Any way to revive natural curls??

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Okay so TRYING to keep it short, I’m Puerto Rican and I got my dads curly hair but ended up with a mother who had a super racist family and she was no better. Put me through a lot growing up to try and keep my hair straight, keep me out of the sun (I naturally get DARK when I’m outside frequently, my dad and some people in that side of my family has beautiful dark skin) my mother didn’t want me getting darker as a kid, refused to let me learn Spanish growing up (I’m trying now as an adult to learn so any tips on that I’d love also ❤️) many other things and abuse during childhood I won’t get into, ANYWAY I have always missed my hair. And I’m trying to find a way to .. I don’t know.. bring it back to life after so much heat damage from before but I really don’t know what products to use and was wondering if anyone could suggest anything that might help bring even a little more life back to my hair.

Don’t mind the blackout, I was breaking out and really didn’t wanna look at it 😅 this is as much as my hair seems to curl now. I try so hard to keep heat off it just because of how much was done when I was younger 😞 I miss my curls so much and just want to take back what was taken from me. I feel like I’m missing part of myself. Any advice is welcome ❤️ also if this isn’t posted in the right place please forgive me, let know me and I’ll move my post ❤️

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So I am just a plain old white girl white plain old curls BUT I did severely damage them once from straightening the crap out of my hair. And it took a long time.   Get a good regimen of a moisturizing and healing shampoo and conditioner amd stop all heat.   Go with protective styles.   Heartless curls, braids etc.  Your natural curls will grow out.  Eventually you will see the line of where your undamaged hair starts and eventually you can cut off all the damage once it gets long enough.     My hair literally was curly halfway down and then straight the remaining length.     
You got this!  I know you're gonna love those beautiful natural curls.  Nothing makes me happier than seeing people embrace their curls

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Bentonite and rhassoul clay work well. Look up Ayurvedic hair care remedies.

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First, l’m so sorry you had to go through all of that. I can ensure you, that happens to a lot of people unfortunately. 
-But Mielle is an AMAZING brand for curly and coily hair. I have super thick, high density bra strap length 4C hair and it’s all l use. I always stock up on their products when they have really good sales.
-Remember that finding a regimen and products that work for you is going to be a period of trial and error because there’s so many out there and you really won’t know until you try them on your hair. So don’t be discouraged and have fun trying out different methods and products.
-Once you find what works for your hair, be consistent.
-It may be hard, but really be committed to limiting heat to your hair (how often you use it and the temperature).
Best of luck to you in your hair journey!

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Look up the curly girl method. It’ll help a lot with products and how to even wash and take care of your hair and get it healthy. It’s good for any and all curl types. Curls need really good moisture, but it has to be the right moisture or they frizz. My mom and grandma always had me brush out my hair like crazy and shampooing my hair when I was growing up and honestly didn’t know what they were doing with curly hair because neither of them have curly hair and I had to learn what to do with it as an adult to make it not be brittle, broken, and a frizzy mess.

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Okay so as someone who has had really damaged her hair when she was younger, to the point of looking like a lion 💀… I think I might be able to give you some tips. First of all, get yourself a shampoo for damage repair specifically for curls, I don’t know about your budget but it doesn’t have to be expensive. Just make sure it’s a well known brand. (You might find some products in another group for curly hair). Remember not to wash it as often; 2-3 days in between. When your shampooing, scrunch the hair with your fingers so your natural curls come out, NATURALLY. 
Secondly, drying out your hair. You don’t need to buy an expensive and useless dryer if you have natural curls. Let it air dry and make sure you use a different towel. Brush your hair while you’re in the shower or straight afterwards (so you get used to the life of a curly haired quicker hahah), and proceed to pull your hair to the front or back and just scrunch out the water while simultaneously letting your curls show up. 
Thirdly, I don’t recommend you curling up your hair manually with a hair product (like the finger coil technique) cause your natural curls will never come out. So instead, put on a product and scrunch it up. One I do recommend is that one. My hairstylist recommended it to me, it’s very basic and you’ve probably seen it before, but it’s very very good and it will do wonders for you.

You can also get some oils for you hair, try out some types and see what works best for you as that’s more of your specific hair needs. When you’re using the product, again, just scrunch and let it sit. Don’t use a lot, because it will become crunchy. If it does, just scrunch (again 😅) the little hair pieces and that should do it. If you feel like you want to spread it more evenly, put some water on your hands and mix it with the product; that’ll also keep it from crunching. The best part of that product is that you can use it every other day if you need to, just moisten your hair. 
Anddddd for the biggest tip of all, I really recommend cutting your hair. Like A LOT. The more the better. That’s because you wanna get rid of the damaged hair ASAP, and cutting it is the easiest way to do it. This was really long but I hope it helped you and I wish you the best of luck. Have fun!

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I am also on a curl journey and I watch Hi F3licia on YouTube she has a lot of tips and tricks and she recommends products as well! As a cheaper start I use the Not Your Mothers Curl Talk products! 
https://youtube.com/@HiF3licia

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A weekly hot oil treatment with coconut oil, start 4 inches from the scalp and massage it in and the way to the ends, wrap it in a bun, sleep in it, wash, condition, repeat weekly until you start seeing good results.  The bentonite clay mentioned above is great too!

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Look on tiktok!! There’s so much good curly hair tips there

Any way to revive natural curls??

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