Curly hair, explained properly.
Short, honest guides for wavy, curly and coily hair — routines, porosity, products, frizz and growing it out. No 14-step routines. No miracle oils.
What’s my curl type? The 2A–4C chart, explained in plain words
A plain-English 2A–4C chart, the strand test that works, and why your curl type matters less than you think.
The hair porosity test: why the float test fails, and 3 checks that work
Why the glass-of-water test is unreliable, and three better ways to tell low from high porosity.
The best curly hair app in 2026: what a good one should actually do
The six things a curly hair app should do, and an honest look at how Coil handles each one.
A curly hair routine for men that takes five minutes
Short curls, grow-outs and fades: the five-minute routine, and the one product most guys skip.
How to stop frizzy curly hair: the 7 causes, ranked by how often they’re the problem
Frizz is a symptom. Here are its seven usual causes, ranked, with a fix for each.
How often should you wash curly hair? A schedule by curl type and scalp
A wash schedule for wavy, curly and coily hair, and what to do on the days in between.
Curly girl method ingredients to avoid (and the ones that are fine)
Four ingredient families cause almost every curl problem. Here’s how to spot them, and the lookalikes that are fine.
How to read a hair product label in 30 seconds (a curly hair ingredient checker)
The top-five rule, the 1% line, and what to check in shampoo, leave-in and gel.
Low porosity curly hair routine: get moisture in, keep build-up out
Why products sit on top of your hair, the warm-water trick, and how to stop build-up.
High porosity curly hair routine: how to make moisture actually stay
Layering, deep conditioning and sealing: a routine for hair that drinks everything and keeps nothing.
Protein overload or moisture overload? How to tell, and how to fix it
Stiff and brittle, or mushy and limp? The stretch test and how to rebalance.
How to diffuse curly hair without frizz (and why it can beat air drying)
Heat, distance and technique — plus what a hair-dryer study found about air drying.
How to plop curly hair (in 60 seconds, with a T-shirt)
The T-shirt trick that cuts drying time and frizz — how to do it, and who should skip it.
How to refresh curls on day 2, 3 and 4 (without re-washing)
The water-and-scrunch method, what to use by day, and how to sleep so you need less of it.
How often should you trim curly hair? A schedule for every length
From two-week line-ups to twelve-week dustings: a trim schedule for every length.
Growing out curly hair: a month-by-month guide to the awkward stage
A realistic month-by-month timeline, the awkward stage, and how to see progress shrinkage hides.
Wavy hair routine for 2A, 2B and 2C hair: lighter than you think
Lightweight products and the scrunch technique for 2A, 2B and 2C waves.
4C hair routine: moisture, low manipulation and length retention
Wash day, LOC layering, protective styles and retaining the length shrinkage hides.
Dry scalp or dandruff? How to treat flakes without drying out your curls
Dry scalp, dandruff or build-up? How to tell, and how to treat flakes without stripping curls.
Why does my curly hair look great one day and terrible the next?
Eight variables that change your curls, and why a hair journal beats memory.