Shampoo + conditioner + more recommendations for my hair please

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Evening everybody,
As you will see from my attached photo, I have frizzy wavy hair. Ideally I'd like to get that sleek/bouncy blowdry look so will be shopping for a styling tool, however I think I need to first get my hair under control.

I have a lot of hair and I'd say it's medium-coarse, I can feel a strand between my fingers and can see it clearly holding it at arm's length with no glasses on (I'm short sighted!!). If I do nothing to it and let it air dry then it looks like my photo (bird's nest), normally I brush it through when wet and let it air dry, it still waves a bit but I can straighten it at least. The problem is it just seems to expand and go frizzy within about half an hour especially if I washed it within the last 24 hours or so. I never wear it down in public as it cannot be trusted to go full on Crystal Tipps 😔

I've tried a lot of different products. Cheap shampoos leave it very frizzy, so then I tried Elvive Hydra Hyaluronic shampoo and conditioner, they felt a bit better but I could feel residue in my hair and all my brushes and things had purple build up on them 😖I've tried the Aussie range which I don't think does a lot for me, I also tried Kerastase Discipline oleo relax shampoo and conditioner, I noticed a little improvement from using it for about a year but it wasn't dramatic, I don't know if I needed other products from their range as well. Currently I use Goldwell Bond pro shampoo and hair mask, I'd say it's about the same as Kerastase.

I was thinking of going back to Kerastase but trying their Nutritive range instead, I asked Chat GPT and it said it would be better than Discipline for my hair, but as we all know Chat GPT says a lot of things, doesn't mean they're all true!

I just want my hair to be less frizzy in general and also not puff up so much, I'm not sure I'll ever get mega sleek hair but one can try!

How often do you wash it? My hair is a bit like yours. I wash and condition it twice a week with the same Elvive products, then blow dry straight and straighten. A bit of serum on the bottom half.
A good natural hair brush helps. Half bristle/nylon to get a shine.

4 times a week for me, it goes greasy quite quickly despite being so thick

My hair is fine but always goes very puffy and fuzzy when I wash it. It settles down by the second day.

I really like Coco and Eve pro-bond shampoo and conditioner. It makes my hair so soft and really helps with dryness.

I keep mine about mid back length because then it weighs itself down a bit and lays flatter somehow. I have long layers with broken/ feathered ends so it is easier to straighten. Mine isn't at all oily so I brush it a lot to givevit some shine.

Mine used to be like that but then my hairdresser recommended the tigi bedhead rehab for hair stuff - there's a red one for really dry hair but I use this one and never looked back. Lasts ages....

https://amzn.eu/d/09gI5JhY

Do you comb through conditioner and let it sit for a few mins. I am sure you do btw!

Try Cantu shampoo and conditioner. My wavy hair loves it. My curly haired cousin recommended it for one of my curly haired kids, but I've started using it and it's my new favourite

https://www.savers.co.uk/hair/shampoo/shampoo/cantu-shea-butter-natural-cleansing-cream-shampoo-709ml/p/789400
This one and the matching conditioner.
Smells like pineapple

It looks wavy - try the curly girl routine modified for wavy hair there is also a wavy girl routine. Lots of before and after photos to show you what can be achieved and which products to use. - products you can buy in the supermarket, boots, Superdrug etc

I ho stay think shampoo and conditioner is neither here or there. Have you tried a very light smooth on.of Nuxe or MoroccanOil?

I have wavy hair prone to frizz and I use a Superdrug leave in conditioner called Vitasoft - it's great with the bonus of being very cheap. I have tried various curly girl methods but they didn't really work for my wavy hair.

You have very similar hair to me. I’d say I’ve tried everything under the sun. I agree it’s styling products which makes the most difference not shampoo. I’ve added photos though of my top three shampoos (also have the matching conditioners). Then my highly recommended styling products.

I obviously don’t use all the styling stuff at the same time. But most times I’ll use a mousse and the aveda leave in conditioner. Then kerastase thermo stuff. Then get it mostly dry. Then add either gissou mist or the ouai stuff and finish drying. The hair oil is my last resort for the ends if needed.

the L’Oréal bond repair I would put on dry hair if needed and I haven’t washed that day. I’d also use the gissou mist on dry hair. It works well.

Have you tried blow drying it segment by segment around a large round wooden and bristle brush like this? ( There are other round brushes, plastic, which I think easily cause a terrible tangle when doing it on yourself. So not one of those.)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kent-68mm-Large-Radial-Brush/dp/B0040QA97E

This Hyraluronic gloss shampoo and leave- in conditioner seem to help.
https://www.lookfantastic.com/p/l-oreal-paris-elvive-glycolic-gloss-shampoo-and-conditioner-set-for-dull-hair/15217216/

I also agree with a pp who mentioned a longer overall length, with layered tips, for more weight, so as to draw the hair down more. The highest layers should not be too short though or they will frizz outwards.