Controlling/ taming poofy but straight (not frizzy hair)

trying_to_fly

Start with a good shampoo and conditioner first THEN other products.
The Redken brand are absolutely brilliant. Just brilliant.

Birdie85

I always find that my hair seems a lot tamer (and soft and shiny) after using a hair masque, and I love the L'oreal leave-in conditioner (in a yellow-ish spray bottle, think it's got something to do with Frizz in the name!).

I have straight, thick and unruly hair too and I was in Florida a month ago where I got talked into buying some Royale straighteners. They were very expensive but when they were demonstrated in the Mall they made my humidity-huge hair straight as a very straight thing and it stayed like that until I washed it 2 days later. Never has my hair been anything but pouffy in humid climates, no matter what straigheners I used in the past! Apparently these are better for your hair than GHDs (and definitely better than cheaper models) as there is no metal at all in the plates, just ceramic, so that your hair is less heat damaged by prolonged use. It has taken me a bit of figuring out but by using a straightening comb and straightening small sections at a time (which can be tedious but I'm sure I'll get quicker at it!) I can make my hair super straight and shiny... I used to only get that result at the hairdresser! I know it sounds like I'm selling them but I'm so impressed!

askme1

You could try a hair straightener, if you decide to get one I recommend a good hair straightener that cause less damage than the others and keeps the hair soft, shiny and really straight, it's the Karmin G3 Salon Pro and it works amazing, plus you can also curl your hair with it too. :j
Hope this helps and good luck.

Alisha2008

I have the same problem but my hair is very fine and I don't have a lot, it's also very greasy on the roots... straightening it properly makes it almost dissapear!! I've tried coconut oil and it was horrible, it made the hair all greasy and sticky. I tried a moroccan oil @ a hairdresser and I liked it, but then bought a cheaper version on ebay and it was really bad too... the one I tried on the hairdresser is too expensive though!!

Zigazze, which brand do you use..?

Wet weather makes it specially horrible and un-manageable!! I dread to spend any time outside when it's wet...

Ziggazee

The one I got is just called Argan Oil and is in a brown bottle (with a brown box) from Superdrug......I have the bottle with me now and it doesn't have a brand name on it unfortunately.

The coconut oil is supposed to be put on dry hair, left for a couple of hours, and then washed off. You didn't leave it on did you?

My hair is extremely fine and completely over processed through straightening it. I've tried to stop using my straighteners as much as I can but it's so difficult because as the hair is so dry it looks so frizzy. The Argan Oil has definitely helped tho. I need to have a right good cut really but I'm trying to grow it......aaaarrrggghhh!!!

Alisha2008

I've tried both... (some people say on this thread and others they put the coconut oil and leave it). Leaving it made my hair greasy and sticky, and putting it on dry hair and removing is nice but doesn't seem to do anything different to a normal conditioner after shampoo..

This is the argan oil i tried on a hairdresser:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Sealed-Moroccan-Oil-Treatment-25ml-/270843501435?pt=UK_HealthBeauty_Other_RL&hash=item3f0f87db7b

It was very good, but it's expensive..

I very rarely use straighteners, but my hair is a disaster anyway.. i guess it's just bad quality!!

Ziggazee

Haha...."bad quality" hair!

That's not actually a bad price for the oil. You only need a couple of drops at a time so it should last ages. I definitely think it's worth it :-)

glowgirl_2

I'm sorry I cant offer advice as I have totally different hair but please don't use silicone based products (dimethicone) and then heat, the silicone sucks the natural moisture out of your hair and then the heat hardens the silicone making it a permanent layer on your hair that cant be removed by washing, resulting in a nasty circle of my hair doesn't look right without product/straighteners so I'll use them again adding more silicone to the layers etc, no problem with a small amount of silicone if you need it and don't use heat.

jenniewb

I have similar hair, mine seems to have ambitions to battle it to the sides of any room but remains flat on top so I have issues with volume as well as frizz!

I have tried the Oleo Relax masque from Kerastase which was too much for my hair as its quite fine (its frizzy because I use too many heated styling products on it) but seems to do the most in comparison to other brands. It is expensive (christmas present?) I'd suggest ebay but would say try it first and then buy top-ups on ebay, that way your more likely to be able to spot a fake.

Other treatments which don't do as much for frizz (so better if you have finer hair like mine) would be
Aussie 3 minute miracle (though use it twice a week to really see anything, leave in for 10 mins not 3).
Phillip Kingsley Elasticizer Extreme (the extreme version is MUCH better then the normal one, leave in on damp hair for 20mins+ once a week, this is a brilliant masque if your hair is frizzy through damage.)
John Frieda's frizz masque (comes in pots or sachets) is good also but again with the Aussie, you need to do this more frequently then a more expensive masque and often use more so its not always the cheapest thing to buy cheap and expect similar results.

I'd also look at why its frizzy. If its because its damaged you may need to trim a lot off, your picture looks like its just the ends and the roots are fine, if this is so it does seem like its damaged rather then naturally frizzy which either means your better off having it chopped off OR that you need to use a lot of products pretty much every wash to keep it maintained which could end up not being worth it if you have to watch what you spend (and lets face it, who doesn't these days!).

I'd suggest getting a free consultation from a salon, you don't have to do what they suggest but they can tell you what they think the problems are. Just know that if its as a result of damage, no product or treatment however much its claimed otherwise, can repair damage. Hair is dead once its grown from the roots, all you can do is sandwich it with silicons and oils and keep it propped up which is why if you cause damage it just created more work for you as you have more to prop up each time. Some treatments can last a few washes but most will just last 1 or 2 washes.

Some of the most well known ways to damage your hair would be through heat. Not just straighteners as it seems you have experienced but also through any heated tools, hairdryers, curling tongs..etc and even hot water from your bath or shower. Remember that hair cannot replenish itself like skin can so you need to do the replenishing washed out dried out oils yourself.

Other forms of damage would be things like back-combing and then brushing hair out. Pulling hair and even twirling hair around your finger. Colouring hair can also cause damage as most dyes have some sort of lightener within them which is what helps the newer colour to remain in (if they don't call it ammonia it will be something else which acts in a similar way). Darker colours are better then paler tones but all still can cause damage.

Wind, hot sun, air conditioning, snow and the change of hot to cold as your coming in and out of buildings all the time, pollution (acidic air), drying by scrubbing hair with a towel, banding hair back with a plastic coated band, brushing too frequently, using velcro rollers...the list is pretty endless! Its very easy to damage hair so equally important if you value it looking non damaged you do your best to limit what damage you can cause to your hair makes sense.

Oh and panetene? If I can impart any advice to you, it would be that paneten is not a good idea! And don't get me started on Head and Shoulders...!!

Ziggazee

jenniewb......great advice, but the pic in the original post is not the OP :-D