Wild, frizzy and wiry hair! How to tame it?

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My hair is mid-length but on top it gets to about 4 inches then I assume falls out (or stops, who knows?).

I long for sleek hair. I've tried various creams, laquers and potions but I still look like a poodle.

Has anyone found a magic remedy?

No but I'll be watching with interest in case anyone has!

My hair is very wavy, fluffy and wild, there's no way I could leave it to dry naturally, I look like candyfloss. I have to wash and straighten it every day to make it look ok which is probably not helping.

I think I've tried most products. Hair oil does nothing other than leave a shine on the candyfloss, mousse just goes crunchy, serum, see oil.

It's very frustrating.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/1762123-Have-you-used-the-Brazilian-Hair-Straightening-Blow-Dry-Home-Keratin-Treatment-from-Amazon

Try sulfate free shampoos and silicone free conditioners and styling products.

I have been sulfate and silicone free since January an my hair is 100x more managble and frizz free. My hair is also now growing faster than it ever has done in my life! I can give you recommendations of products and stuff if you are interested. I also have a list if the silicones on my computer somewhere I could post.

Is you hair curly or wavy? If it is then this could be the problem as sulfates reek havok on curly hair, but straight hair can benefit from it too.

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I would be very interested in your list of shampoos / conditioners pumpkin

Thanks

If you can afford it (and take the time) Brazilian blow dry or japanese hair straightening are bloody wonderful.

No problem wenchela basically you want to avoid anything that has sodium lauryl sulfate or Ammonium Laureth Sulfate

Other sulfates are: Alkylbenzene Sulfonate, Ammonium Laureth or Lauryl Sulfate, Ammonium or Sodium Xylenesulfonate, Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Ethyl PEG-15 Cocamine Sulfate,Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Sodium Cocoyl Sarcosinate, Sodium Laureth, Myreth, Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate

High street shampoos:
Boots Rainforest rescue shampoos (what I currently use)
Lorel Everpure ( never used but its next on the list)
Dr organics (Holland and Barrett)
Some of the naked range shampoos (you can get these in boots but they don't agree with me)
Tresemee naturals ( this is actually low sulfate rather than sulfate free but I have also used this with good results)

Conditioners: silicones usually end in cone, conol, col, xane.
Unless it has PEG in front of it the it is water soluble and can be used with sulfate free shampoos. Non water soluble silicones w

Basically the conditioners that match the above shampoos are fine to use.

Sorry I hadn't finished posting and my silly phone posted for me! I can list some more shampoos and conditioners if you like. There is a much bigger range of stuff you can buy online but they tend to be expensive.

That's great, thank you Anything I can buy at a reasonable price on the high street is perfect.

I have found that the Pantene anti frizz serum plus the aussie formula cream (together) helps if its not too wild. Only when used on damp hair. Everything used on dry hair makes it look greasy and lank!

I use some Dr Organics products and buy them at GNC (with their discount card). I'm sure I've used their conditioner.

My DH bought me a lovely bottle of shampoo (I must have been whinging a lot!) that cost about £13 for a teensy bottle (some organic, hand picked by goat herbs type thing) and it was awful!

Oh for sleek tresses!

check out the brazilian keratin thread linked above... you will never look back, it truly is a miracle

Kerastase products are fantastic. Expensive but last for ages and are worth every penny.

Here's what works for me:

• avoid silicone and sulfates
• avoid heat (hair dryers and straightners)
• Use conditioner to wash hair (i.e. scrub scalp) more often than using shampoo, google 'low poo method' or 'Curly Girl method' for more info
• Apply styling products to soaking wet hair, don't towel dry first

I have very curly hair and after washing I use:

• Tresemme Naturals conditioner, plenty of
• Boots Pink Curl Creme, plenty of
• Umberto Giannini curl gel, or Boots own brand styling gel

Wrap in towel, leave for 10-15 minutes then remove towel, style by touching as little as possible and air dry for 10 hours

I switched to Tresame Naturals a couple of weeks ago, and am already impressed - my hair is reasonably soft and managable without bothering to get the Babyliss Big Hair out. It comes in huge bottles but works out pretty cheap per wash.

Also, if your hair is frizzy, it is probably quite dry, so just don't wash it so often. We seem to be brainwashed into thinking we have to wash and dry every day, but I do mine every five days at the most, and it really doesn't start to look greasy until day 6 or 7.

Mine is quite frizzy on top and Babyliss Big Hair has worked wonders.

Then I spray some hair lacquer onto fingertips and smooth along my parting.