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Finding the Right Curly Hair Stylist

by Jasmiun Shirazin

If I had a dollar for every time I broke into a sweat at the idea of letting someone I don’t know cut or style my hair, I’d have enough money to fund... Read more

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Curly Gift Giving Guide

by the Jessicurl Team

As we near the holiday season, you may be wondering what you should do to treat the special Curly in your life. With so many different products, options, and... Read more

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Detangling Texture, Pattern, Porosity, & Density

by Jasmin Shirazian

Living with curls means, chances are, that everyday you’re learning new stuff about your hair. Whether it’s the latest buzzword, method, or invention... Read more

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Protein Overload! A Curl-ution to Your Problems

by Jasmin Shirazian

Caring for curly hair is not for the faint of heart – breakage, flakiness, what oil to use, what oil not to use, leave-in conditioner versus deep conditioner... Read more

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Put Your Hair Up!

Many of us have such a complicated relationship with our curls. Loving them but struggling with how difficult it can be to take care of them while living an active lifestyle. We’re always on the search for new and better alternatives to traditional hair ties that cause breakage & nasty knots, disrupt the natural curl pattern, and are not the most fashionable. 

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You Have Questions & We Have Answers

In the season of giving, we thought this would be the perfect time to go over just a few of the frequently asked questions Jess answered.

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Travel, Guests, Gifts... Oh My!

There just is no wrong time to have a collection of the right products at your fingertips. We have found that the festive season presents so many more situations outside our day-to-day lives, with holiday travel, guests, & gift giving, that having convenient access to your complete routine becomes a necessity.

curly hair on a pool towel with a small bottle of Too Shea! Extra Moisturizing Conditioner laying on the hair

Protect Your Curls Pool-Side

One of my Twitter buddies asked me about hair for pool care and I promised to do a blog about it since I didn’t think I could do the question justice in a mere 280 characters. 

That said, the steps to protecting your curls in the pool and against chlorine hair are pretty simple. :)

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Dew Point?

As we get better and better at dialing in healthy hair, we discover more and more factors that can play a role in getting good hair days more often than not. Now, what is dew point and how do we navigate this new territory? Even deeper is steps to calculating dew point.

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Menopause, Perimenopause, & Our Hair

Well the time has come to discuss changing and no it's not our imagination; this period of change with menopause and perimenopause brings many unwanted changes to our hair. You may notice your hair is thinning, lacking volume or shedding more.

Listen, I know it can be challenging; our hair is something we generally have control over; we cut it, style it and choose how to wear it.

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How I Get Up Early For Flights AND Have Great Curls

Howdy Curlies! Greetings from the airport! :) I don’t know why I’m so smiley and chipper, given that my flight was canceled. I was supposed to get into Saskatoon (that’s...

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Riding In Cars With Curls

That’s right – I have a convertible car AND a curly hair obsession. How can that BE? I’m here to tell you my secrets. :)