More Wavy Physics
Why does some wavy hair curl, and others does not? Some wavy hair will curl with certain styling products, with humidity – just plain unpredictably on some days and not on others. In this post the story was about how fine hair often does not have the structural support to maintain a wave of curl if there is weight on it from the sides or weight from length (or water or styling products). Many people with wavy hair, especially wavy hair that does not wave and curl consistently have fine hair and that explains much wavy-haired frustration. ©Science-y Hair Blog 2013 But this doesn’t explain how people who have average-width or wide (coarse) hair can have loose waves too. Or how wavy hair can be fairly curly. Imagine driving a car or a bicycle. You turn the steering wheel or handlebars just a little. You will begin to turn in a large circle – you may run out of space to complete your turn. If you turn the wheel more sharply, you will make a sharper turn and go around in a tighter circle. ...