We first noticed this trend over on the curly hair subreddit where folks are posting selfies with testimonies of their good hair days. "Used to work in food before the lockdown. Now that I don't have to put my hair up everyday the curls are starting to come out!" writes user bluiscool . "Has anyone been having perfect quarantine hair days? I can never get it to look this nice in my normal day-to-day" shares aclockworkkiwiberry . "Social distancing has done wonders for my curls," says christina-marie-k , and user jencarn05 jokes, "Don't you love when you aren't going anywhere the curls decide to be on point?"
As for how to get curls looking their best at home, hair stylist and curl connoisseur Tippi Shorter previously told Women's Health Products are key, starting with the shampoo. Once hair is hydrated, less styling products are needed," she said. "Using products that have moisture and frizz-reducing ingredients are essential for curly girls to achieve healthy curls."
Celebrity hair stylist Kim Kimble told Women's Health that co-washing , or cleansing with a formula that's mostly conditioner, can leave hair more hydrated. "Curls are drier than straight strands because oils can't travel down the spiral shaft as easily," said Kimble. However, co-washes don't cleanse the scalp thoroughly enough, so she suggested alternating with a gentle, sulfate-free shampoo.
These poppin' curls may not be leaving home anytime soon, but you can definitely appreciate them from wherever you are. Consider it an upside amidst these uncertain timesas one Instagram user puts it: "The world may be a disaster, but my hair looks amazing today."
Ahead, we've rounded up some #quarantinecurls galore on reddit, Instagram, and Twitter.
Quarantine got my curls popping like pic.twitter.com/36gNwFAtXS Natalia (@theemaminatalia)
Quarantine and curls pic.twitter.com/efUFVkn4DW L E S (@_leslieannxo)
Lets see those quarantine curls pic.twitter.com/H4lmab3ncU 4:49 pm sunset (@mjperez271)
The curls are enjoying the quarantine pic.twitter.com/f62dtGtRf4 Amanda (@amanda_lucha)
Day 5 of self quarantine: My curls were showing off today pic.twitter.com/Iedi0HyECb Dawina (@_dawina7)
When you havent been doing your hair because quarantine so your curls start coming back pic.twitter.com/ypAZBPG3XX ... (@FranFine_)