Get Rid of Frizzy Hair – Steps to De-poof Your Hair
Do you have out of control frizzy hair that you just can’t tame? When you’ve got lots of tight curls or very coarse, thick hair, the frizz is hard to get rid of.
When humidity is added to your hair, it can take on an afro look and create a hair disaster!
There are some natural ways to get rid of hair that’s gone sideways and leave the poof behind. So put down those hot irons and follow these steps. Hot irons applied to your hair only dries your hair out more and makes frizz worse!
Another way to tame tight curls and frizzy hair, is to pull the hair back off your face and secure with colorful, stylish hair ties, clips, or bows. A splash of color can take the attention away from your poofy hair! Another way to defrizz your hair is to curl your hair using hot rollers and smoothing creams.
Steps to De-poof Frizzy Hair
If your hair is naturally curly, the first thing you want to do is check ingredients on the products you’re using. Don’t wash your hair with shampoos that contain sodium laureth/lauryl or ammonium laureth/lauryl sulfate. These ingredients are fine for normal hair to oily hair, but on frizzy hair they can strip natural oils and dry your hair out more. That only makes your poofy hair worse! Most organic shampoos don't have these products in them, so check them out.
After you shower, use only a wide toothed comb or pick to get out tangles. If you use a brush, it will only make your hair poofier.
Use a moisturizing conditioner that has good feedback for dry, course hair.
Try not to use products that contain Silicones. They can build up on your hair and then you’ll need a sulfate to remove them and they can dry your hair out even more. How do you know if you’re using Silicones? Any ingredient that ends in ‘cone’ or ‘xane’ is a silicone. Common silicones are Dimethicone, Cylmethicone, and Amodimethicone. If your product contains Amodimethicone, it is not as hard to remove as the other two and is considered less harmful to your hair.
Don’t blow dry your hair directly if you can. Use a diffuser when you blow dry your hair or let your hair dry naturally. If you must use your blow dryer, at least always use the warm or cool setting only.
Use leave in conditioners like Infusium Leave In Conditioner, as they add a protective layer on the cuticle of your hair. This helps weigh down your hair (in a sense) and that helps to pull out the curls.
Look for shampoos with ingredients like these: Apricotamidopropyl Betaine and Cocoamidapropyl Betaine. Activate makes a good one.
Try a final rinse of apple cider vinegar on your hair after you shampoo and condition. Mix 1 part vinegar to 3-4 parts water. Pour this directly on your hair after you squeeze most of the water out of it, then rinse with as cool/cold water as you can. Vinegar rinses help add shine to your hair, rinses out build up of hair products, and helps lay down the hair cuticle. The more your hair cuticle lays down, the less frizzy it will be.
While you're hair dries, don't play with it or try to brush it out. Leave it alone until it dries and then add hair products such as shine gels or creams or hair straightening creams. During the day, you can run your fingertips and palms down your hair though. This is actually a good thing to do. The natural oils on your hands transfer to your hair which helps lay down the cuticle and tells your hair to 'behave'!
Don't layer your hair. Adding layers can seem like a good idea but here's the thing. Longer hair has more weight which pulls it down. The more layers you cut into it, the less it weighs and more frizzy hair you'll have. You can opt to get it thinned by a professional occasionally though. Only do this once every 4-6 months though. More than that and you'll actually end up with just more layers. DON'T razor your hair either. This works initially but can compromise the integrity of your hair and make it more prone to breaking off. The more it breaks off, the more it looks frizzy.
Pull your hair back out of your face and secure it with a brightly colored, stylish bow, headband, or hair tie.
Of course you can always french braid your hair or a regular braid.
Hair accessories distract from the frizz. Pulling your hair back off of your face helps other's notice your beautiful smile and not focus as much on your frizzy hair!
Try hask placenta. Hask lacenta seems to work well even for the frizziest hair. The worst part is getting used to the idea of using sheep placenta. (That's what hask placenta is made from.) I love this product! Hask is the best way to get rid of frizz in a hurry and is dirt cheap to buy!
, as they add a protective layer on the cuticle of your hair. This helps weigh down your hair (in a sense) and that helps to pull out the curls.
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