Curly Hair Not Soft Anymore...

I have pretty curly hair and recently my hair has gotten sort of scratchy in spots, I have been using the same products for a while.  I can't tell whether my hair is changing, is unhealthy, or it could be that since my hair is pretty short (like 2 - 3 inches) and my curls are starting to come up on the top of my head.  I use infusium 23 repair shampoo + conditioner and I gel my hair with define curl pro V or something like that.  Should I use some different products or what you would recommend?  It was perfectly soft a couple weeks ago and its getting worse.  I wish I had straight hair, curls are so hard to manage.

Edited by Duckydude - February 25 2008 at 4:20pm