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When I was a younger adult, I seemed to have had more hair, thicker hair. Now that I am getting older, it seems that my hair is thinning. My hair is healthy, grows pretty quickly. Most of my hair is curly, with spots on top. In front, underneath, and in the back my hair is poker straight. I wish this would even itself out. The only solution I have been able to come up with is a perm to make everything even. Could there be another solution? When my hair is cut right (try finding someone that knows how to work and cut curly hair right!) my hair looks like I have a spiral perm or body wave. I currently do not use a lot of products in my hair, and let it air dry. Sometimes I straighten my hair out with a big curling iron. I have always wanted my hair to be like Julianne Phillip's, lots of body, full and thick.

Can you also give me advice as to what to ask a hairstylist? I have tried many different ones and have yet to find that can work with my hair.
Maria S.

Maria, Thank you for sharing your hair concerns with me.
Your right, most of us have more hair when we are younger.
"When your young beauty is a gift, with age its a work of art"

Yes, our hair does change with age. It's the natural growth and replacement process. With few exceptions, everyone will have less hair over time. The real beauty of hair is that it grows and replaces itself, making it possible to change the color, curl it up, shave it off, etc. The body's hormonal balance has a great detail to do with this process. As hormones change the hair can begin to change color, texture, thin, and grow in places you neither want or need it.

Permanent waving is one way to make combination hair more consistent throughout and more manageable when shaped well. Another solution is to relax the curl for a soft silky smooth straight effect. Uneven hair texture can also be shaped close for a short, soft, contoured face framing look that almost styles itself. With a few adjustments as it grows out, you can find the ideal shape and length!

It's said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and nothing can be truer when trying to describe a style your going for to a hair stylist. To avoid being disappointed the next time you visit a salon, bring a few pictures of yourself (current and older) and a some hair styles you like clipped from magazines. Tell the stylist everything about your hair and what the problems have been. The hair stylist will love the input and the experience is sure to be much better. Clean, well cut, healthy looking hair is never out of style!

Your Friend and Guide,
George Caroll