Curly Hair Myths You Have To Stop Believing

Yes, curly hair types typically need extra TLC, but you should be careful of overdoing it with all kinds of hair oils. This is because oils actually don't really hydrate your hair (gasp!) but instead work to lock in existing moisture.

Speaking to Glamour, founder of online marketplace Antidote Street, Winnie Awa, explained that moisturizing water-based products are your best bet for hydrating curly hair. Leave-in conditioners are a great example. Then, you can add oil to lock in moisture, but remember that a little can go a long way. "Greasing your scalp can clog up the pores at the follicles, which will lead to poor quality hair growth," Awa explains. If your hair is in urgent need of hydration, consider a steam treatment. "Steam treatments work really well and make your products work really hard. So when it comes to the winter months and you notice your hair drying out, seek out hydrating products/high water content products or steam treatments," trichologist Eleanor Richardson says.

Also, be careful of the types of oils you use on your hair. You might have heard that coconut oil is the holy grail when it comes to hydrating dry curls, but this is not the case. Yes, it can lock in moisture, but if you don't use hydrating products before applying it, the oil will actually suck any remaining moisture from your tresses, making them brittle.