon appears to have similar, cheaper products, but I can't speak to their quality.
I do what I call The Lazy Girl's Diffusing Technique: I sleep with a fan on at night so I shower and style my hair, then I sleep with my satin pillow case and just let the fan dry my hair overnight. It also works if you want to take a nap and refresh at the same time 😂
This is very helpful, some of this I figured out through trial and error. It is nice that you explained why these techniques work. And reinforced that I'm on the right curly hair path. I also learned some new things like how to improve a bad wash day.
Bonnets have been difficult for me. Most are too big and others are too warm. I'll have to keep searching. I did want to let you know I found the reason I was struggling with the cow lick/weird parting on the back of my head. I was getting conditioner and styling products on my scalp. If I'm super careful I can avoid the problem. Dry shampoo helps when I accidentally get products up to high. I was trying to avoid frizz and I created a new problem. Thank you for your help in covering it while I was figuring it out.
Ngl I feel kinda insulted that the algorithm has decided to recommend this to me (I have curly hair too 😂) after I just learned how to start properly taking care of my hair and it's actually looking good now lmao
Well I suspected that not diffusing might be the reason I can’t ever manage to refresh….now you’ve confirmed it! I’m going to give it another try. One issue I’ve noticed with some products is that unless they’re applied on really wet hair they get flakey when I try to use them to refresh.
Yes! Diffusing is game changing and only takes 5-10 min if your hair isn’t soaked. If your products are flaking then they’re not good products or don’t mix well together
@@GenaMarie “not good products” is a pretty blanket statement. Pretty sure it was from Inahsi and I used it on wash day, but it didn’t work for refreshing. I wouldn’t call it “bad.” Just maybe not the best application. It’s just frustrating that you can’t know that beforehand.
Love the vid. Super beautiful hair and your explanation make this transition understandable! Is the soufflé your favorite gel? Thank ya kindly for your inspiration! Please keep your videos going 🤗
Yes, it's definitely one of my go-tos. It gives great medium to strong hold and reduces moisture loss throughout the week. I always have great results when I use it that last.
I have low porosity hair and read an article that I should stay away from protein conditioners because they cause hair breakage. But I thought you said you use protein and have low porosity. They also said that low porosity hair is usually genetic and you cannot change it over time.
Coming from a good place, I recommend spraying your hands with the water bottle rather than running the faucet. Let’s all try to save the most water 🙏🏼
Hi Gena, any tips for protecting super short curly hair at night? My hair is too short for a pineapple, so I'm definitely going to try the silk pillowcase.
Hi Gena, I’ve been loving your videos! So here’s my situation/question- I typically shower every day just because it helps me feel clean and awake in the mornings (also because I work in an ER and I try to wash off all the scary hospital germs), so my “refresh” routine has been to saturate and detangle my hair in the shower with my fingers every morning, and then wash every other day. By day 3 my hair looks greasy, which is why I wash every other day. Is this routine bad? It seems easier to me than having to put my hair in a shower cap to keep it dry while I’m showering and then have to do a separate refresh after the shower. But maybe doing this every day is stretching out the roots? Any recommendations? Also, I put my hair up in a bun or ponytail when I’m at work or at the gym. How should I be incorporating this into my refresh/wash routine? Thank you so much!! (Also, if it helps with your answer, my hair is relatively undamaged. I’ve been rocking my natural curls for about 10 years and hardly ever use heat. I’ve only dyed it once which was about a year and a half ago and I’ve gotten several haircuts since then.)
It seems that your hair is too different than mine. I couldn’t pull down my hair like that or I’d pull the curl out because I’m a 2C/3A. And your hair is very coily. I’m not sure if watching someone with my hair type would be better, or if the same thing applies to all hair types. My curls look pretty good in the morning and then I get in my hot tub to loosen my bones (autoimmune disease) and it’s like starting over! My hair gets wet and it’s like day one again😬😁
Yes. If you get your hair soaking wet you have to restyle it. I think Gena covers tips universal to all hair. My hair is curlier, but I still find the info to be useful. On the other hand, I gravitate towards CZcamsrs with very similar curly type because it's simply more applicable. There are universal facts, but I think 2,3, &4 hair should be cared for differently. It's not just about curl pattern though, it's also about density and porosity. Knowing your density and porosity will help you better identify how to care for your hair.
Okay so my question is, realistically how much time and products do you spend doing / on your hair daily? I gave up trying to get my "natural curls" back because it got to a point where the whole curly movement just felt like one big scam to get me to spend $ on hair products. Because I realized I'm not "bringing my natural curls back" I'm literally just styling my hair, and having to retouch that style every day damn near. It was taking up a lot of time and $ and effort just to get my curls. Then if I stopped and just let my hair air dry without all the products and process of "curling" it, I had some minor curls that fell the next day. My curls weren't coming back, I was just styling my hair. maybe I didn't do it long enough, maybe I wasn't consistent enough, wrong products, I don't know. but i gave up. I just don't know what to do for my curls at this point because they're there it just seems like nothing but another 1hr- 1/2 day process daily depending on how instensive / wash day / next day upkeep / etc you're doing that day. :( idk what to do.
On days that I refresh like I did in this video it takes me less than 15 minutes. I don’t always do all of the steps that I showed here I was more so demonstrating the answers to some of the questions. Quick refresh days are 5 minutes. Some days I skip refreshing all together, especially on day two when the curls still look ok because I use a strong hold gel on wash day. It’s only on weekend wash days, once a week, when I spend longer on my hair (clarifying, deep conditioning, etc.) because I actually enjoy it like self care. I totally understand how it might feel like a lot of work and products, but most natural curls needed the help of styling products to reduce frizz and hold their pattern. Some people may choose to rock product-free curls but most like the look with products better. If you use good quality, strong hold products and your hair is healthy, they should hold up longer than a day and only need minor touch ups to refresh. It took me almost 4 years to fully transition my curls and get them back to a healthy state where they look good and don’t have heat or bleach damage. I wasn’t making any progress when I was still going back-and-forth from straightening to wearing it curly. I hope that helps! 💕
Hi Gena, this is not curl related, but can you tell me where you got your bed? I love the fabric headboard and I have been looking for a bed like that!
I get so many tangles at the nape of my neck but I almost never detangle between washes 😂 especially since my hair is getting long now it’s getting more tangled
I can’t figure out how to get my hair to slip on refresh. I tried to brush it out today while wet - to refresh the smooshes curls from Last night… and it was a nightmare. I can’t make it get slip!
What do you do to address the mildew smell that happens in those spray bottles? I have that problem even when I empty the bottle after every use and spray the handle until there is no more water in the nozzle. It still smells of mildew the next time I use it and it takes several sprays until the mildew smell is gone. Thanks.
I empty mine and refill it before using so its always fresh water and have never had smell issues that way. Even better, you could also empty it after using it, and then spray it a few times until the water is out so the water is not sitting for days.
🙋🏽♀️ if your hair is still some what damaged is it ok to diffuse my hair ? Air drying takes so long but I’m worried about causing more damage especially now that my hair is a lot more healthier then it was a few months ago
Either! Satin is a synthetic material and cheaper. Silk is higher quality and softer in feel. I find that satin is more slippery actually, which reduces friction/frizz.
Hey there! I'm running into the problem of having a bad wash day, but my day two hair looks better than day one. Do you have any suggestions on why this could be?
Do you find that you have little to no hold on wash day, resulting in frizz? When we refresh, we're adding a layer of product (gel) on damp hair which gives us added frizz protection and additional hold. I discuss this more in my recent video about How to Get Stronger Hold: czcams.com/video/jsNyGqTBWNw/video.html
I usually refresh in 5 min for an easy refresh, and max 20 minutes for a full refresh. Wash day takes me much longer because I have to detangle, shampoo, deep condition, and it takes longer to dry because it's wet all the way down to the root. When I refresh, I can diffuse in under 5 minutes because it's not soaked.
Thank you for this but I am not in a position where I can experiment with my curly hair. I have been so frustrated with it and I hope I can chemically straighten it soon. Again, thanks
What's your biggest refreshing struggle? ⤵️
--- TIMESTAMPS ----
0:00 Intro
0:44 Preserving curls overnight
4:57 Prolong wash days during transitioning
5:45 Refresh routine begins & longest-lasting products
7:14 Why you have to refresh
8:06 How much water to use when refreshing
9:30 How to avoid frizzy, stretched out curls
10:27 Greasy weighed down hair when refreshing
11:49 Refreshing the scalp & roots
13:57 Smoothing frizz & clumping curls
15:02 Refreshing after a workout
16:23 Detangling when refreshing
18:03 Re-defining ringlets
21:07 Cowlicks & scalp covering
22:28 Too much product or fixing a bad wash day
23:14 Taming flyaways, wet frizz & webbing
23:53 Diffusing vs. air drying
25:56 Results, touching up frizz, SOTC
28:25 Outro
Bonnets don't work well for me, my curls become wonky. Pineappling stretches my roots & creates tangles. I use a satin scarf (from Amazon) and after several attempts I finally figured out a way to use it that worked for me! Hard to explain but the end result looks as though I'm in a loose buff. This preserves my curl pattern beautifully! Just a tip for those that struggle with bonnets!💜💜💜
That’s wonderful! I need to experiment more with scarfs because they’re cuter than bonnets anyways lol!
I use a satin lined hair buff with a draw string on the top. It's from deeper than hair (they call it a protective headband,) and it's wonderful! Since it is made for black hair with much more volume than my 2c waves/curls, it is a bit looser than I need. I just wear a cotton hair buff on the outside of it.
It's cute, and it works, and I cannot recommend it enough!
@@krisdiane hi, can you tell me if I can find what are you talking about on Amazon, thanks
@@marlenerivera9936 I don't know, I bought it directly from their website. Amazon appears to have similar, cheaper products, but I can't speak to their quality.
Can u please explain how do u put ur satin scarf , i haven’t figured out how to perfectly wearing it yet :/
Curl Smith products are seriously the best. They have a product to cover every need. Hair ends up feeling like hair!
I do what I call The Lazy Girl's Diffusing Technique: I sleep with a fan on at night so I shower and style my hair, then I sleep with my satin pillow case and just let the fan dry my hair overnight. It also works if you want to take a nap and refresh at the same time 😂
There you go haha! Love it
I do that too! Been doing it for years!! LOL 🤗🤗😂😂😂🤣🤣
Hi Gena, I am so excited for your video! Thank you so much!! Have a beautiful day!!!
Hope you like it!
This is very helpful, some of this I figured out through trial and error. It is nice that you explained why these techniques work. And reinforced that I'm on the right curly hair path. I also learned some new things like how to improve a bad wash day.
Loved this video! Love hearing things I didn’t know before! And love hearing your personal preferences and experiences! Helps me so much
There are many bonnets with adjustable strings and they are so helpful
Bonnets have been difficult for me. Most are too big and others are too warm. I'll have to keep searching.
I did want to let you know I found the reason I was struggling with the cow lick/weird parting on the back of my head. I was getting conditioner and styling products on my scalp. If I'm super careful I can avoid the problem. Dry shampoo helps when I accidentally get products up to high. I was trying to avoid frizz and I created a new problem. Thank you for your help in covering it while I was figuring it out.
Ngl I feel kinda insulted that the algorithm has decided to recommend this to me (I have curly hair too 😂) after I just learned how to start properly taking care of my hair and it's actually looking good now lmao
Etsy has amazing bonnets scarves turbans for day and night. Talented people out there.
Great video! Many thanks for the tips! I have learnt so much from your videos and my curls are definitely looking better! 🤗❤️
I always learn something from you! Thanks for the thorough explanations and great tips. 😀
So happy to hear!
So glad I found this channel. My curly whack hair literally looks like a muffin most days due to the pineapple do. The roots just lay flat
Well I suspected that not diffusing might be the reason I can’t ever manage to refresh….now you’ve confirmed it! I’m going to give it another try. One issue I’ve noticed with some products is that unless they’re applied on really wet hair they get flakey when I try to use them to refresh.
Yes! Diffusing is game changing and only takes 5-10 min if your hair isn’t soaked. If your products are flaking then they’re not good products or don’t mix well together
@@GenaMarie “not good products” is a pretty blanket statement. Pretty sure it was from Inahsi and I used it on wash day, but it didn’t work for refreshing. I wouldn’t call it “bad.” Just maybe not the best application. It’s just frustrating that you can’t know that beforehand.
Thanks again for this video. It gave me good refreshing ideas.
I was wondering if you ever use a steamer ? Did you liked it?
Have a nice day !
Love the vid. Super beautiful hair and your explanation make this transition understandable! Is the soufflé your favorite gel? Thank ya kindly for your inspiration! Please keep your videos going 🤗
Yes, it's definitely one of my go-tos. It gives great medium to strong hold and reduces moisture loss throughout the week. I always have great results when I use it that last.
Thank you Gena
I have low porosity hair and read an article that I should stay away from protein conditioners because they cause hair breakage. But I thought you said you use protein and have low porosity. They also said that low porosity hair is usually genetic and you cannot change it over time.
I have medium porosity close to the root and high porosity hair throughout :)
Coming from a good place, I recommend spraying your hands with the water bottle rather than running the faucet. Let’s all try to save the most water 🙏🏼
So helpful thanks 😊
Very helpful video thanks a lot
Hi Gena, any tips for protecting super short curly hair at night? My hair is too short for a pineapple, so I'm definitely going to try the silk pillowcase.
Hi Gena, I’ve been loving your videos! So here’s my situation/question- I typically shower every day just because it helps me feel clean and awake in the mornings (also because I work in an ER and I try to wash off all the scary hospital germs), so my “refresh” routine has been to saturate and detangle my hair in the shower with my fingers every morning, and then wash every other day. By day 3 my hair looks greasy, which is why I wash every other day. Is this routine bad? It seems easier to me than having to put my hair in a shower cap to keep it dry while I’m showering and then have to do a separate refresh after the shower. But maybe doing this every day is stretching out the roots? Any recommendations? Also, I put my hair up in a bun or ponytail when I’m at work or at the gym. How should I be incorporating this into my refresh/wash routine? Thank you so much!! (Also, if it helps with your answer, my hair is relatively undamaged. I’ve been rocking my natural curls for about 10 years and hardly ever use heat. I’ve only dyed it once which was about a year and a half ago and I’ve gotten several haircuts since then.)
It seems that your hair is too different than mine. I couldn’t pull down my hair like that or I’d pull the curl out because I’m a 2C/3A. And your hair is very coily. I’m not sure if watching someone with my hair type would be better, or if the same thing applies to all hair types. My curls look pretty good in the morning and then I get in my hot tub to loosen my bones (autoimmune disease) and it’s like starting over! My hair gets wet and it’s like day one again😬😁
Yes. If you get your hair soaking wet you have to restyle it. I think Gena covers tips universal to all hair. My hair is curlier, but I still find the info to be useful. On the other hand, I gravitate towards CZcamsrs with very similar curly type because it's simply more applicable. There are universal facts, but I think 2,3, &4 hair should be cared for differently. It's not just about curl pattern though, it's also about density and porosity. Knowing your density and porosity will help you better identify how to care for your hair.
Okay so my question is, realistically how much time and products do you spend doing / on your hair daily?
I gave up trying to get my "natural curls" back because it got to a point where the whole curly movement just felt like one big scam to get me to spend $ on hair products. Because I realized I'm not "bringing my natural curls back" I'm literally just styling my hair, and having to retouch that style every day damn near. It was taking up a lot of time and $ and effort just to get my curls. Then if I stopped and just let my hair air dry without all the products and process of "curling" it, I had some minor curls that fell the next day. My curls weren't coming back, I was just styling my hair.
maybe I didn't do it long enough, maybe I wasn't consistent enough, wrong products, I don't know. but i gave up. I just don't know what to do for my curls at this point because they're there it just seems like nothing but another 1hr- 1/2 day process daily depending on how instensive / wash day / next day upkeep / etc you're doing that day.
:( idk what to do.
On days that I refresh like I did in this video it takes me less than 15 minutes. I don’t always do all of the steps that I showed here I was more so demonstrating the answers to some of the questions. Quick refresh days are 5 minutes. Some days I skip refreshing all together, especially on day two when the curls still look ok because I use a strong hold gel on wash day. It’s only on weekend wash days, once a week, when I spend longer on my hair (clarifying, deep conditioning, etc.) because I actually enjoy it like self care.
I totally understand how it might feel like a lot of work and products, but most natural curls needed the help of styling products to reduce frizz and hold their pattern.
Some people may choose to rock product-free curls but most like the look with products better. If you use good quality, strong hold products and your hair is healthy, they should hold up longer than a day and only need minor touch ups to refresh.
It took me almost 4 years to fully transition my curls and get them back to a healthy state where they look good and don’t have heat or bleach damage. I wasn’t making any progress when I was still going back-and-forth from straightening to wearing it curly. I hope that helps! 💕
Get a cut from a stylist who understands curly hair. Made a huge difference for me. My hair was so sad and lifeless when cut like straight hair
Hi Gena, this is not curl related, but can you tell me where you got your bed? I love the fabric headboard and I have been looking for a bed like that!
Thank you! It’s from Wayfair! Here’s the link: rstyle.me/cz-n/d3t86jvz6w
@@GenaMarie thank you so much. You are extremely helpful
I get so many tangles at the nape of my neck but I almost never detangle between washes 😂 especially since my hair is getting long now it’s getting more tangled
I can’t figure out how to get my hair to slip on refresh. I tried to brush it out today while wet - to refresh the smooshes curls from
Last night… and it was a nightmare. I can’t make it get slip!
What do you do to address the mildew smell that happens in those spray bottles? I have that problem even when I empty the bottle after every use and spray the handle until there is no more water in the nozzle. It still smells of mildew the next time I use it and it takes several sprays until the mildew smell is gone. Thanks.
I empty mine and refill it before using so its always fresh water and have never had smell issues that way. Even better, you could also empty it after using it, and then spray it a few times until the water is out so the water is not sitting for days.
Any products good for humidity?? My hair is always getting so messed up in this Florida weather :/
Check out my previous video, the Twist review. I also have a drugstore routine for humidity that I recently posted
🙋🏽♀️ if your hair is still some what damaged is it ok to diffuse my hair ? Air drying takes so long but I’m worried about causing more damage especially now that my hair is a lot more healthier then it was a few months ago
You can use a heat protectant and use warm air. Make sure your dryer isn’t too hot. I like my dryer because it has a warm setting
Wondering if the Buff should be made of Satan or silk? Thank you so much for your videos! They are very helpful.
Either! Satin is a synthetic material and cheaper. Silk is higher quality and softer in feel. I find that satin is more slippery actually, which reduces friction/frizz.
Also, silk isn't vegan.
Hey there! I'm running into the problem of having a bad wash day, but my day two hair looks better than day one. Do you have any suggestions on why this could be?
Do you find that you have little to no hold on wash day, resulting in frizz? When we refresh, we're adding a layer of product (gel) on damp hair which gives us added frizz protection and additional hold. I discuss this more in my recent video about How to Get Stronger Hold: czcams.com/video/jsNyGqTBWNw/video.html
@@GenaMarie thank you!!
You have beautiful hair; however, the refresher seems to take longer than just rewashing and redoing the whole head. Am I missing something?
I usually refresh in 5 min for an easy refresh, and max 20 minutes for a full refresh. Wash day takes me much longer because I have to detangle, shampoo, deep condition, and it takes longer to dry because it's wet all the way down to the root. When I refresh, I can diffuse in under 5 minutes because it's not soaked.
hello , any tips about how do the transition ? like what are the steps need to be taken ? thanks
Check out this video and playlist of mine! czcams.com/video/PZH349c0gDI/video.html
@@GenaMarie Thank you
Thank you for this but I am not in a position where I can experiment with my curly hair. I have been so frustrated with it and I hope I can chemically straighten it soon. Again, thanks
Bonnets make me to sweaty 🥵
Really?! I haven’t noticed that I guess since mine is pretty thin and breathable since it’s cheap satin lol!
Me too! I have a lot more luck with wrapping with a scarf and letting my hair spill out the top like a buff
. What would you do if a girl approached you romantically at a nightclub? 🤔❔❔❔❔❔❔❔
Its only HAIR. Not that important!
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