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If your hair is frizzy and you have little hints of curls, you very likely have way more natural wave than you think you do - many many of us wavies don't even know our own curl pattern because we spend so much time pulling it straight (brush, comb, towel turban, flat iron, blow fryer, tight up dos). I didn't know until my late thirties, two years on - lot of damage to grow out - I have loose ringlets at the front and getting pretty defined waves at the back, and I now receive regular compliments. I thought I had straight-ish/ wonky/ unmanageable/ poofy/ bad hair for twenty plus years of my adult life!
Do you need a trim to cut off all the broken ends? Nothing can fix those, they will just drive you nuts trying to get them to conform. Do you use a hairbrush? If so throw it in the trash, detangle with your fingers or a very wide tooth comb only, preferably in the shower slathered in conditioner and not at any other time. Brushing and combing are designed to separate individual hairs, which is exactly what frizz is. See if you can see yourself in any of the befores
http://www.naturallycurly.com/curlta...r-cg-pics.html
http://www.naturallycurly.com/curlta...er-wavies.html
Wavies and curlies don't magically have great air dried hair just like not many adults (beyond teens) are 'naturally' slim or toned, you don't see their full lifestyle. We have the right ingredients/ products, use the right amount (a LOT of conditioner) and the right techniques, we are either very kind and gentle on our hair or work very hard to mitigate against any damage that we do.
Every time you use a straightener you set yourself back by breaking the bonds in your hair and increasing the damage, too much heat styling permanently destroys waves/ curls much like a relaxer does. Don't waste time being jealous, put the work in to growing out healthy well conditioned waves or curls. Both fine and damaged hair tends to do well with hydrolysed protein treatments but don't overdo it, balance that out with conditioning ingredients, a little penetrating oil, perhaps panthenol, other film formers.
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