Hey guys. I am, obviously, a guy  *hence the username*   However, I have longER hair, as in the start of a mullet, and long hair all around. The problem is, my hair is SO straight, I cant keep the wave for more than two minutes after I get out of the shower or something before it falls pin-straight again. Im very unhappy with me 'do. So I need some suggestions:

-For guys with super straight hair of my length, how could I style it? What products could I use to give it some body? What should I do??

-Thanks ;)

You didn't say whether you're planning to grow your hair long, and if so, how long.

If you don't have plans to grow your hair much longer than shoulder length, why not get a perm? It'll cause some damage to your hair, but in the long run, that won't be a problem, because you'd be trimming it off before it got intolerably bad.

If you really want to grow your hair long, you're going to have to learn to live with it. There isn't anything you can do to change your hair that doesn't damage it.

Yes, a korean male friend of mine (hence stick straight hair) got a wave perm for his hair. He kept it longer than most (to the bottom of his neck).

If you want to try a safe way to add waves, why don't you braid your hair while it's still wet?  When your hair is dry and you remove the braid, your hair will definitely be wavy.

Braiding is a great way to get waves in your hair and they stay quite well when you braid with your hair wet/damp and let it dry in the braid.

Rope twists also give a nice wave - more of a rounded wave where braids give more of a zig zag.

If you put a bit of aloe vera gel on your hair before braiding/twisting, the waves will hold even better.

Give these a try and let us know how it works out for you.

Oh, sorry. I forgot to specify that I was going to keep my hair length as it is, if not, then grow it a little bit longer. So its length is:

Most of my ears are covered

it's covering my whole forehead

the back of my hair is slouching over a little bit of my neck


I've yet to try the braiding, and it sounds like a sure-fire way of doing it. But how long would you guys reckon a perm would last? And what kind of damage would it do to my hair? Because I have no plans or intentions of cutting my hair ANY time soon.

-Thanks

Perms are quite damaging to the hair.  The chemicals used are very harsh and will dry the hair out and leave it prone to breakage.  

Once you have a perm, it will of course, grow out from the roots.  This will leave you with curls/waves on the ends and straight hair at the roots.  Most people are then tempted to repeat the process which damages the portion of the hair shaft that has been previously permed even more.  

For anyone hoping to grow their hair longer, perms probably are not a great idea.  However if you plan to keep it at about the same length, the regular trims would remove the most damaged ends.

The perm is permanent.  It has been about 20 years since I last had a perm, but I seem to remember that I would get one about every 3 months.