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I am growin my hair long been doin it for the last 2 and half months I have curly hair naturally and I am worried It will grow up into an afro How do I stop it from growing up and make it grow down and less bushy
I imagine for a while it will look like a loose kinda afro like structure, but as it grows out it will fall down. Remember that curly hair takes longer to acheive long length, but It will look really nice and full when it gets long. You probably won't have the patience to endure this, because people can be rude, so I would suggest wereing bandanas, hats, and if anybody else can help me out other styling aids to help control it. Don't use straitners, maybe alot of conditioner.
Be gentle on it, and enjoy the ride, it will take a while
I agree, i have wavy hair and sometimes (like today) i am really fed up with it as it looks big, you just gotta keep going on with it, it will probably look worse before it looks better, but just try hats and things and dont let any ignorance off other people effect you
Maybe it will, but you will just have to grow it and see, right?
I have been growing my hair for about 3 or 4 months now and I've had the same problem. My hair is about even with my eyebrows if I pull it down now but like you said earlier, our hair goes up and out. My hair is extremely curly in front and on the sides and wavy in the back. I tried everything to straighten it but to no avail. Either wear a hat or take advantage of the curly hair. My sister had me try this stuff she uses called "Curls Up" (it's a curl reactivator - defrizzant). It's a yellow gel type liquid in a clear bottle sold at Wal Mart. I figured I'd give it a try. It makes my hair really curly all over but yet it looks neat, rather than the big "afro" look. I've had many compliments in the past week I've been using it. I refuse to have my hair cut to give in to the curls so I think this is going to get me through the stage I'm at now. It's worth trying.
i have EXTREMLY curly hair, possibly the most curly you can have it and i know it will do this when you start to grow it out, mine did, mine looked like a giant afro for about 8 months before it finally fell down from it's own weight
just try and use some gel to keep it down, thats what i did. just hold in there it will get better