For many years I've drowned my hair in gel, and hair spray. tons of it. which killed it as i would say lol. later on i began to straighten it, which made my hair start to fall out, and i got really dry and split ends. and on top of that it was thin! so i got a bob cut and treated my hair with Dr. Miracle's products which helped me a lot! my hair began to grow and my hair that i lost i've been growing back =]

so now the question is i have curly hair and i love it. i want to wear it down, i've tried the wax, mousse and sculpting things and everything. but i don't like that my hair scrunches. i just want to stay down without getting puffy or frizzy. thats why i've used gel and hairspray for so many years. but now i don't wanna kill my hair like i did before. what products do i use?

here is a picture of how i had it

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb46/LiLD0RKEY_696/1220552123.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb46/LiLD0RKEY_696/1227758188.jpg

and if any suggestions on how to make my hair thicker too would be nice!