porcupine hair

hi
if no product is applied, I swear my hair looks like spikes on a porcupine, super straight, super thick, and growing out almost perpendicular to the scalp, especially on the sides. So now, the only product I use to make my hair lay flat is gel, however, the results are not spectacular. Is there any product(s) out there that can make my hair soft and/or lay flat?

thanks

Yep, my brother has the same thing...Dont really know HOW it`s possible for hair to do that, but it IS possible. In my brothers case, it`s cause he has worn his hair straight up for years...and somehow the hairs started growing like that. And if you have thick hair, it`s real easy for the hairs to stay upward.
Anyway...
What you can do, this might sound pretty stupid, but try wearing a baseball cap or beanie or anything that will push down your hair. Wear it as much as you can...this`ll force the hair to stop growing up like it does now. It`ll take al whole time though...And try taking mousse first, that stuff makes your hair nice and soft...then comb it down and spray hairspray on it:)
Hope this helps...it sure did for my little bro:)

I have the same problem. The hat is only a temporary solution. I used to try wearing it for a half hour before styling it but halfway through the day it`s fudged up again. Hopefully the wax will work. I feel the pain for whoever else has this problem. It freaking sucks. For a day or two after the haircut it looks good then looks bad. Even if you grow it it starts to look really puffy.

I have been dealing with this natural afro for years. I used to get my hair cut short and then I would have to use wax to get it look good but that would make it greasy. So I grew out it about 1.5-2 inches on the top and a taper/fade up the sides. For the top dry your hair and then apply a styling cream(Rave makes a pretty good styling creme). Let the cream dry and then comb threw your hair or use your hands to style it. Touch up with hair spray. That should give you the soft but manageable hair.

Bryan