Texture Wave-what is it?

Question

I have naturally curly hair - with fairly tight ringlets. It's pretty long too, about halfway down my back. Does anyone know what a texture wave is? I'm looking for a way to loosen up the curls just a bit. Not completely straighten it. I still like the wild messy look, just not quite as curly. Anyone have any suggestions as to what I could do to loosen the curls up some?

Answer 1

A texture wave is what was referred to as a body wave. It gives the hair bend and wave but not curl.
If you want to loosen up the curls go to your stylist and get a perm that uses a rod 1-2 sizes larger than your natural curl. In my opinion 1 size larger is a better choice because as your hair grown the naturally tighter wave will reappear at the scalp. Only going 1 size larger will act as a camo to the curlier hair and give you more time between perms.

Answer 2

Go into your hairstylist and tell her you want to keep the curls, just bigger. She'll (or he'll) use larger perm rods on your hair so that you retain the curl, just loosen it up.