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I've been growing my hair since March, and the back is now quite
long (down to my shoulders). It's loosely curly (natural)
and very thick. It seems as though it should be significantly longer
than it is by now (at least below my shoulders), and I can only get
about 4 inches of it into a ponytail. Apart from straightening it,
which I don't really want to do, anyone have suggestions on
maybe loosening the curl up a bit so it can be longer?
Ideally I'd like to get enough of a ponytail (6 inches or so)
so I can tie it up and have it look good. Four inches seems too
short to appear correct (on me, on others it seems to look great!)
I am not sure how easy you could loosen the curl to make it seem longer - you could try using a brush while blowdrying it, or perhaps even drying it using large rollers may help. But why not try braiding your hair rather than tying it back into a ponytail - this would probably overcome the problem and because your hair will be stretched into the braid may also appear to be longer as well.
Cath