Hair with different wave patterns

[EdithGrantham]

I have thick hair, and lots of it which is quite wavy at the back; looks like 2a when compared to pictures but when I read the description I would say it's more towards 2b. At the front though there's no wave but plenty of volume and frizz.
I have no idea how to style it or have it cut, it needs to be low maintenance because I have an 8mo but I'm not keen on how it looks if I just straighten it all, ideally it would all be wavy but I can't get the front to hold a curl without heat, any ideas??

I am similar except my hair is fine. I have curls when washed which drop out soon after into a web or mass of frizz. My hair is also healthy and well treated, so it's simply nature, high porosity, and either a lock of or too much moisture.

A few ideas:
Can you work out the porosity of your hair?
You can test the porosity by placing a strand into a glass of water at room temperature. If the hair sinks it is high porosity. If it floats, it is low porosity (as far as I know!).

Also, it can help to work out whether our hair needs either more protein or more moisture.
Is your hair soft to feel, and do the strands stretch quite a bit when pulled before breaking?

High porosity hair absorbs and loses moisture constantly, it dries quickly and often tends to fuzz.
Low porosity hair can take a good while to dry.

If you can figure out your porosity there are many tips online for how to treat it. For instance, my highly porous hair doesn't like oils or serums, they are too heavy. I am happier with leave in creams and conditioners.

That said, most products aimed at women are just all variations of the same thing, and a complete rip off.

I would try treating my hair to a good conditioner or mask, or olaplex if it suits you, and sleep with it in either a french braid or regular plaits to encourage even waves.

Ooh that's a lot of information, thank you!
It is soft to touch but breaks quite quickly rather than stretches.

It takes ages to dry which is sort of the reason "no-heat" curl methods don't work, it would take 2 full days to dry if I kept it up from towel dried.

I'll try the water test later on.

Is olaplex ok for colour treated hair?

I put it in plaits every night and that helps the back go lovely and wavy but the front stays stubbornly straight-ish but not sleek.