April 10, 2007

Ironic

I finally, finally find a product that controls my curly hair and now it's all going to fall out in approximately three weeks.

Go freakin' figure.

You just can't win if you've got curly hair. Really. It sucks trying to find something that tames the wild beast that is the mop on your head. And you try everything that comes down the pike. Believe you me, straight-haired people of the world, you'll never have the product problems I have had over the years. But I found something. And it works. It does what it says it's going to do. And you, who have had the ol' bait and switch pulled on you too many times to count when it comes to "frizz control" have a hard time believing it. And when you finally believe it, you jump for joy, secure in the knowledge that, unless the company goes bust, your hair worries are at an end for the time being.

Then, of course, because God enjoys a good laugh every now and again, you get cancer and have to have chemo. Which makes your curly hair fall out. And then the doctor tells you it may grow back in differently. The color may be different. The texture may be different.

At which point, if you've got my luck, you'll probably be stuck with a whole lot of product made to tame curly hair you no longer have. Probably.

Alanis Morrissette should write a song or something.

Posted by Kathy at April 10, 2007 09:20 PM | TrackBack
Comments

Sing it, Sister!

I have a curly mop myself and know first hand the turmoil of which you speak!

Personally, I like Graham Webb's shampoo & conditioner Ice Cap. It is a super-moisturizing formula and as we know, curls love moisture.

I have heard/seen the truth of that hair changing after chemo thing. The person I'm aware of, when her hair grew back, it was actually more beautiful and manageable.

I'm hoping things go that way for you too. After all, if you lived with naturally curly hair, anything else will be a piece of cake to manage!

Posted by: Phoenix at April 11, 2007 07:20 AM

Oh hon. Think of it as waiting in the wings for when the curls come back. They will. Curls are stubborn.

In the meantime, enjoy the sexy bald look. I think you could totally work it. ;-)

Posted by: caltechgirl at April 11, 2007 10:39 PM