[sidhe]

Okay, in the last year half of my hair has fallen out and we can't figure out why, and the half that remains is curly all of the sudden! I have always had very fine, thin, straight hair. I never really had to do anything with it (I'm not a high-maintenance sort of girl), just brush and go. Now, though...oi!

So the underneath-layer (you know, against my neck and ears?) is all of the sudden making these soft, perfect corkscrew-type curls--some of it, anyway. There are sections that are still stick-straight, which looks odd but that's what's going on. Then the top layer is frizzy and flyaway! I can't for the life of me get it to settle down into curls. I don't even know if it IS curly or if it's still stuck in that "should I curl up or just fall out" limbo.

I've been washing it with Curls Rock and using the same conditioner, and then I spray it (when it's wet) with the Curls Rock spray. Any other suggestions to help my hair settle down? I'm REALLY not into high-maintenance beauty care, but if I could stop looking like some sort of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde sort of head, I'd be willing to do what it takes. Thanks to anyone with suggestions!

[vmo1]

I use Herbal Essences curl mousse. I frizz with the tiniest bit of humidity and that keeps it tame and shiny.

[Thighs Be Gone]

I have lost hair too. My hair has always been very thick and course and extremely unruly and curly. I started noticing the fall out maybe 3-4 months ago. I increased my protein a whooolllle bunch. I think it has helped. I have done some reading and with weightloss, hairloss is not that uncommon.

The unruly and curly thing is still every bit as bad for me. I have been dealing with this since I was a girl and I can tell you what works best is Silk Therapy (you can get it JC Penney or different salons or EBAY) and blowdrying it with a large round brush. Go gentle with the blowdryer since you are losing hair and on a lower setting. The silk therapy is awesome and protects your hair in addition to smoothing it.

Let us know how it goes.

[harrismm]

any kind of straightening serum usually helps me.This does not straighten my hair at all,but takes out frizz.I love it.

[grasshoppermf]

I have in-between hair half straight and half wavy. I use Pantene curl shampoo & conditioner to rev up the curls and I love some of the Curls Up products by FX.

[techwife]

I would say that you might want to try Paul Mitchell's Super Skinny Serum along with PM's Round trip. IT will give you shiny, well-defined curls.

As for shampoo, Redken puts out a lot of shampoos, one is called Anti-snap and is good for fragile hair.

Is your hair loss coming from the roots? Such as, is it literally falling off your scalp or is it breaking off mid strand? I suspect that its literally falling off with the difference in texture when it comes in. In this case, I would try Nioxin. You can get it in most chain salons (Penney's, Regis, Mastercuts, etc). It is really pricey, but if you don't see an improvement, most salons will return it and give you your money back. Ask before buying. I had a hard time selling it to customers because of the price, but some customers would just walk in and buy it without getting a cut and I would ask them if it really works for them. Every single customer said they'd pay just about any amount for the stuff because it works SO WELL. I found that encouraging.

So, to grow the hair back, Nioxin. For styling, PM SS serum and Round Trip curl definer.

By the way, regarding the Curls Rock line. I bought this for my daughter as she has wicked curly hair. It is, seriously, afro-like, but she has it long so that it pulls the curls out into waves. I bought her the Curls Rock products and it made her hair HUGE!!! It was a curl enhancer and her hair practically needed its own zip code!! The products I recommended are for defining them, not enhancing them. Just so you know...

Good luck!!

Kris

[Leenie]

Try John Frieda's FRIZZ-EASE, Straight Fixation Smoothing Creme (Straight).
My daughter uses this and it works great. You can get it at Walgreens or go to their website and find out who sells it in your neighborhood.