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Products For Frizzy Hair

Posted on September 15, 2010 with No Comments

Lets face it frizzy hair sucks, its like walking around with a wild animal on your head and if one more person asks if you stuck your finger in a light socket you are going to snap. There are many reasons you can have frizzy hair. Some are due to the enviornment like humidity, extreme heat, cold, or wind. Frizz can also be due to a terrible hair cut and product gunk that builds up. Using the right products for frizzy hair can leave you with soft shiny hair. So what products are we talking about you may ask? A good shampoo and moisturizing conditioner and leave in conditioner or oil will make a huge difference. By adding these few things to your everyday routine your hair will transform before your very eyes.

Here are a few helpful tips to help keep your hair under control. Don’t wash your hair everyday, this will dry it out, but you should use a leave in conditioner or treatment daily this will help deep condition your hair keeping it soft. If you have wispy hair use a light conditioner to keep it from looking flat. If you have thick hair use a heavy conditioner.

Try to use a deep conditioning treatment once every 7 days. This will help regulate your hairs moisture levels and make it stronger and healthier. A good recipe for a homemade treatment is:

• 1 avocado
• 1/4 cup mayo
• 1 banana mashed
• 3 drops of emu argan, jojoba or olive oil (your choice)

Directions: Mix ingredients together until smooth. Massage into your hair and let sit for 30 min, then rinse in warm water. Let Air Dry.

This will leave you with smooth frizz-less hair, that is soft and well conditioned. The trick you need to remember is finding a product that will work with your hair type and location. If you live in a humid environment find a product that targets humidity. If you live in a dry environment target a product that hydrates the hair. Cream based products are great for hydration and they fight frizz, but make sure they don’t weigh your hair down.

Finally stay away from strong styling products which are made with alcohol. This will dry your hair out and make your frizz 10 times worse. Avoid hot oils which can burn your hair and leave it damaged which will make it frizzy as well.

Cold Weather Spells Dry, Fly-Away Hair

Posted on October 1, 2009 with No Comments

For those of us in the mid-south, this was our first week of temperatures that dipped down below 60 degrees.  The last few days in Atlanta have been arguably the best we have had all year – highs in the mid-70′s, low humidity, and night-time lows in the low 60′s ad mid-50′s.  This is just the kind of weather that reminds you of camping, the mountains, and spending a lot of time outside.  It is also reminds you of how dry, colder weather treats your hair.

Managing Dry, Fly-Away Hair

Low humidity mixed with colder, dryer air creates static electricity – resulting in fly-away hair, loss of control, and increased difficulty styling.  Gone are the highly humid days that help keep your style in place;  But, also are the days where you hairstyle soaks-up humidity and frizzy hair is the problem.

Here’s a couple of tips we recommend as temperatures begin to drop:

• If you can avoid blow drying with high temperature settings do so.  Heat further robs the follicles of moisture.
• Leave-in conditioners can help control fly-away.  We most often suggest spray-on, leave-in conditioners that have some heat protect.  Heat-activated “Thermal Protector”-type sprays help keep your style in place while protecting from flat irons, etc.
• Use a daily mositurizing shampoo.  Products with panthenol, jojoba oil, or emu oil are great for retaining moisture.  If your hair is extremely dry (but not dirty), you might consider skipping shampooing for a day or two.  For some of us this might sound out of the question, but for many with acute dryness, it is not uncommon – especially if your hair is prone to breaking.

A couple of other recommendations you might consider:

• Add some emu oil to your favorite shampoo or conditioner.  A lot of folks use it by itself – rubbing into their hands and massaging into the scalp.  Personally, I prefer to mix into a shampoo – a little dab of emu oil and a bigger dab of shampoo.
• Try argan oil.  This has become very popular the past several years.  It will give your hair a lot of shine and some brands smell great (Marrakesh Oil).  It is used either before or after you style.