Debunking CURLY HAIR MYTHS: Five LIES to Stop Believing About Textured Hair

[@shallowwaters6690]

Love that you included the “your hair isn’t curly unless it’s curly when it’s wet” myth. I have fine, high porosity hair too and water weighs down all but my ends.

[@TheFitCurls]

Yes, exactly! Water is HEAVY!! 💛

[@angelag669]

Love this video. When my hair started to go curly and i was looking into how to care for it, all I kept hearing about was how I had to "train my scalp" to go for days w/o washing my hair. Washing your hair was a No-No if you had curly hair. I have fine, thick, high porosity hair. By day 2 or 3 my scalp was on fire and I was itching like I had fleas. I asked my dermatologist if there was something wrong and she told my that was a myth and I should wash my hair as often as I felt it needed it. She said it wasn't so much the hair itself but the scalp. Now I wash every other day and that works for me. But I hear so many people talking about how much of a failure they are b/c they can't go 7 or 10 days w/o washing their hair. This is a myth that needs to stop.

[@TheFitCurls]

Oh my gosh, yes to this!!! I can’t make it past Day 5 EVER, and that’s okay!! The important thing is to listen to our hair and our bodies and do what they need, not what anyone else says they should need. Thank you for sharing! 💛

[@susanemerson8049]

I am a fine thin density low porosity curly girl and I wash daily. My hair cannot hold up to sleeping and because of the thin density I cannot restyle to save my life. 😊

[@emilywossum]

Love this so much! We should add, "Curly hair is so easy (compared to straight hair.)" 😐🤦🏼‍♀️😡 I get that directed at me from others.

[@TheFitCurls]

Omg YES!! Why would anyone think that curls are low maintenance?! 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@emilywossum]

@@TheFitCurls Right! It's so annoying!

[@bonnieimnotcontroversial9224]

Soooo many things that needed to be said! 💜💜 So tired of the comments I see where people argue over who has "real curly hair" and who doesn't. Love that you keep it real. Have a great 2021!

[@TheFitCurls]

Same, girl, same!! We don’t need that kind of judgment and division in the curly community xx

[@linziesantana4748]

I love your attitude on frizz girl! I personally like at least a little bit of frizz at all times lol. It’s just natural and it’s part of the beautiful hair that we have ☺️

[@TheFitCurls]

Yaaas girl!! We gotta celebrate what we have!! 🎉💛

[@angiect3791]

Most 3A fine hair looks straight when wet. Even my 3B is pretty straight when wet.

[@emilyjensenius4289]

"The only way you're a fake curly girl is if you curl your *straight* hair every day with a curling wand and hashtag it 'natural curls'." LMAOOOOOO amazing video. Happy New Year and your curly-when-dry hair looks superb!

[@TheFitCurls]

What can I say, I get heated!! 😂😘 thanks so much - Happy New Year!

[@sarahb5531]

My fine hair cannot withstand the shear weight of water! Water is heavy! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 keep preaching!!!!

[@TheFitCurls]

Exactly!!

[@disneyknitter9189]

Thank you so much. What you said about curl type literally made me cry. I’ve been having a lot of rough hair days recently and it’s hard to not compare to influencers and the perfection they seem to have. I appreciate what you said. Though... I still wish I could figure out what’s wrong!

[@TheFitCurls]

Trust me, we ALL have bad hair days. Bad hair weeks/months too! I’m glad I could help even a little bit xx

[@angiect3791]

Love it! I am so tired of folks demonizing ingredients.

[@annmartin1376]

agreed to all points.(I thought there was something wrong with me or my hair- ) with me).really appreciated the brief points on frizz.--answered my own question about what my hair needed,--,dry frizz needs moisture, soft frizz needs protein. My hair does well with sulfates ..It gets so limp if I don't use a few times a week like a little bit of frizz- thats the only way I look like I have alot or thicker hair !) . Do what works for your hair. My hair changed from fine and straight to fine and quite wavy at menopause..still somewhat new at this. You have helped me tremendously.

[@TheFitCurls]

I’m so glad to have helped!! xx

[@marjorieibarra3924]

I never knew until a month ago I had curly/wavy hair. The simple act of washing, brushing, and using a traditional blow dryer is enough to straighten out my hair. I saw a few videos saying I might not be actually curly, so I tried the styling methods on my middle daughter who’s hair is almost exactly like mine when it’s straight. She didn’t even get more than MAYBE one stretched S wave in her hair. Doing the exact same technique to mine makes it a mix of 2B-3A curls and waves!

[@TheFitCurls]

EXACTLY!! Thank you for sharing your experience xxx

[@marjorieibarra3924]

@@TheFitCurls yeah if your hair is really straight this technique won’t do much good regardless of products lol.

[@shantellhall1577]

Amen! Comparison is the theif of joy. It's best to continue taking pictures and only compare your current hair to your past hair.... helps immensely. Also agree that figuring out texture and porrosity are way more helpful than the typing system.

[@TheFitCurls]

YES!! Progress photos are a much better metric than comparing our curls to a type! xx

[@christinaobert5664]

👏 👏 to #5!! Couldn't have said it better!! And true as well about the other 4.

[@TheFitCurls]

💛💛💛

[@mccclcrc]

Thank you for talking about silicones and sulfates! Super helpful!!

[@TheFitCurls]

My pleasure!! I’ve been tired of that myth for so long 😂

[@orangefox5121]

I would add one more myth - one can not comb or brush textured hair dry. Yes, you can - if your hair and scalp likes it. Will it ruin your curls? Of course, not, it might change your STYLE for the day, but it will not change your wave or curl pattern and might be, actually be, very beneficial, as if you brush out not so good stringy curls of a flop wash day, you might end with a polished look of brushed out curls of the stars from the 40 s and no need to put it up in a bun. And there is no better way to tame the frizz, then to comb the hair and then wet refresh it, just with water. No frizz and a good look. I also do comb and brush for the night, then sleep in a loose ponytail, this way I never have tangles, and if I have to wet my hair for refresh, why won’t I comb to organize it first???

[@TheFitCurls]

YES absolutely!! It’s a personal choice and can be extremely helpful in certain situations for sure. It’s not gonna destroy anyone’s curl pattern! Thanks for sharing xxx

[@shariperlman3750]

The message of love your hair, love your self, & don’t judge is a message I can get behind❣️Judgie stay in 2020

[@TheFitCurls]

PREACH!! No need for gate keeping! xx

[@MsLinoi]

Litterally everyone needs to here those! By the way I can brush out my waves (which are a 2b-c on washdays) on day 3 hair to achieve a 2a to almost straight look. That still doesn't mean that my hair isn't wavy, but the styling products and my wetbrush prevent my hair from getting super chaotic, which is what used to happen when I brushed my hair before I figured out I have wavy hair.

[@TheFitCurls]

Ugh YAAAAAS - you still have wavy hair!!! You are not a fake curly girl!! 🙌🏻

[@randomperson6213]

My hair looks 2a when it’s wet. Only the very bottom layer below my ears is actually 2a. The majority is 2c, with some 2b and 3a pieces If I don’t diffuse the water weighs it down too much. When people ask if my hair is natural my mom says “yea but she uses product to make it curlier” NO I use product to make it more defined, which makes it appear curlier than when it’s a brushed out straight frizzy mess. No amount of product and denman brushing can make my hair curlier than it naturally is, unless I use heat. Why do I get annoyed by her comment, I have no idea

[@michelleo1706]

I hate Curl Police 🚓 *Most* people have some degree of textured hair. It's a dominant gene. Your hair can change throughout your life. I had pin straight hair as a child. Once I had kids, my hair changed drastically and I fought with it for years before discovering my curls and waves.

[@TheFitCurls]

Hormones are crazy things!! Curl policing for sure needs to stay in 2020 ✌🏻

[@daniellewetherell8609]

Yes hormones work the other way too. I'm older and hormones are making my curls looser. They were always loose, but now they are even looser!

[@annmartin1376]

same here, Michelle..I had straight, fine hair all my life until I hit menopause and estrogen replacement. Now it is fine wavy and curly. Yes, I kept straighting and fighting with it -not understanding why my hair didn't look like some others. Now I accept this is my hair- I will do what works for my hair.

[@florl.delgado4093]

Very good video! Thank you! Happy New Year! Keep 'em comin' !!

[@TheFitCurls]

Happy New Year!! 🎉💛

[@cdc10903]

Your best video yet! I agree with all your points especially the SLS/silicones

[@TheFitCurls]

Aww thank you so much Christina!!! 💛💛

[@elizabethorsillo7187]

Frizz is a four-letter word if you take one of the z’s out of it! 😂

[@TheFitCurls]

Touché 😂

[@gremlinsx2793]

WOW your hair looks AMAZING!!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[@TheFitCurls]

Thank you!! Found an AWESOME wash day combo that I’ll have to share! xx

[@yaeledmonds5158]

Such an impassioned video, love it!

[@TheFitCurls]

Thank you!! Clearly I have strong feelings 😂

[@MsHendrix5]

What happened to Angela/Fit Curls? I loved her videos and hair!! Does anyone know?

[@emkn1479]

Great info! I find that even right after styling I have that “halo frizz” you’re talking about. I don’t think it’s breakage because I don’t do anything to cause breakage, might just be new growth. But it’s wiry and wild 🙄 any tips?

[@TheFitCurls]

Great question! I find that brush styling greatly reduces frizz of that nature in the original styling process because it really smooths the clumps together. Aside from that, maybe try pulsing or scrunching more slowly to avoid any separation from the top layers. Good luck!

[@emkn1479]

@@TheFitCurls Thanks for the reply. I’ve just been raking products through, as I find I don’t really love brush styling. Maybe I need to keep trying. I also don’t do too much scrunching most days and even still the wiry frizz remains. I’ll keep working on it, this process never ends 😅 Maybe a final, smoothing application at the crown would help... Great video!

[@janiehall6083]

Every thing you said. I agree. Thank you

[@TheFitCurls]

Thanks for watching! 💛

[@kelsieosenbach6764]

Great video!! Would you say that low porosity hair should maybe limit silicones?

[@ruthgale]

Great video!!

[@TheFitCurls]

Thank you! xx

[@deidremitchell3035]

Super helpful! Thanks

[@TheFitCurls]

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[@sandrabonagura809]

Great points! I never seem to have the right cut and I think it would greatly help my waves. When dry, without stylers, it is a dandelion puff. Is there a special way to describe your haircut to my stylist?

[@TheFitCurls]

I just ask for round layers with face framing pieces :) Manes by Mell has a great video about picking the right haircut for your face shape if you want to go deeper!

[@saggguy7]

The one about hair not being curly unless it’s curly when wet confuses me SO MUCH. Like, if you have say, 3c hair, when you get it wet it will look somewhere around a 2b/2c. The water makes EVERYONE’S hair look several steps looser. So..if you have say, 2b/2c hair, when it goes several steps looser, it’s going to look straight. I don’t understand how this is even a conversation we’re having lmfao. Maybe if we want to get really technical about curly vs. wavy and if your hair is straight when wet then it’s probably more wavy than curly, then maybe you have a point..but literally who cares? As you pointed out in the video, curl type isn’t really all that important anyway.

[@TheFitCurls]

YES YES THIS!! It’s just one more totally unnecessary label! xxx

[@Yes...but...]

I have 3b hair but it's fine not course so wet it looks straight as a board. I also love the way it looks when I blow it out it's silky like a baby but doesn't last more than a few hours.

[@jollytotjuice]

1. Curly hair is coarser than straight hair 2. Frizz is the enemy and must be tamed at all costs 3. Sulfates and silicones are bad 4. Curl typing is extremely important 5. Hair isn’t curly if it looks straight when wet or brushed out

[@annmartin1376]

do you cut your own hair? if you go to a stylist- do you get it cut straightened or in its curly/wavy state?

[@TheFitCurls]

I do both! If a stylist does it I often get a dry curly cut. I do a wet cut on myself and then adjust as needed once dry.

[@Lillith_Luna]

Omg!!! Yes!!!!!

[@TheFitCurls]

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