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Health & Fitness

Let’s Talk About Curls

For curly-haired clients, visiting a salon can often induce serious anxiety. The demand for stylists who specialize in curly hair has been growing at a very fast pace  There are few hair stylists that have seriously spent time to understand curly hair and curls, Steve Stoupas are one of them.Clients with naturally curly hair from all over NJ have found Steve at ReCreations Salon.Here are some tips from Steve:Don’t straighten your curls: chemically again (or relaxer). The hair is left feeling dry and lifeless. For “curl cut”Don’t Use Bleach: to highlight curly hair.  Bleaching the hair will create breakage, curls are form by a bundle of hair together breakage will remove the necessary bulk and curls will frizz. For “curl cut”Don’t use silicon base products:   Silicones are a plastic-derived synthetic ingredient that will coat the hair, not allowing for moisture to penetrate the hair.  For “curl cut”Don’t texutrize the hair: Thinning shears, razors and other tools or techniques will remove bulk from the hair that you need for a healthy looking curl. For a “curl cut”Steve dry cuts curly hair if it’s a “curl cut”, remove slit ends as much possible.Condition, Condition, Condition and some more condition.Hydrated curls will not frizz, Stay Sulfate Free, Do Not Brush Dry Curls.

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