Any tips on styling post chemo short & curly hair?

Hi all,

I am 6 months from my last chemo and my hair has grown back really thick and now starting to curl. I am not complaining, its hair! And its darker than before but its sooooo frizzy! I look like i have gotten a really bad perm. It is about 3 inches thick at the top and a bit shorter on sides but they are starting to curl too. My hairdresser has just been shaping the back to tidy it up but i really need advice on how to style it. Has anyone used straightners? Iv every mousse wax gel and oil under the sun but nothing works. Any tips would be greatly appreciated x

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  • Hi, I’m 11 months after my last chemo and my hair is so frizzy and I hate it. Just wondering did your hair tame down after a while? Has anyone gotten a keratin treatment on chemo curls. 

  • Hi, I'm 10 months after last chemo and my hair is very thick, very curly and very frizzy. At first I hated it and continued to wear my wig as I lost all my confidence. However I'm starting to get used to it (can't say I like it) and am now using hair bands which help to give it a bit of shape. 

    I still can't wait for "normal" hair to return  but having read so many stories of "chemo curls" I've just got to be patient and be glad that at least I've got hair now!. I've tried several treatments to try and tame the curls, none of which have made any difference.

    My chemo hair also grew back white and grey - I'd never had grey hair pre cancer so I am using a semi permanent colour which at least covers the grey.

    Sorry I can't help and I totally understand your hatred for your hair. I'll be interested to hear if anyone else has found any miracle cure for chemo curls?

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  • Hi, I'm 10 months after last chemo and my hair is very thick, very curly and very frizzy. At first I hated it and continued to wear my wig as I lost all my confidence. However I'm starting to get used to it (can't say I like it) and am now using hair bands which help to give it a bit of shape. 

    I still can't wait for "normal" hair to return  but having read so many stories of "chemo curls" I've just got to be patient and be glad that at least I've got hair now!. I've tried several treatments to try and tame the curls, none of which have made any difference.

    My chemo hair also grew back white and grey - I'd never had grey hair pre cancer so I am using a semi permanent colour which at least covers the grey.

    Sorry I can't help and I totally understand your hatred for your hair. I'll be interested to hear if anyone else has found any miracle cure for chemo curls?

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  • Hey, I’ve done a cocochoco treatment on my hair three times and had to trim the very bottom of my hair as it was flicking upwards. Pretty happy with how it has turned out. I’ve recently got tape extensions installed and I’m really happy with them! Hopefully you will feel the same too soon!