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How do you make your hair curly? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 4 days ago by gegil@sopuli.xyz to c/mtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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My hair is very straight, without slightest waviness, and due to having androgenic alopecia, i cant use heat or chemicals to curl my hair, as it is harmful for my hair and scalp.

What alternative methods do you use to make your hair curly? It will be interesting for me to read and try it myself.

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[-] Flukeyfox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Idk if it depends on my hair type but I've found with mine, that if I leave my hair to airdry fully, it becomes very stringy (as in, hair strands clump together and the hair becomes flatter with way less volume)

If anyone has the same issue, a middle ground approach works well for me. Pat down the hair with a towel to remove any excess dripping water, leave to air-dry for about 10 mins, then blowdry (I just use the cool temperature) for a min or so. At least for me it retains the volume in my hair, makes it a bit more fluffier and keeps some of the natural waviness. If I need to brush it, I'll just lightly use a detangle brush

Another way is to put your hair in a ponytail while it dries. I seem to retain a lot of my waviness one I let it down afterwards, at the risk of a little less volume

Extra/edit note: My hair does have some natural waviness that is very noticeable when wet. So I'm not saying this will work for everyone ^ But if your hair has any natural waves in it, it might do. (Way of knowing is to see how your hair looks when wet, if it straight, you've got straight hair. If it is wavy or curly, that's your natural waviness). Over-brushing or blow-drying it too much or too soon, with high heat can accidently get rid of that waviness for me

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