Man Made or Natural?

Thank you for checking out hairdidbyashlee, here are a few questions I've received and will answer for the benefit of all.

Question 1: What can I do to have my strong thick hair I had before I permed it?? now is stringy and dry and ugly...HELP!!!:)
M

Perms can be a very good and a very bad thing, depending on how well they are performed. Sounds like M might have gotten a pretty bad one.

Here's perm 101: For a perm, hair is wrapped in perm rods, then a solution is applied which literally breaks down the Hydrogen bonds in the hair, hair is rinsed and then a neutralizer is applied which fills in all the missing H-bonds and sets the hair permanently in the new curl pattern. Neutralizer is rinsed and rods are taken out.

There are several places in this process where something can go wrong resulting in unfavorable results. Condition of the hair before perm, wrapping technique or lack thereof, processing time and amount of time neutralizer is left on the hair. My guess is that M may have been over processed or the neutralizer was not rinsed soon enough.

Solution to M's problem: Since her hair was permanently, chemically altered it won't be back to "normal" until it grows out and is cut off. Sorry, but there are things that can help the hair feel better and closer to "normal". A few regular salon visits to get protein treatments and deep conditioners would be helpful. These treatments will help restore protein and moisture that was stripped from the hair during the perm.

Question 2: I have naturally curly hair which is usually not too frizzy and normally I love it. But I recently got an A-line sort of cut. IT DOES NOT LOOK GOOD. It's super frizzy to the point it doesn't even look curly anymore. I know she razored it and thinned it out a lot but it looks like a big triangle shape on my head. What gives??
Bethany

I have naturally curly hair as well so I totally understand where Bethany is coming from. In my experience I've learned that its better to not razor naturally curly hair. This thinning/texturizing technique shreds the ends too much for that type of hair texture. Curls need substance from root to end and when the ends are thinned out too much the natural curl collapses and ceases to exist, leaving behind frizz and no shape.

Solution: Regular trims to slowly get rid of the ends that have been over texturized and trying a few different styling techniques to combat the frizz. Styling the hair straighter by round brushing and smoothing with a flat iron might help you get through the grow out.

Good luck to M and Bethany, I hope these answers to the questions were helpful. As always I'm here to help. Let me know if any more help is needed.

AW