Curly Girl

Say no to shampoo, unplug the dryer, and find your inner curl Celebrate the beauty of curls in a buoyant how-to, manifesto, and curly girl support group all in one.
Beginning with hair's true nature and underscored by Lorraine's Shampoo Epiphany - handle your hair as gently as you do your best cashmere sweater - it's all here: the care, the styling, the cuts, the dos, the tips, the products, the remedies, the attitude.
Tight coils and soft wavy tresses, African American curls and curly kids - this is what to do to look and feel your best.
Includes: Curly Cues and Quizzes, Daily Routines for Corkscrew, Botticelli, and Wavy Curls, Homemade Lotions & Potions, Q&A's for No More Bad Hair Days, Twelve-Step Recovery Program that will change your life, one shampoo at a time.
Plus: I Used to be Straight....And 22 Other Curly Girl Confessions

Introduction (xi) Our Curls, Ourselves: Finding Your Inner Curl (1) Hair: The Inside Story (9) The Three Types of Curly Girls: Which Curl Are You? (19) The Curly Girl Program: Creating a Daily Routine (29) Products and Home Remedies: What's a Curly Girl to Do? (47) You Go, Curl!: African American Hair (61) A Cutting Edge Philosophy: A Crop of Curls (69) Color Me Curly: The Best Choices for Curls (79) The Care and Handling of Curly Kids: Getting Kids to Like Their Curls (85) Curly Girl Q&A: No More Bad Hair Days (91) Looks for Special Occasions: Easy Updos (109) A 12-Step Recovery Program for Curly Girls: One Shampoo at a Time (119) Time Line: A Cavalcade of Curls (125) Astrolocurls: A Horoscope (136) Curly Diary (141)