Thread: Frizzy hair!

You love your wavy hair, but the frizzy, fly-aways you get when you brush those curls? Not so much. Fortunately, there are ways to tame the frizz. You just have to give it a little effort. Here are some quick tips to keep your hair frizz-free.

Don't brush dry hair. Brushing not only disrupts your hair's cuticle, it can also stretch hair, leading to breakage. Instead, Connie Eeyerlin, a stylist at Dionysius Salon in Eugene, Ore., suggests towel drying hair after a shower. Then gently brush, comb, or finger-comb it while wet, adding just a touch of your preferred conditioner or anti-frizz product.

Don't over-process your hair. Relaxers and straighteners can make hair brittle and lead to breakage, says Carolyn Jacob, MD, a Chicago dermatologist. Instead, look for a protein-infused conditioner to help you manage frizz, and make it shine, too. You might also try frizz pomades or oils, such as Moroccan oil, to help "calm down the outer layer of the hair shaft" and make it slicker, she says.

Stop 'cooking' your curls. "Anything that would blister your skin doesn’t feel so great on your hair either," writes Teri LaFlesh, author of Curly Like Me. To minimize frizz, LaFlesh suggests avoiding flat irons, curling irons, and limiting heat sources to a blow dryer with a diffuser.

Put moisture back in your mane. Frizzy hair tends to be drier, so you need to put moisture into it. Use a conditioner, a natural oil like Moroccan oil, or a frizz cream, says Dennis Baker, stylist and owner of Baker Lanier Salon and Day Spa in Atlanta. He says natural oils are better than synthetic because they are absorbed into the hair, while synthetic silicon moisturizers lay on top of the hair, making it appear dirty.

Go alcohol-free. Because alcohol can dry hair out, setting you up for frizz, look for alcohol-free products. That may mean switching to salon-quality shampoos, conditioners, and hairsprays, says stylist Eeyerlin. "Salon-quality products don't have to last as long on the shelf, so they don't contain as many harsh ingredients -- like alcohol -- as supermarket and drug store products do."

Originally Posted by unclem

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Frizzy hair is not a problem I have. Fine hair is a problem. It also used to be ultra oily - however thanks to hormonal changes that actually work in my favor (about the only plus related to aging...) is that my estrogen levels are reduced, and subsequently, my hair is actually closer to "normal", as is my skin. That said, the wrinkles are at a min as well

It tends to look best if I flat iron it a little to get the finer hairs to not fly away. Hair spray is also a bad option as it just makes my hair look dirty. Curls are something that simply wont' stay for more than a few hours, so I don't bother w/ that too much. THe happiest day I had was the day of my show last year. I had extension in to get thicker hair. Then put all of that braided my hair for the morning show when it was a bit wet, left it in for several hours (long ass prejudge). Then when I took it out, I had major kink hair. I immediately sprayed the shit out of that so I had even bigger kink hair. And then proceded to spend two hours curling it and pinning it up. And then sprayed it some more.