Frizzy hair help

9st n 09

My hair is driving me bananas!! Its short (just under my ears) and very very thick and when it dries nauturally its a ball of frizz so then there's the battle with the ghd! Its gotten to the stage that i'm doing a 3 minute treatment everytime i wash.
Any suggestions/miracles would be greatly appreciated.

The Lovely Muffin

Aussie Frizz Miracle Shampoo is brilliant.

I always use it along with the "3 minute miracle" - I leave the "3 minute miracle" on my hair for about 20-25 mins though, which also helps.

Michellenman

I always found a light leave in conditioner worked well for me when my hair was short and unruly.

SarcasticFairy

I'm also using a treatment everytime I wash my hair to try and get it looking a little healthier after battering it with the GHD for so long. I'm using the Naked vitamin treatment, and finding it really good! My hair is lovely and sleek, and soft.

I used to have the same length and type hair as you, and I grew it long, and the longer it got, the weight in the length sort of pulled it straighter, so it was actually far more manageable that way, if that makes any sense? So growing your hair could be an option too!

SaveAFewBob.ie

I have similar hair and have battled through the years with it.
Finally now (age 24) I have it under control!

I use a nice nourishing shampoo and conditioner like the Aussie range or the L'Oreal Elvive.

The I use the John Frieda Frizz Ease serum. It's not the cheapest, but 3 or 4 pumps and my hair is transformed, whether I leave it dry naturally or with a hair-dryer.

Then I will use either some mouse or gel if I'm wearing it wavy. At the moment I'm feeling just a little bit of gel to scrunch it, keeps the frizz at bay!

Also if you can, when your not outside or in the "public eye", keep it pinned back with clips, prevents it from getting all puffy, keeps it sleeker.

Emme

There's not much you can do except continue with the treatments after washing. Put on loads, put a plastic bag on your head, give it 10 minutes and rinse out. I found that silicone based serum dries hair out even though it gives good inital results. An oil based serum is more expensive but is better for your hair. I got one in Zinc hair salon in Kilmainham - Lisa, the girl who runs the salon is very good and she isn't too expensive either.

I put about 3 drops on before drying my hair (a bob) and 3 after. Frizzy hair is high-maintenance no matter what you do, I'm afraid.

Durga

Kerastase Oleo Relax is what you need. The range is expensive but you use only the smallest amount as they're such good products. You could get up to a year out of them, no kidding. So they work out cheap in the long term. A lot of salons stock it but you could try looking online for some good deals.

Emme

I used the Kerastase range - shampoo, treatment and serum and found it ok, but not as good as the oil. It's made in Italy, the brand is Alfaparf. Here it is:

http://www.alfaparf.com/website/C_vediArticolo.jsp?cd=DIAM7&pos=155

nicola09

You could get it chemically straightened? Sounds quite drastic but it really works, a friend of mine had very thick hair that was quite hard to manage and she got it done, it looked lovely! Lasts for about a year! The only downside is that its quite expensive!

smileysurfer

Any redkin products are fantastic!! you can buy them in salons , there a bit pricey but if your hair is driving you mad then its definietly worth it