Understanding shrinkage, and planning for it
This is the part that surprises everyone. Curly hair looks shorter dry than wet, because the coil draws up. Type 3 curls shrink roughly 20 to 50 percent, and type 4 coils can shrink 50 to 90 percent. So 18-inch afro kinky might wear closer to 4 to 8 inches once it springs up and dries. Add 2 to 4 inches to the length you actually want, and you won't be let down when it dries to its natural pattern.
Keeping curls defined
Curly textures need moisture more than anything, and type 4 hair especially, because the tight pattern keeps your scalp's natural oils from traveling down the strand. Wash once a week at most, since curls hide second-day texture well. Between washes, refresh by misting with water, working in a leave-in or curl cream, and scrunching. Match your products to your pattern, with lighter water-based formulas for looser curls and richer butters and oils for tight coils.
Why shop our curly hair
Cheap curly extensions tangle, mat, and lose their pattern after a few washes. Ours hold their curl through many washes, blend with your natural texture, and last for months with proper moisture. We carry the patterns that are hardest to match anywhere else, like afro kinky and jerry curl, so tight-textured hair finally has a real match. Doing a sew-in instead of clip-ins? There's an afro kinky curly closure too. And if locs are the goal, our human hair dreadlock extensions guide shows which coily hair builds the best ones.
Ready to match your texture?
Name your curl pattern first, then add your shrinkage allowance to the length, then pick your color. In that order, curly extensions blend like they're yours.
Once you've nailed your pattern, the attachment method is up to you. The same curls come as quick clip-ins you put in at home, or as sew-in bundles and matching closures for an install that lasts. Both branch off the broader extensions selection, and the rest of the catalog is right there when you want to compare textures.
