Curly Like Me : How to Grow Your Hair Healthy, Long, and Strong

I'm really enjoying this book. Although my hair is still mostly relaxed, I can see a difference in my roots. I am not biracial, but I'm discovering that my roots are wavy. I can't wait until I can start doing the twist outs on my natural hair! The simple secrets to growing your curls healthy and long.

Tightly curly hair isn't like any other type of hair, and it needs totally different care to make it happy.

Do you spend countless hours-and untold dollars-on weaves, perms, salon visits, and products that promise to change, heal, or make your hair more manageable, only to end up even more frustrated? Do you wrestle daily with hair you can't get a brush through? Do you struggle to keep from hurting your child when you comb through her tight curls? Would you like to grow your tightly curly hair long and healthy?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book was written for you. It gives you the information and techniques you need to celebrate-not fight against-your very curly hair. You will learn how not only to care for your curls, but to cherish them, all the while saving time, effort, and money.

Curly Like Me is the off-the-grid, do-it-yourself owner's manual for tightly curly hair:

• Learn how to wear your own curls in their natural curl patterns
• Over 250 photographs and illustrations
• Includes the best products, tools, ingredients, curl-enhancing hairstyle ideas, tips for growing out your perm, and more
• Shows you pain-free techniques on how to comb and style your curls or your child's curls
• Over thirty easy, curl-enhancing hairstyle ideas, tips for growing out your perm, and more
• Helps you save money by avoiding costly treatments, products, marketing misinformation, and frequent salon visits so you can enjoy your own curls without pain, chemicals, or the use of weaves or extensions
• The story (with lots of photos) of Teri's journey from hair broken by relaxers, texturizers, improper care, trying to force it to conform, and fighting her weave addiction to finally understanding her own curls. Now her natural hair reaches to her hips.

End your struggles with misunderstood, damaged hair and begin your journey to thriving natural curls. Applying the ideas and information in this book will show you how to love your hair the way it really is. Curly Like Me empowers you to take back the care of your hair so you can let your own beautiful curls shine.

Teri LaFlesh spent nearly thirty years working to find a way to make her curls happy. Not wanting anyone else to go through with their hair what she did with hers inspired Teri to create the popular Web site TightlyCurly.com and to write Curly Like Me.

The simple secrets to growing your curls healthy and long. Tightly curly hair isn't like any other type of hair, and it needs totally different care to make it happy. Do you spend countless hours—and untold dollars—on weaves, perms, salon visits, and products that promise to change, heal, or make your hair more manageable, only to end up even more frustrated? Do you wrestle daily with hair you can't get a brush through? Do you struggle to keep from hurting your child when you comb through her tight curls? Would you like to grow your tightly curly hair long and healthy? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book was written for you. It gives you the information and techniques you need to celebrate—not fight against—your very curly hair. You will learn how not only to care for your curls, but to cherish them, all the while saving time, effort, and money. Curly Like Me is the off-the-grid, do-it-yourself owner's manual for tightly curly hair: Learn how to wear your own curls in their natural curl patterns Over 250 photographs and illustrations Includes the best products, tools, ingredients, curl-enhancing hairstyle ideas, tips for growing out your perm, and more Shows you pain-free techniques on how to comb and style your curls or your child's curls Over thirty easy, curl-enhancing hairstyle ideas, tips for growing out your perm, and more Helps you save money by avoiding costly treatments, products, marketing misinformation, and frequent salon visits so you can enjoy your own curls without pain, chemicals, or the use of weaves or extensions The story (with lots of photos) of Teri's journey from hair broken by relaxers, texturizers, improper care, trying to force it to conform, and fighting her weave addiction to finally understanding her own curls. End your struggles with misunderstood, damaged hair and begin your journey to thriving natural curls. My hair history : how I learned what not to do Get to know your curls : their structure and vulnerabilities Shampooing : washing without the matting Conditioning : how to get puff-free curls Combing : for those of us who've ever gotten a brush stuck in our hair Setting perfect curls : born to clump Everything else : daily care and beyond Baby curls : tips for little ones Highlights : do-it-yourself tips After the chemicals & severe damage : sometimes you have to walk through the fire Your toolbox : the best products and tools for your hair Chemically altering your hair : the truth behind coloring and perming How to do your do : the style gallery conclusion Conclusion : the philosophy of curls Recommended reading Websites Sources. "Curly Like Me" is the off-the-grid, do-it-yourself owner's manual for tightly curly hair. Discover the techniques you need to celebrate your curly hair--not fight against it. In this book, you will learn not only how to care for your curls but to cherish them, while saving you time, effort, and money. How to wear your curls in your own natural curl pattern The best products, tools, and ingredients for curly hair How to understand your hair--a guide to curly hair structure and behavior More than 250 photos and illustrations A special chapter on pain-free curly hair care for kids "Very curly hair isn't like any other type of hair---and it requires totally different care. 'Curly Like Me' is the off-the-grid, do-it-yourself owner's manual for tightly curly hair. Discover the techniques you need to celebrate your curly hair--not fight against it. In this book, you will learn not only how to care for your curls but to cherish them, effort, and money"--Page 4 of cover