matted hair post-washing

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I have boob-length hair, fine-but-lots-of-it, with highlights.

it used to be quite well behaved but over the last 6 months it turns into an almighty frizzy matted mess on washing. proper wild woman of Borneo. I've been spraying it with a pink loreal bottle and that makes it brushable, but I can still feel my hair breaking as I attempt to tame it, and all the spray makes my hair greasy.

before I go out and buy random stuff, can any s&b guru suggest me some stuff? I have a high street budget so can't do £££

thank you!!

Have you tried a leave in conditioner?

One of my dd's has very thick hair which matted horribly, then we discovered Pantene age defy shampoo and conditioner, they have been a bloody miracle. They leave the hair sleek and swishy, worth a try!

It would also be worth you deep conditioning your hair. You don't have to buy fancy stuff, coconut oil or even olive oil work fine.

I haven't tried leave in, as I thought they all made hair greasy... I'm realising that may be wrong! how do I do a deep condition?

Redken all soft conditioner. In a gold coloured bottle, most hairdressers sell it.

What is in the Loreal pink bottle?
You need a hydrating shampoo & conditioner. Comb through conditioner whilst on hair, rinse, towel dry gently then spray in leave on conditioner & comb. Use a large detangling comb for conditioner.

Use a hydrating conditioning mask to get more moisture back in your hair.

I can totally recommend the Philip Kingsley Elasticiser (sp?) if you want a once a week masque. I changed to using that once a week, the 'daily protect' leave in spray and invested in a new radial brush from the same range. Absolutely amazing difference in my hair which used to come out in bundles because of the breakage/damage.

This is the best brush I've ever had for styling without damaging. I added in the daily protective spray to get the free gift. Totally worth it.

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thank you all. I went out today and got a hydrating shampoo/conditioner and an extra hydrating mask thing. have had a go and although loads of hair still came out it did feel much more manageable!

that Philip stuff looks great but pricey - but I saw a trial packthing for £5 so have ordered that, will have to see how it goes!!

Try Kerastase Elixir Ultime (often in offer on Look Fantastic.com) - it's pricey but one bottle will last c. 6 months. It turned my bleached hair soft and shiny again. I tried cheaper brands (eg loreal) but they weren't a patch on the kerastase stuff.

I also started using microfibre towels to wrap my hair after showering and that has really helped reduce frizz/flyaways

Evo The Therapist Calming Conditioner. Pure silk and shine. And smells gorge

Buy some pure coconut oil from the food section in Tesco. Slather it on your dry hair once a week , cover your pillow in a towel and go to sleep. Wash it out in morning (probably two shampoos) voila swishy hair.

Try not to start the wash too tangled. Shampoo usually really tangles my hair so I don't start shampooing already tangled. If need be, put some conditioner on first, don't attempt to detangle just apply and let sit for a minute, then gently finger detangle whilst under running water. Then shampoo and condition as normal. Only shampoo the scalp, slide the fingers in so they're not disturbing the length of the hair too much - that will be cleansed as you rinse it out. Apply the conditioner downwards, do everything in a smoothing motion - no hair up on top of head! Detangle with conditioner on and while rinsing so that as you get out the hair is already detangled, and clip up before you get out with a claw clip. It might rectangle a bit, but should be better and can be tackled with tangle teezer and leave in conditioner. Go slowly and start at the ends. Use a few drops of argan oil. If your hair is wavy/curly at all, or even just thick/dry, you may find the curly girl method a useful starting point. Even if you dry straight, you can still use co-washing etc, alternatively you may find you want the detangling power of silicones, either as conditioner or as leave in when combing out.

Leave in conditioners to try without silicones include Alba Botanica leave in, or Faith in Nature (Seaweed or Jojoba, the latter is more moisturising but both are good, they're not officially leave in but they can be).

Rectangle , re-tangle. I should say that the curly girl method is quite useful if shampooing is the bit that causes all the tangles, but even if it is trying different shampoos could be enough.

If the damage is highlight related you might benefit from using some products with protein in, look for word hydrolysed (followed by eg. keratin, milk protein etc) in the ingredients, or often the word 'repair' in the title. You can overdo protein, but if your hair is fine and highlighted you could probably use some to temporarily fill in any damaged areas of the cuticle.

My hair got unmanageable from a buildup of silicones on my scalp. It was greasy at the roots and dry/knotty at the ends...horrible.

I clarified with an apple cider vinegar solution rinse then used silicone free conditioners. Haven't looked back since!

Should add.... I always comb my hair through before showering to release any tangles then, I gently massage-style shampoo in. No rub-a-dub-dub know inducing scrubbing is MY advice! You're half way there to smoother hair then! I've fine hair, highlighted but LOADS of it!

KNOT inducing! KNOT!