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I did a post when I 1st came on here about how fed up I was with my make up and hair. I did something about my make up but my hair I couldn't. I'm hoping someone on here can relate to me, please someone help me. I'm beginning to hate looking in the mirror and I'm slowly feeling very low about myself. I have naturally curly hair. Its VERY curly and fuzzy. I used to go to a hairdressers every week to get it straightened, now I just can't afford it. It takes me at least 2 hours to straighten it myself and it doesn't even stay straight then!? I've been through the yellow pages and rang every single hairdressers near to me and none of them deal with what they class as afro carribean hair. I've been to a c hairdressers and their answer seems to be straighten it too. I can't have it permenatly straightened due to the cost. So many hairdressers will happily do my hair and make a miracle of it but then when I wash it at home I'm back to square one. I'm beginning to feel ugly and not worthy of anyone. I've been close to tears and people may think its just hair but I feel sooo ugly. one woman said she could perm my hair, I've always been told don't ever perm naturally curly hair???
I don't know what to do.... Does anyone else have really curly hair!!!?????
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I don't know what to do.... Does anyone else have really curly hair!!!?????
[Modified by: yummy mummy738 on 05 February 2009 11:41:51 ]
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tip for bith straight/ curly hair: once a week cover all your hair with almond oil and rub in the hair and scalp for a few min. rap head in cling flim. then rap a hot, damp towel around the cling filmed hair and chill out for 5- 10 min. wash hair using shampoo Before any water goes nere your head (otherwise you'll never get the almond oil out properly). this will help keep your hair in good condion which means healthy, shiny,less fizzy hair.
when drying curly hair use a duffuser on your hair dryer (they look a bit like a small plate with bits sticking out of it. and dry roots at a hot setting and the rest of your hair on a cold setting (this helps ruduce frizz and helps the curls from better). and use produces for curly hair (ie shammpoo, condioner etc) as they are less hevey on the hair.
i hope i have been of some help hun. x.
A few years ago I had my hair permed to relax it which seemed to work a little bit.
I also permenantly straightened it myself with one of the Dark and Lovely kits you can get from boots but used a childs one so it wasn't as harsh. It worked pretty well and the ends of my hair are still always straight where its grown out. I think you can get a boots own chemical straightening kit aimed at curly not afro carribean hair so might be worth looking at? Hope that helps a little xx
I considered this perm thing but got scared of the whole PERM thing. I like your advice. If I get ghds and can do my hair within 10 mins I could easily stick to doing it once a week. My hair is kind of long in some parts though. What products do you put on your hair e2002??
Its permanent, and she has done it twice for me, and I'm just at the stage of it growing out now - the roots are going a bit puffy! My sister is going to do the next lot for me - and I'm pretty sure ghd straightners would now get it dead straight pretty easily. Its called Soft and Beautiful Botanicals (No mix, No Lye) Texturiser - comes in child or adult and the 'No Lye' means ammonia free. Take care if you have coloured your hair already - like any treatment - but it was only on my hair for 8 minutes and made such a difference. I would also see if you can get someone to do it for you, (its quite tricky to do it all yourself).
And I can totally understand you feeling so down about your hair - I have stood in front of the mirror crying because mine is just so thick and frizzy!! You are not alone xxxx
Just take care, and if you ever feel any burning on the scalp wash it off straight away. Make sure it is all rinsed out thoroughly. (all tips she gave me - she has helped out loads of people... maybe we could start a group...?)
Do some research on the internet - the same sites that sell this stuff do the dark & lovely stuff aswell - I really hope you find the result you're looking for xxxx Now will stop waffling...
Mims xx
Don't know how I'll cope with my hair once the baby is here, I'll never get enough time to do it!! xx
I have tried lots of other straightners and they take forever and still leave my hair looking puffy and frizzy,but GHDs rock!!!since i first got these over 6yrs ago now i have started to like my hair!
Definately invest in some GHDs they can be quite expensive but really are worth it!
Thats all i wanted to add,think all the other advice you got is really good.