i have wavy/curly hair and its nice when i style it with mousse/gel but when i let it airdry its really frizzy

Question

even when i brush it or comb it when it dries it gets really ugly and puffy. same with blowdrying =[ any tips?

Answer 1

try tips on hair straighening on this site and more on haircare

Answer 2

You need protien and a moisturizer. Not one of those "street conditioners" that you can buy in the grocery store. But, a real conditioner. Something by Redken, Mastey, or Sebastian. Go into a quality salon, or call one, make sure its a good one, and ask for their advice.
One way to know that you have a good conditioner is that after using it a couple of times, you don't have to keep using it every time you shampoo your hair.
Just do a little research, and it will save you money in the long run, because you won't be purchasing products that are basically "Downey for hair", and you will love the difference you see in your hair.
It's also very important to use a good shampoo at the same time.

The type you should look for is something on the order of a Power Pack, which will add protien and moisture at the same time. This will more than likely require you to leave it on for 20 minutes.
Soon you will love the new appearance of your hair.

Answer 3

First tip: Don't brush or comb your hair! From the way you're describing you hair, it sounds a lot like mine. I have wavy/curly hair too, and the one thing I never do is brush it, because it will separate the strands and make it super poofy/frizzy. Right after you take a shower, use a large blob of leave-in conditioner and massage into your hair. While you massage it in, kind of take handfuls of your hair and smush them against your scalp so that your waves and curls will be more defined. Finally, spray a bit of flexible hair spray and let your hair air dry. It should be frizzy-free. If not, you probably didn't put enough leave in conditioner. I find gel and mousse to be a bit sticky, so that's why I recommend conditioner instead. Good luck! :D

Answer 4

Naturally curly hair is always best if you just run your fingers through it and add a styling product. Brushing or blowdrying curls makes it frizzy. You might want to try using a diffuser on it, it is made for curly hair, and attaches to your blowdryer. Or maybe you should invest in a flat iron, and straighten it out for a different look

Answer 5

Don't blowdry it, don't brush it.

There is a website called http://www.naturallycurly.com/
It has lots of reviews of products and how they affect peoples different curl types.

A great book that helped me was curly girl. It recommends that you do not shampoo your hair - it strips the natural oils that help manage frizz. Instead you condition only, scrubbing your scalp to remove any buildup. I use only a plain cheapie gel on my hair, put the top-most layer up a bit in clips, form a few curls around my fingers, and then airdry. I don't need any silicone smoothing products and my hair looks fine all day.

Answer 6

I have naturally curly hair, and here is what I have to do to make my hair look nice. I use the Pantene Pro-V shampoo and conditioner for curly hair (it is amazing, and it smells wonderful), then, like right after I get out of the shower, I use Confixor by Aveda to put in my hair, then I brush it all out, and I use Herbal Essence Spray Gel, holding strength number 2. I have really really good hair, and it hardly EVER gets frizzy or anything. I personally do not brush my hair after it is dry, and I let my hair air-dry.
But, I hope this helps!

Answer 7

You really shouldn't brush or comb wavy/curly hair, it breaks up the curls and makes them frizzy, I barely use my hairbrush anymore myself. You're right about using mousse/gel. There are products out in the market specifically for curly hair, good to use. When you blow dry, use a diffuser attachment, it's a lot gentler, specially made for drying curly hair

Answer 8

My daughter and I both have your kinda hair, we go to a beauty supply store that sells all kinds of black hair care products (we are puerto rican) not like Sally's beauty supply. We use a Leave in Conditioner called PARNEVU with T-TREE, and then we put in Hawaiian Silky Cream Moisturizer curl activator We love this stuff its not greasy, and shapes your curls real nice, another thing we stopped doing is using a regular brush most days we just use our fingers, but if it knots up on us we use a brush with air slot in it , we use the same products to straight dry our hair except for the curl moisturizer, we use the 14 in 1 conditioner, (H.S) now that one is greasy but it works well with a blow dryer and an extra large curling brush, that brush you can get from Sally's. Good Luck

Answer 9

if you want to wear it curly without mousse or gel then opt for a relaxing cream. Check out frizz ease hair care line. Its perfect for super curly hair thats wild and frizzy. Get the cream and apply it the same as you would mousse or gel and its will eave your hair pretty without frizz or crunchy like mousse or gel.

Answer 10

I even have the same form of hair. I hate it. i bypass with the aid of lots of hair products that paintings for a short while yet then in basic terms stop working, besides, the product i'm engaged on now could be Aussie bypass away in conditioner and mousse. I retains my hair from frizzing, so some distance...

Answer 11

BIOSILK is the best porduct created for frizz. It is a little pricy, but it is made from real silk and a wonderful product that smells great. Also, there is a gel called KMS which is a great gel for curly hair.