Frizz is mainly caused by a lack of moisture in your hair, but humidity can also contribute to this problem. Here is how it happens: “Your hair loses moisture throughout the day, so by midday, the cuticle [the outermost layer of your hair] opens and lets in the outside air, creating a frizzy mess, “says Mark Townsend, a celebrity hairdresser. Townsend, stylist Mark Garrison, and Ursula Stephen, who takes care of Rihanna and Kerry Washington, offer tips on fighting frizz. Here are 15 tips to add to your cares.
15. Go for Sulfate-free Shampoo With Glycerin
A shampoo with glycerin will help fight frizz by penetrating the hair shaft and moisturizing it from the inside. It also creates a protective coating on the outside of the hair shaft, so it does not break, says Townsend. TIPS: Glycerin must be very high in the list of ingredients (the more concentrated the ingredients, the higher they are at the top of the list).
14. Conditionner Is Your Best friend!
Conditioner is the key to add moisture in your hair, otherwise the cuticle will continually open to let the air in and make your hair frizzy. Choose one that contains glycerin and other great moisturizing ingredients (such as coconut oil or Shea butter) and apply it from the mid-shaft to the ends.
13. Skip Shampoo Once or Twice a Week
You might think that your hair needs to be shampooed several times a week, but that’s not the case. Every other day, apply conditioner instead of shampoo on your hair and rinse it. The conditioner contains a small amount of surfactants (what the shampoo uses to clean your hair) to clean without stripping your hair from its natural oils. Garrison suggests using a light conditioner if you have fine hair. If you have thick, rough hair, you can use a rich formula for better results.
12. Treat Your Hair With a Mask
Leave on a moisturizing mask at least once a week, especially during the cooler months of the year when the air is dry. It will help fill the holes in your hair shaft that absorb the outside moisture and create frizz.
11. Wait Until Your Hair Are 90% Dry Before You Blow-dry.
Too much hot air pointed directly on your strands can dehydrate them, making them frizzy – especially during the winter months when the air is less humid. If you have straight to slightly wavy hair, let them air-dry 90% of the way, says Garrison, and then use a dryer to finish.
10. Brushing Your Hair to Spread Natural Oils
Hang your head upside down and brush your hair with a boar bristle brush to distribute the oils in your scalp and roots over the rest of your hair, moisturizing helps block humidity, Garrison explains.
9. Use Dry Oils
While your hair is still wet, apply a dry oil that blocks the hydration of the tip to halfway up your hair shaft; the oil acts as a barrier to prevent liquids from entering the strands of your hair. Once your hair is 90% dry, use a round brush with mixed bristles to get a smooth finish. You can also straighten your hair with an iron once the hair is dry—nothing seals the cuticle like intense heat, Garrison advises.
8. De-frizz wavy hair by putting it in a bun after it’s dry or defining your waves with a curling iron
After shampooing, revitalizing and applying dry oil from the ends to the root of your locks, dry your hair, and comb them into a bun if you want looser waves (frizz occurs when your hair is no longer confronted to heat) or set your curls with a curling iron. Townsend says the heat will keep frizz at bay.
7. Tame Frizzy, Curly Hair With a Cream Hydrator and Diffuser
After shampooing and putting conditioner in your hair while still wet, apply a cream-based product from the root to the tip of your hair. When applying the product, instead of rubbing it, warm it between the palms of your hands and fingers, then press it on your hair. Then wrap your curls around your fingers to shape them exactly as you wish, and let your hair dry in the open air. You can also use a low-speed, high-temperature diffuser (pointing it down to keep it from ruffling the cuticle) to dry your hair.
6. Always Keep Travel Size Products for Touch-up
If you have fine or slightly wavy hair, use a light serum from mid shaft to the ends. Apply it away from the roots to prevent them from becoming fat. You can also braid your hair to keep it controlled and contained if you do not have products on hand. If you have thick, rough or curly hair, Stephen recommends a quick-drying foaming lotion, because highly textured hair needs a lot of moisture to keep the cuticle flat and the hair hydrated.
5. Use a Serum on Rainy Days
Apply a serum on finer hair (use a cream-based formula or textured hair oil) on the dull locks and secure them in a bun while your hair is still wet to smooth it.
4. Use Body Lotion for a Perfect Pony Tail
If your hair is in a ponytail and the sides start to curl, you can smooth them with hairspray. But if the back of your ponytail turns into a frizzy ball, apply a bit of lotion in the palms of your hands, rub them together, and gently wipe your fingers over your hair for styling, suggests Garrison.
3. If The Bottom of Your Bun Tends to Frizz, Use Hairpins to Fix It
Keep a travel size fixative in your purse. Whatever you do, do not try to smooth frizz with serum because it does not work, Garrison says.
2. Hydrate Your Hair Before Your Workout
The sodium from your sweat can dehydrate your hair, so it’s a good idea to apply a moisturizer on to your hair before you train.
1. Sleep in a Silk Scarf If Your Hair Is Super Textured
Your cotton pillow unfortunately absorbs all the moisture in your hair at night, to prevent, comb your hair into a bun, then wrap your hair in a silk scarf that will retain moisture, says Stephen.
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Cosmopolitan
