Curly Krissy - my discovery of the Curly Girl Method

My first few weeks trial and curl "progress".  Day 1 vs. Day 7.   Day 1 (Wednesday) : Conditioned in shower with H2O Sea Mineral conditioner, plopped, added Curls Creme Brule with praying hands, scrunched  Day 2 (Thursday) : tried "final" shampoo (but probably not right shampoo because it was sulfate-free), plopped, scrunched - don't remember if I tried gel?  I had ordered some products from Target to try.  Felt hair looked HORRIBLE, flat, lifeless.  I think I also tried to diffuse with a cool setting. Day 3 (Friday) : conditioned upside down, applied gel (Herbal Essences) in shower, plopped for about 10 minutes.  Scrunched to encourage curl and then again diffused on a cool setting until partially dry. Day 4 (Saturday) : WINDY and COLD AS HECK DAY - was outside all morning at my daughters track meet.  Washed again, in an attempt at a final wash using a shampoo w/ sulfates to try to rid of any residual silicone in my hair.  Then c...

Last week an ad popped up on my Facebook feed for some product aimed to enhance curly hair. I looked at it and watched a related video and my curiosity was peeked. I've always been a curly girl. However, at some point around age 5 or so, my curls became sleek baby blond hair.  Then, in 3rd grade, tempted by the idea of a perm I got one from my girl scout troop leader . . . ever since then my curls returned. BUT - I never knew how to take care of them, what products to use, and so I experimented with all sorts of things with my hair.  Short hair cuts, longer hair, straightened, curled, wash and go, etc.  Of recent I've been flat-iron curling my longer hair and after a recent haircut felt like my hair was limp and lifeless, and my curls were not bouncing back when I didn't style and let it air dry.  Time for a change. So, here I go; why not embrace my natural hair tendencies and make my hair healthier in the process..  Trial and error with the Curly...