John Freida Frizz Ease Serum: cheaper or homemade equivalent, or one that uses less plastic?

jamesbrownontheroad

Thanks to my Irish genes, I have thick, wavy hair. Some might say luscious. My wife loves it (something to grab hold of) but it's a nightmare to manage because it gets so frizzy in humid air.

For years I have used John Freida branded Frizz Ease extra strength serum. When we lived in the UK is was easy to get on 3-for-2 deals at Boots or Superdrug, but now we live overseas and it's not very common and very expensive. Boots refuse to ship to the country where we live. It's also heinously wasteful - the standard bottle contains just 50ml, which lasts less one month with daily use and the packaging uses a nasty mix of plastics which cannot easily be recycled. It is also double walled - there is a big air gap in between the outer and inner layers of plastic, making it look much bigger on the shelf than it actually is.

So, creative MSE people: is there an equivalent product, or one that I could make myself at home? The key ingredients are, in decreasing order of their proportion: Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethiconol, Isopropyl Myristate, Bambusa Vulgaris Stem Extract, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Limonene, Linalool.

Thanks!

Chloe901

If you have access to any kind of beard serum, that will double-up nicely for your hair (I steal my boyfriend's beard oil/serum for my wavy/curly hair when necessary) - although they tend to come in even smaller bottles! I know some people with very thick/coarse hair use coconut oil; I find it too thick and difficult to wash out personally but that might be an option. You could dilute hair conditioner and run that through your hair, which may help with any existing frizz but probably won't stop new frizz.

In terms of actual serums, I like Percy and Reed Wonder Balm. Spendy, but lasts a long time as you really only need a tiny smidge. Not sure where you are but it is available on Look Fantastic, and slightly cheaper at Feel Unique, who both seem to ship to a large number of countries. If that doesn't appeal, perhaps have a look on those websites to see what else is highly rated. Feel Unique stock John Freida, although not the specific serum you've mentioned.

Best of luck!

suejb2

I just Googled
homemade frizzy hair serum and a few ideas came up.  Not sure what ingredients you have  or can obtain  but there are plenty of versions.

Spoonie_Turtle

With those ingredients I would think any standard 'drugstore' brand would be reasonably similar, whether it calls itself serum or hair oil. (Most commercial 'hair oils' are actually a silicone mix with a little of the advertised plant oil(s) in it.)

The other option might be the tiniest dab of mineral oil - often found as Johnson's baby oil, not the machinery lubricant or laxative kind of MO! - which some people find works like a silicone serum. But absolutely the tiniest dab otherwise it will look oily and be difficult to wash out.