Swavy Hair? Help!
I’ve spent my whole life assuming my fine hair was straight and always combing it out of the shower, so it would often appear decently straight, but I would deal with a lot of breakage and frizz (not necessarily puffiness). I realized that it does take well to scrunching/pressing when wet, however, I believe it gets weighted down very easily.
I started only brushing it before and while in the shower with conditioner. These photos are of my hair wet out of the shower, then air drying out of the shower - with no combing, no scrunching and no extra product applied other than a bit of almond oil. Then my dry hair after flipping upside down and shaking it out a bit. Last photo is what my hair is like when it’s been combed/brushed out of the shower in the past.
My hair is fine, while a bit more dense in the back. I currently have no layers in the back. I’ve tried Aussie Miracle Wave Mouse, it seems to “soften” or weigh down the visible waves too much, however, it does add volume and wave to my roots oddly enough. I’ve had perms in years past and my hair always took really well to them. The lower half of my hair is currently months old permanent box dye. So is it waving because of old damage? Or is the wave loosened because of the treated hair? Is it just flipping out because it’s shoulder length? Idk! Haha
I’m looking for outside understanding of my potential hair type, hair cutting suggestions, and products that might work best for my hair/wave type. I am willing to try diffusing when I get a diffuser attachment, or an air dry cream if there’s one that’s good for fine hair like mine. Thanks for any help in advance! I would love to figure out a routine, or just resign to accepting that my hair isn’t actually swavy. 😅