Thick Poofy Hair Remedies

Q) I have EXTREMELY thick poofy hair. I can't wear it out because if I do it looks like a giant triangle attached to my head.

Professional Hair Care Tips - I have thick poofy hair too, especially when the humidity is high! However, it sounds to me like you've got very thick coarse hair, while I have very thick fine hair. (But you may have fine hair too, just hard to say cause you didn't tell me.)

Here are a few tips:

When you condition, don't rinse all of the conditioner out. Leave some of it in your hair. Stay under the water for a count of 10 while conditioner is on your hair, then get out of the water. Conditioners left on the hair help coat it. If you can, rinse with cool/cold water. This seals in the conditioner. Or you can simply use a good leave in conditioner.

Comb your hair out after you shampoo. Never brush it. Use a pick of a wide toothed comb only. Contrary to popular belief, using straightening irons and blow dryers only makes your hair more frizzy as these are very drying to your hair over time. Even if you use a thermal hair protector before you use hot irons, or even if you use ceramic irons, they can damage your hair eventually.

Products that might help thick poofy hair are hair masks and most of the anti frizz products work well too. One very popular solution is Dumb Blonde Smoothing Stuff, but there are many smoothing products on the market! You can also find smoothing shampoos and conditioners that help lay down your hair cuticle, which helps it look sleek.

Every once in a while, (6 weeks) do a hair cholesterol treatment. These are great on any hair type but especially on thick poofy hair or coarse hair as they were originally made for African American Hair. To apply it correctly, just watch my video about hair cholesterol.

Conditioning treatment home remedy is one egg, one part mayonnaise, and one part olive oil. Apply it to your hair, wrap your hair in a towel and leave it for half an hour or so. Then rinse.

Of course, you should also check out this list of home remedies too. You may find a hair treatment you like better.

More tips:

Check the ingredients of the products you use. Don't wash your hair in shampoos that contain sodium laureth/lauryl or ammonium laureth/lauryl sulfate. These ingredients are alright 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! Look for shampoos with ingredients like these: Apricotamidopropyl Betaine and Cocoamidapropyl Betaine. An inexpensive new one to try is Loreal Everpure.

For more bad product ingredients, check the list here:

Bad Hair Products Ingredients You’ll Want to Avoid

Organic products like Wen Hair Products can also help to restore luster and shine to your hair. These products don't have chemicals in them that strip your hair and make it dry, which in turn makes it frizz! Try organic hair products that promise to smooth or defrizz your hair!