Solution for Frizz

by Kristy
(USA)

I struggled for a long time with my curly hair. I started experimenting with making it look good while curly and came up with this formula:

- Take a shower normally.

- Shampoo: Redken All Soft. (This kind makes my hair really soft and it moisturizes it.)

- Conditioner: Redken all soft. (brush with conditioner in.)

- I get out of the shower and dry off, but I don't dry my hair. I leave it soaking wet (makes my hair less frizzy). I don't even wring it out.

- I put 'Catwalk Curl Amplifier' in it and comb through with a pick.

- Next I put in 'Paul Mitchell Super Clean Sculpting Gel (firm hold)". Comb through with a pick.

- I part my hair and then comb through with a brush so my hair is kind of in a clump instead of individual curls like the pick does. (this makes my hair less frizzy and helps weigh it down so it's more relaxed.)

- Finally, I bend over so my hair hangs down and lean back quickly, so my hair whips against my back and breaks into more natural clumps. I do this a few times.

- I then go about normally and let it air dry.

I have really long hair (almost to my belly button), so my hair ends up being a little smoother on top and gets curlier towards the bottom.

Overall my hair isn't too frizzy when I use this formula. But if I don't put any product in or if I substitute anything for the Catwalk or Paul-Mitchel gel then it looks terrible! I don't know if this will work for you, but experiment until you find something for you. I went through soo many products till I started using these!

Also, once I was able to come to terms with my curls I was able to get my hair to look good straightened.

Every time I tried to straighten it, it would look burnt and wouldn't flow together like normal straight hair. I went through a few straighteners and many products and in the end realized two things:

1) My hair looks like normal hair when it's curly (with the product of course), but not when it's straight.

2) The hotter the tool, the better my hair looked.

So now I fix my hair like I normally would in the morning with the Catwalk and PM gel, and in the evening once it is air dried I straighten it without spraying/putting anything else in it. I also got a really good straighter (CHI) for $150 that gets so hot that I burn my fingers when I touch my hair after sliding it through.

Also the straightening technique is important. I've had hairstylists try to straighten it and it ends up wavy. I take small chunks and slide the straightener over them till I am satisfied that it is straight - sometimes 6 times. Then I move to the next chunk. If you don't section it off and straighten it out piece by piece then you end up missing pieces and your hair has a crappy frumpy look (like if you went out in the rain with it straight and parts started to curl.)

To help the job go faster work from the bottom to the top, while moving from left to right. Clip the top parts while you're doing the bottom. I usually have like 12 layers.

A straightener that gets really hot makes it go a lot faster too. Also I NEVER blow dry my hair!

Blow drying = death. It makes my hair so frizzy.

Hopes this helps people.