The Curly Girl Method founded by Lorraine Massey, is a shampoo-free cult hair method for type 2, 3 and 4 hair, designed to keep wavy and curly hair healthy, amplify volume and eliminate frizz. The method offers great tips and techniques for curly hair, but places great emphasis on finding the right products and techniques for each individual’s curls, with one essential rule: avoid sulphates and silicones.

Suit your look asked over 1000 wavies and curlies how they use The Curly Girl Method with their hair – which products, techniques and routines work for them. Here are the results.

If you’d like more information on The Curly Girl Method, see our beginners guide to the CG method.

More resources for curly hair:

• An exclusive interview with Celeb Hair stylist Stephanie Stevenson
• The Ultimate Guide to Plopping
• 50 tips to Fight the Frizz
• Curl Talk

Are you looking for any specific CG stats? Leave a message in the comments and we’ll take a look to see if we have the results you’re after!

EDIT: Lorraine Massey’s own products (Devacurl) are no longer recommended – the formulas have changed since she sold the company.