why is all the "expert" advice for curly hair so high maintenance? who but a teenager has that kind of time to spend grooming? It shouldn't have to be all about how many products and in what order you use them. It should be about a good haircut (not hair style) that flatters the wearer. If a hair stylist can charge more per hour than a general practioner, then they should be able to customize a style for a client. A woman with curly hair walks in to a salon for the first time, before she gets whisked away to the shampoo bowl she pleads to first speak with the stylist. The stylist begins sorting through tufts of hair and asks "so, what would you like done today?" "Well, you're the stylist, what do you recommend?" Then after a consult and cut-the stylist grabs the blow dryer and a brush. For what, you ask. To blow out the cut that you were under the impression was designed for your curly hair. Once we get health care reformed someone should step in and reform hair care.