Frizzy hair question

Bodshi

Bodshi

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Sorry another hair related question ...

I posted a while ago about what to do with my longish frizzy hair as it looked stupid under a riding hat. Well in the end I had it cut shorter and went back to straightening it.

Question is - what on earth can I do in this damp weather to stop it going frizzy? I put all sorts of products on it, oil, serums, creams (not all at once) but as soon as I go outside it starts to frizz. I have a good 20 minute walk between the car park and work in Leeds city centre so by the time I get to work all my efforts with the straighteners are wasted. I keep a spare pair of straighteners at work but don't always have time to use them.

If I'm going outside near home I just put on either a baseball cap or a woolly hat, but I feel stupid doing that in the middle of Leeds, especially when it isn't cold or sunny, just damp. No-one else I pass on my walk up to work seems to have this problem - they're all blatently flaunting their perfectly straight shiny hair, completely exposed to all the elements.

Do they have a secret I don't know about? If there is a secret even my hairdresser won't tell me. Failing that, what sort of a hat can I wear in a city centre without looking daft? (Bearing in mind I'm 47, not 18!)
 
I have a similar problem! And I think the trick lies in what shampoo/ conditioner/ products you use. Stuff that you can buy from Boots or Tescos or whatever really isn't going to do anything at all, even the supposed top of their ranges salon stuff. A couple of weeks ago I finally went into a hairdressers that sold a huge range of products and asked what they'd recommend, and it's made a massive difference to what my hair looks like. I can now wash it, leave it to dry and it doesn't look like I've been dragged through a hedge backwards, and that's without blow drying, straightening or leaving anything in it - so literally shampoo and conditioner. Downside is that you don't get away with buying something that's £3 a bottle - it's more like £15-20.
 
I use an anti humidity spray that you put on before or after drying/ straightening. My hair dresser recommended it to me. She put some one me when I was there last, and it was like wonder spray, my hair was sleek for ages (despite the drizzle!). She said that the creams don't work, but apparently even the cheaper brand anti humidity spray works well.

I also use friz-ease serum on my hair after washing (when it's wet before drying). I love this stuff too as it helps with the frizz!!

Good luck
 
Trry the aussie miracle range I used some of their range when I had my hair permed and it seemed to stop all frizz ^^
Also try not to dry it with a hair dryer, will only make it worse.
 
I have this problem too! You are not the only one. I also walk down the street and wonder how everyone else manages to have sleek shiny hair in damp weather :)
 
You need to get hair shampoo and conditioner from your hairdresser, I have tried pretty much every product on the market in boots etc but nothing works like the hairdressers stuff but obviously its costly, then I use pre-styling products, John Freider frizz-ease range is really good, I use GHD straightners which are very hot so you must use a spray to protect your hair. In all it costs a fortune!!!
 
teaseyweasey said:
I have this problem too! You are not the only one. I also walk down the street and wonder how everyone else manages to have sleek shiny hair in damp weather :)
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same for me too... my hair also goes frizzy in damp weather. It really annoys me as well. I spend 20 mins straightening it all and after 2 mins i look like simba
 
Bodshi - have you heard of the AVon Lotus technology serum? I was going to try some, but I think my frizz problem stems from needing a trim! Its about £5 and apparently lasts for up to three washes, and repels the moisture from the atmosphere.
 
I hated the Frizz Ease stuff - waste of money for me. I know thousands of women use it and love it, but for some reason I find it don't work?!

I have very long, very dry at the ends, very bleached wavy hair - and to be honest I have given up trying to make it look sleek and shiny and have opted for surfer chic instead! Scrunch it up and spray with shine tonic - that way even after riding hat attire it don't look too bad!
 
Many years ago I had a perm in a very expensive salon BUT they left it on too long. Looked like a frizzy rasta, got to boyfriends house, laid on bed and cried and cried. BF thought highly amusing but hairdresser (grr) told me to buy a pot of plain Nivea (in the small blue pot), rub hands together and then through hair - it did do the trick!!
 
I tried frizz ease and just couldn't stand the smell of it. Very strong, lasts all day, and very chemically. I used it once and binned the rest. Didn't actually do what it claimed to either.
 
sjp1 said:
Many years ago I had a perm in a very expensive salon BUT they left it on too long. Looked like a frizzy rasta, got to boyfriends house, laid on bed and cried and cried. BF thought highly amusing but hairdresser (grr) told me to buy a pot of plain Nivea (in the small blue pot), rub hands together and then through hair - it did do the trick!!
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did your hair not go chip pan like though??i might try that if it doesn't !!
 
I have naturally curly hair and have found bedhead tigi control freak really good. The spray is for mega curly hair, they also do a serum which I use.

The shampoo and condition also helps for really curly hair but thankfully mine isnt in need of that !

Ive used it for years now, every so often I have a change and always go back to it.....
 
Thanks everyone. Frizzease does nothing for me either, I struggle to get it evenly through my hair to start with but it doesn't do anything for the frizzing. Have tried leave in conditioner and the Aussie stuff too without success, but not used an expensive salon shampoo/conditioner, not exactly sure I can justify spending that much :unsure:

The anti-humidity stuff sounds good - never seen it though, where do you get it from?

I've used some bedhead stuff too, think it was a kind of gum and it did work well, but for making my hair curly, which is ok but I just think I'm a bit old to have curls.

Thanks very much for all the useful suggestions. Maybe I really will eventually crack this problem!
 
I still swear by Vitapointe for the ends of my hair, not the most glamorous product in the world (been on the go since pre-historic times) but its cheap and does the trick. You put it on dry hair - not wet - so not quite like a serum. You have to watch how much you put on tho, too much and you look like you could fry chips in it.......
 
Bodshi said:
Thanks everyone. Frizzease does nothing for me either, I struggle to get it evenly through my hair to start with but it doesn't do anything for the frizzing. Have tried leave in conditioner and the Aussie stuff too without success, but not used an expensive salon shampoo/conditioner, not exactly sure I can justify spending that much :unsure:

The anti-humidity stuff sounds good - never seen it though, where do you get it from?

I've used some bedhead stuff too, think it was a kind of gum and it did work well, but for making my hair curly, which is ok but I just think I'm a bit old to have curls.

Thanks very much for all the useful suggestions. Maybe I really will eventually crack this problem!
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Bedhead do different ranges for curls, straight etc etc...... my hairdressers uses it hence Im addicted to the stuff now.

Also I find if depends on how my hair is cut, I have found 1 hairdresser who can cut my hair and I dont need 10 ton of products to straighten it. Would changing the cut help at all ???
 
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