Are you ready to convert your naturally coily, curly or kinky hair into a long-lasting eye-catching hairstyle? The Urban Stylin' team of professional stylists brings years of experience to our hairstyle guide that can get any natural (newbie or pro) started with the tools and tips you need to style your naturally curly, coily or kinky hair.
Learn the Curly Girl Method, worship the Bantu knot, and sport the fab frohawk. No matter what you call it, this covers it all. Find your texture at home, let your natural hair care routine get you there, and pop your curls and it is all yours! Swoop on, my natural hair rulers, we’re going to rock these styles out and show the world how to love ourselves. We are stunning by nature, and here’s what we will do to the world.
Are you ready to create a range of gorgeous, natural hairstyles, like never before? Are you ready to feel inspired and empowered? We’re going to take you along the journey to creating beautiful natural hairdos. ‘The hair is free to breathe and grow like never before,’ it says.
Mastering the Curly Girl Method for Effortless Styling
The Curly Girl Method is here to show you how to love your curls and waves instead. It will transform the way you care for your hair, helping you achieve easy, frizz-free curls and waves.
Essential Products and Tools
Then you have to start with the right kind of products. Sulfate-free shampoos, hydrating conditioners, and curl-enhancing stylers will help you get the curls you desire. Combs, not brushes. This is why you’ll also want a wide-tooth comb, a microfibre towel, and a satin bonnet. These items help to manipulate your curls in the right way and help you to maintain your curls to create your best hair.
Cleansing and Conditioning Techniques
Choose low-manipulation styles during wash days.
Wash your scalp softly with either a sulfate-free shampoo or co-wash, making sure not to strip natural oils away from curls.
Do a deep-conditioning treatment to nourish and revitalize your curls.
Applying Styling Products and Plopping
For my fellow curly heads, ‘plopping’ is the answer to frizz-free curls. After conditioning and rinsing, apply your favourite styling products. Gently ‘plop’ your hair in a microfibre towel or t-shirt. This will help to improve your curl pattern.
You enhance your ability to look after your curls with the Curly Girl Method, and you’re left with curly hair that is radiant, afro-textured and gives you a rush of confidence and beauty.
Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Beautiful Natural Hairstyles
Wearing your hair in its natural state is an act of both self-worth and cultural reclamation – a Bantu knot is a miniere made perfect, coiled tight, a compact round ball of steely symmetry, the hair bound back and your hair shielded with that ‘prize for radical Blackness’.
Embracing Radical Blackness with Bantu Knots
These Bantu knots are a simple and protective hairstyle that can be worn for any occasion. This is how they are done:
… Scrub or comb your head gently so that it is clean and moisturised. The hair braiding product should help provide hold. Put on some curl cream if you want more hold, or curl gel for extra hold.
Divide your hair into small, even sections, using your fingers or a wide-toothed comb.
Pick up one lock and twist it tight, from ends to roots, into a small tight knot.
Secure the knot with a small hair tie or pin.
Repeat this for all your hair, making as many Bantu knots as you like.
When finished, you can either leave the knots to lie flat and straight, or gently unravel the strands to create big bouncy curls.
Products and Techniques for Perfect Bantu Knots
To keep those Bantu knots intact and your hair natural within, here’s how:
Apply curl-enhancing cream or gel for hold and definition.
Seal in moisture with a lightweight oil or serum after styling.
Coil a silk or satin scarf around your head overnight to retain the set and ward off frizz.
To release these knots gradually as you admire luscious wavy locks.Unravel the knots (with your fingers or a wide-tooth comb), and the result is beautiful cascading waves.
Learn to do Bantu knots and show off your skills not only in braiding hair, but also in your exceptional beauty.You are a multifaceted diva who can wear your hair in a million and one ways that suit your mood. Nothing is easier than styling with Bantu knots; it’s the ultimate go-to natural hairdo.
Stretch Your Style: The Fabulous Frohawk
The laid back frohawk adds a kick of style as an alternative to a protective, low-manipulation, natural hairstyle. This fro accent look with roots in Mohawk culture is worthy of emulation as it easily transitions from daytime to nighttime.
For a fabulous frohawk, section your hair into three parts: the centre, and the two sides. Wrap the two side sections into high ponytails, leaving the centre section free to form the mohawk-like peak. Slick back the centre section with strong-hold gel until you have a sleek, striking mohawk shape. Mist the entire style with a light, flexible hairspray to keep it set throughout the day.
For anyone who wants to achieve a frohawk with short natural hair t or possibly a TWA (teeny weeny afro), the secret is to pull back the side sections using strategically placed hairpins to hold them. A great style for festivals, parties and laid-back summer events, the frohawk is a great way for anyone with protective styles and low manipulation styles to embrace and flaunt their hair to the fullest.
Styled right, the frohawk can stretch the amount of time between wash days, so you get all the edge and sass of a super-fly ’do and none of the heavy manipulation. Make sure your game is strong with this fly, no-manipulation do’!
Protective Hairstyles for Low Manipulation
For all those budding naturalistas out there, protective hairstyles should never be under estimated as they are truly the basis of any natural hair regime. Basically, these styles keep your hair ending as much as possible from daily stylings and it is a healthier way to cleanse and moisturise your natural hair.
This next segment focuses on styles like box braids, twists, and locs, all low maintenance styles but also styles that show a person’s personality and cultural heritage.
The piece cites styles such as the pineapple bun and halo twists, and explains how they’re easy on your hair and minimises damage. It includes step-by-step photos and tips on how to achieve the look, including the tools and products necessary, such as hair ties and styling oils.
The article claims that styles like knotless braids and crochet locs could last up to three months – giving your hair the ability to properly grow and flourish. ‘I cannot stress this enough: you MUST be gentle with your materials used,’ she adds. ‘You also have to remember to take breaks from styles in order to not cause any irritation to the scalp.’ Pulling all of this together, it allows you to embark on a new chapter of healthy hair, while still allowing you to express yourself in what you want, though.
So what is the Curly Girl Method and what does it offer me? How can it help me achieve perfect natural-looking hairstyles without struggling to do so?
The Curly Girl Method is a new way of caring for curly hair or waves and consists in using specific products and styling techniques with the aim of cleansing, conditioning and styling your hair so that it can redisplay its natural curls reducing frizz.
What are the essential products and tools needed for the Curly Girl Method?
Besides sulfate-free shampoo and silicone-free conditioner, you’ll need a selection of styling products such as curl creams and oils. You’ll also need a wide-tooth comb, microfibre towel and diffusion attachment for your hairdryer.
How do I properly cleanse and condition my hair using the Curly Girl Method?
The Curly Girl Method alludes to gentle cleansing and conditioning. The ‘plopping’ technique improves your curl pattern and reduces frizz. Instructions are in the guide.
Why is Bantu knots culturally important, and how I can get thick natural hairstyles?
Bantu knots are a beautiful human-hair protective style. Bantu knots have African cultural roots, as the bantu people were early Indigenous cultivators in South, East, and central Africa. If you want to learn how to do Bantu knots, read the guide below. In this list: How to create perfect Bantu knots Guide on every product to use for Bantu knots including online stores and reviews.
How can I do a magnificent frohawk hairstyle to elongate my no-poo days?
Suitable for medium to longer hair, the frohawk is a good, easy style. The instructions below explain step by step how to do a frohawk using ponytails or hairpins.
What are some protective hairstyles I can incorporate into my natural hair routine?
Natural hair requires protective styles like braids, twists, and locs to cap off daily hair handling, and help to keep your hair healthy and moisturised. Check out this guide to see some different types of protective styles you can try.
