Frizz is an issue for most women since we want our hair to be lustrous, smooth, voluminous, and, of course, frizz-free. There is, however, no rapid way to achieve this condition. For a variety of causes, our hair becomes dry and frizzy. Frizzy hair is caused by a variety of factors. Here’s how it works:
Frizz can arise when hair is dry and absorbs moisture from the surroundings. High humidity settings, even for healthy hair, can promote frizz when hair absorbs too much moisture. Frizz may be be caused by over-styling, heat damage, and style.
This post will provide you with tips on how to revive your dry, frizzy hair and what you should do to avoid frizz.
You will no longer have to be concerned about your hair, and you will be a queen.
But first, let’s talk about hair frizz and the reasons of it.
What exactly is frizzy hair?
Frizz is caused by a lack of moisture in the hair, which causes it to frizz. It can also occur when your hair is deficient in protein or fatty acids, which is the most common cause of frizz.
It is important to feed your hair in order to regulate and eradicate frizz. You should keep your hair as moisturized as possible.
So What’s Causing The Frizz?
Many things contribute to the frizz in our hair that we despise. Not only is there a lack of nutrition, but there are also the following:
1. Lack of hydration
The major reason of frizzy hair is a lack of moisture. In a humid environment (think rainy days! ), being dehydrated causes the hair to absorb the humidity in the air, causing the hair cuticles to expand and causing the famous frizz effect; in a dry environment or following a jet of air that is too hot, the hair will be completely dry, resulting in too dry and losing definition, creating those clouds of hair that appear tousled and messy, like straw!
2. Hereditary causes
Just like many other things, the frizz effect generated by the lifting of the hair cuticles might be a result of genetic factors. If some of your family members have consistently grumbled about the same aggravation… well, take heart in the knowledge that… at the very least… you are not alone!
3. Wrong drying
Using hair straighteners and drying hair at high temperatures can lead to dry and frizzy hair.
Frequent dyes or perms that destroy the hair, giving to the dreaded “straw look,” are another cause of frizzy hair.
The Best Ways to Keep Frizzy Hair
1. Rinse your hair with cold water
By preventing overdrying and frizzy hair, showering at a lower temperature preserves both your hair and skin. Hairstylist Josh Shell hammer suggests a cold rinse to help seal the cuticles of your hair. After washing your hair, reduce the temperature and finish with a cool water rinse. If you don’t want to give up your hot showers completely, tie your hair up to protect it from hot water damage.
2. Moisturizing
As frizzy hair is naturally dry and fragile, daily moisturizing is essential, it is one of the golden rules to maintain it. Indeed, hydration will make it more malleable and less breakable. When I say moisturizing, I mean water of course, but also humectants such as glycerin or Aloe Vera.
No matter what your hair’s specific needs are and what stage of your hair routine (shampoo, conditioner, mask, styling…), it’s important to consider the presence of moisturizing agents.
Be careful, however, to maintain a certain balance of moisture and proteins so that your hair does not become overly tired. In fact, hair that is overexposed to water swells and regains its shape at too high a rate, which creates soft, elastic, brittle and dull hair…
You must have read many times that certain vegetable oils, such as coconut oil, or certain butters (shea butter in particular) can moisturize the hair, but this is absolutely not the case.
Oils and fats essentially act as a “double protective barrier”, on the one hand limiting external aggression, and on the other hand preventing the moisture from evaporating.
3. Make an oil bath
The vegetable oil bath is ideal to bring a well-deserved dose of nutrients to your hair which is subject to daily aggression: pollution, wind, sun, excessive handling, sun, limescale… This step, a few hours before your shampoo, or the night before (all night), will allow to nourish the hair fiber, to strengthen it and to protect it from the sometimes too stripping effect of washing products.
In addition, this is the perfect time to take advantage of a head massage that will stimulate blood flow to the scalp, for better hair growth.
I remind you that water and oil are incompatible, so in order to take full advantage of the benefits of oils, remember to apply them to dry hair. Finally, if you have low-porosity hair, don’t hesitate to use a heated helmet to open the cuticles so that the oils can penetrate.
4. Avoid elastics and metal accessories
This is a simple but important tip. Elastic is a particularly aggressive beauty accessory for Afro hair, it clings to the hair, causes breakage, frizz and saws the hair fiber, creating splits. Similarly, metal accessories such as barrettes and clips, for example, are just as harmful to frizzy hair especially as they tend to tangle and cling to them.
5. Let it air dry
This will allow your hair to take on its natural curl. The hair dryer makes the hair mass swell up excessively. Air-drying helps control volume and better define curls. Dried naturally, hair avoids heat damage and further dehydration.
6. During the day, keep the wires safe
Apply a style lotion to the strands of your hair after washing it. You can skip this step if your hair is short, but even if you have little hair on your head, it’s a good idea to use complementary products like a moisturizing gel and shine-enhancing spray to prevent dryness. However, if your hair is too short, avoid using this sort of product close to the root. When applied to the pores, it has the potential to obstruct the hair follicles.
7. Selecting the Best Shampoo
Because sulfates can be drying on the hair, go for a sulfate-free shampoo. Instead, advise your client to seek for shampoos containing Glycerin, which helps to prevent frizz by entering the hair strand and moisturizing it from the inside out. It absorbs excess moisture in the air and forms a protective film to seal in moisture as a humectant.
Home Remedies For Frizzy Hair
1. Sweet almond oil, honey cream
Expert Salwa Petersen shares her tips for curly hair.
Ingredients and utensils
- Sweet almond oil
- Honey
- Fresh cream
- Towel
Simply mix the ingredients and place the mixture on your hair under a warm towel for half an hour. Rinse your hair well afterwards.
2. Banana and avocado
The expert offers us another alternative for dry hair.
Ingredients and utensils
- Banana
- Avocado
- Egg
- Olive oil
Mix half a banana and half an avocado together with an egg yolk and a teaspoon of olive oil. “Mix well. Apply the mixture to wet or damp hair, massaging the scalp well.” This mask should penetrate for 1 hour.
Avocado and banana have repairing virtues, they are good products to improve your hair fibers.
3. Shea butter
Shea butter moisturizes deeply and works wonders. Boost your mask with some oils, it will be even more useful.
Ingredients and utensils
- Shea butter
- Olive oil
- Coconut oil
- Castor oil
- Honey
“Mix, one tablespoon of shea butter (which you will have melted in a water bath), one tablespoon of coconut oil, one tablespoon of castor oil, as well as one tablespoon of honey”.
Many oils it is true but what are their specific benefits? Coconut oil perfumes your mask and nourishes your hair, castor oil makes your hair healthier while stimulating regrowth, and honey is for shine.
4. Coconut milk and yogurt
Ingredients and utensils
- Coconut milk
- Plain yogurt
And or
- Egg
- Honey
- Lemon
A miracle recipe to soften your hair is to mix 20 cl of coconut milk with a plain yogurt. Leave your mask on for 15 minutes for nourished and smelling hair.
Another idea is to whisk an egg yolk with a few spoonfuls of honey and the juice of half a lemon to make a homemade mask for your frizzy hair. The egg yolk, rich in protein, will repair your hair while strengthening it. The honey will moisturize and soften your hair and the lemon will make your hair shine. 15 minutes will be enough for this treatment.
5. Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is a plant with many benefits, including moisturizing the hair gently. It can be used as a mask on damp hair. It can be applied from the roots and all the way to the ends.
6. Honey
Honey treats damaged hair that lacks moisture. To use it well: mix in a bowl 2 tablespoons of olive oil with 3 teaspoons of honey, and a few drops of lemon juice then apply this preparation as a mask with a pause of half an hour under a warm towel before proceeding with the usual shampoo.
7. Mayonnaise
A grandmother’s remedy par excellence, mayonnaise repairs damaged hair thanks to its oil, egg and vinegar content, which adds shine. Mix 2 egg yolks in a bowl with 1 teaspoon of cider vinegar and 150 ml of grape seed oil (promotes hair growth) while whisking until emulsified, then apply this treatment to the ends of the hair before leaving it on for 20 to 30 minutes and proceeding with the usual shampoo.
8. Rum in your mask
To finish, here is a crazy recipe based on rum.
Ingredients and utensils
- Egg
- Olive oil
- Lemon
- Rum
For this you need “1 egg yolk, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of rum”. Put it all on your hair for 5 to 10 minutes.