For most of her life, Anna’s hair had been straight. Completely straight.
She tried to curl it, like so many others, but it never held.
Then she had chemotherapy and all her hair fell out… and came back wavy.
“I’ve tried every curl tool known to man, but I had to go the extra mile and do it the hard way! I ended up with this lovely curly hair that I’ve always wanted, but no clue what to do with it.”
After chemotherapy, Anna’s hair grew back.
But now, it wasn’t straight. It was wavy.
“At first, I was thinking it was great because I’ve always wanted curls. Then I was like… what do I do with it…”
She finally had the texture she’d always wanted. But no idea how to manage it.
A word on the science
Hair texture changes are common after chemotherapy. Many people notice “chemo curls”, where hair grows back with more wave or curl than before.
This happens because chemotherapy can affect the hair follicle, temporarily changing its shape and how the hair grows. As a result, new strands may come back finer, greyer, or with a different texture, including more curl or wave.
These changes aren’t always permanent, but for many people, they can last long enough to completely change how their hair behaves.
Naturally, Anna turned to what seemed like the obvious solution.
Curly hair products.
Her sister had curly hair, so it felt like the right direction. But something wasn’t quite right.
The products were too heavy.
They dragged her hair down.
And instead of enhancing the texture, they flattened it.
“I was looking for something that would work but not drag my hair down.”
The missing middle-ground
Like so many women, Anna found herself stuck between two worlds.
Her hair wasn’t straight anymore.
But it wasn’t fully curly either.
And that middle ground is where so many of us get lost. Anna spent years figuring it out.
“I must have spent 5 years trying to find something that would work and make me feel confident in my hair.”
“It was really easy to use, and it felt better; my hair didn’t feel as weighed down. When I was using the curly stuff, it always looked a bit greasy.”
“At first, when I saw it was five steps, I thought ‘Oh dear, really’. But actually, when I had straight hair, I’d shampoo and condition anyway and put on products anyway. So I’m using a similar amount of products, just doing it differently.”
“It made me feel loads better, much more embracing of the waves.”
Before: Unsure
Now: Confident
Anna’s advice to you…
“Try to see what you can do with the waviness! Try something for wavy hair rather than curly hair. Just work out what’s best for you.”
Sign 1: Hair's wavy when wet, but dries straight
Hair shows natural waves when wet. Drying disrupts the pattern - leaving puffiness instead of soft, defined waves.
Sign 2: Heat styling never lasts
You curl it, it drops. You straighten it, it bends - your natural wave won’t hold either.
Sign 3: Your ‘frizz’ feels uncontrollable
Not random frizz - your wave pattern separating, not clumping. That’s why smoothing products never really fix it.
Sign 4: Your hair never looks ‘finished’
You wash and dry… but it lacks shape or polish. Never sleek, never defined, always needing more.
Sign 5: Your ends puff or flick out
Flatter at the roots, uneven through the lengths. Ends flick, curl, or puff depending on humidity.
Straightening, brushing and everyday drying break apart your natural wave pattern.
So instead of waves... you see frizz.
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