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You wouldn't know it from my picture (its straightened here) but I have curly, fine hair too!  I recently started a new shampoo & conditioner  (since December) that I like.  It was recommended to me by a friend of mine (a wonderful hairdresser) who is doing my hair for the wedding.  The products are from the "abba pure performance hair care" brand.  I have been using the "moisture shampoo" and the "pure moisture conditioner". So far I am happy with them and I trust her suggestions... I'm trying to grown my bangs out for the wedding.  

I have also been using a new product for my curl since October and I'm very happy with it.  I'm almost finished with the container & plan to buy it again.  It is by Fekkai and it is called "Luscious Curls" and it is a hair cream that I bought at Sephora.  It separates and encourages my curls without making my hair feel too oily or crunchy.  It also smells nice :-)

I have really curly, thick hair that's past my shoulders. I have a lot of volume, so I have to watch how I fix it. Might not work for you because yoru hair is more fine, but here's what i do.

I wash my hair every 3-5 days if I can help it. My hair's really dry, so I can do that. :-) I then use a thick conditioner in the shower, finger comb in the shower and rinse without rubbing my head-- just flip my head over and let the water run through. Then blot my hair-- i don't rub it or flip my hear over-- just blot out the water. Rubbing breaks up the curls(I want them bigger, not lots of little ones) and it can frizz out the hair.

I'll spray with a heat protectant, then work in Bumble and Bumble coarse curls creme - just run my hands through. This holds curls without making your hair crunchy or weighing it down too much. Then do the same thing with CHI hair serum. It smells really good and it works really well to ban frizz. Then I use Pantene curls mousse and put that in my hair. This hold it down and holds the shape and make it a firm curl-- so the more you use, the crunchier it will be, but never like a gel. :-) At no point do I brush or comb my hair-- it's all with the fingers. Otherwise it breaks ups the curls. I'll flip my head over to put more mousse in real quick and then flip it back. I use a pick to lift at the crown, just a little. Spray with Dove hairspray and then I use a diffuser on a blowdryer all over. On low heat, just spot by spot until it's dry. The slower I move around with the diffuser, the less broken up the curls get. I don't flip my head over to dry it because my hair will get too big. If you want volume-- by all means flip your head over. :-)

Hope this helps ya. It's what works for me. But really, the MOST important thing is getting a GOOD hair cut by a hair dresser that understands curly hair!! I hated my hair for years--until I found my current guy. Cannot emphasize it enough! Having a good hair cut saved me lots of $$ because I don't have to overuse products to get my hair to behave!

ps-- Bumble and Bumble has some great products for fine curls. $$ but I've had really good results with their products. They have a whole curly hair line, and I use the shampoo/conditioner too.

I'm definitely on the broke-as-sin side of this group, but I've modified the no-shampoo regimen to fit drugstore products.  I never use shampoo proper, instead once a week I do a paste of baking soda followed by an apple cider vinegar rinse (google them!) They're both natural and cheap, so no frizzing of the hair even though your scalp gets clean.

I can get away with this because I use products that don't build up on your hair too much: Aussie's Tizz no Frizz & Aussome Volume gels (I mix them to get the hold I need) and Herbal Essences curly conditioner. Every morning I rinse & condition my hair, using my fingers to scrub my scalp a bit, but my hair needs moisture, not drying out! I then comb through it right after my shower, put in the gel, and wrap it up in a t-shirt to dry it curly. If it's cold out, I sometimes diffuse it, but mostly just air dry.

It works, I promise! The first week you don't use shampoo your hair will be a bit greasy, but then it adjusts and your scalp isn't greasy and your hair isn't frizzy anymore! It totally amped up my curls and it's SO easy.

I also maybe wash my hair twice a week and put frizz-ease gel on it afterwards.  Then I add a little bit of gel and let it air dry.  I never use a diffuser becuase it makes my hair super curly, like a poodle!  I just like my little bit of curl, thanks!

@sweetheartdealer,  no, I don't wet it either. Takes ~40 min to fix my hair, so once it's fixed, I don't mess with it. I'll fix it down and gentlyy pull it back or pull it u p if I need to. It looks the best the 2nd day anyway. I'll pull it into a high pony the 3rd day usually. It'll go into a bun after that-- I use a straightener on the front pieces. :-) I can wet it and condition without shampoo, but I might as well wash it. I do use a lot of products and I workout every day, so I need to wash them out.

I've tried to do the Curly Girl regime and I couldn't stick it out. I just shampoo less often. :-) They are coming out w/sulfate free shampoos now though!!

On the cheapo end of things, I use Dove extra moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, and whatever combo hair cream/gel I can find. First I used Sunsilk, now I'm using Garnier Fructis. I wash, use a lot of conditioner that I leave in for about 5-10 minutes (as long as it takes me to wash my body and shave), then rinse. If I'm really dry, like in winter, I won't rinse thoroughly. I then towel dry, and work through the cream gel, and scrunch. If my hair's really tangled from the shower, I'll comb it while it's really wet, then scrunch the curls back in, but that's the only time I brush it. I typically wash every other to every three days... sometimes my hair will start going limp sooner so I'll wash it sooner. I have very fine, moderately thick hair with a good, springy curl.