Stringy hair

in Hair Type 2
Hi I just introduced myself over on the intro board.
I have 2a-b hair. I just started the curly girl method, and my hair is curlier than I have ever seen it before. I thought it was straight, well actually it was straight until I had my daughter about 4 years ago. I just brushed it out, but it was frizzy which made me wonder if I had curl.
My hair is color treated. I just dyed it about 3 weeks ago around the time I started the CG method. So it is dry, and I have been doing moisturizing masks, but there is no protein in them or very low protein in them. My hair is looking much better, but still a little dry. It is low porosity.
I did blow dry over the winter before I started CG. My problem is that since I can't brush it, it does look a little stringy though because its not super curly. The curl falls out a little and the pieces separate a little and make it look stringy. It could be my cut because she had thinned my hair before I realized I actually had wavy hair, which then I read not to do.
I don't think it is build-up since I just started using gel and it is silicone free. And to be honest my hair was sometimes stringy when it was brushed straight too. Any tips? Or is this just how my hair is. I wonder if I have it trimmed if that will help. I want to grow it out, to see what the curls do (collar bone length), but maybe a 1/4" trim.
I have 2a-b hair. I just started the curly girl method, and my hair is curlier than I have ever seen it before. I thought it was straight, well actually it was straight until I had my daughter about 4 years ago. I just brushed it out, but it was frizzy which made me wonder if I had curl.
My hair is color treated. I just dyed it about 3 weeks ago around the time I started the CG method. So it is dry, and I have been doing moisturizing masks, but there is no protein in them or very low protein in them. My hair is looking much better, but still a little dry. It is low porosity.
I did blow dry over the winter before I started CG. My problem is that since I can't brush it, it does look a little stringy though because its not super curly. The curl falls out a little and the pieces separate a little and make it look stringy. It could be my cut because she had thinned my hair before I realized I actually had wavy hair, which then I read not to do.
I don't think it is build-up since I just started using gel and it is silicone free. And to be honest my hair was sometimes stringy when it was brushed straight too. Any tips? Or is this just how my hair is. I wonder if I have it trimmed if that will help. I want to grow it out, to see what the curls do (collar bone length), but maybe a 1/4" trim.
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My Type 2 Hair
If your hair is still dry, I would suggest doing a deep conditioning treatment. Wash your hair as usual, then squeeze out the water. Put on your conditioner and work it into your hair, then cover with a plastic cap and a towel on top of that (to hold in body heat). Let that sit for 10-30 minutes, then rinse out and style as usual. I have found this a big help for getting conditioner to penetrate low-po hair.
One last suggestion is to use a styler that facilitates clumping. Some gels are kind of a jelly-type consistency (kind of like snot), and that can help the clumping.
RO: IN Harmonic
LI: CJ Beauticurls; Jessicurl (JC) Gelebration Spray
DC: JC Deep Conditioning Treatment; Weleda Rosemary Conditioning Oil
Stylers: JC Confident Coils; IN Volumizing Spray; IN Perfect Hold Hairspray; John Masters Sea Mist; Bumble Bb. Gel; Kenra Firm-Hold Gel; Sevi Blue Yarrow Sea Salt Spray
Low-porosity 2a/b baby-fine hair
If your hair is still dry, I would suggest doing a deep conditioning treatment. Wash your hair as usual, then squeeze out the water. Put on your conditioner and work it into your hair, then cover with a plastic cap and a towel on top of that (to hold in body heat). Let that sit for 10-30 minutes, then rinse out and style as usual. I have found this a big help for getting conditioner to penetrate low-po hair.
One last suggestion is to use a styler that facilitates clumping. Some gels are kind of a jelly-type consistency (kind of like snot), and that can help the clumping.
RO: IN Harmonic
LI: CJ Beauticurls; Jessicurl (JC) Gelebration Spray
DC: JC Deep Conditioning Treatment; Weleda Rosemary Conditioning Oil
Stylers: JC Confident Coils; IN Volumizing Spray; IN Perfect Hold Hairspray; John Masters Sea Mist; Bumble Bb. Gel; Kenra Firm-Hold Gel; Sevi Blue Yarrow Sea Salt Spray
Low-porosity 2a/b baby-fine hair
For those with 2a, low porosity, fine hair, color treated- how often should I do a protein treatment?
You may also find that as time goes on, you don't need as much protein, so be on the lookout for that as well.
RO: IN Harmonic
LI: CJ Beauticurls; Jessicurl (JC) Gelebration Spray
DC: JC Deep Conditioning Treatment; Weleda Rosemary Conditioning Oil
Stylers: JC Confident Coils; IN Volumizing Spray; IN Perfect Hold Hairspray; John Masters Sea Mist; Bumble Bb. Gel; Kenra Firm-Hold Gel; Sevi Blue Yarrow Sea Salt Spray
Low-porosity 2a/b baby-fine hair
You may also find that as time goes on, you don't need as much protein, so be on the lookout for that as well.
RO: IN Harmonic
LI: CJ Beauticurls; Jessicurl (JC) Gelebration Spray
DC: JC Deep Conditioning Treatment; Weleda Rosemary Conditioning Oil
Stylers: JC Confident Coils; IN Volumizing Spray; IN Perfect Hold Hairspray; John Masters Sea Mist; Bumble Bb. Gel; Kenra Firm-Hold Gel; Sevi Blue Yarrow Sea Salt Spray
Low-porosity 2a/b baby-fine hair