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Thread: Texture Change: Curly!! What do I do?!?

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    Unhappy Texture Change: Curly!! What do I do?!?

    I recently moved from some where very humid, to very dry and now my hair has gone from 1cFii/iii to actual curls. I was expecting the opposite, but I think, perhaps the humidity was weighing down the curls before??

    Anyway, the top layer of my hair is one giant mat. The more I touch it the more it tangles, and I have no idea what to do! If I have to cut it all off, just to get rid of the mats, I am going to be so sad.

    Finger brushing has never worked for me because my hair is so thick and suddenly brushing is the worst thing ever!

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    Default Re: Texture Change: Curly!! What do I do?!?

    Hmm, I'm no expert but the problem would be the tangles right? Have you tried a really bad*** detangler at all? You may want to get something nice and cone-y and hope that makes some of those tangles come undone. If you're living in a dry area now there's no doubt you'll need moisture treatments and to make only controlled use of humetants.

    I hope someone else comes along to help as I've never really suffered bad tangles. I'm just pitching some ideas.
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    I'm thinking it might water related. Maybe your water at the new place has lot of minerals?

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    keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath.

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    Default Re: Texture Change: Curly!! What do I do?!?

    Quote Originally Posted by Arctic View Post
    I'm thinking it might water related. Maybe your water at the new place has lot of minerals?
    That was my thought, too. When I visited London, my hair was a tangled mess and I couldn't even get a comb through it, no matter how much conditioner I used. I went back home (to Hawaii, at the time,) and my hair went back to normal.

    In fact, my avatar picture is braided tangles, believe it or not. I couldn't get a comb through my hair that morning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arctic View Post
    I'm thinking it might water related. Maybe your water at the new place has lot of minerals?

    Yes! All the coffee pots get calcified in no time... Does that change hair texture?

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    Quote Originally Posted by GuinevereMay View Post
    I went back home (to Hawaii, at the time,) and my hair went back to normal.
    My hair was amazing when I lived in Hawaii. It's never looked so gorgeous.

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    I live on the East Coast now and I haven't noticed a change in my hair's texture or anything, thank heavens. The water in London was incredibly hard. I saw another LH on the Tube and wondered what she did to keep her hair from matting up (she was local to London.)

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    have you tried a tangle teezer? I can't think f anything else to get rid of the tangles...
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    If it might be the water how about trying an ACV rinse?

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    Default Re: Texture Change: Curly!! What do I do?!?

    You could rinse with a dash of vinegar in distilled water to cut the minerals.

    I find it useful to comb conditioner through in the shower. Perhaps you could do that before your final rinse.

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