8 Mistakes that Cause Stringy Curls + How to Get Clumps

Do you struggle with stringiness? In this video, I share common mistakes that lead to stringiness & frizz and how to style your curly hair for more clumps.

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• Curlsmith Defrizzion Hair Dryer & XXL Diffuser

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0:00 Intro
1:41 Clarify
2:52 Deep condition
3:55 Style
9:55 Diffuse
11:58 Scrunch out the crunch
13:35 Trims & haircuts
14:53 Results
16:08 Outro

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[GenaMarie]

Do you experience this issue? As I mentioned in the beginning, having naturally small curl clumps is not a "bad" thing at all! This is more so to address stringiness that is dry, frizzy, and will not curl up. I hope it helps!

[jaydoe]

My wife hates her very thick very curly hair and it breaks my heart. She does everything to destroy her hair and I just want to help her see that she has unbelievably beautiful hair that so many other women would be jealous of... I have only ever seen her with her poofy curly hair once in like 5 years and I absolutely loved it. I'm looking for all of the information possible and trying to find products to help her with her dried out curly hair... I want to get her a large tooth comb, shampoo and conditioner for curly hair, a leave in conditioner of some kind... If anyone has any more suggestions that are budget friendly I'm all in!

[riyachoudhary]

I had COVID that lasted around 12 days. At first, I believed I was ok until I started to lose more hair than normal. Following some research, I've come to realize it’s from the stress my body had during that time period and also due to the shampoo that I was using. So I began doing meditation, yoga daily and changed my shampoo and conditioner to littleextraa cooconion anti hair fall kit. And now i dont face any hair fall.
Thank you for this video! I feel so much better.

[SomaelTentacleHair]

And here I stand between wanting nice curls and not feeling like spending hours on washing and styling my hair.... I think my laziness wins in the end

[goals]

Wow, first video Ive seen with clear examples of how hair looks if you dont do these tricks - it must have taken a while to film and edit but much appreciated!

[lisasummer]

I have fine hair and what NOBODY has ever shared was don’t use shea butter or anything like oils because it’s too heavy. I thought I was doing it all wrong and I’ve been following everybody’s advice but this makes so much sense! Thank you so much

[Vampirita]

Thank you for this video. My family and ex boyfriend have oppressed me into constantly straightening my hair and curling with an iron. He would especially tell me that trying to do any kind of styling to it, meant that my hair wasn't actually curly. I'm still learning how to take care of it and move away from the heat styling.

[charlieseverson]

I swear we're hair twins. Your curls are slightly tighter than mine, but our color, density, texture, and porosity are very similar. Your tips are super helpful, especially now coming into the more humid summer months.

[crystaldawn]

When I was younger, I wore my hair a lot like you do. However, I would purposefully pull a few curls from the left side of my head to the right and from the right to the left. This gave a much more rounded, fuller look on top and kept it from looking so flat at the part.

[jcbslytherin]

My mother had no idea what to do with my curly hair growing up, she had very straight hair, and would just keep brushing and mine and I looked like a scarecrow, some people even say my hair was like rats tails or unruly.
It wasn’t until I became an adult and realised what she was doing was all so very wrong, now I just follow the same black hair care routine. I’m not great at it but it does help.

[veronicahazely]

Im a teenager and now i know how to get good looking hair! Thank you! I can never get my curls to clump no matter how much i scrunched. Now i know that's not the only step😅

[elle_sanchez]

Curly hair is like humans, we’re all unique. For me, I have a 3C curl pattern and have lots of shrinkage so I prefer to use elongating products. Unlike you, I prefer to air dry not only for elongation but it leaves me with almost zero frizz. That being said, I’ve learned a lot about products and styling from your channel and appreciate your thorough content🙂

[tcakesu]

I had stick straight hair for 43 years. Over the last year the texture has changed so much and now it just seems to frizz out everytime I style my original way. I got a diffuser, and seem to be able to get some stringy curls, so I'm thankful I found your channel! I'm going to keep working with my hair, but I'm already fighting fine, thin hair and alopecia. Thank you for your great content!! Looking forward to trying your techniques out.

[popsock]

I really appreciate your very clear, well-organised and detailed videos, they have really helped me on my journey to learn to manage my curls better, thank you!

[imajenn]

I love that you listen to questions in your comments & include answers in your vids. Your vids are SO well organized & I love that you go into detail about how things feel & show examples. You are probably one if the best at this & why i still follow.

[mystirae]

Holy cow! This is the first curl video with someone with the same texture of hair I have. I am definitely going to try your technique. You have beautiful curls. ❤

Update: I tried it, and now I don't do my curls any other way. Actually, my curls are curly now than they have been in years, even on days I don't try very hard. I keep getting asked if I've had a perm. Girl, thank you so much for this video!

[Flyredair]

Love that you get right to the point! Your do’s, don’ts and causes typed on the screen are incredibly helpful! Quick screenshot and I’m ready to view that while styling my hair! Great content ~ New Subbie here 👊🏻. Thank you!!

[carmenrengifo]

this is the best video I've ever seen about curly hair. I've always struggled with styling my hair and it always looked terrible the first days after I washed it, I'm the only one wih curly hair in my family. This helps a lot!!!

[leapintothewild]

My hair is very thick, long, and 2c waves with a few ringlets underneath... and yet I always get such great tips from your videos! 🙂 I get very little frizz with air drying v. a diffuser, but ONLY if I've kept up with my deep conditioning. I'm going to practice with my denman brush, though, because I think with a little effort I could develop more curls. Thanks for such a thorough video!

[ceystal]

Your hair looks so good with the clumps! Another tip is adding a foam before diffusing. I find it helps with curl longevity and adds another layer of protection if I start to see wet frizz