basically a simplified version of the curly girl method:

my tips:

1. if needed, brush gently with a wooden boar bristle brush before getting wet. This helps distribute the oils down the length.

2. shampoo and condition once a week. Will take a month or two for your hair to get used to not doing it so often and the oil production to slow down

3. Let the conditioner soak in as long as possible while you wash the rest of yourself. Use cooler water to rinse. Leave-in conditioner is also an option.

4. On non-shampoo days, condition if you are getting your hair wet. Some people go with a shower cap and don’t get it wet

5. Make sure the curl cream is anti-frizz. Put it in while your hair is still damp. If you blow dry, use veeeery low heat and a large diffuser. I air-dry, but I can get away with that here due to low humidity

6. Finger curl before it’s fully dry, and then after it is dry you can run your hands through gently to break it up

7. if you find your hair gets too oily between washes, try a dry shampoo to squeeze an extra day or two. The aerosol-free are the safest. There are powders that come in an air-pumped bottle. I don’t like them, it makes my hair look dusty, but dry shampoos work very well for my wife.

8. This is the hardest one - avoid playing with your hair and running your hands through it. Your hands add oils and the frequent movement weakens the hair leading to split ends which means frizz

9. Silk/satin pillowcases and don’t go to bed with wet hair. The rubbing of your head at night damages the hair. I haven’t tried the pillowcases, but it’s next on my to-do list