Frizzy mess

Citygirl1

I'm despairinf of my hair at the moment. Since I've been having my hair coloured at the salon again its gone frizzy and breaks, no matter what I use, even salon products and treatments make no difference.

londonsurrey

I have waist long hair, and tried all kinds of treatments.

My latest thing is to wash my hair, then towel it dry.
Use oodles of conditioner to completely saturate the hair.

Leave it overnight, then rinse.
At the moment, if I'm spending the day at home, I twist my conditioner saturated hair into a bun, clip it in place, then simply go about doing household chores and paperwork. My hair looks as though it's been gelled, so not too odd.

The next day, I rinse it off without shampoo. Just water.
It when dried, it's gorgeously soft and smooth to brush.

Citygirl1

Hi, thank you for this. My hair is very fine and greasy though so would leaving conditioner on overnight make it worse?

IronMaidenFan

When my hair goes frizzy I use a drop or two of serum mixed in with my shampoo. I've recently gone from straightening my hair back to my natural curly, which goes frizzy sometimes, and I've definitely seen a difference.

Start off with a small amount and work up so you get the right amount and don't overload the hair.

gunsandbanjos

IronMaidenFan wrote: »

When my hair goes frizzy I use a drop or two of serum mixed in with my shampoo. I've recently gone from straightening my hair back to my natural curly, which goes frizzy sometimes, and I've definitely seen a difference.

Start off with a small amount and work up so you get the right amount and don't overload the hair.

If you have naturally curly hair try the curly girl method. Since i've been using it my very thick unruly hair has been looking fabulous!

http://www.britishcurlies.co.uk/curl_forum/viewthread/401/

Its taken a while but it is so worth it.

VfM4meplse

You need some good old fashioned olive oil. Rub it into your hair, wrap a towel over your head, and leave overnight.

Then, after you wash your hair, rub the tiniest smidgin over the driest areas (in the same way you would use a serum) whilst it is damp. And get to a hairdresser to for a good trim.

IronMaidenFan

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

If you have naturally curly hair try the curly girl method. Since i've been using it my very thick unruly hair has been looking fabulous!

http://www.britishcurlies.co.uk/curl_forum/viewthread/401/

Its taken a while but it is so worth it.

I'll have a look at that website - thanks!

londonsurrey

Citygirl1 wrote: »

Hi, thank you for this. My hair is very fine and greasy though so would leaving conditioner on overnight make it worse?

I must confess to having a bit of trouble envisaging your hair, reconciling the dichotomy of greasy and brittle.

- How long after washing does it start to become greasy?
- What shampoo brands/types do you use?

When you apply conditioner/treatment, do you
- avoid applying it to the last cm or two near the scalp
- slather it on at the ends, which are the driest part

Hair becomes brittle because its structure has been compromised, i.e. bits taken out of it, that's why it breaks.
By adding conditioner/treatment, you are adding
- protein that temporarily rebuilds your hair
- smoothing stuff that makes your hair easier to comb and tug less, hence less breakages