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Help!

After years of abusing my hair with flat irons trying to get that stick-straight look, I've decided to finally go natural. The only problem with my hair is that it doesn't have a definite wave to it and it poofs like crazy! my goal is to acheive very little volume, specifically on the sides of my head--impossible?? I hope not. I've also tried rag curls to avoid heat styling but sometimes the curl is just too tight for me and creates serious poodle hair.

Any product suggestions/techniques that you curly-headed girls use/do? I also want to avoid anything super heavy that will weigh down my hair or make it feel greasy...

Note: I've got all kinds of textures going on in my crazy mass of hair: very little wave in the front, tighter waves in the back and underneath and slightly looser waves on the sides that like to poof out. Right now, I have it cut in long layers, length is to the middle of back, and I'm growing out bangs--they're a little past my nose.

I welcome any and all of your suggestions