Best product for Frizzy hair?! Tried everything
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free skin care · Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:56 am

Don't know if I can be of any use but I have curly hair, would have told you fluffy/ poofy/ wavy/ frizzy up to last year. Spent decades battling my hair and never found any products or techniques to reliably keep my hair smooth and straight. I now follow Curly Girl techniques and my entire family is in shock that at almost 40 I suddenly have defined ringlets. It's also in good enough condition not to have needed trimming in ten months, although I am still growing out serious mechanical and chemical damage!

Even if you are not ready to embrace your curls, you might consider following some of the techniques? Firstly I never use sulphate shampoos nor silicone conditioners. Instead I conditioner-only wash (fine hairs prefer a sulphate-free shampoo), then use a leave-in oil-based but non greasy conditioner. Never brush only comb, never use terry towel only microfibre (some use cotton t-shirts). I style with silicone and alcohol free products which do not coat, grease or dry the hair. I deep condition with coconut oil because this contains fatty acids small enough to penetrate the hair shaft. The rest of the 'rules' are only relevant if you wish to style your hair curly.

I can honestly tell you my hair calmed down and my scalp became less oily from the first week of stopping using sulphates and silicones! BTW research shows sulphates can cause hair loss/ thinning in susceptible individuals - my mother definitely has this. This is the thread that gave me my Idea

moment, realising I was not the only one with totally unmanageable hair! http://www.naturallycurly.com/curltalk/general-discussion-about-curly-hair/47609-post-your-before-after-cg-pics.html

free skin care · Tue Jan 24, 2012 10:57 am

Maybe you need to go full Curly Girl to tame the rest of that frizz? I know what you mean about humidity, although it is not that humid here in the UK I have a perspiration problem plus a physical job! I spent MANY years with my hair in a ponytail literally 24/7 - halo of fluff around the face unless I brushed it wet and hairsprayed the hell out of it. Repeatedly all through my work shift, even quiet ones. Even without heat styling I had breaks all around the face and all at the back where the ponytail sat. That is what made me change, I really didn't feel I had anything to lose.

There is a lot of talk on curly hair forums about the best conditioning agents (humectants or not), and best styling products for different climates. Speaking for myself keeping the curls defined with little to no halo means styling from wet (just hand squeezed no towel whatsoever), scrunch in too much leave-in conditioner, scrunch in an INCREDIBLE amount of gel right up to the roots, so it is sticky and gross! No messing after this; it looks like curly rats tails until it is completely dry then magically looks decent. I honestly tried every single corner cut there is and it doesn't work. Air drying works best but I can use a diffuser/ low heat/ low speed stopping before it is dry. No combs, no toweling off, no touching, no wind, no fans, no AC, otherwise the roots and ends fluff or I get straight rats tails or even both!

I hope you will take the time to look at that thread, the before shots show girls with just fluff or an afro and everything in between. I honestly believe CG can work for anyone but it does take practice and perseverance. You have to learn to treat your hair a totally different way, and obviously try a few products before you find the ones that suit your hair. It's tough for those growing out relaxing or keratin treatments because they have some curlier and some straighter hair, but girls make it through. I wish I could help you find straight hair nirvana, but I never did and no hairdresser ever did on my behalf. Best of luck!

free skin care · Sat May 04, 2013 1:19 pm

Here is a summary of the Curly Hair rules. I also suggest reading the book by Lorraine Massey. She created the Deva Curl line.

http://www.wikihow.com/Follow-the-Curly-Girl-Method-for-Curly-Hair

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