Why don't GHDs work for me

Citygirl1

I'm really frustrated as I've heard good things about GHDs and have had them used on me in the salon and they have worked so I decided to splash out on some but to me they don't do anything apart from make my hair sleek at first but then soon afterwards its fuzzy again. I do use a hair styling cream plus a treatment and shampoo from the salon. My hair is fine and was naturally straight but has gone fuzzy and finer as I've got to middle age. Is there something I'm doing wrong? I may as well go back to using a hot brush but now I've paid out for these GHDs.

colleensims

Practice makes perfect! I have used them for around 10 years now if not more (worked as a hairdresser for 5 years) and I have never seen them not work on someones hair.

Could it be the humidity?-Makes my hair go crazy.
Maybe invest in some humidity spray. I use serum but if you have fine hair it could weigh it down. Maybe put a very very small amount of serum on you hair when it is wet then blow dry and straighten as usual.

You should guide the GHDs smoothly down the hair shaft then when you get to the ends, slightly hold for that extra second to 'seal' the ends.
spritz with a little shine spray and your good to go! (keep a umbrella handy with this awful weather at mo!) x

Citygirl1

Hi Colleen, thanks for your reply. My hairdresser suggested a cream as a styling product which I have bought from the salon.

Can you tell me if GHDs do ruin fine hair? I keep hearing reports about how they damage hair in the long run. Now I've got my hair highlighted I only have to wash it about twice a week so thats when I'd be using the GHDs. I can't stand my hair without using any heat or anything on it as it would look like a birds nest but I don't want to ruin it anymore.

Kazipoo

If you use any heated equipment on your hair you should really be protecting it first with a heat defence spray. Heated electrical equipment dries out your hair massively, so you need a spray (or other heat product) to help to lock the moisture in. Use of any hair straighteners will ruin your hair if not used properly or with the correct products. I would also use an anti-frizz serum or spray afterwards.

Also, if your hair is highlighted it will be much drier because of this process anyway and could be the reason why your hair gets fuzzy.

flashnazia

I'm another one who cannot see the hype about them; they don't work on my hair either. Just makes it look dry and burnt!

TeaCake

I use frizz ease hair serum on my hair after washing and conditioning which stops the frizz. If I used my GHDs on my hair with no product in then it looks dry and crispy, you need to find the right hair serum for your hair that works est with the GHDs.

Gillyx

I find blow drying my hair before using my GHD's makes them more effective

moromir

Is your hair properly dry before you use them? If I'm in a hurry and my hair is very slightly damp, if I use straighteners on it I get a slightyl fuzzy finish that I don't get if I dry it all properly.

delain

TeaCake wrote: »

I use frizz ease hair serum on my hair after washing and conditioning which stops the frizz. If I used my GHDs on my hair with no product in then it looks dry and crispy, you need to find the right hair serum for your hair that works est with the GHDs.

The frizz ease serum is great, as is their 'straightening potion' although i do have thick hair which is more likely to be greasy than dry.

Gillyx wrote: »

I find blow drying my hair before using my GHD's makes them more effective

Can you use them in wet hair?!

Mine aren't ghds but they are the only non GHD pair that has ever worked for me. I just haven't got £100 for them!

flashnazia

Does frizz ease leave a residue over time?

delain

flashnazia wrote: »

Does frizz ease leave a residue over time?

I don't think it does but I tend to use vosene shampoo at least once a week which is medicated and was described by a friend of mine as 'paint stripper' (she has dyed blonde hair) which would prevent build up of residue.