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I have been growing my hair out for over a year and I have run into a reaccuring problem: the bottom of my hair tends to curl upward, and not just a little bit- a lot! Interestingly enough, when wet, the ends do not curl upward and my hair almost looks good down. But obviously I cannot keep my hair wet all day long. (Although I have tried this with limited success.) However, I remain doubtful that when my hair gets longer it will NOT curl upward. (It is currently just barely above my shoulders,or at my shoulders depending on the way you look at it. When tied in a poneytail, the length is about five or six inchs, maybe a tad shorter.) This really worries because I see other guys with comparable lengths where there hair does not curl upward. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong. . . I don't know.
Any help would be appreciated!
Mine did that too. I think the curling is caused by the ends of the hair being wetter longer at it dries out, due to the moisture flowing down from gravity. Also it may be caused by the hair interacting with your shoulders.
As it grows out the curl will remain, but it won't matter so much. If your hair looks different from other people's it could just be genetics.
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What do you call that kind of had on your July 6 picture?
...when I was in the first part of the bad hair phase (only just getting out of it now) the left side of the fringe would curl upwards and look absolutely ridiculous. However, after a couple of months the curl disappeared due to the added weight of my hair. I used to get this to a lesser extent on the back of my head, but that's also gone.
Patience is a virtue ;)
IF you know a stylist who will do EXACTLY what you ask for, have an inch (NO MORE) undercut blunt where your hair curls up. If done correctly, that will reverses the distribution of weight and the curl will turn under. Need a more detailed explanation/directions?--e-mail me.
BRGallagher,
If you don't mind, could you post those directions here?
I would be very interested and I'm sure others would also.
If that is not to your likeing, I can e-mail you.
Thanks.
It is much simpler to demonstrate than to describe so if any point needs clarification, please do not hesiate to let me know. First, (while hair is wet--from shampooing) vertically part the hair from the crown to the nape at the back of the head. Comb the hair towards each ear and secure with a clip. Starting at the base hairline, take a two-inch horizontal section from each side of the part and comb straight down. Re-clip rest of hair out of the way. Taking dropped-down section cut off one inch straight across bottom edge. Drop down another two inch section and, using the length of first section as a guide, cut this section one-half inch longer. The third dropped-down section should be cut one-half inch longer than the one before--and so on until the dropped down section is not longer than the previous one. If done correctly, this will give weight to the hair on the top/outside of the bottom/underneath layers and prevent them from curling up. Instead, they should curl slihtly under.Hope this helps answer your request, Pelo Largo. Good luck.