NEED HELP

Hello Vic and Louise -- welcome to the board!

Vic, I think Louise's suggestion to use a leave-in conditioner is a good one. I don't know if John Frieda's "Frizz-eaze" has been reformulated lately but it used to be mostly silicones which for many people give an immediate (but short-lived) increase in shine and control. Longer term, the hair gets dry and brittle, and starts breaking off.

Vic Rattlehead wrote: ive heard of some leave in conditioners that help straiten the hair...but i hear this kinda damages hair too...

I've heard of a variety of non-heat means of straightening hair, and I don't think any of them do your hair any good. It's taken me a lot of years to learn to love my curly hair for what it is.

is there anytype of hair cuts you did during your growin out process to help things ? if so uh what was it...

I wish I could help there, but all I did was let it grow and told my hairdresser to only cut off the split ends when I visited him about every six months. I'm still doing the same, but in about a year's time I'll probably get him to get rid of the layers that are still there at the back. The only "styling" thing I've done is to have my hair in braids for three months, which seems to have done it a lot of good - I took them out last week. It was greasy when I took them out, for the first time ever, and my scalp seems to have been producing more oil than usual since then. Seeing as I usually have very, very dry hair, that's a great improvement.

Sorry I can't be more help. Sometimes you just have to live with the in-between stages. But the conditioner thing works for me, so that might be worth a try.

Louise

Alibran wrote: Hi I'm a woman with very thick, curly, flyaway hair. The bad news is, mine's past my shoulders already and it isn't getting any more manageable. But I'm still growing it because I know it will get better as it gets longer. The most important thing, I've found, is to add weight to the hair. After washing and conditioning as usual, I gently towel dry it, then comb more conditioner through the hair - not the leave in type, just my normal conditioner - and leave it to dry. It gives it a bit of a wet look and helps to weigh it down. When it starts to get out of control, I just wet it and restyle, adding more conditioner if I need to. I only wash it once a week at the very most. I only use Aveda products, which I find are very good for my hair, but I think any rich, heavy conditioner would probably do the job. I hope this helps. Louise

i think i read your suggestion in another thread and i might try it....unfortunetly my hair is just at that stage where its not long enough to pull back but its long enough to look gooffy :) .....and fro like.. it really sucks and im kinda questioning having long hair all together :(

ive heard of some leave in conditioners that help straiten the hair...but i hear this kinda damages hair too...

i am using Freez-Ease (Normal forumla) cuz my hair would get pretty frizzy it seems to help and hair looks a lot better...


is there anytype of hair cuts you did during your growin out process to help things ? if so uh what was it...

lol sorry for all the info..but i could really use the help! thanks alot

Hi

I'm a woman with very thick, curly, flyaway hair. The bad news is, mine's past my shoulders already and it isn't getting any more manageable. But I'm still growing it because I know it will get better as it gets longer.

The most important thing, I've found, is to add weight to the hair. After washing and conditioning as usual, I gently towel dry it, then comb more conditioner through the hair - not the leave in type, just my normal conditioner - and leave it to dry. It gives it a bit of a wet look and helps to weigh it down. When it starts to get out of control, I just wet it and restyle, adding more conditioner if I need to. I only wash it once a week at the very most. I only use Aveda products, which I find are very good for my hair, but I think any rich, heavy conditioner would probably do the job.

I hope this helps.

Louise

André... how is your hair is doing these days?

Andre - I was going to suggest the hair band (or arc as you called it) to you...but I see you have already started using one. I have seen guys with really thick curly hair that is growing and what they do is wet it, put a gel in to weigh it down and while wet, the tie a band around the head and pull it back so that it is pulled off the face.

I have seen them use bandanas, terry bands and even black shoe laces. I also see a lot of the guys with baseball caps and gelled thick curly hair underneath...looks cool.

good luck!

jacqui

Hi André,

I have no experience with curly hair care since mine is straight. I don't know how valid these suggestions are... maybe some resident curlies can give you better advice... I might suggest going with the wet look until your hair grows out some more. There are several different kinds of products to help you achieve the look.

I hope this helps. If you try this, let us know how it works for you!