How to Use hair Gels for Curly Hair

These days, adding the perfect finish to your hair is as important as the hairstyle. You may find it difficult to perfect your hairstyle without using the right product.

Hair gels can add definitions to your natural curls. Hair gels are great hairstyle definers, especially for curly hair.

You must have seen how other curly ladies use hair gels to create amazing hairstyles, but you can’t seem to get a hang of it. You may find it difficult to achieve your perfect hairstyle if you don’t know how to use hair gels.

If you don’t know how to use hair gels, don’t worry, we have got you covered. In this article, we will tell you all you need to know about hair gels and how you can use them to achieve beautiful styles on your curly hair.

Here are our quick and easy tips for applying hair gels on curly hair:

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Make sure your hair is clean

Apply on wet hair

Test it with other products

Use the right tools

Apply carefully and distribute evenly

Air dry your hair after application

Maintain your hair gel hairstyle

Make sure your hair is clean

The first thing you want to do before applying gel to your natural hair is to wash it. Washing it is important because you don’t want to add hair gel to dirty hair with loads of product build-ups.

Gels are naturally thick and sticky, so you don’t want to add all that stickiness to your already dirty hair. Adding hair gel to already dirty hair can prevent your hair from absorbing hair products. You can wash your hair with shampoo and conditioners.

Apply on wet hair

You will get a better result when you apply hair gel to wet hair. If your hair is dry, you can simply spritz water on your hair using a spray water bottle.

When you use hair gels on dry hair, you tend to use more quantity than you need. First, spraying the hair reduces the quantity of gel that you will use and also helps to keep the hair in place before applying the gel.

Test it with other products

It is good for you to test the hair gel product you want to use with your other hair products before applying the gel to your hair.

Sometimes, your other haircare products may not work together with your gel. To do this, you can take some amount of your hair products like your leave-in conditioner in your palm. Add the gel that you want to use, the gently rub them together.

If you notice that the mixture doesn’t quite blend or leaves a whitish ball-like residue, then that is a cue that the products don’t work well together.

On the other hand, if you notice an even consistency or an almost transparent feel from the two mixtures, then you can be sure that they work well together.

Use the right tools

It is important to use the right tools when applying gels to your hair. The tools that you would use to perfectly apply gels to your hair will depend on the hairstyle that you want to achieve.

If you simply want to use the hair gel to sleek down your edges, then you would need simple tools like:

• A Fine comb or an old toothbrush.

• A tail comb.

• A satin scarf.

• Orbeste hair gel.

If you want to apply the hair gel to your entire hair, you will need the following tools:

1. A sectioning comb.

2. A spray water bottle.

3. An old toothbrush or a fine comb.

4. A blow dryer.

5. Essential oils.

If you are going to apply the hair gel to most parts of your hair, then you need a blow dryer to get the gel out of most parts of your hair.

Apply carefully and distribute evenly

When applying hair gels to your hair, you want to apply it carefully to achieve your desired results. If you just want to use the hair gel to sleek down your baby hairs, you want to make sure the gel doesn’t touch other areas of your head asides from the edges.

You also want to make sure that the hair gel is evenly distributed on your hair. To achieve this, you need to:

1. Put your hair in sections

Putting your hair in sections helps you to work on one section at a time instead of just plastering hair gels or any part of your hair. You also work faster with less mess when you work in sections,

2. Use the gel application method that works best for your hair type

All curly hairs are not the same. While some have tighter curls, others have loose curls. The texture of your hair will determine your gel application method.

For example, if you have type 4 hair this method will work best for you:

1. Put your hair in sections.

2. Wet the different sections.

3. Take some amount of hair gel.

4. Gently rub it between your palm.

5. Dab each section of your hair with the hair gel on your palm.

6. Slide your fingers through the strands of your hair to ensure that the hair gel is evenly distributed.

If you have type 3 hair, you want to use the rake method to ensure that the hair gel gets evenly distributed along the strands of your hair. Simply add the hair gel to your finger and gently rake them through your hair.

For type 2 hair, rubbing some hair gels on your palm and then scrunching them against your hair will work perfectly for you.

Whatever the texture of your hair, ensure that the hair gel gets evenly distributed across your hair. You don’t want to have sticky parts and dry patches on your hair after applying hair gels.

Air dry your hair after application

If you are applying hair gels to your entire hair, you want to make sure it is not wet with gel. Carrying gel-wet hair can interfere with other of your activities for the day.

After applying gels to your hair, you want to use a blow dryer to lock the gels in your hair strands and also to keep your hair dry and clean.

Drying your hair after applying gels also helps to define your curls.

Maintain your hair gel hairstyle

No doubt, using hair gels can bring out the creativity and beauty of a hairstyle, but it is also important for you to maintain it.

Maintaining your hair gel style can make it look as fresh as the day you applied the gel. To do this, you can simply add essential oils to your fingers and use them to rake through your hair.

You can also use a little amount of your leave-in conditioners to add some moisture to your gelled hair.

Allowing your hair to dry after applying hair gel is the best way to get the most out of hair gels. Hair gels when applied properly are a great finish to hairstyles.

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