O I just noticed there's a section for new people so here's my story:
Hello all, I'm new here and I've been reading some of the threads and I'm liking what I see so far!  So the story on me is, up until I was 16 and first dyed my hair (never should have done that!)  I had black, fine, pretty much straight hair that wasn't very thick but it definitely was not thin, it was just normal.  Now I'm almost 22 and have dyed my hair many times, bleached it 3 times and stripped it (because I had dyed it black) once.  16 is also when I started either straightening my hair w/an iron every day or scrunching it with TONS of hairspray, gel AND mousse.  Needless to say, all that had a really bad effect on my hair.  I started noticing that it was thin, breaking off, falling out and splitting.  It got pretty bad, my buns and ponytails are still pretty pathetic and embarassing.  It's been about 2 months that I stopped straightening, blowdrying and scrunching my hair w/lots of product.  During these past 2 months, I've straightened only twice for special occassions.  I am also taking a biotin supplement daily, eating healthier and exercising.  I also stopped washing it every day w/shampoo, although I do wet it almost every day because it can get really flat and oily.  I use either Folicure shampoo or Loreal Nutri-gloss shampoo for normal/fine hair about every other day, I know that's too much but my hair feels so gross if I don't wash it.  I condition it about twice a week with charles worthington moisture lock.  I also use Aussie Hair Insurance leave-in conditioner every time I wet it.  To style, I just let it air dry, then put it in a ponytail or else I scrunch it a little with sun-silk anti-flat leave-in conditioner/gel and it gets pretty wavy.  I haven't dyed my hair in 6 months so only the ends are dyed, because I want my natural, normal, black hair back! To think when I was 16 I thought it was horrible and now I'd do anything to get it back! It is bra strap length, and After looking at the hair typing page, my hair is currently 1B-F-i, so it's straight/slightly wavy, very fine and pretty thin,  it's about 2.2 inches around  When I pull my hair back, my scalp shows sometimes.  Is there anything else I should be doing?  I know I should switch to natural, organic products for my hair but I am a college student on a budget.  Is there anything I can make at home to condition it?  Also, I am going to start trimming my own hair from now on.  Every hairdresser tells me to keep my layers because it is the only way for thin hair to look thicker but I disagree, I think it makes my hair look even thinner and scraggly.  What else should I be doing? I am seeing some results because my hair feels and looks a lot healthier...ok sorry so long, but I could really use your tips and input!

Welcome! (again!)

I posted my comments on your hair on your other post, so I won't bore everyone with them here again.

Hope to see you around more!

Nice to have you with us, MTBBIO.  :)

Nice to meet you. 8-)

HI, welcome to LL! I don't know that any of my advice would be helpful (thick, medium to coarse wavy hair)... but I'd like to say hi, at least.  As for all natural products, I know that at least three or four of us here are Pantene Pro V addicts, so... no organics there. Use what works for you, not what you'd LIKE to work for you, otherwise your hair will rebel. (that I can tell you from experience, LOL)

Welcome  :).

Deb