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[greyscale]

I admit to feeling that I don't look as professional as women with straight hair. Some how, curly locks (cute curly auburn locks, I might add) don't look as 'I will cut your throat and drink the blood if you mess with me' as I'd like. Sigh.

Yes! I watched a video of myself recently and felt like I looked so goody-two-shoes. (Though, reassuringly, I said that to a guy friend, and he said, "Um, is that how you think you look? No.") I think I can fix that with a haircut, and keep the curls, but I'm not sure what.

I may be more sensitive about this topic than usual for immature reasons involving a competing research group made up of gals with straightened hair.

What we need is the kickass club for curly-haired researchers, much like the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists.

[prof_smartypants]

I'm glad to see this thread active again.  It seems that there is an ever-increasing pressure on women to straighten their hair these days.  It's hard not to feel judged as inferior for having curly hair.

I also used conditioner this morning to "wash" my hair.   It's curlier than ever!

I admit to feeling that I don't look as professional as women with straight hair. Some how, curly locks (cute curly auburn locks, I might add) don't look as 'I will cut your throat and drink the blood if you mess with me' as I'd like. Sigh.

I went back a couple of pages when I saw this thread pop up. I don't know if anyone discussed not washing curly hair so much, but rather, wetting it and running conditioner or product through it. That seems to work for me as far as keeping a defined curl and keeping the frizz down in humid weather.

I've got that plus freckles and rosy cheeks. I make up for by being a bad-ass.

[greyscale]

I make up for it with combat boot, a firm voice, and hobbies involving power tools. I'm not sure I've quite reached badass, yet.

[zoelouise]

When I was in my late teens and early adulthood, I used to get comments all the time about how wonderful it must be to have curly hair.  Now, it seems as if curly hair is equated with unprofessional, lazy, unsexy, etc. 

Yes! What happened? 20-25 years ago a hairdresser said I had "dream hair". No longer.

It bugged me in the previews for that "Princess Diary" movie that when Anne Hathaway was a mess, she had curly hair, then when she had her princess makeover, it was staright. Grr.

Count me in for the Kick Ass Club for Curly Haired Researchers!

Is the 3 hours the drying time?

Yep. It's pretty fine, but it takes forever to dry, especially when there is product in it.

[ab_grp]

I was actually thinking that I probably seem like more of a bad ass with the untamed curls, but that could also be because of the 'I will cut your throat and drink the blood if you mess with me'  look I give at certain times.  Try that if the hair alone isn't working to get the message across! The straightened hair gals are so polished.  I don't think that they are very good scrappers.  I love the idea of a KACCHR, but maybe we could find a different acronym.  Hmm... we've got the C and R there already for CURLS...

Julianna Margulies used to be queen of the curls, and her lawyer character seems to be all about the straight hair.

If anyone is interested in the article I was talking about, it's "Straight Story" in Allure Feb 2012.  Not to spoil it, but the curly hair does make a comeback.

[melba_frilkins]

When I was in my late teens and early adulthood, I used to get comments all the time about how wonderful it must be to have curly hair.  Now, it seems as if curly hair is equated with unprofessional, lazy, unsexy, etc. 

Yes! What happened? 20-25 years ago a hairdresser said I had "dream hair". No longer.

What happening to curly hair? Color, that's what. So many women color their hair and you should not mix chemical color with a chemical permanent wave. Therefore perms (curly hair) simply CANNOT come back into being a popular choice unless women quit coloring their hair.

I don't have curly hair (though it's not straight either: wavy bordering on frizzy lately) but I popped in here because I heard there was discussion of the no-poo method. By chance I'm starting that out myself. Yesterday I used baking soda and vinegar. The results are mixed. Good: hair is soft, natural feeling. Bad: dry and static-y. I find that odd as a more common problem is too much oil. Perhaps that will come later.

[zoelouise]

I was actually thinking that I probably seem like more of a bad ass with the untamed curls, but that could also be because of the 'I will cut your throat and drink the blood if you mess with me'  look I give at certain times. 

My hair is red, so in my imgaination I look exactly like the very sexy readheaded vampire from Twilight (Victoria?), when she was played by the original actress with real hair, not Bryce Dallas Howard in a bad wig.

In real life? Not so much, but a girl can dream.

I wonder how much work it takes to make Juliana Marguiles' hair that straight all the time. I appreciated it when she was representin' for the curly-haired.

[bread_pirate_naan]

I admit to feeling that I don't look as professional as women with straight hair. Some how, curly locks (cute curly auburn locks, I might add) don't look as 'I will cut your throat and drink the blood if you mess with me' as I'd like. Sigh.

Try this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa-5f0jxx9I

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Melba, putting baking soda and vinegar in your hair is like washing it with salt and lemon juice.  It's harder on moisture/oils than seawater.  It strips everything curly hair needs, out.  A good scrubbing mix for toilets, counters, and some laundry, but not so good for hair.

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I like Yes to Carrots products.  Leaving in the conditioner, or not rinsing all the way out is great.  Don't wash more than twice a week.  Once, if you can swing it.  By doing the style change in the video late in the week, this is easy to achieve.

[ab_grp]

I was actually thinking that I probably seem like more of a bad ass with the untamed curls, but that could also be because of the 'I will cut your throat and drink the blood if you mess with me'  look I give at certain times.  

My hair is red, so in my imgaination I look exactly like the very sexy readheaded vampire from Twilight (Victoria?), when she was played by the original actress with real hair, not Bryce Dallas Howard in a bad wig.

In real life? Not so much, but a girl can dream.

I wonder how much work it takes to make Juliana Marguiles' hair that straight all the time. I appreciated it when she was representin' for the curly-haired.

I have some red as well, and I feel the same way about it.  But in real life, I am a (sometimes very shy) statistician.  Boy though, when I am feeling fierce watch out! ;-)


Also: I hope that the straightening that JM allows to happen to her hair takes a great deal of time and effort.

Melba, wavy hair is certainly welcome.  If you are interested in natural hair treatments, I just read in a magazine (of course!) about the following that is supposed to help clarify and make hair shiny and soft:
1C apple juice
1C pear juice
2t cider vinegar

Combine these.  Shampoo as usual, put the stuff on, leave 1-3 minutes, rinse, condition as usual.  

Now, if you don't want to use regular shampoo or conditioner, you could probably still try this as a middle step.  It's similar to one that I used to use.

On preview: Glad to see BPN here! Lots of good advice from her earlier in the thread and here.

[greyscale]

Huh. We seem to be a very redheaded crowd here. I was trying to figure out the other day if red hair and curly hair are correlated.

[prof_smartypants]

Huh. We seem to be a very redheaded crowd here. I was trying to figure out the other day if red hair and curly hair are correlated.

IN my case, both are enhanced. I started going grey as a teenager, and always wanted red hair, so I started dying it then. I'm back to a dark auburn now, but it's still reddish. I also have wavy hair, and have to get a good, layered cut to get it to curl well.

[anorak]

Has anyone used Aveda's Dry Remedy shampoo?  I've read that their Be Curly shampoo still has some sulfates but their Dry Remedy shampoo does not.

I've been using two products from Deva Curl (No Poo for the shampoo and One Condition for conditioner) for several years now.  I shampoo every third day and use the conditioner daily.  I also use a touch of Moroccan Oil for styling.  Using this combination, I've gone from having pretty dry, fluffy, and sometimes frizzy hair to having pretty nicely controlled curls on most days.  Like a lot of people here, I also have the problem of the underlayer of my hair being much straighter (and less frizzy somehow).

Anyway, in my current location, I can't buy my Deva Curl products, but there is an Aveda salon nearby.

[dr_prephd]

I haven't found a product that rocks my world--ever. I'll like a product for a few weeks, and then it inevitably starts to be less fabulous when my hair has grown half an inch, the humidity changes, I swim a few times, etc.

My secret has just been to throw away brushes and combs. It's been *years* since I've brushed my hair regularly. Anything more than a finger-comb and my hair turns into a puffy explosion.

[janewales]

I've got a mane of curls, but no one has ever described me as cute! I go back and forth between high-priced salon products, and favourite drug-store brands. Frankly, the only thing that makes a difference is what my hair is thinking when it wakes up in the morning. Oh, and it usually looks great the day I have an appointment to get it cut...

[chickpea]

Yay curly gals!

I have wavy hair tending to frizz, and the Deva products changed my life. I use the "no poo" and the "one condition", and I wash my hair about every other day.  The no poo is great as it is a shampoo that's like a cream you gently rub into the scalp, and the conditioner is for the ends.  Turn upside down, scrunch with a micro-fiber towel, scrunch on some deva "angell" gel, and either air-dry or blow-dry with a diffuser.  Voila - perfect, non-frizzy, wavy to curly hair.  No brushes, no combs, ever, or like prephd I turn into a puff ball. 

I also get my hair cut and colored at the deva salon, and they do the dry cuts.  My hair grows so fast I touch up the roots on my own in between visits, though, on my stylist's recommendation.  I adore my stylist and will allow no one else to touch my hair, even though he costs a small fortune.  I don't care - I write quarterly haircuts into my budget.  He's worth every penny and I'd pay twice as much.