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A lot of you mentioned products you use, I would really appreciate some suggestions. Being that my mom is the Irish one, I haven't really had much help being familiarized with products for my hair type. Any help would be greatly appreciated

I really like the products from the sites I mentioned earlier (curls.biz, kinky-curly.com and miss jessie). There is also a line called mixed chicks which is supposed to be really nice...I haven't tried it. Most of these sites have descriptions to help you define your hair (4a, 4b, 3c, etc). Once you know your curl type there are then many recommendations for products to use. Your hair type might not need as thick of a product as my hair type does. It does take some time to figure out what products work best but don't give up!! I absolutely love the fact that I no longer relax and that I can do my hair in seconds flat! I enjoy my natural hair now that I have the products and the know how to do it!!! Also, I like motown girl and long hair care forum for "instructions" on how to do my hair...treat my hair etc.

Good luck;)

Hello! My first cruise is coming up so ...take this with a grain of salt I suppose....however, I spend a lot of time in the water (competed in a triathalon and swam alot in training...always in the water with kids). I have natural hair and wash it quite a bit and use products that allow me to wash and wear (kinky-curly, miss jessie, curls.biz). The products from these companies allow me to wash, put in product and go sometimes with a hairband...many times not. I also will use one of their thicker products sometimes and then pull my hair back in a bun (usually I use a bit of gel and then put a scarf around the top just for about 5 minutes...looks nice).

You can also search on youtube for natural african american styles. I have found some great bun styles that I use and all of the styles are done with wet hair. I don't know if I'm allowed to post other websites (first time posting here...I won't do the link) but longhaircareforum.com has great hair care tips for African Americans - actual care and styling. Suggestions for what to do with hair during swim season etc.