I’m a curly-haired female…and I love it. It’s so pretty. But it is damn frustrating…
My hair has decided that it will no longer be nice smooth curls, but frizz-city. I’ve tried mousse (recommended by my stylist) but it’s not working too well. Even when I wrap my fingers around the curls to “define” them, it doesn’t work. I end up with stiff frizzies that look like they’re running away from the well-behaved curls.
Do any of you have any tips or recommendations?
I use Frizz-ease by John Freida…works for me but it costs a pretty penny, usually $9-$10 for a small bottle.
I use Frizz-ease as well. For my hair, it’s essential that I put it on my hair while it is quite wet(I used to be able to use it damp, but my hair changed, I suppose), then either blow-dry or let it dry naturally. Either way, I get great curls.
The other place you might check is naturallycurly.com.
I’ve used BedHead leave in conditioner and that helps a lot.
I’ve also stopped blowdrying my hair at all, and that also seems to help.
I wish I had pretty curls. I have frizzy, tiny, kinky curls that never do what I want them to.
I recommend Pantene’s Curl Defining Mousse. And it’s less than $4. It has eliminated my frizz, even in Midwestern summer humidity.
I use Pantene Hydrating Curls shampoo and conditioner. Then I brush out the snarls and let my hair air dry. It’s a little expensive, but unless you have a lot of hair, it’ll last a long time.
I use BedHead leave in conditioner and the emollient as well. I skip the blow dryer and let it air dry.
I use L’Oreal curl defining spray and L’Oreal curl shaping mousse. The combination of the two calms down my frizz (and believe me - I have a lot!). You might also try a type of wax pomeade. My hairdresser says if you’re going to go the pomeade route, don’t get anything with water in it - water will make your frizz worse.
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Thanks ShibbOleth, but I blow dry my hair straight. And I know you’re going to make up some quirky comment on “blowing” my hair straight, so I don’t even want to go there.
As do I. However, I have long hair, so I tend to go through it quickly. I decided to try Physique’s curl defining stuff once, and it is not nearly as good. I think I’ll stick with Pantene, which is the best thing I’ve found since I stopped straightening my hair instead. I like it wavey now…fortunately it don’t curl quite enough to frizz, but I think it might were it shorter.
don’t?? Argh, I meant doesn’t, of course.
Leave-ins and creams are always good. I’ve had success with Sebastian Potion 9 and Rusk Wired, but both of them might be too heavy if your hair isn’t coarse like mine. A tiny amount of jojoba oil helps too.
The advice I usually hear regarding pomades is that water-based pomades are easier to wash out and don’t make your hair greasy like wax- or oil-based pomades. Aveda makes a highly regarded anti-humecant pomade that keeps moisture out of hair if that’s your goal. I’ve tried many products and I believe that salon products are usually worth the extra money.
I’ve found that it helps a lot to air dry hair from when it’s dripping wet, if you have the time to do so. The most violent action I’d take with a towel is to pat the moisture out of my hair; anything else disturbs the curl formation.
I have very thick, very coarse medium-short curly hair. This is what I do in the morning:
Then I let it air dry, even if it’s -20 Celcius outside and I have to walk to class.
One web site and message board you might find useful is at http://www.naturallycurly.com/
By the way, if your hair used to be obidient but now it’s misbehavin’ have you tried clarifying and then deep conditioning?