Is your hair low-density, fine, or both?! Let me know! Check out the blog for a summary of all these tips: genamarie.co/2021/09/how-to-style-low-density-thin-curls-dos-donts/

@krisdiane

2 жыл бұрын

I have very fine hair but a lot of it. I measure as medium density.

@maryfreas5200

2 жыл бұрын

I have low density, fine, highly porous hair. I’m just learning to take care of my hair. I have scalp-showing issues too. Thanks for your videos! I am learning so much.😊

@cathysorrells3243

2 жыл бұрын

Both..

@imajenn3006

2 жыл бұрын

Baby fine, very low density. I have to use toddler micro bobbles. I find that not going for 'juicy clumps' was a big key...and accepting that I needed to break my 2c3a hair into smaller clumps is Fine. The Curly community puts so much emphasis on Fat Ringlets. It's nice to see you and Holistic Enchalada both talk about it being OK to separate out your curls and not go for Maximum Clumpage. My front pieces still try and clump together into 3 ringlets🤪🤣

@debbieforseth254

2 жыл бұрын

I have fine and thin hair that doesn’t like to hold curls or volume.

Girl I didn’t think anyone understood my issues with my curly hair and scalp showing😱you nailed it! Thank you so much!

@Linibethtavarez

Жыл бұрын

Me tooo im on the journey on getting my hair back

@abbypaige3518

Жыл бұрын

sameeeee

@Jinkismita45

10 ай бұрын

Mine straight but thin

Video just popped up randomly on my KZread suggestions. You've just explained why so many Curly Girl tips and methods don't work on my hair. Mine is somewhere between a 2b and 2c, almost pure grey, and has some coarse weird hair, but not a whole lot of it. I thought my hair was fine, but my weak little pony tails suggest it's low density. Thank you for this video. I'm going to officially stop trying to plop my hair.

@GenaMarie

2 жыл бұрын

Hope these tips help! I also have a video on my channel about gray hair if you're interested!

@erinmeadows14

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same here! Low density and a wavy! I just tried rake and shake and my clumps were too big!

I have to tell you, I really appreciate how thoroughly you explain everything, not just the what, but also the why, and when, and how. It's SO helpful to know what results to expect step by step, Also thanks for your product recommendations- Perfect for my hair issues, (similar to your hair type, just older and a bit longer) Keep it up, your appreciated 😀! Thanks ~

@GenaMarie

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

This was amazing! You are the first person to really explain what it is to have low density curly hair, it is such a different creature!

Thank you so much- I’ve been totally struggling with my fine, low density hair and you’ve given me some great tips!

Thank you SO much! I thought my hair was thinning with age…NO! Turns out I was just using methods that were not right for my fine, low-density curls and I can’t thank you enough for breaking this all down. This routine is much more similar to the one I used years ago before I was told I had to start styling upside down, put in product on soaking curls, etc., and I’m so excited for my hair to feel like MINE again. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Omg. EVERYTHING I’ve watched so far has recommended upside down styling and keeping hair as wet as possible.. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong and why the roots looked so thin! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

I am coming back to this video to THANK YOU for these tips! I started curly girl method one year ago and while I've been loving how healthy my hair is becoming, I had such struggles styling it because I was leaving too much water in my hair and doing it upside down. The very first time after following your tips (right side up, combing my hair back away from my face, and taking more water out before using my products) I started getting more compliments! I've stayed with your routine and it looks so much better!! :)

oh my god ive struggled so much with the hair flat on the scalp, falling forward onto my face, and showing my scalp. All because of upside down styling. Thank you!

You don’t understand how encouraging this was today. I was feeling so discouraged this morning about having this type of hair and you helped so much.

Love your blouse Gena and thank you for all your amazing tips! You are my go to!

Love these tips, Gena. Thank you!

3:39 i love how diff our hair can look when all done up vs just hanging out. i actually love the fluffy look along with the juiced curl look on myself and others. as much as i wish i had the ease of straight hair, i love the versatility of my curls

Thank you so much I can’t wait to try these tips I have the same hair type and have been struggling lately with my scalp and my hair laying weird. I love all the tips and simple changes can help so much!

Gena, always informative and beautiful! Thank ya kindly for helping me to embrace my curly hair! 💯

As always, so informative. Your hair looks awesome!!

This was great. Thanks Gena!

This video pretty much addresses all the issues that I have. Thank you for such a thorough tutorial!

THIS IS THE VIDEO I HAVE NEEDED!!!!! Thank you!!!!! Just got a curly cut and am going to try these tips tomorrow!

Wonderful video Gena thank you so much for talking about thinning hair so very helpful ♥️

Thank you so much for the step by step instructions and explanations. We have very similar hair and I have struggled to find not only the right products but the best way to keep my hair from looking stringy - your advice is spot on! I look forward to watching more of your videos!

This was AMAZING!!! Everything I needed to know to find tune my process. A++++++

Hello Gena....both and or as I'm aging it's thining 🙄 .. Following your steps~ routine~products all is coming along great ....Much appreciate for your being my KZread "HAIR STYLIST" ❤️

This is a fabulous video!! Thank you for all the tips.

I give you a props for reaching out to people that have thin hair. Every time I get my hair-done I get so many people who are in shock because I have extremely thick hair and when they see how much hair they see on the ground from it getting it thinned out and I

So happy I found your channel. I'm already doing a lot of those steps, but there are definitely some things I have to try out. I feel like I almost got the exact same hair as you. Used to have pretty dense hair, but over the last ~2 years it got so much thinner, especially on the scalp area... When I put my hair into a pony tail it feels like only half of my former hair is left :/

Thank you breaking down and explaining why we should do something and why we shouldn't. It makes so much more sense when understand the whys.

Wow! So glad I found you! Thanks for all the tips! Can't wait to try them out. I just have problems especially with the front of my hair because it is all gray (white actually) so I feel like I need different products for the front vs the back. It's a tighter curl in the front but frizzes even wet.

EXCELLENT video !!! Gena, you really know your stuff ! Tysm 😘!

Thank you so much for making this video. Your explanations are fantastic and exactly what I needed. I'm excited to try this today.

I can’t even tell you how helpful this is to me. Thank you SO very much for taking the time to not just share these fantastic tips but also explaining the reasoning behind each of them. Thank u thank u thank u!

THANK YOU! Omg this is exactly what I needed!

I love your tricks and the facts what you face with your hair. U look very confidence what you have and u spread that vibes through your videos to the others thank you very much ❤

Oh wow, this did wonders on my hair. Thank you so much Gena

You are the first person that I have found that has hair like mine! I am so excited to finally have help and guidance to care for my hair! I am So Thankful that I found your channel!😊💕

This is so helpful! I've adopted a lot of these techniques purely through trial and error, but it's great to see why they've been working! I also really appreciate your product recommendations - I've really struggled to find products that are lightweight!

this was soooo so helpful!

This is hands down the best video on thin, low density, high porosity. Your hair is still young. I wish there was a video for over 50. These products are too heavy for that. Good techniques.

Really informative. I myself have great success with plopping for about 20 or so minutes. I totally agree with upright washing and styling. Great video!

This was extremely helpful. Thank you!

This video is great! It is exactly what ive been struggling with. Thanks so much for your detailed explanations. I am definitely following you :)

THANK YOU for the realness of styling upside down, I get one solid dreadlock doing that. Lovely cgm teacher!

Omg you have the exact same hair as me! I am so glad you made this video. I have really been struggling with having thinner, porous hair, which is also in layers too... I've been getting so mad with myself like why is my hair is not naturally fuller or as defined as other peoples' hair. I really appreciate this video!! I will try out your tips!!

Thank you for this video. My hair is VERY similar to yours. I always tell people that my hair is actually a lot thinner than it looks. Now I know the term low density! I’m going to try some of these tips next wash Day!

Amazing tips thank you so much. This is saved on my favourites x

This video is so helpful! Thank you so much!!!

Girl! I am so happy to have found this video and I will be checking out your others. I have fine, low-density, high porosity hair that goes just below my shoulders (right now). I am also not a natural curly girl, I have a perm. So, that along with my naturally sun bleached hair, means that I am trying to build bonds and create/maintain my curls. I am also noticing a lot of hair loss, but don’t know if that is because I am washing less often or because of age (I’m 54). I have been using Aragon oil for 5 years and that helps. I recently started using a leave in repair cream and found a hair fall rescue shampoo and conditioner. My go-to styling product is a jelly but I do have a cupboard full of products. Anyway! I have to say that my whole life the instinct has been to flip upside down to dry my hair (with a diffuser) but what you said made so much sense that I didn’t this morning and my scalp is well covered! I don’t have as much lift at the scalp but I do have nice curls this morning. I know it will get fuller on day two. I don’t know for sure if I should use curly techniques, especially as the perm grows out and I have a good 2-3 inches of straight regrowth, but I figure it can’t hurt! Anyhow…thanks again!! Added to my liked videos,,,

I am SO happy to have found your channel!! I have always had naturally wavy/curly hair but never knew how to style or care for it so I always flat ironed it... I am a recent breast cancer survivor and am now taking the time to learn how to care for my new curls; now that my hair is basically brand new. Your videos have been so helpful!! I was especially grateful for this one bc I seem to now have a cowlick that wasn't there before and I feel like I have a bald spot and it's been so embarrassing. Anyway, any other tips you might have for very short curly hair? I can't do some of the steps or techniques bc of my hair being so short. It can't grow back fast enough, lol!! Anyway, THANK YOU for all the tips and time you put in to making these videos!!

Thank you so much for your videos. I am growing out a pixie cut, and my hair is very short, but it is fine, low density, and low porosity. I’ve learned a lot of things that I’m doing wrong. Thanks to your videos.

This video is SO GREAT!! Thank you so much for sharing so much about finer hair. I’m doing a modified CGM and I have found a lot of these things to be true for someone like me. I have fine hair, probably 2b or 2c, maybe low or low-medium density and I guess I must have high porosity hair…it dries quickly. My hairdresser always wants to put a lot of heavy product in it and then it feels like it has a greasy coating on it when it’s done, I don’t like that feeling. If I use the right combination of products and methods of styling, my hair is fluffy and curly, with defined curls and feels like there’s no products on my hair. I’m definitely still in the process of figuring out what is best for my hair, but I occasionally have a day when my hair is exactly as I would like it to be. Thank you so much for this great tips, this has helped me tremendously!

My hair is so very similar to yours except it's a lighter brown with a few silver strands. I have tried so many methods...this way works WONDERS for me!! Thanks to you! Thank you!! Thank you!!! :)

This is so fascinating. I’m trying to learn about helping my boyfriend deal with his curls, who never learned how to take care of them. We’ve been trying different things and this helped me maybe find sources of mistakes. Thank you so much!

I super appreciate this video. I grew up handling my curls all the wrong way, lol Soaking wet, putting products in very wet hair, and never touching my hair with a brush. The Denman brush stuff that's been trending the last few years caught my eye, but as someone with low-density hair, it's been frustrating wading through steps that don't apply to me. Been straightening my hair so I can better cover my scalp in areas, but I'm excited to apply these ideas and wear my hair natural again. Thanks!

This is super helpful!!

I’m so glad I found this. After years of giving up on my hair because I couldn’t find someone with low density hair to get tips from. I’m a wavy with some curls and using the techniques of wavies with high density hair just hasn’t worked. I need to figure out brush styling though.

Thank you Gina, for these great tips! I have both low density and mostly thin hair. Although, as I’m nearing 40, I am discovering some random hairs that are very coats and thick. From root tip, those hairs feel very rough and bumpy. (Could be hormones 😬) I love the definition, when I can get my curls there. But it is that challenge of being “see-through” and really looking like thin hair.

wow this was so so helpful! thank you

Girl you just blew my mind. I'm definitely trying this next wash day. I'm almost 100% an air dry gal but I think either way there will be improvement!

Hay! I'm starting my curly hair journey, when I was a little girl I had super curly hair. After years of straitening my hair I'm now hoping I can get my curly hair back. Your videos are helping and I hope one day I'll have my beautiful curls back! my hair is also thin so thank you for this video!

I just run my fingers over the Intense Treatment Serum a few times to pick up some product and then rub it into between my palms to warm it up before SOTC/smoothing it over my hair. A little goes a long way, which I like because it makes the product last forever!. Love these tips, I can’t wait to incorporate into my routine. ❤️❤️

I wished I had watched this closer and completely the first time I glanced at your channel! So much goin on with a new texture, mixed texture, and porosity and density changes I'm experiencing

ur curls look gorgeous! 😍

You have been a great help to me. I have hair like yours, and I didn't understand about density before seeing your videos. My strands are thick and coarse, and my hair looks thick when it is dry, but once I wet it down or (heaven forbid) flat iron it, it's like I have no hair at all. I actually use products labelled for thick curly hair, and they work far better for me than products for fine hair. It's a weird predicament, but I am grateful for your expertise.

Still the best curl Chanel 😊❤🙏🏼

Thanks for explaining all of this so that I could understand.

I love, love your videos. Thank you for the tips.

We have almost exactly the same hairtype! Thank you for this, I always struggle to find tips and products that actually work with my hair. Love from Sweden!

Your face looks beautiful without the makeup/less makeup! You are naturally beautiful!

Now THIS is my hair density, just that my single strands are pretty thick. Great to see a tutorial and tips for curly lasses who don't have the Merida amount of hair.

Dude. I wish I had seen this video a couple of months ago. I've been trying the CGM for a couple of months and I have been struggling with the scalp showing on the back of my head. I couldn't figure out why my hair was forming a part there. It never occurred to me that by doing all the conditioning and styling upside down i was making the part and then sealing it in with styling products. I'm not going to lie, I was about to give up all together. Thank you so much for making videos about low density curly hair. It's been very hard to find tips or videos from people who have hair like mine. I'm going to try your tips tomorrow on my wash day.

The KZread Unicorn. You are the FIRST person who has the exact type of hair as mine. Thank you for this vid!! I also use jojoba oil vs curl cream.

I was in my 60s years when my hair started coming in curly (due to illness and medication). I am overjoyed to have curls, but at a loss on how to get the most out of my super fine, low density hair. I truly appreciate your videos; I am learning so much. I especially love the tips for covering my scalp where my cowlick is!

Thank God there's somebody else out there with coarse, low density hair! I've been searching for years! 99% of products and YTers are targeted for fine haired curlies, full of protein, usually. Now if I could find one with an inconsistent curl pattern! Your curls look beautiful! And I love your techniques.

I do appreciate the tips you so have shown. Most of the videos I’ve seen are from women who have super thick hair. Mine is very fine with the occasional corse errant hair. My hair is so fine that I cannot use any brushes with the tips like the brush you use. It will get tangled up immediately and impossible to extricate it! Thank you, I’ll be looking forward for your next videos.

Off-topic, but you are so so pretty!! And also thank you for such an informative video! I have low-density hair and have been struggling with getting my hair curled all over my head.

Thank you so much, it was super helpful🙏🏼😃

Great tips, picks work great to lift curly hair at the root while using the difuser too.

Love this ❤

Thanks for sharing your tips 🙂

I’m so glad I found this video! I would say I have fine medium density wavy hair. Everyone I see recommends styling upside down or plopping and every time I do that my roots look wonky!

I've also come to the most of these conclusions for my hair. Mine has even lower density plus inconsistent texture and porosity (almost two different heads, basically😅). One thing is that I like to really go in with fluffing my roots (to break and hide the cowlicks) and I do that before breaking the cast, so I don't create too much frizz Edit: forgot to add! I mostly can't and don't like to wash my hair upright, so when I detangle it before washing, I kinda brush it forward, like how it would be it the process of washing. That way it wont tangle too much with shampoo and the slip from conditioning and leave-in will help to place it back more safely afterwards

Your curl pattern is much tighter than mine, but I also have low density hair, so thank you for this video. :)

Hi Gena! Thank you so much for this video! I tried your technique today and was very happy with my results. My scalp is covered and my roots are lifted !

@GenaMarie

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

Thank you so much for this!!!

Wow instant subscribe. Love the info thank u!

Oh my 😭 I remember looking for “fine curly hair routine” videos YEARS ago, when I started to take better care of my curls and could not find anything. I’ve been on a journey figuring things out on my own, but so glad I found your videos, because I definitely still learned a lot, thank you 💗🥰

@GenaMarie

Жыл бұрын

Yay 🥰🥰

Wow, this is really good! I've been in my "curly journey" since 2007, after I first read Lorraine Massey's Curly Girl book (even though I've never relaxed or straightened my hair, before reading her book I really didn't pay attention in how to style it/treat it properly). It took me almost 10 years of trial-and-error to finally learn how to deal well with my hair (I think I've 'mastered' it circa 2016~2017), mostly because a lot of the common curly girl tips wouldn't work for me, though I didn't know why. I had to realize all of this by myself, but I'm glad you made such a detailed video that could help a lot of people, so they wouldn't take as much time as I took to understand why some techniques don't work for them! And I have to say that, even though I don't style my hair upside down and also use a brush, I never realized this was related to having low-density hair! I have always wondered, "why does this work for everybody except for me?"

I've suffered from hair loss after having covid and my hair feels so thin now. I'm going to give this a go! Thank you Gena.

@GenaMarie

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry you’re experiencing that. I have a recent video about shedding that may help. I’ve been going through it too.

@raquelswavycurls

2 жыл бұрын

@@GenaMarie I will definitely check it out 😊

@whika070

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the virus has lowered your vitamin and minerals that are stored in your body. My hair started shedding from poor nutrition so I fixed this by upping my vitamin D, taking a multivitamin pill with probiotics and using nutritional yeast in my cooking. My hair is looking so much better now that it’s stopped shedding, and I’m not freaking out anymore, as clumps of hair would shed.

@raquelswavycurls

2 жыл бұрын

@@whika070 I've been taking supplements since I had covid, as recommended by my doctor 👍.

@whika070

2 жыл бұрын

@@raquelswavycurls that’s good, I hope that you have no serious side effects from getting COVID and fully recovered now. I live in New Zealand and thankfully it hasn’t hit us hard yet. Hopefully the vitamins will help like it helped me. I find it very fascinating with what vitamin and minerals can do to the human body. However, once my hair started to regrow it looked like I put my finger in a power socket as my new hair was curlier. This resulted in me cutting my hair, so i didn’t need to wear it up

I can’t thank you enough. I’m dealing with a really upsetting amount of hair loss after I stopped taking spironolactone, prescribed for acne, I hate the side effects, stopped taking it and a couple weeks later my hair is falling out everytime I touch it. I’ve since started spironolactone again because I panicked at the hair loss, but it’s still falling out. In one month I feel I’ve lost almost half my hair. I previously had lots of shoulder length 2b - 3a hair. It was fine but you really couldn’t tell because there was a lot of it. I got compliments on my hair all the time. My mom who passed away had lots of curly hair and once I embraced my curls and grew it out from a short pixie, I felt so proud of my hair and looking in the mirror I saw my mom in myself. I had my styling techniques down, I knew exactly what to do to get really defined curls and I naturally had the volume to not have a need to break up bigger curl clumps. Cue the hair loss. Quite suddenly my hair looked flat even while dry, my scalp showing all over. Not to be dramatic but it kind of broke my heart. Up until today I’ve spent weeks looking at every type of hair product to regrow hair, to stop hair fall, serums and mousses and oils and shampoos and conditioners and hair fibers and hairline powders and root lift. I started getting depressed spending most of my limited free time obsessing over finding that magic bullet to “fix” my hair. I accidentally ended up here. I was looking at tutorials for a root lifting hairspray. Clicked on different somewhat relevant algorithm suggested videos for a while, and ended up here eventually. I was blown away early on in your video. Literally every single thing I’ve been doing to my hair is working against me. Rinsing upside down, heavy products, thick gel, plopping, scrunching and styling upside down, not separating curl clumps, letting all my hair fall forward while wet with my roots pressed against my scalp, applying my products to completely soaking wet hair and then air drying. All these methods worked great on my hair before. It never occurred to me that if my hair has fundamentally changed, I should adjust my hair care and styling methods to follow suit. Use methods that will actually work for my now low density hair. I kind of absentmindedly played with my hair just a little bit while watching your video. Broke up some curl clumps, messed with my roots a little bit to make sure they weren’t so pressed against my scalp, made sure the underside curl clumps were separated more. I went to go look in the mirror and WOW, just doing those things made my hair look SO much better. I can barely see any scalp, my hair looks full and healthy. And this was after I had already styled my hair the totally wrong way and after it had air dried. Ummmm I am super excited to do my hair tomorrow. I already know it’s going to make a huge difference. Just watching this video made me realize that instead of hyperfixating on how “wrong “and “bad “my hair was, I could start working with what I’ve got and I can still lovingly take care of my hair. I know it sounds strange but I feel like a weight was lifted off me. Seriously, thank you so much. You’re changing lives out here. Much love and appreciation from your fellow curly haired sister.

You explain amazing

Love your routine. I have fine thin wavy hair. Will try it next time I wash. Thanks for sharing this!!

@Jinkismita45

10 ай бұрын

What's the result

Hi Gena Marie, Thanks for this great video! My hair has definitely lost density as I've gotten older so this video is very helpful for me. The best product I found is Dippity Do Curls For Girls Curl Boosting Mousse. I tried other mousses but this is the best. I get fat, voluminous curls with it.

Thank you so much for this! My hair is low density and very fine but very curly, but I was losing hope because every other KZreadr I've seen always talks about having very thick and a lot of hair.

Excellent!

Good tips so the hair won't "stick" to your scalp. (One of my problems) If I diffuse immediately after... frizz! If I ever scrunch with ANY oil, light or not...frizz! Thank you! ❤

Thanks so much very helpful 🤗

Omg, it now makes sense why the upside down squish to condish method did not work well with my long, fine, low density curls. I tried curly girl method a few times. It got weird when I flipped it back over. I could see my scalp and always had to rake thru to break up the curl clumps to make it look better. I quickly went back to my normal method, which is super close to yours!

Thank you for this!!! I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong and why my hair looks so weird after styling upside down!

I've got fine, high porosity low density and aging grayish hair that has another mind of its own, plus a course fine outer layer 😩 - I can incorporate a lot of this into my routine and God bless you for talking about upside down styling and plopping- sometimes those things take all my strength! Between you and Ashley Conner's wash day routine I've got this! I'll come back and let you know how this went- I want to try them all! I specifically love maybe not having to pin my roots anymore!

@Jaqueli9er

2 жыл бұрын

"aging grayish hair that has another mind of its own" ahahahahahah so true! My graying hair started when I was 18, just one here and there, and now I'm 34 and 60% of my head is made of white hair (which I refuse to dye because it's so exhausting to retouch roots, and I prefer crazy colors anyway), but yeah, white hair have a whole other personality to them, it's like they are really rebelling ("I don't wanna have the same color than other hairs", "I don't wanna have the same texture", "I wanna look like dog's fur") LOL