Hair that gets frizzy is not your friend. Hair that gets frizzy is also not friends with heat, hair styling products, chemicals or the environment. Since frizzy hair has no friends, the best thing to do is just get rid of it. While it may seem like an insurmountable task, all it really takes is a large dose of tender loving care and the right kind of moisture to get the type of hair you want as a friend.
Cleaning
Step 1
Put down your shampoo bottle. Stop washing your hair every day. Even shampoo designed for dry, frizzy hair contains detergent ingredients that strip what little natural oil your hair contains. Follow an every-other-day schedule of shampoo and condition one day, followed by a cool rinse and condition the next.
Step 2
Adjust your showering routine to make working on your hair the first order of business. Shampoo or rinse your hair, then apply a conditioner formulated for dry hair and give it time to soak in. Go about the rest of your business and after 10 to 15 minutes, rinse your hair with cool water.
Step 3
Wrap your hair, turban style, in a towel and leave it on for a few minutes to soak up excess water. Wet hair is fragile hair and rubbing to remove water causes breakage that leads to frizzing.
Step 4
Spray your hair with a leave-in conditioner or detangler, and then use your fingers or a wide-tooth comb to smooth it out. Throw out your hairbrush. Using a brush causes the same kind of damage as rubbing your hair with a towel.
Styling
Step 1
Find the diffuser that came with your blow dryer. If your blow dryer did not come with a diffuser, throw it out and get a new one. While the best option is to let your hair dry naturally, time does not always permit this. Use the diffuser to spread out the flow of air coming from your blow dryer. Setting your dryer to “warm” or “cool” helps you avoid the damage that direct heat can cause.
Step 2
Divide your hair into sections and blow dry from the top down. Avoid drying your hair by jiggling the blow dryer in an up-and-down motion as this splits hair strands and causes frizzing.
Step 3
Spray your hair with a heat protectant spray and then curl using hot rollers instead of a curling iron. Hot rollers use less heat than a curling iron, reducing the chance of burning your hair.
Step 4
Set your style with a non-alcohol hairspray. Then, keep your fingers away from your hair. Playing with your hair causes hair strands to separate, which in turn can cause frizzing. If you must touch your hair, first dampen your fingers with a little water.
More Tips
Step 1
Read the ingredient labels on hair care and styling products. Avoid shampoos that contain strong detergent ingredients, such as sodium laureth, sodium lauryl, ammonium laureth sulfate and ammonium lauryl sulfate. Avoid hot oil treatments and products that contain any type of alcohol; look instead for silicone ingredients, such as dimethicone and cyclomethicone.
Step 2
Get a good haircut. Avoid having your cut in layers as this decreases the overall weight of your hair and weight can help keep your hair from frizzing.
Step 3
Apply a deep conditioner or hair mask on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. After you apply the conditioner, wrap your hair in a towel and sit under a hair dryer set no higher than “warm” for about an hour to help the conditioner soak in.
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