Having naturally curly hair is not easy. Every day presents a new challenge. The worst part is that whenever you want to look nice is usually the time when your hair decides it does not want to cooperate. Curly hair can be very hard to handle. Here are some challenges that girls with curls daily.
1. Curly hair gets tangled easily.
You probably have awful memories of knots and tangles that seemed impossible to get out. As you've gotten older, you've probably learned how to prevent these tangles. However, this problem still persists every time you try and tie your hair up with a hair-tie.
2. You can't brush your hair.
You have learned over the years that brushing your hair does not help in making your hair more presentable.
3. Getting ready in the morning takes far longer than it should.
For some, this means that a shower is necessary because it's easier to work with curly hair when it's wet. No matter what your strategy is, once in a while, you desire to be able to wake up brush your hair and walk out the door.
4. Frizz.
Frizz can be weather induced or can happen for no apparent reason. It's hard to prevent and even harder to fix.
6. Worse yet, people are always recommending new products for you.
While sometimes these comments are helpful, oftentimes they're just confusing. It's hard to decide whether you have a good system going with your current products and style or if it's time for something newly recommended.
8. Straightening your hair is a massive time commitment.
When you decide you want to straighten your hair, you always regret it after the first hour. Straightening your hair could take well over an hour... especially if you want to make it perfectly straight. Then you step outside into the humid air and instantaneously regret the whole ordeal.
9. People compliment your straight hair.
While you love compliments, it's always a little disheartening when people so readily compliment your straightened hair. Yes, this took a lot of time and you are glad it is getting noticed. On the other hand, it sends a mixed message - do you not like my curly hair??
10. Wind.
Wind is the real enemy. Wind is capable of totally shifting your whole hair-do and completely re-arranging it. If your hair wasn't frizzy, it will be quickly with a little bit of wind.
Though we all know curly hair can be a struggle, at the end of the day, you have something unique and voluminous that you can work. And on a great hair day, you truly rock the curls - and they make you stand out.
