help needed severely stretched crimped britle frizzy damaged hair

random456

what should i do?? help! its like brush ing frizzy hay! ive tried hot oils, intensive masks, ive just bought a trevor sorbie professional one but my hair always looks so stretched and wide when i dry it, like a huge frizzy triangle..i wish there was a leave in product that worked like my friends black hair relaxing stuff but i think i would just break it all off if i used a chemical...does anything actually penetrate the hair shaft instead of coat? thanks

zincoxide

I'd try this if I were you:

http://www.timetospa.com/UK/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=TimeToSpaCatalog&category%5Fname=Hair+and+Scalp+Treatments&product%5Fid=99042&ParentOid=Steiner

Fair enough it is £20, but it does last a while and you'll notice an instant difference.

zzzLazyDaisy

If its any help, I never use a brush on my hair. I comb a good conditioner through and leave it on as long as possible, then rinse off. Comb through John Freida frizz ease while still soaking wet using a wide toothed comb (don't towel dry) then rub a SMALL pea sized blob of conditioner between my hands and smooth that over my hair.

Comb through and then finger dry, scrunching with fists if curls are wanted, or just let dry and then use straighteners if straight hair is wanted.

Also, try not using shampoo everytime you wash your hair. Often I just wet it, condition and style, without actually using shampoo. A hairstylist told me that trick.

Hope some of this helps

random456

have you used it?

random456

my problem is if i dont put loads of heat on it i end up with a bush i have so much hair the hairdresser (toni and guy) always gets shocked when she sees it, its impossible to straighten, yesterday i overdried it so much out of frustration (it would NOT flatten down) i think ive wrecked it

zincoxide

I haven't (being a bloke with short hair) but my other half has, she swears by this and using Bed Head Manipulator shampoo (cheap at lookfantastic.co.uk).

She has coloured hair which is very thick and straight.

random456

umm the elemis product doesnt exist any more according to that link you sent me

littld

Frizz Ease is ace

random456

i have the whole frizz ease range. it does nothing..i cannot emphasise how crap my hair is, even the hairdressers never seen hair like it

grownup1

zzzLazyDaisy sounds like she has a system working! I'll try her conditioner tricks. What works for me is to use loads of conditioner, and serum, wash hair at night and let dry naturally as I sleep (takes all night) -and NEVER to comb or brush except when wet. This way my natural curls survive and save me from having to 'style'.

random456

i tried that and it looked ok when i woke up but within half an hr the ends started to frizz and i had an afro, i wish i could flatten it or compress it somehow, im after some sort of wonder product that gets into the hair shaft i spose