I also have thick curly hair and have found that jojoba oil is a godsend at keeping my curly bits actually curly rather than fluffy. Straight haired folks often don't realise just how much infighting goes on between individual strands of curly hair... trying to get them all to go in the own direction and form a cohesive tendril can be a nightmare!

Of course, downside of jojoba is it will prevent dreading. I'm using it that way on purpose for my tips (some of which keep trying to blunt).

Jojoba doesn't make my acne worse either. In fact I use it as a face moisturiser too.

its still a good idea to wash more tho and will help em dresad faster

Jojoba oil is always best. It's the closest oil to what your scalp naturally produces. You could use aloe, but that will condition your locks a bit.

Maybe wash more often?