New to Curly hair and everything in between.

in Hair Type 3
Hello! I'm a 14 year old teen with 3b/3c hair. I just recently discovered this site, the curly girl method, the tightly curly method, and everything else earlier this year. So far I only did the Tightly Curly method, because I can't find anything with no silicones and no bad stuff.
I remember reading somewhere that natural soap bars (which I got a couple of months back and never used) can be used in place of shampoo.
So I guess I need help about the conditioner... I'm currently using Tresemme hydration conditioner that I got for sell last week... Used it twice and I'm not sure about the results
I plop my hair before I sleep and take it out in the morning... Kinda wet and frizzy.
I can't afford anything right now... And my parents won't let me but anything online. We live in a small town, that only has a grocery store ;-)
Is there anything DIY?
Please, anyone help me. Anything might make a difference.
Thank you in advance. And sorry for the long post.
I remember reading somewhere that natural soap bars (which I got a couple of months back and never used) can be used in place of shampoo.
So I guess I need help about the conditioner... I'm currently using Tresemme hydration conditioner that I got for sell last week... Used it twice and I'm not sure about the results

I plop my hair before I sleep and take it out in the morning... Kinda wet and frizzy.
I can't afford anything right now... And my parents won't let me but anything online. We live in a small town, that only has a grocery store ;-)
Is there anything DIY?
Please, anyone help me. Anything might make a difference.
Thank you in advance. And sorry for the long post.
~Newbie~
3b/3c dark brown hair. Kinda over shoulder length when dry, 3/4 of my back when wet.
Canadian Curly.
3b/3c dark brown hair. Kinda over shoulder length when dry, 3/4 of my back when wet.
Canadian Curly.
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some libraries carry it. if you can get to a bookstore they usually carry it. i think it runs about $8.
there should be some homemade ideas on this site, also.
if you can only buy sulfate shampoo, wash your hair with it less often, other times use the tresemme, but make sure you massage your scalp, then rinse. and you can use a tiny amount of shampoo and lots of water to water it down.
i am sure others will comment here with more ideas.
3a, some 2c & 3b, medium texture, porosity normal, low elasticity :-(
washing/cowashing, conditioning, protein tx: curl junkie products
leave in:curl junkie conditioners and treatments as leave in
styling: curl junkie
sealants - jane carter nourish & shine
I'll look in my local public library and school library this week to see if they have it :-)
Alright. It's just lots of tutorials say they need coconut oil, apple cider vinegar, etc. All I have on hand is extra virgin olive oil, flaxseeds (for the gel) and powder henna... Rose water too, but I don't it's enough to make a miracle lol
3b/3c dark brown hair. Kinda over shoulder length when dry, 3/4 of my back when wet.
Canadian Curly.
3a, some 2c & 3b, medium texture, porosity normal, low elasticity :-(
washing/cowashing, conditioning, protein tx: curl junkie products
leave in:curl junkie conditioners and treatments as leave in
styling: curl junkie
sealants - jane carter nourish & shine
That said, even though a lot of us go crazy with product experiments, the basics you need to start Curly Girl are probably available in your local grocery store and shouldn't cost more than $3 each (but I have seen the conditioner as cheap as 2 for 1.50): a simple conditioner and hair gel without silicones. Here are two common brands I happen to have in my arsenal right now, they come in several varieties and scents.
As already said the flaxseed can be turned into a gel.
Extra virgin olive oil is a penetrating oil so you can use that for a pre-poo.
You can use the henna for a conditioning treatment as well. However it's messy to use.
The flaxseed gel did help my hair. It's just it felt a bit too gel-ly and so I scrunched my hair, and it poofed again. I'm already familiar with plopping and pineappling.
Thank you, I did find a PDF. However, I'll try A.S.A.P. to get the paperback. I live in Canada, and a these shampoo and conditioner brands aren't in my store. To be honest, I never saw them in my life. But I'll check again...I might have missed something or maybe my store doesn't carry it.
I'll experiment and check to see how to use it as a pre-poo.
Thank you all again.
3b/3c dark brown hair. Kinda over shoulder length when dry, 3/4 of my back when wet.
Canadian Curly.