To get curly hair rub a pea sized amount of gel into your hair and run your hands through it to create a messy look for a more natural approach rinse your hair regularly with water but only use shampoo once a week since this will help your hair retain natural oils that make it curl more. Keep your hair long the weight of longer hair makes the hair less curly and more wavy trim the ends to prevent split ends but leave the rest of your hair as long as possible install a diffuser on the end of your blow dryer this will keep the blow dryer from adding to the frizz but will allow the heat to dry your hair try a hot oil conditioner every 2 weeks to weigh down the hair and make it less curly. Ive finally found the secret to taking my naturally curly hair 2c and turning it into waves without straightening it first now im passing the trick on t. Buying hair rollers might seem a little redundant for those of you with curly hair but if you want to turn those curls into waves youre going to need a set of medium sized rollers magnetic rollers are the best as theyre easy to use quick and effective but they wont dry out your curly hair