Straight and Silky Thread

[strawberryfine]

We can swap hair mine seems to be wavy which I'm mad at usually, so I get it, I personally think straight silky hair is more beautiful than wavy not that wavy is ugly by any means but I'm generally drawn to hair that's 1b/c

Hi Bat, I love your post! Today, I'm just appreciate my hair as it it is. I think wavy hair is beautiful! You're so lucky! My hair has a few bends but not enough to try to coax it into looking wavy. I tried everything for a really long time. Most of my hair is straight as a pin. I'm really tired right now of feeling like my hair needs to be forced into anything other than it is. Everyone's hair is beautiful and should be embraced for what it is. I'm through with all the heavy products that weigh my fine hair down and leave it feeling coated and dry. Right now, I'm not using volumizing products even. They make my hair feel like straw. I've really simplified my routine, for now anyway. I'm using a good shampoo without any of "the bad stuff", concentrating on rinsing very, very thoroughly. If my ends feel dry or I'm having a lot of static I'm using the TINIEST amount of either jojoba or grapeseed oil. I've never been able to use oils before but here's what working for me: I put one drop of jojoba oil usually on my fingertip and rub it into palms and fingertips. But I don't stop there. I rub the oil on the back of my hands to remove even more of the oils. I rub it into my ends and finish by very lightly over my top layers being careful not to put it too far up on the the the hair, steering clear of getting any on the roots. That's not a good look for me. The amount of oil would probably need to be adjusted for longer lengths. Previously at waist length, I'm just above shoulder length. I have a lot more time to wait while it grows to the length that I want. But it's really helped me to use much less oil. It's working very well for me. I'm trying to keep it as healthy as possible right now because the length it is will be the ends of my hair when it gets longer. That might belong on another thread. But I believe that fine, straight hair should be treated very gently and lovingly. Today I'm concentrating on the good things about my hair and not being critical of it. It's taken a lot of pressure off of me and I'm feeling more content and peaceful. I'm in a good place.
I apologize for the long very long post.
I just encourage you to love your hair.
Hope this helps someone.

[Bat]

Hi Bat, I love your post! Today, I'm just appreciate my hair as it it is. I think wavy hair is beautiful! You're so lucky! My hair has a few bends but not enough to try to coax it into looking wavy. I tried everything for a really long time. Most of my hair is straight as a pin. I'm really tired right now of feeling like my hair needs to be forced into anything other than it is. Everyone's hair is beautiful and should be embraced for what it is. I'm through with all the heavy products that weigh my fine hair down and leave it feeling coated and dry. Right now, I'm not using volumizing products even. They make my hair feel like straw. I've really simplified my routine, for now anyway. I'm using a good shampoo without any of "the bad stuff", concentrating on rinsing very, very thoroughly. If my ends feel dry or I'm having a lot of static I'm using the TINIEST amount of either jojoba or grapeseed oil. I've never been able to use oils before but here's what working for me: I put one drop of jojoba oil usually on my fingertip and rub it into palms and fingertips. But I don't stop there. I rub the oil on the back of my hands to remove even more of the oils. I rub it into my ends and finish by very lightly over my top layers being careful not to put it too far up on the the the hair, steering clear of getting any on the roots. That's not a good look for me. The amount of oil would probably need to be adjusted for longer lengths. Previously at waist length, I'm just above shoulder length. I have a lot more time to wait while it grows to the length that I want. But it's really helped me to use much less oil. It's working very well for me. I'm trying to keep it as healthy as possible right now because the length it is will be the ends of my hair when it gets longer. That might belong on another thread. But I believe that fine, straight hair should be treated very gently and lovingly. Today I'm concentrating on the good things about my hair and not being critical of it. It's taken a lot of pressure off of me and I'm feeling more content and peaceful. I'm in a good place.
I apologize for the long very long post.
I just encourage you to love your hair.
Hope this helps someone.

I'm glad you are focusing on loving your hair as it is as for me I'll never like it if I end up with wavy hair it's just not a texture I wanted on myself
I used to be text book 1b before my transition ( I was F2M trans) and after 5 years of being on hrt I started getting bad frizz and the occasional S wave which made me feel anxious so I ended up getting a keratin that I loved.
But I'm forcing myself not to get a keratin until I get to apl this time as much as I hate not being in the 1s anymore I'd like to get typed properly and find out my ponytail circumference as keratin reduces the volume so measuring would be pointless once I get one

I can say I do like that it has the ability to be super shiny especially when it was black and I like that is coarse as it is pretty strong and can withstand the abuse I put it through