I'm 25% Ashkenazim, my mom's 50% and we both have a bit of frizz, tho not crazy (probably because we're a blend?). My curl type is 2a-3a (I have a mix of different curls). I love my hair - if I let it air dry, it has a nice shape and while the curls aren't uniform at all, I have some nice ringlets as well as loose curls. Not super curly but I like it all the same, as it's pretty low maintenance. I use Miss Jessie's multicultural curls, as well as Miss Jessie's pillow soft curls and they both do great things for my hair, while making the curls more uniform. I used to use Cantu's moisturizing cream but it seemed a bit heavy for my hair and pulled the curls out. I'm trying to get used to using the DevaCurl diffuser but have only used it once and wasn't a huge fan, made my curls a bit looser, though more defined. I actually follow Zendaya's routine for her hair, though our hair is nothing alike (she has more of it, way more volume, and a different curl pattern. But we both have the same kind of frizz) - I apply product to sopping wet hair, plop it, and then she uses the diffuser while I just plop with a towel or shirt and then let it air dry. I've found that the more I touch my hair, the looser and less defined my curls are so that if I'm constantly moving and touching and pulling at my hair the curls will fall out and I'll have poofy, frizzy, ugly straight-ish/wavy-ish hair so I generally stop touching it after the shower and let it just rest behind me as I go about my day.
I have an Egyptian friend who said you can actually style your hair section by section, to help define your curls. She loops a section around two fingers and rolls it up to her scalp as if they're curlers, lets it sit there for a few seconds and then pulls her fingers out and lowers it in the palm of her hand. Do section by section, then revisit the first one and follow its curl pattern when pushing it up against your head with the palm of your hand. She also said if you use too much product and it's crunchy after drying, just move the hair around a lot, scrunch it and plop it while dry and it'll "break" the product, leaving you with soft hair!
Just leaving all of this here, in case anyone with a similar hair type is looking for ways to style their hair. I'm always looking for other varieties and things to try when styling mine, so if anyone stumbles across my comment and has a different routine, I'd love to know!
I'm 25% Ashkenazim, my mom's 50% and we both have a bit of frizz, tho not crazy (probably because we're a blend?). My curl type is 2a-3a (I have a mix of different curls). I love my hair - if I let it air dry, it has a nice shape and while the curls aren't uniform at all, I have some nice ringlets as well as loose curls. Not super curly but I like it all the same, as it's pretty low maintenance. I use Miss Jessie's multicultural curls, as well as Miss Jessie's pillow soft curls and they both do great things for my hair, while making the curls more uniform. I used to use Cantu's moisturizing cream but it seemed a bit heavy for my hair and pulled the curls out. I'm trying to get used to using the DevaCurl diffuser but have only used it once and wasn't a huge fan, made my curls a bit looser, though more defined. I actually follow Zendaya's routine for her hair, though our hair is nothing alike (she has more of it, way more volume, and a different curl pattern. But we both have the same kind of frizz) - I apply product to sopping wet hair, plop it, and then she uses the diffuser while I just plop with a towel or shirt and then let it air dry. I've found that the more I touch my hair, the looser and less defined my curls are so that if I'm constantly moving and touching and pulling at my hair the curls will fall out and I'll have poofy, frizzy, ugly straight-ish/wavy-ish hair so I generally stop touching it after the shower and let it just rest behind me as I go about my day.
I have an Egyptian friend who said you can actually style your hair section by section, to help define your curls. She loops a section around two fingers and rolls it up to her scalp as if they're curlers, lets it sit there for a few seconds and then pulls her fingers out and lowers it in the palm of her hand. Do section by section, then revisit the first one and follow its curl pattern when pushing it up against your head with the palm of your hand. She also said if you use too much product and it's crunchy after drying, just move the hair around a lot, scrunch it and plop it while dry and it'll "break" the product, leaving you with soft hair!
Just leaving all of this here, in case anyone with a similar hair type is looking for ways to style their hair. I'm always looking for other varieties and things to try when styling mine, so if anyone stumbles across my comment and has a different routine, I'd love to know!