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Might sea salt spray help the frizz?

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TheDowagerCuntess · 08/06/2017 19:44

I have fluffy hair.

I spend more money and time(!) on my hair than is reasonable - but nothing works to stop the horrible fluffiness.

If there is the merest hint of moisture in the air, my hair turns to fluff. I BBH it, use a variety of products. It looks great, and then bam. Fluff.

I am wondering if sea salt spray might work. Or might it make it worse?

I just wish there was a way for the hair cuticles to lie next to each other, instead of being surrounded by air, looking fluffy. I don't know if anyone knows what I mean by this?!

Feel like I've tried everyone at this point.

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nigelsbigface · 08/06/2017 19:50

Is your hair curly or wavy at all? You could try that curly girl method of no shampoo etc etc if so-people swear by it...

I use sea salt spray on my hair when I want to leave it wavy. It's dried mine out a bit but it does seem to control frizz to some degree.

Also Argan oil applied to wet hair before drying. Or s bit of coconut oil-use sparingly.

Greenvalleymama · 08/06/2017 19:52

Does your hair have a wave/ curl? Have you tried using SLS free shampoo and silicone free conditioner/ styling products?

The sulfate (SLS) in shampoo makes lots of peoples hair frizzy, its a really harsh detergent but its needed to get the silicone out (which is put in by conditioner) other wise the silicone builds up. Its a vicious cycle, hair is frizzy because of the SLS in the shampoo, so conditioner with silicone is used to smooth it down, which builds up on the hair and needs SLS shampoo to remove and so it continues.

I've recently started the Curly Girl method and my frizz has reduced almost completely. My hair is nicer than it's even been. Definitely worth a try.

Annebronte · 08/06/2017 19:54

Have you tried Kebelo smoothing treatment? You have to have it in a salon. It's not a typical straightening treatment, more a de-frizzing thing. I find it very good.

DueOct30th · 08/06/2017 19:54

I haven't tried it myself and they are expensive but keratin blowdrys look good

Greenvalleymama · 08/06/2017 19:54

Oh yes, Argan oil is lovely but get it from a health food shop or similar and look for 100% pure Argan oil, not the one sold for a few quid in Superdrug/ Home Bargains etc. That's full of silicone, with a teeny splash of argan oil.

You can add argan oil into your normal conditioner and warm it up slightly, then use it as a deep conditioning hair mask. You can also do that with any other oil you might have, like sweet almond oil or jojoba.

JDSTER · 08/06/2017 21:22

Dowager I get this too. My hair is very fine, particularly at the front and just fluffs. It is wavy too if left to its own devices. I should probably try the no silicone route.

Hairq · 08/06/2017 21:38

Mine does this too and there is absolutely nothing that stops it apart from a keratin blow dry. You can do it yourself or get it done by a hairdresser. Expensive though, and my hair is the glorious combination of thin but frizzy, so it removes all the volume from it along with the frizz, which I hate.

JDSTER · 08/06/2017 22:04

hairq do you do yourself or go to salon? I can't stand the thought of not washing my hair for 3 days after!

JaneJeffer · 08/06/2017 22:38

I find mousse the best for controlling frizz but nothing completely eliminates it.

TheDowagerCuntess · 09/06/2017 00:11

Thanks all. Flowers

I've tried pretty much everything suggested on here, short of a keratin blow dry.

My hairdressers have just started doing them, and my hairdresser was the guinea pig (she has very thick hair). Her instagram post suggests she was impressed.

I will ask about it when I'm there at the end of the month, but at $300 a go, it's not cheap. I'm also not sure how it works with re-growth as I need to touch up my greys every 2-3 weeks. Would I end up with a frizzy layer close to my head just a couple of weeks into it?! Shock

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3catsandcounting · 09/06/2017 00:25

I have thick, coarse hair that frizzes and fluffs when there's a whiff of moisture in the air.

I bought a bottle of sea salt spray from TKMaxx the other day, and I have to say, it seems to be working. I thought it would just wet it and frizz more, but I spritzed and ruffled it a bit and it was pretty good. Worth a try! Smells good too!

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