What's even the deal here? Looking for general info/advice
Might be a bit of a long one. I've never really done much with my hair routine-wise, so mostly I'm just looking for general insights into what it might appreciate and how I should actually be treating it.
A general history: I have always had a LOT of hair, I've had several hairdressers tell me I have enough for myself and half of someone else's head. It was very very light when I was little, and every picture I look at seems like it has the generic 'wavy/curly hair that no one knew how to deal with so it got brushed out everyday' look. I cut it short ~7y/o and it's been through MANY dye jobs since then, but all professional and I've never felt like it was damaged. In my early teens I would frequently get days where it just puffed up like crazy, somewhere between frizz and volume, but honestly I think that was the period of time when my hair felt the most consistently soft lol.
Now my hair is the longest it's been since I was tiny, and it confuses me everyday. Straight on top, sometimes wavy in the length, and frequently I get straight up curls underneath, especially if it's humid out. I don't really do much to it- wash on days when I sweat (which is most), condition if it feels too squeaky after shampoo, towel and then air dry. I'd rather go out with wet hair than fool with a haur dryer most of the time. It's rare that I even brush my hair these days, though I will run my hands through it a lot, and obviously of I get tangles I take care of them.
Texture is the part I'm most confused by. I've heard it called Irish curls, which always made sense to me because my family is very Irish, but I've also seen some people say that's just the result of not treating textured hair right? I'm honestly clueless, I just wanted to put out some feelers and see what people have to say, because at this point it feels like every time I shower I'm rolling the dice as to what my hair looks like once it dries.
Thanks!