How can I control my hair or learn to like my hair.?

Ok my hair is thick and wavy. There are some natural curls underneath too. My hair has long layers in it and come just below my shoulders. I know that i should never have it short because it will go poofy. So im growing it. But i always have the temptation to straighten it so I can have it down. I really can't straighten it anymore otherwise it will go dry. I think I should learn to get used to my natural hair. I would really like to keep it down all the time and not tie it up. So any tips.

How can I control my hair or learn to like my hair.?

my daughters hair is just like yours and she loves her hair now(usted to hate it) but we went to the beauty shop and had it layerd then straightned with a hot iron straightner we bought a good one it was about 75.00 now she does it herself but it helped for the beautition to show her how be sure to go to a beauty supply store and buy shampoo and conditoner that doesnt have achocal(mispelled) in it like so soft thats one brand also a protectent for straighting so you dont damage your hair and be sure to not leave the straightner on your hair too long just slide down hair several times NOT slow ones you dont want to burn your hair just keep going threw your hair and it should be soft and sleek if you want to wear it curley just wash

How can I control my hair or learn to like my hair.?

i have the same problem you do... what i did is first i got a perm so that when i couldnt do anything with my hair, i could wear it curly. then, i started working on my damaged hair. start off by doing the hot oil treatments (they work wonders!). then buy the suave sleek line and use it every night. it will make your hair soft and not so dry at the ends. now i buy straightening repair lotion. you smooth it on your hair before you straighten and it doesnt harm your hair. i do all of that every day except the hot oil. (i did that until my hair was in better shape. now i only do it once a month or so) my hair is straight, shiny, and soft and i can fix it!

How can I control my hair or learn to like my hair.?

what i would do is get the middle section thinned out. keep the lenght on the top layers and keep the actual lenght.then for styling i would straighten the fringe and scrunch in some leave-in conditioner to the rest

How can I control my hair or learn to like my hair.?

I know exactly how you feel! I have extremely curly hair and it frizzes like crazy sometimes, so I have to put so much gel in it since it's so thick. Some days I love my curls, but for the most part I hate them. I still haven't found a way to make my curls look spectacular except to add some hair accessories like a cute headband or something.

I, however, do straighten my hair a lot. So if you do decide to do that, use a moisturizing shampoo everyday. That will help keep your hair from drying out from the straightener. I use tresemme mosturizing shampoo and conditioner and it works really well!

Good luck! And remember people pay a ton of money to get hair like ours!