Frustrated and confused! Need advice.
Hi all!
I have always had wavy/curly hair since I was a little girl - but my mother never knew how to style it, so it was usually blown out. It’s heavily influenced by where I’m living (if I’m in DRY California with the hard water? Only a little wave will form vs on the east coast the curls are waaaaaay more pronounced).
I have never been able to use any kind of product. It always seems to weight my fine hair down and make it limp and stringy. I’ve tried mousse/curl cream, various sprays, etc. with basically no success. I always try to use a moisturize shampoo and use a mask frequently to help with the moister. I either do nothing to it but gently scrunch while it air dries or I have used a steamer to refresh - but again, no product! This seems/seemed to work on the east coast and certainly when my hair was redder.
I’ve included some photos: the redder hair is from like, covid years through 2023ish. I was pretty happy with my hair even though no products were being used! Felt it was bouncy, had some wave/curl definition and I liked it!
I’ve since gone blonde. And it’s … I just don’t know what to do with it. Is it all bleach damage? Is there nothing I can do but wait still it’s cut or grows out? Will more moisture work? Do I need protein? I dunno. It’s very fine hair and it’s super big at the moment with little definition.
Also - in addition to the hair color change, I have been on oral minoxidil for about two years (2.5 pill) — since starting, I now have about a 2 inch halo of new growth all over my head. This new growth is considerably curlier and it’s kind of funny.. I have this poufy halo of hair all over - but it does make it tricky to style.
I’d love to bring back some bouncy definition .. but maybe it’s a lost cause - or maybe I need to go back to having red hair? Any advice / suggestions are welcome, I’d love some help!!