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Keep reading as we give you the lowdown on the curly hair sponge and how you can use this trendy beauty tool in your styling routine.

It works best on damp hair – if the hair is not damp, then you apply hair gel on hair or on the sponge brush before styling the hair. To ensure that we maintain our editorial integrity, our editorial team does not receive direct compensation from our sponsors and advertisers. Before using a hair sponge, either wash and gently dry your hair until it’s damp, or spritz it with water and conditioner. As we mentioned, you should start the process with wet, detangled hair, but the constant movement of the curl sponge can quickly lead to you tangling your locks. Instead of forcing consumers or barbers to try to figure it out themselves, Youssef came out with the curl sponge.The product recommendations and advertisers that appear on Curl Centric are from companies that compensate us through an exclusive, full-service ad management partner.

Consider using TRESemme TRES Two Mega Sculpting Gel for optimal results, and watch your curls come to life! Actually, each side provides a slightly different style that gives your curls a different overall effect.When using the sponge, you’ll want to use it on moisturized, detangled, slightly damp hair for easier motion. You can get away with overusing gel because it will dry enough to “scrunch” some of it out, but cream stays in the hair and can cause buildup. Next, remove your hair’s natural curl definition with a wide bristle brush, like a paddle brush, a pick, or a wide-toothed comb to avoid snagging hair during the coiling process. However, you’ll want to make sure that you’re using a soft hair sponge to keep your strands in shape. It requires that hair be properly moisturized before using, so the process effectively hydrates hair and ensures that it doesn’t become dry and break off.

Some other products you may want to put in your hair before sponging it include leave-in conditioner, curl cream, or gel.Depending on the size of the hair, it will take 3 to 10 minutes to complete the hair with this sponge brush. Flexi rods are one of her favorite hair tools: "I’m currently obsessed with smaller flexi rods and old-school perm rods — primarily due to the versatility and accessibility.

It is a good option for people wanting fuller bouncy waves but are not sure how to achieve this through brushing their locks only.Hair sponges do have a reputation for being damaging, but this isn’t true if you aren’t overusing them or rubbing them too hard against your scalp while drying or detangling wet hair with one hand while wrapping curls at a time with another hand.