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new hair growth

Q088suzie
Q088suzie CSN Member Posts: 27
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Finished chemo last December and my hair is slooooooooooooooowly growing back. It came in really curly and I can't do anything with it...does anyone know what product I can use to relax the curl??
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  • CypressCynthia
    CypressCynthia CSN Member Posts: 4,014 Member
    #2
    Mine has always been curly,
    Mine has always been curly, but I can give you a few general curly hair tips. Curly hair is dry so always use conditioner. After washing my hair, I also use a leave in conditioner also. If I wear it curly, which I ususally do, I air dry it or, if it is really cold, I use a dryer with a diffuser. If I want it straighter, I either use a 1" curling iron or a flat iron. Hope this helps!
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  • pinkkari09
    pinkkari09 CSN Member Posts: 877 Member
    #3
    I use a product by Catwalk
    I use a product by Catwalk called Curls Rock (it's in salons only), but it's really expensive. I found some cheaper over the counter products at wal-mart that work well. Some of the ones I use are Garnier Fructis Style Curl Sculpting Cream-Gel or their Curl Scrunch Gel. Also mouses work well too. If I put the products in when my hair is almost dry it works well too, at times I'll use the cream in small amounts when it's dry to separate and define the curls. Hope this helps :)
    Kari
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  • Ritzy
    Ritzy CSN Member Posts: 4,381 Member
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    CypressCynthia said:

    Mine has always been curly,
    Mine has always been curly, but I can give you a few general curly hair tips. Curly hair is dry so always use conditioner. After washing my hair, I also use a leave in conditioner also. If I wear it curly, which I ususally do, I air dry it or, if it is really cold, I use a dryer with a diffuser. If I want it straighter, I either use a 1" curling iron or a flat iron. Hope this helps!

    Congrats on the new hair
    Congrats on the new hair Suzie!


    Sue :)
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  • webbwife50
    webbwife50 CSN Member Posts: 394
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    curly top
    mine took forever to grow back in too, and it is super curly once it get past an inch and a half, or so, I'm keepin it cut short, it's easier, and I think I look "chic"! I'm headed for my second haircut this week. I was hopin it would grow back straight..I guess I should just be glad I have hair!
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