Causes of Frizz & How To Control it

Unfortunetaly, for those of us with naturally curly hair, it's dry by nature. We constantly need to maintain it by replenishing the moisture. When hair has no moisture, it goes in "search" of it, resulting in frizz. Frizzy hair is essentially empty hair. The bonds inside the hair shaft are disconnected. You need to connect those bonds with a combination of protein and moisture. Adding moisture and protein to your hair will help fill in the holes inside your hair shaft, making your hair less frizzy.

Conditioning is the main key to eliminating that frizz. When your hair has all the nutrients it needs, it will take on its own natural bounce and shine. You'll see more control in your curl and the frizz will be minimized. You will want to start out by giving it a good deep treatment. For really dry or frizzy hair, you will want to do this at least once every two weeks. Deep treatment works on the inner structure of your hair, filling in the "holes" in the hair shaft. Once those holes are filled in, your hair should lie down and not fly away as much. Because deep treatments start from the inside out, you won't see results right away. You will want to give it a good month, possibly longer to see any results. Along with the deep treatment, use a leave in conditioner on your hair every time you wash it. This will help detangle and condition those curls. Then, follow up with a good water soluble gel (as mentioned in my previous post).

Please, make sure you avoid hot oil treatments. Hot oil only coats the outer layer of your hair, it does nothing for the inner shaft, which is what causes frizz.

OK, so now a few rules, tool, tips and tricks!

1) Never brush your hair when it's dry. Doing so disrupts that curl pattern making it big, poofy and frizzy. Comb your hair only when its wet with a wide toothed comb.

2) Do not wash with shampoo everyday. You only want to rinse and condition everyday. Shampoo takes the moisture out. Try to shampoo twice a week. If you have an oily scalp, you can do more, but only when you feel its needed.

3) Pull your hair back in a cloth scrunchie or section hair and twist on the top of your head so your sleeping on the under curls. Keeping it together maintains the curls.

4) When its windy out, put your hair up. No amount of product will withstand wind. Leaving your hair down will only tangle your hair and toss it around.

Here is a GREAT article I found!!

http://beauty.about.com/od/curlyhair/a/curlyhairstyle.htm

Hope this helps!

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