Aging fluffy hair

[DuesToTheDirt]

My hair texture just gets worse and worse... It's greying and I get it coloured. It's nice and shiny when the hairdresser has done it, but when I do it I end up with dry, fluffy-looking hair. What do you all use?

I mostly go for SLS-free products, and am currently using John Frieda Dream Curls shampoo and conditioner, washing it about once a week. After that I used to use Sheamoisture Curl & Shine, but now that seems to be drying. Sometimes I use John Frieda Frizz Ease products, which seem ok for a while and then by the end of the day I'm fluffy again. I've used Argan Oil but it seems a bit greasy.

Any ideas? I'm fed up of looking fluffy! I wouldn't mind a wet-look product maybe.

I find the Garnier hair food conditioner better than any of the other things I’ve tried. You can use it as a rinse out, a leave in, or even a bit on your hair after it’s dried. Lots of varieties for different needs, I find the coconut the most useful

The Sheamoisture curl and shine has various oils in it that counterintuitively could be drying your hair out, and Frizz Ease is bad for curls/waves because it contains silicones. If your hair is fluffy it might be overmoisturised?

I would reset with a clarifying shampoo and use lighter conditioning products avoiding coconut and other oils. What stylers are you using? Umberto Giannini curl jelly is pretty good.

I've used it for years as a leave in, but now my hair is very short and I don't need a leave in. I decided to try it as a rinse out conditioner and was amazed at how good it was! My hair is prone to being fluffy, but not with this.

Thank you everyone, I will try some of these suggestions!

I don't use stylers by the way, but maybe I should.

Definitely use styler(s) if you have waves or curls as these will hold your curl clumps and minimise fluff! I find the Umberto Giannini range (the pink ones) good for my thick wavy hair.

https://www.lookfantastic.com/kerastase-elixir-ultime-l-original-oil-30ml/13675281.html?affil=thggpsad&switchcurrency=GBP&shippingcountry=GB&affil=thgppc&kwds=&thg_ppc_campaign=71700000114615771&adtype=pla&product_id=13675281&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD-fXirZ-uOo-z4Z2ti8mBi4m6tvs&gclid=CjwKCAiAuNGuBhAkEiwAGId4ai4uMrZzKiyDi7cMYQsK7c8R6VYGBYn1rCYHPChzHXtKOvB-CRKstRoC52IQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
This on the ends or over night if I’m washing it the next day. It smells lovely.

I have the same fluffy, greying hair which is thick and wavy, and I’ve discovered L’Oreal dream lengths blow drying creme - my hair is collar bone length but this works really well on it. I blast my hair with the dryer when it’s wet, not damp, and then finish with the Babyliss big hair. Then add a smidge of Bed Head smoothing creme - fluffiness is definitely reduced a lot. Lee Stafford’s anti humidity spray is great too if I know the weather is going to be damp or humid.

Diffuser on your hair dryer.
Look at Michael Douglas on Instagram ( hair dresser to the stars..he will answer your query).

Thanks again. More to try! I don't generally use a hair dryer, I just let it dry naturally.

Drying it naturally is going to make it fluffy sadly

I found Philip Kingsley elasticizer left on overnight once a week dramatically improved my hair. I also get fluffy hair if i don’t blow dry.

I use Hershesons Almost Everything Cream once my hair is dry and that helps get rid of fluff.

Can I ask why you dry your hair wet not damp,@SirChenjins? Does that help with de-fluffing?

Yes, it seems to @YouSayChorizoIsayChorizo - if I let my hair partially dry naturally then it fluffs up so I find it easier to manage and style if I don’t let it get to that stage

I know some people really dislike it, but the Olaplex range personally really works for me. Not every wash, but I periodically use number 0 and 3 and let it sit on my hair for upwards of an hour, then I use the shampoos and then I use the oil and the finishing stuff. It has made my hair lovely and shiny and looking in good condition again.

Ooh thanks, I'll give that a go. The received wisdom is to get your hair 80% dry before styling it, but however careful I am to use heat protector, point the dryer down the hair shaft etc etc, it still ends up pouffy.

My usual routine is to blow it mostly dry then use a Babyliss spinning brush. The brush definitely smooths the hair, but it's so underpowered that it takes ages - so the temptation to fry the hair first with the hairdryer is strong!

If you leave it to dry naturally it will always end up fluffy, regardless of what products you use. You have said that it’s fine when your hairdresser dries it - that is because she is flattening the cuticle by blowdrying it with a brush.

If I didn’t blow dry my hair and run the straighteners through it, I’d look a right fuzzy mess. I still use a little oil afterwards to help keep the moisture out as my hair is very porous but that’s just the final touch, it’s the rest that stops it from being an unruly, scruffy mess.

Nuxe oil- I use a tiny bit in my coloured wavy fluffy hair and it's been a game changer. Plus it smell's gorgeous.
I got mine on vinted but here's a link.

uk.nuxe.com/huile-prodigieuse-100ml/11401780.html

My hair is curlier and less fluffy when it air dries. It's looked amazing this week while we've been on holiday. And Kerastase curl creme, which makes it fluffy when dried with the diffuser at home, has been great.

I also find colour shampoo better than curly shampoo (I'm over 50).

Philip Kingsley moisture balancing shampoo and conditioner makes a big difference to my hair. It almost looks normal again! I’ve just ordered some more as I’d run out and gradually went back to fluffy!

Those of you using oil/cream after blow drying, how much do you use and where? I tend to make my hair greasy!

I put a circle of about 1 inch onto my palms, rub my palm together and then run my hands through the underneath of my hair at the back, never at the top or front. After that, it gets spread around when you're brushing it. It took me bloody years to get this technique right! I have lost count of the times I went into work looking like a grease slick on my head.😂

It's a very delicate business, @Mellowautumnmists , you really have to be careful how much to use and put it on in specific places, rather than just smoosh it in.

Thank you so much @ReturnOfFatBack & @Cathbrownlow. I shall try what you suggest x

I have shoulder length hair with lots of layers. I use half a pump of the Almost Everything Cream and very gently slide my hands over the top of my hair to glue down the fluff, then I scrunch it through any curls that need more definition. It gives a nice shine but for me more than half a pump looks greasy.