Key Takeaways:
- Embracing your natural curly hair can be a transformative experience, but it may require more maintenance and upkeep as curly hair is more susceptible to damage.
- Following a curly hair routine with the right OLAPLEX® products can help make curls more defined and healthier.
- Everyone's curly hair journey is different, so finding the right products and routine tailored to your hair type is crucial.
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My OLAPLEX Curl Story: An Anonymous Story from a Real User
I started wearing my hair curly last summer. I was having a pool day with my best friend and jumped into the water. Much to her surprise, she met an entirely new person when I got out: me with curly hair. After some much needed encouragement, she helped me realize what a blessing my natural texture is and that I needed to start wearing it curly. For years, my hair was frizzy and poofy with varying curl patterns all over from thermal styling damage.
I thought she was just making me feel better about my texture…but I hadn't realized how much healthier my hair had gotten after 3 years of using OLAPLEX®. My default has always been air-drying followed by flat ironing, so much that I didn't notice how my curl pattern was revived by using a hair repair treatment. The difference from then to now is that when I previously styled with heat, I wasn't repairing the damage.
How Using OLAPLEX Made Me Embrace My Curls
Now, with 1-2x-weekly treatments using OLAPLEX for a few years, my hair is in the healthiest-looking shape it's ever been. If it weren't for my OLAPLEX routine, I would not have fallen in love with my curls. I say that with absolute confidence in knowing I would have been way too impatient to nurse my curls back to health without it.
Curly hair is an absolute journey. Compared to other hair types, curls are more susceptible to breakage and dryness, and there's a lot of trial and error that goes into figuring out what curls need. If their innate qualities weren't fickle enough, most naturally curly-haired individuals have years' worth of damage from fighting their natural texture with textural services like relaxers and heat styling. As a newly reformed curly girl, I know firsthand from years of straightening my hair with a flat iron (we're talking 15 years) how much love needs to go into transitioning into natural hair.
My OLAPLEX Curly Hair Routine
I still do regular OLAPLEX Stand Alone Treatments in the salon and OLAPLEX Nº.3 Hair Perfector™ at home. What's better is if I don't have time to do a full treatment, I can still give myself mini-treatments throughout the week by using the OLAPLEX 4-5-6 lineup; Nº.4 Bond Maintenance® Shampoo, Nº.5 Bond Maintenance® Conditioner, and Nº.6 Bond Smoother®.
It may seem high maintenance, but my curl routine has never been more fluid and simple. It makes my hair healthy, so using OLAPLEX is a no-brainer. Finding the perfect hair gel for all styles was the trickier part. Some people, like me, prefer effortless, defined curls that are easily achieved with a few scrunches of like OLAPLEX Nº.10 Bond Shaper® Curl Defining Gel in an upward motion.
I'm now that person who encourages people to embrace their natural texture. I'm grateful that OLAPLEX gave me the confidence boost I needed to not only love my hair, but also cut down the time it takes for me to do my hair from over an hour of thermal styling to washing, applying products, and leaving out the door! If you're thinking about going natural and don't know where to begin, start with OLAPLEX. Healthy hair is the perfect setting for all your hair dreams, and with this hair arsenal MVP, you're likely to get there sooner than you know it.
Re-write your curly hair story and say goodbye to frizz and damage. Take the hair quiz today to get a personalized OLAPLEX routine for healthier-looking curls.
