Why is my hair always so frizzy no matter what I do?

 
Here are a few of the most common culprits of frizzy hair:

1. Dryness and dehydration causing your hair to absorb excess moisture. Curly and wavy hair is more prone to dryness, which means it’s more prone to frizz. When your hair is dry, frizz can happen when it absorbs moisture from the environment. Even for healthy hair, high humidity environments can lead to frizz when your hair absorbs excess moisture where an anti-frizz moisture hair barrier spray can help.


2. Over-styling damaging the hair cuticle and causing frizz. Heat damage and styling is another common culprit of frizzy hair. The high heat from blow-drying or flat-ironing can damage the hair’s cuticle, causing frizz. Dying, bleaching and other chemical treatments also damage the cuticle, causing brittleness and breakage, a recipe for frizz.


3. Friction lifting the hair cuticle and creating frizz. If your hair is curly, wavy, or prone to frizz, brushing when it’s dry is a big no-no. Brushing lifts the cuticle, creating frizz. Sleeping on a rough cotton pillowcase or vigorously towel-drying can also ruffle the cuticle layer.

 How Do I Tame Frizzy Hair?

If you’re suffering from a wild, frizzy mane, here are some things you can do to help your hair look and feel repaired:

If you have dry, dehydrated hair:

1. Don’t overwash your hair. Every couple of days is often enough. If your hair is very dry, skip the shampoo and use only conditioner twice a week.


2. Choose your shampoo wisely. Look for shampoos designed to hydrate hair and reduce frizz. Select an anti-frizz shampoo, which is packed with moisturizing ingredients and specially formulated to help get rid of frizzy hair.


3. Deep condition with a hydrating conditioner. A smoothing conditioner, formulated with oils like coconut and argan oil, can penetrate deep into the hair cuticle and help smooth and strengthen your strands.


4. Hydrate from the inside out. Don’t forget to drink plenty of water. If your body’s dehydrated, your locks can look frizzy and dehydrated as well.

I have 2C Wavy Whirly hair (I think), and the top part of my hair is SUPER frizzy and doesn't curl very well, even though the rest of my hair does. I have tried countless conditioners, frizz serums, leave-in conditioners, extra mousse, homemade treatments, etc, and nothing has helped! 

4 Answers

I'm sorry your having so much trouble with the frizzies, I totally feel your frustrations on this topic. When I think of frizzy hair, I think of thirsty hair. Only time I see major frizz is when my hair isn't moisturized enough or its damaged. And the only time my hair has lost its curl was when it was either heat damaged or overly moisturized. Try doing a protein treatment followed by a good deep conditioner. As your styler try scrunching in a product that has some hold to it, so your curls can be smooth and maintain a curl in your trouble area.

It sounds like the top of your hair isn't getting enough conditioner. Try putting your conditioner on like you would icing on a cake... take a good amount of conditioner and put it in both hands, and then smooth it over the top of the head and down to the ends first, then put more conditioner on the ends, and then start your detangling process. Another thing you might try is rinsing upside down. That way, most of the conditioner gets rinsed out from underneath the hair, and more is left on the top. You also don't have the water spray hitting directly on your top layer. It may not seem like much, but it actually has made a huge difference for me!

Stay away from hair serums, they only dry your hair out in the long run. I too have lots of frizz issues, especially halo frizz. Some long term suggestions have been sleeping on satin pillow cases, and deep conditioning oils. I'm sure you've tried that, as well as gels, hairsprays etc. I am a recent convert to homemade flaxseed gel. You can find it in the recipe section top of the list. First thing I did was put in on my crown. This stuff works! By the way, I have coarse, porous hair that tends to want to frizz rather than curl. FSG weighed my frizzies down and defined my curls and stayed that way all day! Other tips, rinse hair in the coldest water you can stand, minimize shampoo use, use Castile soap maybe once a week, co wash with condioner. Depending on your hair texture this may work, but if you are like me, my hair still wanted to frizz and FSG has been my savior. Today, I put in a little coconut oil to smooth it and both work together amazingly well.

It probably need nourishment. Well I really like to use the hair mask from the natural haircare line Pro Naturals Hair Repair System, it works great on repairing the hair, the argan oil from their line is awesome too, it leaves your hair frizz free!

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