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Bit of a late update but with summer and all I hadn't gotten around to it. It's been about 3 months since the last time but it seeed appropriate sincemy hair has a tendency of looking like it almost never grows out.
One thing I'm having more of a situation with is more fly-aways/frizz is becoming more apparent. Whether people don't see it or just completely ignore it I'll never know, but so far I haven't received any complaints, more or less it's usually nothing or maybe a compliment here or there. That being said I' looking for some solutions to limit the amount of frizz/fly-aways to make it cleaner looking.
The good news is that I can put my hair up in a tail, most of it anyways without it sliding through the hair tie. Hopefully it'll keep weighing itself down so I don't have to fuss about how poofy it still is.
As always, good to see new folk hanging about and coming out to ask for all the support from the pros here. Just remember, we were all once where you are now, and with a little bit of patience comes big rewards.
P.S. Happy birthday Ted, maybe you're the next reincarnation of George Washington?
P.P.S., May as well do a ponytail picture to show how far I've come.
Hi Andy,
First of all, thanks a bunch for the birthday wishes! Very much appreciated! I may be the next reincarnation of George Washington, but my tail will be much longer than his was! He was a cool dude though:)
Now to your hair! Your hair looks awesome man! I think we have similar hair types. My hair has those flyaways as you describe. My hair also seems to never be making progress. You definitely have some nice volume in your hair and the color is very nice!
I will probably let the other members help you on the frizz/flyaway issue. But I can tell you how I deal with it. I never ever rub my hair with the towel to dry my hair. Also, right before I get out of the shower, I always rinse my hair under cold water. I comb the cold water through my hair. I also never use brushes. Brushes cause my hair to frizz a lot. Other members have suggested oils and products for these issues. I don't use these because of the feeling they give my hair. I probably don't know what the heck I'm doing, as usual.
You are correct about patience bringing great rewards. We will all get there eventually. Thanks for the wonderful update! Please keep your hair growing and flowing! Hope you have a nice long weekend my friend!
Ted
Hey!
It would be really helpful for us if you would just give us an idea of what your hair routine is ( how many times a week you wash it? Do you wash it with shampoo only or include conditioner? Do you use any other products to give it a finish style or just let it be natural?)
If you could give us all that info, itd be great !
in my case, my hair used to be as frizzy as yours - or probably less - so I tried different things that worked out for me.
1) Don't shampoo every day: Shampoo is pure detergent for hair and its function is to get rid of the oil. If your hair is naturally dry and you wash it every day you will over dry it. When you over dry your hair it will "jump put" looking for humidity.
So in order to avoid your hair from jumping out and look for humidity you have to nourish it so that your hair doesn't do that.
Try to condition more, and shampoo less. If possible, forget about shampoo. Wash your hair with conditioner only. By using ONLY conditioner, you will wash your hair, it will smell good, but oils will still remain in your hair - and thats exactly what frizzy hair needs- (of course it will not be as clean as when you use shampoo, but still will look ok and of course, whats more important, less frizzy)
2) Use some kind of method to condition your hair when you style it. You can use oils, leave in conditioners, etc. They will nourish your hair , will weigh it down and will stop your hair from getting frizzy.
If you decide to do this, you will not notice a difference the very first day. Give your hair some time to get used to this routine .
My usual routine, well..I don't really tamper with my hair much honestly. I wash it once or twice (if I'm feeling lucky) because my hair produces sebum at a slower rater, and I look like I have a half afro if I keep washing it. Recently I've tried a couple of different shampoo/conditioner products even though they have sulfate. Unfortunately I don't have the money to buy natural shampoo/conditioner but luckily I can get away with what I have now. Before I rinsed, used whatever shampoo I had before and rinse it out again followed by a towel pat-down and mostly air dried.
I don't know where to start with conditioners though since I've never really tried them out. I'm a bit novice to the concept still and which ones that will damage my hair the least with it looking not nearly as frizzy. I've also been thinking about methods like "no poo" and all that but at the very least I just want to give my hair the aesthetic appeal especially when going out for one on one interviews. That plus I want to look in the mirror and not have to see so much action going on.
What kind of leave-in conditioners would be suggested that hae a lot of positive reaction with customers? I know everyone is different, but I figure why not give it the old college try?
Any conditioner will do just fine. Remember: if you decide not to use shampoo and wash with conditioner instead, you're gonna need to use a good amount of conditioner because since you're not gonna be using shampoo, it will be harder to get your hair clean with just conditioner. For this reason you're gonna have to use a good amount of conditioner every time you wash . So don't bother on getting expensive conditioners, go for the cheapest ones like Pantene, Suave, etc.
Hmm, that I can't help my friend. See, I guess you live in the USA - but I live down in South America - so we don't have the same hair products you guys have.
But I read that Garnier has pretty good leave in conditioners. You can also buy some hair oils - like jojoba or coconut oil -.
When there is too much humidity in my city, I use a leave in conditioner and mix it with a few drops of a L'oreal hair oil and put it on my hair to avoid frizz.
You can also try olive oil - there are A LOT of articles on the internet about how to use olive oil on hair !-. Its really inexpensive and gives great results.
Basically ,the secret to avoid frizz is CONDITION. The more you condition, the less frizz you will have. So try to avoid everything that will take oils out of your hair and go for things that add moisture .
Speaking of which what I used for the longest time before switching was Suave 2-in-1, but I don't know just how bad it would be on my hair considering it's very thick as well as a combination of wavy/curly.
As long as the Garnier stuff is affordable I'll live with having to use it. Are those oils able to be found off supermarket shelves or would I have to dig a little deeper to find them?
I have a pretty decent idea about the humidity. Up in the northern region it's actually become more humid in the past few summers. Would be nice if I could find a hat that would fit me so I could keep it from going all out frizz.
Would I have to use it after washing or could I use it whenever?
I would stay away from the 2-1 products. I would much rather use a cheap separate shampoo and conditioner than 2-1. Just my 2 cents here.
Ted
You can find oils at any retailer store. If you don't find them, try going for olive oil. Olive oil also works great for frizzy hair. It keeps it down.
One more tip: when I wash my hair - remember, I only wash with conditioner, I never use champo- I apply a little bit of olive oil . I grab a cup, put some conditioner + olive oil, mix it and then apply it to my hair.
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Beware of hats! Some of them might be made of some material that increases the frizz!!
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One more tip to keep frizz down ( I remembered the other day hahaha):
This is a very inexpensive and easy way - it might sound disgusting, but really works-:
Mayonnaise!
Mayonnaise contains natural ingredients such as eggs ( they have vitamin E ) , oil ( which is also good for hair ) . So mayonnaise works great for dry and frizzy hair.
All you have to do is apply mayonnaise on your dry hair (not wet, some people also suggest to do it on damp hair) . Let it soak for about 1 hour (the more you let the mayo on your hair, the better it will be so you can leave it on for 1 hr, 2 hrs, 3 hrs, even overnight.. it's up to you!). Then wash out the mayo from your hair ( I normally wash it out with water only. Don't worry about the smell afterwards, it does not smell bad at all. Mayo is also great for lice , it keeps your scalp and hair free of any microbes).
I recommend doing this at least once a week. It will all depend on how damaged or dry your hair is .
All the info I posted here, you can google it just to double check and read more experiences from people ,etc.
Looking good man!
I do use a leave in conditioner which does seem to help my hair frizz. Now I must put a disclaimer in up front... this product was recommended to my wife by her stylist and I just started using it because we already had it :)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LSZMCC/ref=rcxsubs_mys2_product_title