10 Problems Girls With Thick Hair Will Understand

You politely smile when your fine-haired friends gush over your lush strands. But they have no idea how much trouble it is to be that fabulous. How many of these thick hair struggles can you relate to?

High Ponytail Headaches

Every thick-haired girl knows you cannot have a high pony for more than two hours. Because your hair is so heavy it pulls on your scalp, giving you a killer headache.

“Wow, you have a lot of hair.”

Every time you get a hair cut, your stylist always comments on how much hair you have. Thanks, Captain Obvious. I am very aware of my mane.

Hats

Hats just don’t happen. You have so much hair that a hat cannot physically fit on your head.  On rare occasions, you actually get a hat to fit.  But that baby isn’t coming off for the rest of the day because hat hair is a very real and scary problem.

Air Drying

Since blow drying your hair takes hours, you’ve decided to try letting it air dry.  But instead of the wavy beach goddess look you just end up with a GIANT ball of frizz.

Knots

Whenever you’re hair knots you’ve seriously considered cutting out giant clumps of hair instead of spending hours trying to detangle everything.  Ain’t nobody got time for that.

Broken Hair Elastics

Hair elastics are always on your list of things to get from the store. Wrapping them around once is too loose, but don’t even think about twice. Why can’t someone invent a hair band that can actually support your mega mane?

Styling Takes All Day

People don’t understand how much effort and time has to go into your unruly locks. Deep conditioning, frizz- taming, brushing, blow-drying, flat ironing, and that’s just to look half-decent. Impromptu plans? As if.

Conditioner Addict

You go through conditioner at an alarming rate, like a bottle a week rate. Costco has become your best friend because they sell the jumbo family packs. Travel-sized conditioner? What is this, conditioner for ants?

Brushes Cower Before You

In the last month, four out of five brushes have gotten caught in your hair. Fine- toothcombs? Ha, that’s funny.

Top NOTs

You saw the cutest YouTube tutorial for a fierce summer topknot and decided to give it a try. After you spend a good hour wrestling your beast, you manage to make it look like a dead animal on top of your head. Nope, not happening.

All Day Air Dry

It basically takes you hair all day to air dry. You shower in the morning and when you’re ready to go to bed it still feels a little cold and damp.

Blow-Drying is a Workout

You have built up quite the upper body from trying to blow-dry your hair. By the time you’re done your arms are sore and you are sweating.

You Shed Like Crazy

You always find hair on your clothes, the floor, the drain, just everywhere. On more than one occasion you have received a text from a friend you saw two weeks ago, saying they found your hair on their clothes.

Humidity is your Worst Enemy

You finally got you hair too look good after spending hours on it. But the minute you step outside all your hard work goes to waste. Thank you humidity, I’ve always wanted to look like a lion.