Ok, I’ve figured out the whole frizzy thing and my hair is rarely frizzy.
It has lovely curls.
I figured out the snarls/tangle thing.
It’s soft, not super-shiny, but shiny enough.*
But the last thing I can’t sort out, is how to make it stop getting static-y in the wintertime. It’s because I wear sweaters, and jackets, and stuff…it’s pretty long, and I had that crackle of static. Plus then it floats at odd angles, and I end up putting it up all the time to stop it.
So - any ideas? How do you deal with static?
*If anyone wants my ideas on how I took care of this stuff, I’d be glad to share!
I’d be interested to know this answer as well. Every time Mrs. Bricker gets a shock, she shoots me a dark look and reminds me that it’s MY fault, because in the Dominican Republic, she never had to deal with static electricity, and it still … um… shocks her every time it happens here; she’s still not used to it.
I have shoulder-length spiral curls. This is the product I currently use Aveda Confixor Gel. I get my hair cut at Aveda salons (getting someone who can cut and style spiral curly hair was problematic and they have excellent stylists) and they used it on me once and I loved it. Pricey, though.
Oh, we have a whole script worked out. I remind her she said yes; she points out I didn’t disclose the static problem first, so her consent wasn’t knowing. (She was a lawyer in the DR). Then I point out that the DR doesn’t have dependable regular electricity, much less the static kind, so she can hardly complain anyway. Then she points out that I robbed the cradle, so she can’t be held responsible for any of it.
please share your friz advice. My hair is waivy/curly, thick as hell and black as coal (with gray streaks surfacing, ), but it frizzes to no end and gets dull looking.
Ok, it’s from drying out. So make sure you use a curly-hair shampoo & conditioner. Pantene works wonders for me.
You have to use some product. Mousse or gel work best. Not a lot, just a little.
Do. Not. Touch! Your hair, once it’s dry. No fingers, nothing. That just saps the moisture right out.
Don’t ever, ever, ever comb or brush it when dry, either. Don’t even let the lady at the hair salon comb it when dry. Make her wash it. Once you comb it and style it in the mornings, leave it alone.
Make sure you get regular trims.
And if it is too dull, you can use a leave-in conditioner.
the best advice i’ve gotten is hand lotion. anytime you use hand lotion run your hands over your hair just before you have totally absorbed it. just a slight bit left on your hands.
the small amount of lotion will wash out the next time you wash your hair.
Static electricity in your hair has nothing to do with the amount of curl you have. My son has board-straight hair that sometimes actually stands up, when it’s really dry, from the static. Heck, my cats have it when a cold front comes through, and they certainly don’t have curly hair.
Garnier Fructis Style curl defining gel in Strong strength. It comes in a spray pump bottle and it works really well. It smells pretty good too. There are alot of hair products on the market for curly hair, but some of it is kind of pricey. This one is affordable.
A humidifier. I’ve got frizz year-round, if I don’t use the correct hair products that is. But adding more humidity to the house not only helps with the frizzing it cuts down on all the zapping ourselves on doorknobs and such too.
During my very short stay in Michigan, I kept a Bounce sheet in my hat. I have straight hair and had bad problems with taking hats off and on. I just left the same sheet in the hat for a couple/few weeks. Worked like a charm.
You’ll smell fresh like laundry dried in a summer’s breeze too!
Why didn’t she have to deal with it in the DR? Is *your * hair curly, is that what you’re saying?
), but it frizzes to no end and gets dull looking.