| Author | |
JennGM
Forum Moderator
Joined: Feb 07 2005
Location: Virginia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 17702
|
| Posted: Nov 20 2008 at 10:47am | IP Logged
|
 |
|
I know it's not officially winter, but my wavy almost curly hair has gone flat. So now I need to figure out a new style to deal with the limp, flat, almost straight hair.
Anyone else have this problem? I know it's mainly because the air is so dry -- humidity makes my hair wavy. 
__________________
Jennifer G. Miller
Wife to  & ds1  '03 & ds2  '07
Family in Feast and Feria
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Lisbet
Forum All-Star
Joined: Feb 07 2006
Location: Michigan
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2706
|
| Posted: Nov 20 2008 at 10:57am | IP Logged
|
|
|
Jenn, I wish I had a solution for you. I am growing my hair out right now, and it is already super straight and limp. The dry air does not help a bit. I broke out the curling iron the other day, just to give it some interest.
I was looking at these Lucy Hair Snugs this morning, and loving her short, curly messy hair.
__________________
Lisa, wife to Tony,
Mama to:
Nick, 17
Abby, 15
Gabe, 13
Isaac, 11
Mary, 10
Sam, 9
Henry, 7
Molly, 6
Mark, 5
Greta, 3
Cecilia born 10.29.10
Josephine born 6.11.12
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
KC in TX
Forum All-Star
Joined: Aug 05 2005
Location: Texas
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2621
|
| Posted: Nov 20 2008 at 11:47am | IP Logged
|
|
|
No help here. I'm just putting my hair up in a ponytail
__________________
KC,
wife to Ben (10/94),
Mama to LB ('98)
Michaela ('01)
Emma ('03)
Jordan ('05)
And, my 2 angels, Rose ('08) and Mark ('09)
The Cabbage Patch
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Michaela
Forum All-Star
Joined: Feb 25 2005
Location: Washington
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2052
|
| Posted: Nov 20 2008 at 12:29pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
KC in TX wrote:
| No help here. I'm just putting my hair up in a ponytail |
|
|
I guess it's my age  , but I'm putting my hair in a bun.
__________________
Michaela
Momma to Nicholas 16, Nathan 13, Olivia 13, Teresa 6, & Anthony 3
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Mackfam
Board Moderator
Non Nobis
Joined: April 24 2006
Location: Alabama
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 14656
|
| Posted: Nov 20 2008 at 12:46pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
 You ladies have me laughing.
My hair sounds similar, Jenn. It's not a lovely ringlet sort of curly, more of a wavy in all the places in a not so neat way. Anyhoo, it's what I've got to work with.
If I let it grow too long it's flat and lifeless, if I cut it too short - yuck! A medium length layered cut allows me to work with it the easiest and encourages movement and lift. Perhaps freshening your cut will give your hair a little lift.
For the winter when my hair is minus the humidity and encouragement to curl, I help it with this - Curls Rock Curl Booster. I let my hair air dry til damp, spray this all around making sure to hit the roots, and blow dry gently for just a few seconds. It lifts and adds volume and encourages curl.
HTH!  Now, if I only had the courage to get rid of the gray...
__________________
Jen Mackintosh
Wife to Rob, mom to dd 19 , ds 16, ds 11, dd 8, and dd 3
Wildflowers and Marbles
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
JennGM
Forum Moderator
Joined: Feb 07 2005
Location: Virginia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 17702
|
| Posted: Nov 20 2008 at 1:00pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
Thanks for the commiserating, ladies! I can't put mine in a bun or ponytail because I went short this summer. But also, I do color my grays, and when that starts growing in the pulled-back look really accentuates the gray roots.
I love my cut, buuuuut...it definitely needs some tweaking/adjusting for the winter. I had already talked to my hairdresser a bit about it last time. But since this cold front moved in so early (we didn't get a bit of Indian or St. Martin's Summer) this happened faster than I thought.
I'll look for that product. I've been putting my hair in velcro rollers for a few minutes to give a lift, which has helped some. That was my occasional thing for hair, now it seems it's a must. 
__________________
Jennifer G. Miller
Wife to & ds1 '03 & ds2 '07
Family in Feast and Feria
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
mathmama
Forum All-Star
Joined: Jan 07 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 771
|
| Posted: Nov 20 2008 at 4:58pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
My hair has kept it's waviness better now that I now longer use shampoo. The natural oils in my hair help to keep it from going flat. I rinse my hair with plain water most days and then a couple of days a week I wash it with baking soda and then use an apple cider vinegar rinse.
The other thing that helps keep my hair wavy is keeping our house properly humidified. When one of the kids has a cold and we really turn the humidifiers on full blast I wake up with hair that looks like I slept in a rain forest! We have found the warm mist ones work better.
Beth
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
Mary Chris
Forum All-Star
Joined: Jan 27 2005
Location: Virginia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2175
|
| Posted: Nov 20 2008 at 5:56pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
I have pretty much stopped using shampoo also. I do use conditioner, pretty much only conditioner. I might have to try baking soda and apple cider rinse.
__________________
Blessings, Mary Chris Beardsley
mom to MacKenzie3/95, Carter 12/97 Ronan 3/00 and wife to Jim since 1/92
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
LLR4
Forum Pro
Joined: April 10 2008
Location: N/A
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 163
|
| Posted: Nov 20 2008 at 6:13pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
Before opening, I was sure this was going to be about the KIDS hair in winter, and something that drives me batty in the winter time: STATIC ELECTRICITY! Today was the first day of really frigid weather, and guess what came with it?? Oh...my boys hair is the worst. Hats make it worse. My favorite is walking into church before mass with major static cling going on -- less than cute. The girls get static too, but there's is usually in a pony tail.
Mine is manageable, but if anyone posts any tips about static hair, I'll be all over it. (I tried the drier sheets thing.)
__________________
~ Laura
Blessed: Mama to dd{A}13 y.o., and 7 y.o. triplets ds{J}, dd{O}, ds{S} and wife to Michael
Our House of Joyful Noise
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
SuzanneG
Forum Moderator
Joined: June 17 2006
Location: Idaho
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 5465
|
| Posted: Nov 20 2008 at 6:50pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
I'm laughing over here not b/c of the hair discussion (I would NEVER laugh at a HAIR discussion  )
.....but b/c you all have brought out your humidifiers!!! While we have been in constant DEHUMIDIFIER-mode around here, along with one of the girls "daily jobs" being to check designated corners and crevices for any signs of mold.  Ugh.... 
Anyway, back to the hair discussion......
__________________
Suzanne in ID
Wife to Pete
Mom of 7 (Girls - 14, 12, 11, 9, 7 and Boys - 4, 1)
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
SallyT
Forum All-Star
Joined: Aug 08 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2489
|
| Posted: Nov 20 2008 at 7:36pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
I'm another non-shampoo-er -- well, becoming that way, anyway. I've weaned my hair down to once a week, and otherwise I just use conditioner or plain water. I've also got the wavy/unruly/neither-here-nor-there hair thing going on, but now it's much softer and more manageable, and it lies in nice, relaxed waves and curls, instead of either fuzzing out (in humidity) or going lifeless (in the cold). It looks much nicer and neater in a ponytail, too. It's longish with some layers at the bottom which give some shape and lift -- when it's too short, it especially tends to go flat. The waves and curls seem to need some length to work with! Shorter hair is so great when it works, but frustrating when it doesn't -- I feel for you.
Sally
Sally
__________________
Castle in the Sea
Abandon Hopefully
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
PDyer
Forum All-Star
Joined: Feb 25 2005
Location: Ohio
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1043
|
| Posted: Nov 20 2008 at 7:42pm | IP Logged
|
|
|
JennGM wrote:
| now I need to figure out a new style to deal with the limp, flat, almost straight hair. |
|
|
Now you have to deal with my hair!
I use conditioner in very small amounts, not every day. I *must* round brush my hair while blow drying or it's flat as a pancake. I also use a flat iron to smooth it out and add a little bend at the ends.. I haven't used a curling iron in years because I finally got sick of curling my hair only to have it flat and straight in an hour. I had to embrace the straight and life has been much less frustrating since.
__________________
Patty
Mom of ds (7/96) and dd (9/01) and two angels (8/95 and 6/08)
Life at Home
|
| Back to Top |
|
| |
4Real Forums : Tea and Conversation
Topic: Winter Hair Doldrums
