Babyliss Big Hair - looks lovely for 5 mins after styling and then...

[TillyIpswitch]

...POOOFFFFF!!! Frizz city.

Why? By all accounts, I have the hair it was designed for - horrible, thick, frizzy and coarse; not curly, straight nor wavy. It tames it beautifully, but then 5 minutes later - bouffant. It used to hold for a bit longer than that, but these days, I'm lucky to get 5 minutes worth of shiny, bouncy locks.

I use Moroccan Oil to style it with and am convinced it's a giant swizz, since it doesn't DO anything. I've tried using a decent amount of oil through it and a tiny amount - same end result.

Do other people experience this? What am I doing wrong? What products do other people use with their BBH?

[Scathac]

I have one and I love it. I use one of those blow dry sprays first. after i have styled my hair, i let it cool at the roots (this really helps to keep the style) then i just use hairspray or occasionally some styling clay - but my hair isn't frizzy to start with, in fact the opposite, it tends to flop. however the BIg Hair thingy really gives it bounce , so don't know if this helps.

[LemonDifficult]

Oh, I'm finding mine helps with the frizz - and I live in Scotland and give it some serious drizzle action.

[sockpoppet]

If you're fed up of it is happily buy it off you ;-)

[Havingkittens]

Are you drying your hair so that it's 100% dry? It's best not to do it from completely wet, but to wait until it's probably about 20-30% dry before even starting. Either let it part dry naturally or rough dry it with a normal hairdryer first. If there is any dampness left in it after you've dried it, it will almost certainly go frizzy as it's moisture that makes it frizz.

[TillyIpswitch]

Havingkittens - I usually wait until it's about 80-90% dry, and then style it. By the time I've finished styling it, it's 100% dry, but still frizzes.

I reaaaally want/need it to work, since it has literally transformed my hair and it looks so good immediately afterwards - it just doesn't hold the style. Maybe some hairspray is the answer.

I do live in a humid climate - even in winter (which it is now), so maybe I'm facing a bit of a losing battle. :(

sockpoppet - I actually have two - I loved it so much on buying it, and was about to leave the UK and had a moment of fear/paranoia that something might happen to it, so I bought a back up just in case.

[ILoveGregoryHouse]

I lived in middle east. Used vo5 gel spray and then elnett hairspray when done. Back in the uk now and still do that. I love my Big Hair.

[TillyIpswitch]

Thanks ILove - do you put the gel spray in before styling, and then the elnett afterwards?

[CoteDAzur]

It's probably because you put oil on your hair before styling it with Babyliss.

Try using very little oil after you use the Babyliss, once your hair is done.

[Havingkittens]

You just answered. Your own question! Living in a humid climate you really do have a battle on your hands. You need to find a good anti humidity styling product.

[CoteDAzur]

I live right by the sea in the South of France - another very humid environment. If your hair is frizzing/falling minutes after you style it, it is probably not the weather but (1) you haven't dried it properly and/or (2) you put an oily styling product before using Babyliss (happened to me).

[leanne82duke993]

i would use some frizz ease or something similar on soaking wet hair, then let your hair dry to about 80% dry as you normally do then add the oil after.

i dont have dry hair but i am a hairdresser :) lol x

the trick is to improve the condition of your hair, so do conditioning treatments regularly and get your hair cut regularly x

[Havingkittens]

Sorry about my weird punctuation. I was posting from my phone.

Well, I only speak from my own experience. When I spent time in Central America, where they have about 90% humidity, I couldn't do anything with my hair but tie it up as the humidity just made it a big frizzy mess regardless of blow drying. In that sort of environment it's pretty hard to dry anything properly, whether it be hair or clothing!

[TillyIpswitch]

Thanks so much everyone - a few tricks to try here. :)

[sockpoppet]

Right I've bought a full price one and await tips on how best to use it.