I've been growing out my hair for a while, maybe 1 year and a half or even two years. My hair is naturally curly and one of the reasons I started growing it out is because people kept telling me I could never get to go down (They thought it would just go up). Anyways, moving on...
It's not exactly to shoulder length yet, but close. I have a few problems with it. It's extremely thick and I can't control it at all so it does what it pleases.
You can see in the pictures that where it meets my face it starts making separate clumps as if I had dreads.
My hair is also extremely straw like and I don't know what to do. I only comb it when it's wet and keep it in a pony tail/bun until it dries so it doesn't explode and shit. Any options?
I hate the shape as well since it's a bit poofier at the bottom (That'll leave as it grows even longer).
And one of the BIGGEST problems is in the back, how when I lower my head, it shows like a big bump in the back.
CAN SOMEONE HELP WITH THESE PROBLEMS?
Now that I look at the pictures, my hair looks like a god damn squid
Since you say it feels like straw and its clumpy and poofy, here is what i suggest. Wash your hair 2-3 times a week. This will prevent your hair from drying out. When you DO wash, make sure you condition after you shampoo. This will help silken your curls. When you're done conditioning and out of the shower, moisturize your hair in sections and then detangle with a brush from tip to root. You can do this with coconut oil or argan oil or whatever you choose. Moisturizing before detangling will make it easier to manage and will remove any excess dead built up hair or knots. Lastly, i would advise you to deep condition at least once a week on a day where you don't shampoo. Deep conditioner are also called masks and can be found at most stores where regular shampoo and conditioner are available. This will refresh your curls and keep the moisture locked in. I'm sorry this is a bit long, but hair is no joke and i know a thing or 2 about curls. ;-P
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Thanks for helping, sometimes I lose faith in this page, but someone usually comes around haha. I wash my hair maybe 2 times a week and, hopefully this isn't gross, but I don't use Shampoo because so many people tell me not to, but maybe I should? I use really hot water which I heard makes it worse. The conditioner I use is whatever lies around so maybe I should actually by my own stuff haha.
For the brushing after my shower, for some reason my hair seems to dry to a point very quickly and then take years after and I feel like it'll get super bad if I try brushing it after my shower, or should I not towel dry it at all and brush it?
And lastly, my methods of drying it. When I was in the first stages of growing out my hair, I actually slept with a beanie so my hair would flatten down, but now I can put it in a ponytail. Is that not a good idea? Sorry for the long reply, but I'm really in the dark here. My two older sisters are not much help since they both straighten their hair.
Washing your hair twice a week is not gross. Id say its better because the natural oils from your roots are what nourish your hair. Washing too frequently can make hair dry and brittle. Its also fine if you don't really shampoo often because it strips hair of oils. I would use shampoo sparingly just to get rid of dandruff or built up product. Conditioning should be apart of your routine. I say co-wash every other day or every 2 days. Invest and take time in your conditioners, as they don't all work for everyone. Don't use whats just laying around. hahaha. Make a habit of reading product reviews on conditioners. Keep a few in the back of your mind, so when you run out of a bottle, you try another product you haven't tried before. Eventually you'll have enough experience to know which conditioner will be your go to, your absolute favorite. Yes, buy your own stuff. :)
As for towel drying, don't do it. Stay AWAY from the towel. After you condition your hair, just squeeze the water out. Once thats done, and this is very important an make a bog difference, add a moisturizer to your hair BEFORE you start detangling. This will work the product in and help with more keeping your hair manageable.
Its great idea. After you detangle and add a leave in conditioner or any moisturizers of your choice, you can pul your hair back into a ponytail. This is fine. And I don't mind the long replies, hair is important and needs a lot of details. hahaha :D
I totally feel u, I have the same type of hair, conditioner, creams and coconut oil is what works for me. I think the main issue is in the lenght. I had it kinda short for a while and I had the same problem as u, a sort of ball would form at the bottom and it looked weird, so my suggestion, keep it short enough to not allow this, otherwise you'd need it much longer...
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I want to grow it out a lot longer. Like that length in the picture (Yea, that's sort of my goal for how it looks etc.). Do you think my hair could ever look like that?
That guy is not that curly, his hair is more like wavy, so u'd probably look a bit different coz I think ur hair is more on the curly side, but if u take good care of it, it can look pretty awesome
Yea, it's definitely more wavy. But for some reason my hair is only curly at the bottom, the rest you can tell it's wavy. The pictures I took show my hair a lot drier than usual but you can still kinda tell. I feel like the weight from me getting it to that length it'll be more wavy. My hair, when shorter, is very, very curly so I was surprised when it got wavier.
It does look really dry on that pic, so I can't tell how it actually is. Your curls will get looser, maybe not the whole wavy look, but looser, definitely. In my case, my hair got looser and all but it's still VERY curly. But yeah, give it a go, just don't forget to take good care of it :)
Well someone told me to: Use Deep Conditioner (I'll buy some today maybe) Brush my hair after shower Use some oil stuff in parts Andddd I think that's it.
Would that do the trick, or should it at least?
Also, are there anyways to make my hair dry faster because it takes like a whole day or more to completely dry.
I'll take the deep conditioner advice too lol, I just use normal conditioner xD But yeah, that sounds good. Coconut oil is my fav
Oh yeah, it takes a whiiiiile to dry, but I prefer to do it naturally, so I just wait. Some people use hairdryers, but I don't like it, plus it doesn't work on curly hair hah
Yea, I only used a hairdryer once. I usually dry it while in a pony tail, it takes longer but that way it turns out wavy when it's dry. Anyways, thanks for all your help, hopefully my hair cooperates and everything goes well!
yeah, it takes longer when u do that. Sometimes I braid it and jeez it takes like a whole day lol curly hair problems xD it's a struggle but it's awesome 😛
Sure 😊 And then leave it on for 5 minutes while you do things in the shower... You can even be done with showering and still leave it on - as long as you need to, but then don't forget to rinse it off.
I went out to the store a few hours ago but was a bit lost and came back with L'Oreal EverCreme Intense Nourishing Conditioner thing, and Intensive Hydration Hair Masque. I didn't know if it was either one or the other so hopefully I didn't just buy one extra. And I also bought a brush that hopefully comes in handy...
Great. =) Just try those on. They will definitelxy help. Also coconut oil - melt it and put it in your hair and keep it overnight - wrapped in a towel - do this a few times a week and your hair will thank you! ^-^
P. S. I've found that the best conditioners and shampoos for hair regeneration are Fructis, Garnier. (When you are done with the ones you bought - you can check these out. =))
Of course haha, I don't want to return these or anything lol. I used to try a sort of oil, but since I never used conditioner and stuff, nothing happened, but I just used some bottled stuff, I'm guessing it's the same thing
1) trim your ends- helps it to look neater, prevents split ends 2) Use sulphate free shampoo so your hair is not stripped of it's natural oils and follow up with a good conditioner, (one with natural oils like coconut, argan, olive etc) 3) moisturize your hair - you can use pure coconut oil, or a natural hair cream.
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