Curly/Afro Hair in Australia...Advice Please!!!!!

Hey,It sounds as though your hair would readily loc up. Have you considered dreads? It's pretty hassle free and really an awesome style. Give it a try!> Hi,> I am half Indian and half Indonesian and have> just-under-shoulder-length, very curly and coarse,> porous hair. It has been colour treated (not severely)> and also chemically straightened once, but is *still*> very thick, curly (almost afro) and knotty. It doesn't> hang in nice locks or curls, but rather my hair just> 'frizzes' everywhere.> On rare occassions when I straighten it (with a blow> dryer) it takes me about 50 minutes to do it with lots> of serum and Fudge Cold Turkey. I just don't have the> time.> I am in Australia and also have a very narrow> selection of hair products and salons which specialise> in my type of 'afro' hair.> Can anyone reccommend *anything* for me?> A new hairstyle to wear my hair as it is?> A product to make it more manageable?> A product to make my hair straight?> Any Australian contacts?> Thankyou everybody!> Leila.