Keeping up with a coiled mane can seem like an impossible task for a guy. If you’ve been wondering how to get natural curls and properly maintain them, look no further – this guide is for you.

There are plenty of products with false promises and old-wives tales that will tell you how to deal with your curly hair. Lucky for you, we went through a whole lot of these promises and best practices and came up with the very best tips on how to get natural curls.

Ditch any tips you got from your mom’s friends or youtube videos, and dig into the list we put together for you. It won’t matter if you’re at work, the gym, or the bar; with our help (and this handy guide), handsome, masculine, natural curls will follow you everywhere you go. 

1. Reduce Hair Washing

Hopefully, you know this already, but washing your hair less is the first and easiest step in getting natural curls. As you might know, shampooing your hair is one of the worst ways to dry it out and leaves it vulnerable to fly-away-hairs and breakages.

Your curls, and hair in general, naturally build up oils that keep them healthy. Natural oils also help hair clump together to create beautiful ringlets. To help support this God-given hair savior, try and avoid any shampoo with silicone and sulfates, as these will strip every bit of moisture and oil from your hair. 

Different types of curls will need different amounts of care. Looser curls can do fine with two to three washings a week, but guys with spring-tight rings should aim for closer to one wash a co-wash a week (a co-wash is washing it with only conditioner, might sound crazy, but we’ll get to that) and only one shampoo deep cleaning a month. Trust us, it helps immediately. 

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2. Use a Wide-Toothed Comb (instead of a brush)

If you’re still brushing your hair instead of using a wide-tooth comb, then be thankful you found this guide because you are seriously destroying your chances of maintaining healthy curls. Curly hair can be brittle, so brushing it is a sure-fire way to end up with a mess of split-ends. Instead, a wide-toothed comb should work perfectly for your detangling needs.