Beauty

[Still Raining]

It is a hassle to fight Mother Nature.  Might also depend on how much time you want to invest?  Would a different cut or a perm help?

[Shanus]

@timeless   Have you tried going with you natural waves, skipping the iron which is so drying to the hair (especially grey ones)? Also deep conditioning does keep hair in good condition that can help the curl. Try using a product for heat protection that has hold.

[wagirl]

My hair is garbage!!!! Stick straight, thin and fine, and has a freaking mind of its own. Lost it all to chemo so had great hopes that it would grow back with something in the curly, wavy world---NOPE!!! Now I have 2 major cowlicks added. It does not curl--it bends ---I use soooo many products to give  it something to coat each hair so I can curl it--is short, right around my ears/nape of neck, in some minor layers. I have decided to let it do --whatever it does and even thought about shaving it off and wearing wigs---had 3 wigs that I LOVED and that looked fantastic during the cancer zombie days but I donated them --wish I kept 1----have many heated appliances that I  use---nothing gives me good results tho. Not an earth shattering disaster---but still so annoying!!!

[rockygems123]

@wagirl @timeless 

Herbal Essences has a liquid spray gel that works well.  Spray while hair wet and then scrunch and blow dry.  And has been mentioned hair spray is your friend to maintain your style. 

[San Antonio Gal]

@timeless  -  I definitely think long layers would help hold the curl.  Your hair is all one length and maybe a little "heavy" to maintain the curl/wave.

My hair is right past my shoulders and without long layers, my hair would go flat.  It would be too heavy.  The layers help it look full.

[Goldengate8361]

Hair spray, my friend. It is a life-long essential for me. 

[RedTop]

I started life with thin, fine hair that grew long, thick and heavy.  By the time I graduated high school, my hair was so thick if I washed it before bed and slept with my bonnet hairdryer on, it would still be damp when I got ready for school!  My hair was causing severe headaches, which resulted in a major haircut in 1974, that forever sold me on short hair.  

Menopause left me with fine, limp hair again that I stopped curling after I retired.  Last month I was so fed up with it, I had it cut pixie short to get away from all styling products and tools.  I am quite happy with wash and go; am not even blow drying now that temperatures are warmer.  

[wagirl]

@rockygems123 --will add that to the list--as for the hair scrunching---not a thing  my hair does----is scrunch resistant---also  I go by this mantra--the higher the hair the closer to God--have a shelf full of spray hair cement as well!!!

[CANDLEQUEEN]

I think a good hairspray might work as well. I also use a anti humidity spray in the summer when it is really humid, otherwise my hair just frizzes right up.  

[timeless]

@Shanus 

"Have you tried going with you natural waves, skipping the iron which is so drying to the hair (especially grey ones)?"

My natural wave pattern is uneven.  The underside is fairly tight waves, but the overlaying top layer of my hair is just barely wavy.  I've thought about having my hairdresser use a perm just on the top layer to match the underneath wave, but am afraid of making a mistake!