[Katclub]

I have wavy / curly hair that really DOES have a mind of its own. I also have hard water, to add to the "mess".

Believe me, I have tried nearly everything on the market to control my hair, and this is my technique:

1)Wash with (light) moisturizing shampoo.
2)Use Nexxus moisturizing cream on the ends, rinse.

Then I do either of the two:

1)Slather a small amount of Matrix Sleek Look throughout my damp hair and let air dry (my hair does not respond well to the way I blow dry). This stuff works great and leaves a bit of waive. Sometimes, I will pull my wet hair up in a tight bun for a hour or so. When I take it down, it is pretty tame and almost straight.

2)Don't use the Sleek Look, but use a flat iron. I have a Conair that dries as it flattens. Like you, I don't use this every day.

I probably do technique 1 three days a week, and #2 three days a week. My hair "rests" on day 7.