The Heat And Hair

[loubrockbank]

im from the uk and now living here in phuket, trouble is my hair is driving me bonkers, i have wavey hair and tend to straighten every day....but as soon as i leave an air conned room i look like a poodle ....well not too much but u get the drift

just wondered what products you use here, as I havnt really noticed much to calm it down....and i dont fancy cutting it really short as id be sporting an afro.

[girlx]

hmm dunno since my hair is opposite yours (thin, straight) but one thing i have noticed is if i stay in air con all day my hair gets really greasy and limp.

[Bung]

I think a lttle coconut oil may help? I heard it somewhere once but as a bloke I I could be wrong.

[devona]

I have naturally curly hair and the same problem. After 3 years of trying all sorts here my only answer was to get my family to send me John Freida Frizz Ease from England. I've looked for it here but had no luck and it's the only product that has any hope of holding back my frizz.

[sbk]

One thing that has helped me alot is to put oil in my hair on a regular basis. If you don't have the time, then put it in overnight, but be sure to put a towel over your pillow. It helps tame the frizzies for a few days. Coconut oil works but they also sell these small bottles of scented olive oil for hair.

[Meg_2003]

I have the same problem, So I had my hair rebonded and have not had any frizz problems since. Although having your hair rebonded is not good for your hair at all (Ive got a few frizzed up ends which Ive had to cut off because my hair is also highlighted) its so much easier to handle. I no longer need my hair straightener! And my hair stays straight all day however hot it is.

[Boo]

If you don't want to go natural & style it with the curl then rebonding is the way to go. imo.

[popmybubble]

What's rebonding?

[loubrockbank]

thanks for the oil tips may try this...

wish i could just leave it curly but it just doesnt go 'nice curly' if you get me ie more wurzel gummage than beach babe waves

is re-bonding like permanently straightening?

[sbk]

search the forum for rebonding and thermal straightening, there are a couple of threads about it.

What put me off is 1. it does grow out (obvious after thinking about it ) and 2. you can't put your hair up in a ponytail for something like 6 months after!

I also color my hair as I went prematurely gray so rebonding is out for me

[aakritinist]

well you could rebond your hair..

i know how you feel i just rebonded my hair 2 days ago.. and it has improved and is soft... its really unbelieveable.. so if you want you could give it a try..

hydrate your hair.. once a week

hair masks! its good.. eggs. yoghurt wtv there is..

oil it..

eat sprouts and nuts.. its helps.. it really does

hope it helps..

i am also needing alot of help in the hair section!

Edited September 22, 2008 by aakritinist

[Meg_2003]

2. you can't put your hair up in a ponytail for something like 6 months after!

This is not at all true! I rebonded my hair about 3 months ago, and was told not to tie it in a ponytail for the next 3 days only. 3 days later I tied it up, and it did not damage my hair in any way.. 3 months later, still straight, just wavy roots

[eek]

Oh I loathe the day i had rebonding done. About 3 year ago i had my very curly near waist length hair rebonded. My brothers partner recommended it because at the time i liked to straighten it, but living with them, near the sea, gave me the frizzies. My hair did go straight after the rebonding, but it just felt lifeless. Before, when i straightened it, the waves that formed throughout the day (when the weather wasnt too humid and i didnt get the frizzies) looked nice, and my hair always had 'bounce'. Then, of course, after rebonding, the regrowth was just awful. Very curly roots and lifeless ends..not a good combination. Also, which is sooo typical, i started to miss being able to wear my hair curly when i wanted, or the curls a bit blown out to make waves. Its going to take some time to get my hair back to how it was before, but its getting there! Just make sure you really reaaaaaally want to go down the rebonding route! =]

As for keeping frizz at bay, i find its good to over condition. What i mean is, i often put pure coconut oil in my hair and leave it for an hour or so before conditioning/washing out. I also regularly use a lot of deep conditioner, and leave on conditioner. If you can get hold of Hair, Mane & Tail conditioner, i find thats pretty good. Serum-wise, i like Paul Michell's smoothing gloss drops. I have fine hair, but LOTS of it, so if its not 'weighed' down, it can look crazy.

[hammockwoman]

when i first moved to thailand years ago, i was totally at a loss with my fine, curly hair, which just got limp and awful if it was damp from sweat. i could tie it in a bun or high pigtails, but it wasn't flattering on me. in the states, i used a bumble and bumble cream product that made it thicker with more body, but that didn't help at all in march in chiang mai, when i was in and out of aircon and rain came and went.

so i gave in and dreadlocked it. that was more than six years ago, and i've loved having hair that has body no matter what, with none of the daily washing/product/blow dry routine. it's not for everyone, and for me, it was important to start them off neatly and the size i wanted, and it took many months before they looked mature, but now i can't imagine having regular hair again.

and i was surprised to find i really never get bad reactions from people, thai or otherwise, based solely on my hair. maybe because i keep it groomed and tied up. and i smile and i'm friendly. it's actually quite a conversation-starter.

and i'm glad the battle with my hair is over. it seems sort of self-hating that so many of us are unhappy with our hair's natural state, and put so much time and energy into changing it, only to have mother nature conspire to make us have it be natural again.

[Beachbunny]

It took many years for me to come to terms with my curly hair.....especially when I was in high school straight hair was "the" hair. I've been curly for about 30 years now, and it's so much easier than trying to fight it. When it's wet it comes past my shoulders, but shrinks a lot. Layered curly hair with some length is usually easier to style, so they say, and that is what I have discovered also. If you go short it seems you have to go super short.

The first thing with natural curly hair is a good cut. I have extremely curly hair, but my hair is actually better here than in my home country, my stylist gives me a better cut that I got at a so called curly haired specialist in San Diego that I paid big bucks. One thing I think that helps is that our water doesn't have any chlorine.....we have a well. When I was visiting the states this summer I actually used bottled water on my hair because the water just made it feel so gunky! Another thing is not to over shampoo. Once a week is enough, just rinse in between and condition if necessary. You can rinse it daily, just don't use shampoo.

I use an intensive conditioner for dry hair, although my hair isn't dyr, then I use a really moisturizing leave in conditioner....having enough moisture in your hair, believe it or not is the key to nice curly hair. My stylist in Pattaya always comments that the condition of my hair is really good. I color my hair so I use L'oreal. It comes with a pre-cpmditioner and a post-conditioner with enough for several more uses.

I finish up with a D=[panthenol hair conditoning mousse. I used to use gel, but this is lots better....for my hair anyway. All my hair products I can buy off the shelf at Tesco or Carrefour, no big expenditures.

I used to use John Frieda, but found after using silicone my hair actually was dryer. That's what some of the curly hair sites say too.....some say use it, for me, no way.

Curly Girl,

Beachbunny

Edited September 28, 2008 by Beachbunny