Curly Girl Method Routine – Curly Hair Routine for 2B 2C 3A Hair

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This is my curly girl method routine for 2b 2c 3a hair. I use all curly girl approved products and curly girl method styling techniques to enhance my 2b 2c 3a curly hair and reduce frizz. Read on to find out more about my curly girl routine!

If you want help with embracing your naturally wavy or curly hair, you can join my FREE email course and download my FREE pdf guide, THE QUICK START GUIDE TO MASTERING YOUR CURLS, full of everything you need to know to get started and bring out your beautiful waves and curls.

Curl Type

If you don’t know your curl type, you can click here to find out. It’s not really important to know your curl type to figure out what products and methods work for you, but I know many people want to know their curl type and use it as a starting point.

2B 2C 3A Curly Hair

I have a mix of 2b, 2c, and 3a curls. It’s very normal to have different curl patterns like this. Sometimes that can change, but usually, it won’t. Sometimes my hair looks like it’s all 3a curls and other times you can see the 2b hair under the 2c waves and 3a curls. Below you can see a visual of what 2b 2c 3a curly hair looks like.

The Curly Girl Method

Over 3 years ago I decided to start the curly girl method. You can read more about how the curly girl method transformed my hair here.

If you’re not familiar with the CG method, it is basically a method of washing and styling wavy and curly hair to get softer, more defined, healthier curls and waves. It pretty much works for anyone who has frizz, waves, and curls.

My routine is based on the curly girl method with a few tweaks. You can learn more about embracing your curls in my free ebook and email course.

I will show you in detail how I style my hair, but please know that this will not work for everyone.

I have very fine, thin hair, high porosity (it can be helpful to know your porosity so click here for help with that), and live in a high humidity area.

I cannot use some of the most popular products, even though others with similar hair types can and get beautiful curls with them. My biggest struggle is maintaining volume and definition in the humidity.

Curly Girl Method Products for 2B 2C 3A hair

{Update 10/4/18: I now use EVOLVh which I LOVE because it gives me softer, shinier curls and I can go much longer between washes! You can try it with coupon code HE15 for 15% off. Check out this review to see if it might work for you.}

First, you want to make sure you’re using curly girl method approved products. All the products I mention in this post are curly girl approved.

I use either Raw Curls Swavy shampoo, regular conditioner, and medium hold gel, or EVOLVh Smart Curl shampoo and conditioner, Smart Volume leave in, Total Control Styling Creme, and WonderBalm.

These 2 lines work best for my hair right now, and I like that they are organic. Lots of curly hair lines are full of toxic fragrances and other not so great ingredients, and they are very pricey.

Also, I love that these lines are very concentrated so the products last a long time. They end up being cheaper than the others when you factor in how long they last. I save even more by buying the large bottles during their sales which last me a whole year.

Some other curly and wavy haircare lines are Briogeo and Innersense (expensive). I also have a budget-friendly clean Curly Girl products roundup post.

If you need some tips choosing products check out this post for curly girl method beginners.

Product Matching Guide

Looking for specific product recommendations based on your hair type? Check out my product finder, the Curly Product Handbook.

This guide will show you how to identify your hair type and characteristics, provide some styling tips, and list exact products that will work on your hair type. Click here for more info.

Curly hair routine for 2B 2C 3A hair

I have video tutorials posted below the text instructions, so scroll down if you prefer visuals.

I wash my hair every 4-6 days.

First, I wash with the shampoo and conditioner. I finger comb the knots out with the conditioner and add more if I need to. I flip my head upside down to rinse out the conditioner.

I make sure to rinse my scalp really well, then with my head still upside down I spray the EVOLVh Smart Volume conditioner through the ends and scrunch my hair up.

I finger comb a bit here as well to make sure there are no tangles, and scrunch some more.

If I don’t see my curls clumping up nicely, I cup my hands to grab some water and scrunch into my hair. You want thick clumps of curls.

With my head still upside down, I scrunch in some of the Raw Curls medium hold gel, or the Evolvh styling creme and WonderBalm mixed together.

I put about a nickel size amount of product in my palms, scrunch up from the ends all the way up to the roots.

I continue squishing it at the roots to encourage better clumps. At this point, it looks like I barely have any hair and it doesn’t even look very curly.

I then scrunch out the water with a hair towel or a flour sack towel.

A flour sack towel or t-shirt material is key for reducing frizz. A regular towel will not work for this.

I do this by placing the towel under my hair when my head is upside down, then pushing it towards my scalp, and squeezing once to absorb the water. I do this a few times around my head.

Grab the hair towel I use here. 

I leave my hair alone until the ends are dry and crunchy. This takes about 15 minutes.

Because my hair is so flat, I diffuse the roots with my head upside down or completely dry it by diffusing upside down. If you don’t need volume, you can skip that.

I use the diffuser attachment on my hairdryer, flip my head upside down, and dry the roots. This takes about 5 minutes. You can see below the volume it gives me.

Here is the diffuser I recommend.

I usually wash my hair at night, so I don’t scrunch out the crunchy gel until the morning.

I put my hair in a buff (pictured below) to preserve the curls and maintain volume and sleep in that. But if I am going out then I skip this part.

Grab the buff I use here.

When I wake up, I take out the buff and scrunch out the crunchiness. I flip my head over for this and try to fluff it a little bit too.

Usually, on the first day, I don’t need to add any styling product because it looks good straight out of the buff. This is what it usually looks like after I scrunch out the crunch (aka SOTC in the curly world).

For help with styling, check out the Fabulous Curls Academy Membership. This monthly membership gives you access to multiple courses that will help you transform your frizzy hair into defined bouncy curls, by learning how to use products the right way for your hair (even if they’re not CG approved)!

Results using EVOLVh on 2B 2C 3A Curly Hair

Results Using Raw Curls on 2B 2C 3A Hair

Making The Style Last

I sleep with the buff on every night to preserve the curls. Nighttime curl care is crucial to get waves and curls that last several days between washes. Read this post for more info on nighttime curl care. 

On the third and fourth days, I need to refresh my curls a bit.

I usually add a tiny amount of conditioner mixed with water to recoil some of the curls in the front and top layer, and if needed add a small amount of gel with water.

Here is third day hair after refreshing with a little conditioner and water.

Check out my refreshing video below. I also have another here. 

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Sometimes there’s no salvaging it on days 4-5, so I do a quick side braid or side bun on those days. I also sometimes pin back one or both sides, or the front if only some parts of my hair are not cooperating.

I have a video on easy hairstyles here.

And that’s it!

Typing it out makes it seem more complicated than it is but hopefully, this was helpful. If you need more support through the process, check out my affordable monthly program Fabulous Curls Academy.

Fabulous Curls Academy

Fabulous Curls Academy is my monthly membership program that gives you access to several online courses that will guide you through creating a simple routine that gives you fabulous results. Learn what your hair type is, which products and ingredients will work for you, and how to style according to your hair type by creating a simple routine that works. No more confusion about products or methods or battling frizz and time. Click here for more info.

You can subscribe to my blog, join my Facebook group Simple Curlies & Wavies, and follow me on Instagram @holisticenchilada where I constantly share tips, info, and demo videos on curly hair, green beauty, and wellness.

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If you want help with embracing your naturally wavy or curly hair, you can join my FREE email course and download my FREE pdf guide, THE QUICK START GUIDE TO MASTERING YOUR CURLS, full of everything you need to know to get started and bring out your beautiful waves and curls.

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