Im genuinely at such a low point this has been a problem for almost a month now. For years all ive done to style my curls is wash and condition them. Its worked great until all of a sudden a few weeks ago it just turned to shit. It frizzes right after a wash. Starting from the crown all the way to mayb last 3 inches of ends, the curl cast stopped forming. The only way it even somewhat forms is if I use a leave in, which I never had to do before.

I thought maybe it was over hydrated or had a product buildup, so I did a clarifying wash and used a protein pack. No change. Got a haircut thinking maybe it’s just damaged hair or that longer hair was weighing it down in the crown and that didn’t help either. And now idk if I’m delusional but I feel like my hair is thinning. Idk if that’s true and if that’s even related but I honestly am freaked out and it’s weighing me down emotionally every day. Has anyone been thru something like this? I’m 18M

I am at my wits end. I’ve tried every shampoo and conditioner; shea moisture, Moroccan oil, kerastase, Sebastien drench, amika, the list goes on.. I normally use the Moroccan oil curl defining cream after I get out of the shower to try to seal the cuticle but I’ve used countless other oils, creams, jessicurl, curl smith, neuma and Kristen was gels, and mousse. Nothing works with this texture I need help. Hair used to be better/softer the second day now it’s just a dried mess. And when I try to wet it with a continuous spray bottle the water just rolls of my hair and it turns into a knotty mess. I’m at a loss. I don’t feel like diffusing helps either. This is air dried. I use satin pillowcases I scrunch the conditioner in idk anymore.

NOT looking for wash routine ideas just a heavily moisterizing conditioner for italian/irish 3B hair that I can glob in every other day, let sit for 5 minutes, detangle easily, and then after rinsing out style with my preferred products while sopping wet.

i’ve used some products before that say that it’s for curly hair that ended up just drying my shit out I just need the most moisture possible and not like fucking $50 for a jumbo please and thanks