Repeated Question- Am I Forcing My Hair?
I know, it’s been asked before, I am sorry. Previous posts are so specific to one person’s hair, which is fair and why I still have questions.
I always thought I just had “body”. And if that’s where it ends, I’m fine with that. My mom has curly hair. My brother has beautiful feathery hair with no effort. So, as an experiment, I diffused my hair after seeing what my hair looked like while wet, and I tried scrunching it (see picture). It came out big 🤣
My hair is thick, coarse and heavy. Very, very heavy. If I take a shower in the morning (5AM), and then put it in a ponytail until after work (5PM), it is still very wet inside.
I cannot, for the life of me, tell if either I’m forcing a wave pattern or if my hair is too heavy and untrained to a possible natural pattern, since I don’t train it. I have 2 daughters with beautiful 3A curls that I have had to learn how to take care of it, so I have *some* experience.
Should I try to train it? Is that when I can tell if it’s forced? Any suggestions or advice would be so helpful.