One thing to remember about born-with-‘em curls like Alicia Keys’: The less you do to them, the better they look. After washing, apply a lightweight leave-in conditioner to damp hair, then comb it through with a wide-tooth comb. Once your hair is dry, hands off. “The more you touch it while it’s dry, the more frizz you’re going to get,” says Mahisha Dellinger, founder of Curls hair-care line. Another cause of the frizzies: dryness. To prevent it, don’t wash your hair every day. “If you’re using a sulfate-based shampoo, wash your hair one to two times a week max. If you’re using a sulfate-free cleanser, you can wash every other day if needed,”
