Hello lovelies! I’m so excited to officially start blogging about curly hair. For the longest time, I didn’t know that I had naturally curly hair. My hair seemed to have 2 default options: either limp and lifeless or huge and frizzy. I loved the look of curls, but I was too lazy to curl my hair on a regular basis and thought that was my only option to control my crazy hair.

One day, my sister discovered the Curly Girl method and started doing it with her curly hair. She was always telling me to do this or that, but I wasn’t convinced. One fateful day, I borrowed a few library books about curly hair. I started reading Curly Girl: The Handbook, and I was hooked. As I read through the list of signs that you have naturally curly hair, I was shocked. Obviously I was a curly girl and didn’t know it! Those books started me on a remarkable journey of discovery.

If you’re not sure if your hair is naturally curly or not, this post is for you.

Here are 6 signs that you have naturally curly hair.

1. In humid weather, your hair develops a LOT of volume.

If rainy days leave your mane looking larger than a lion’s, you are probably a curly girl! Why? Because your curly hair isn’t getting the hydration that it needs, the cuticle will swell, trying to absorb moisture from the atmosphere. This causes your hair to develop volume, and it will be difficult to tame the mane.

That’s why Naturally Curly has a Frizz Forecast for curly girls. Just for fun, compare the forecasts for Arizona and Hawaii!

2. You have cowlicks (stubborn curly pieces) around your face that just won’t stay straight.

Even as a toddler, when my hair was mostly straight, I always had a few stubborn pieces that would curl around my face. They would always need to be brushed or pinned back in order to look neat. When I had bangs, I would always have to straighten them. However, now that I follow the Curly Girl method, those “cowlicks” have turned themselves into adorable little curls!

3. You like to wear your hair in tight ponytails. 

Because you find your hair unmanageable and stubborn, you tie it back as tightly as you can and hope for the best. Although you can usually get your crown area to lie flat, the bottom of your ponytail is wavy and voluminous. On humid days, it might even sprout a few ringlets!

4. If you don’t comb it, your wet hair forms waves and ringlets.

If you go swimming at the beach with your hair down and get out looking like a mermaid, you’re probably a curly girl! Curly hair will usually return to its natural bent when it gets wet.

Here’s one simple test you can do next time you wash your hair. After shampooing, apply conditioner by combing it through your hair with your fingers. Next, let the shower spray rinse off about 50% of the conditioner. Flip your head upside down, and let your hair drip off some of the water. Is your hair staying completely straight, or is it forming waves? If it’s becoming wavy, you probably have naturally curly hair.

5. Frizz and static are a constant battle.

You’ve tried every product at the drugstore, and your hair is STILL frizzy. In frustration, you often resort to heat tools and blowdryers to whip your hair into submission. When you’re invited to a wedding or special event, your first thought is, “What on earth will I do with my hair?”

When I was really young and a huge fan of Little House on the Prairie, I would brush my hair 100 strokes a night. For Laura, it worked! For me, it ended up becoming a huge, static-y mess!

6. Your hair takes forever to straighten.

Speaking of which, your straightener has to be turned up to maximum heat in order to actually straighten your hair. To straighten one piece, you have to go over it several times. When you are finally done, it only lasts for a few blissful hours. You wonder, “What else could I be doing with 45 minutes of my life?”

These are just a few of the signs that you may have curly hair. Honestly, the best test is to try the Curly Girl method for a few weeks and see how your hair reacts! You might be amazed to discover that you have gorgeous curls after all!

Let’s Chat:

Now be honest…were any of these 6 things true for you? Curly girls, when did you first realize that you had curly hair? Let me know in the comments!

If you’re new to the Curly Girl Method, I recommend my ebook, Embrace Your Curls: A Manual for Curly Girls. It has 120+ pages of information, techniques, and methods to help your curly girl have the hair of your dreams! Use code welcomecurly30 to get 30% off, too!

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