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I know I sound insane and disgusting but quitting brushing my (fine but dense) hair has been the best thing I’ve done for it. I’ve been able to cut down to like two washes per week (with cleansing conditioner and a hair mask) and even on wash day it looks voluminous, textured, and lived-in instead of flat and greasy… many curly girls do this already but I’m here to suggest it for others as well… try just giving it a little toss upside down and a finger comb instead of brushing and put it up when you sleep to keep knots from forming

@taterhole

Oct 10, 2024

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@marxinista

i do have wavy hair but omg the fine but dense struggle is TOO real - i started doing this a few years ago and it was life changing

Oct 10, 2024

@celine

seconding this!! i have the strangest not wavy but not straight hair texture and cutting down on the brushing has made all the difference

Oct 10, 2024

@taterhole

celine lol my hair texture is exactly the same!! it’s really easy to lose the waves and no matter what kind of brush I use it gets frizzy and greasy and weird looking when I brush it

Oct 10, 2024

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Brushing your hair

Taking care of yourself can feel hideously step-by-step now… scientific and ingredient-laden. Brushing your hair still feels whimsical and wild! It’s genuinely a therapeutic process for me, I think because I have a lot of hair and untangling it sometimes requires brute force and since there is a clear before and after to behold, it always makes me feel better if I’m feeling low. There’s a lot of propaganda around messy hair (Chloe S., French women), but life is about getting to know yourself. So if you’re feeling burnt out on cold little serums and vials of goo (all love though) or are tired of letting the rats' nests rule, try brushing your hair more. Caveat that you need to find the hair brush that works for you—doesn’t have to be made of boar bristles and mother of pearl,I like the OG brush from Olivia Garden over at Ulta.

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satin hair bonnets at night - reducing friction while you sleep minimises so much frizz if you don't already use one i recommend. they're not too expensive I don't think ?!?
shampoo every second wash, co-wash every other wash. I also have a conditioner that i use to wash with, and then a separate leave-in conditioner that has a lighter texture so that my curls don't get weighed down (keeps my hair nice and voluminous). I sometimes dilute my conditioner with water if i feel that it's too heavy.
i also wash my hair very sparingly, only when it gets greasy. this might depend on your hair so probably not super useful, but for me, i find that the longer i am able stretch hair washes the better my hair is for it because my hair tends to be on the dry side and wetting it makes it more brittle and dry and more prone to frizz up. especially when i do shampoo washes, as shampoo completely strips my hair and scalp :( No heat if you can help it
also this is probably a cringe point to end on but i've found that learning to love the messy nature of my hair has been life changing. figuring out that frizz is not inherently bad has reduced my anxiety around my hair so much and i feel really confident about my hair most days and it's not because i'm using any particularly fancy products. that and i've also found a hair dresser who knows how to cut for my specific hair texture !!!!

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