Reply #15: rollers: the overlooked option

[NorthernSpy]

I find rollers less damaging than other styling tools, and they give a "polished" look. Anything you can do with the brush and blowdryer you can do with rollers -- minus the frustration and tired arms. You can always touch up he ends with a curling iron if necessary.

Right now it's a matted, frizzy mess on my head.

Sounds like it didn't get perfectly dry all the way through. Thick, dense hair can be very deceptive that way. This is part of why the standard brush-and-blowdryer method has never worked for me.

Actually, most days I don't even bother with rollers. Just letting my hair dry (thoroughly!) in a braid (with the hair at the end of the braid looped and held with clips) causes my few layers to separate themselves somehow when I comb it out, and keeps everything under control. Simple, but effective. But of course, your mileage may vary, since no two heads of hair are exactly the same.