A woman with gorgeous frizz-free locks has shown others how she achieves her bouncy curls using the 'bowl method'.
Patrizia O’Shaughnessy noticed a huge difference with her curls after trying the technique - and fans have been won over.
The 28-year-old first started the 'Curly Girl Method' a few years back - which is a guide for looking after curly hair, and includes the recommendation of avoiding traditional shampoo.
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It was created by hairstylist Lorraine Massey, who published a handbook in 2010. And more recently, thousands of women have been flooding social media with before and after photos.
But Zia was struggling in her progress to achieving the perfect curls, so decided to try something new.
"The bowl method has helped so many people already, it’s had such a great response on TikTok," she told the Manchester Evening News.
"I had tried the curly girl method a few years ago so remembered some techniques I had researched back then, but starting again this year with my curly bestie, we were discussing methods to try for my hair as I had hit a lull in my progress.
"We talked about adding more moisture into my routine, and so therefore decided to try the bowl method. I remember seeing a few other curly creators sharing the technique.
"It works well for me as my curls, as well as many other hair types, really love moisture.
"It helps to reduce frizz, and create curl clumps (a lot of us struggle with stringy curls!) so both big wins. It also dilutes your products a little.
"At the time when I started the bowl method I was using a curl cream that was too heavy for my hair so this really helped with that too.
"I’m now using Only Curls curl cream which is a lot lighter but it still works really well with the bowl method; it’s my favourite combination."
Sharing a video to her TikTok page - @curlyzia.xo - she explains how the bowl method hydrates and distributes product.
Responding to the clip, viewer Nuvia said: "I love this method, it literally made my curls come back".
Amanda Brown responded: "Did this and had my best wash day ever!"
Heather Stello commented: "I’m so glad I came across your videos!! I have curly hair but I never knew how to care for them. This method has been a life saver"
Timeforrest2 added: "Tried bowl method thanks to you and seen huge improvements!"
How to do the bowl method
Zia explains how to carry out the bowl method, which she does every wash day, twice a week:
- After washing your hair, fill up a bowl of water
- Apply a leave in conditioner and curl cream, and brush it though
- Dip your hair into the water, scrunch, and let the water run back into the bowl
- Dip four times - once at the front, then each side, then back to the front. Before the final dip, bring your hair over your ears, and split this dip into three. This helps to avoid knots when bringing your head back up
- Follow with a styling product like mousse or gel
- Dry with a diffuser on a low heat
