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Anonymous wrote:You have two options here. Embrace your texture and work on getting your hair hydrated and locking in that hydration with product like gel that also enhances and holds the wave. It's not complicated, but it takes time and practice to figure out what works for your hair porosity and curl pattern. That's where the curly girl method comes in.

Other option if the above doesn't sound appealing is to get better at using a hair dryer and tension to smooth and seal the cuticle. A Brazilian blowout/keratin treatment will make this easier.

Do not use gel, I did that for years and I didn’t realize how much it worsened the frizz. Use a high quality anti-frizz serum.

No, gel doesn’t inherently worsen frizz. You may have used one or applied it in a way that didn’t work for you, but I use lots and lots of gel and have shiny frizz-free waves.

People who find that gel creates frizz need to check if the problem is humectants. Those are terrible for me in the summer.

Can you elaborate on this?

Here is just a random article on it that I found. It’s something about humectants drawing in moisture from the air? Not all hair will have problems with glycerine and other humectants in humid weather but it makes a huge difference for mine.

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Anonymous wrote:You have two options here. Embrace your texture and work on getting your hair hydrated and locking in that hydration with product like gel that also enhances and holds the wave. It's not complicated, but it takes time and practice to figure out what works for your hair porosity and curl pattern. That's where the curly girl method comes in.

Other option if the above doesn't sound appealing is to get better at using a hair dryer and tension to smooth and seal the cuticle. A Brazilian blowout/keratin treatment will make this easier.

Do not use gel, I did that for years and I didn’t realize how much it worsened the frizz. Use a high quality anti-frizz serum.

No, gel doesn’t inherently worsen frizz. You may have used one or applied it in a way that didn’t work for you, but I use lots and lots of gel and have shiny frizz-free waves.

People who find that gel creates frizz need to check if the problem is humectants. Those are terrible for me in the summer.

Can you elaborate on this?

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Anonymous wrote:John Frieda frizz ease

which product in their line is this? they have a ton, I can't figure out which one this is.

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Anonymous wrote:John Frieda frizz ease

+1

Put it on soaking wet (not towel dried) hair and comb through.

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Anonymous wrote:The anti-frizz styling products did little to curtail my frizz so I tried a Brazilian blowout this summer on the advice of a friend. Wow. I can let my hair air dry, I can touch it, I don't fear humidity or rain. Is this how other people have been living all along? I know it's not what you asked, but this has been such a revelation for me, I wanted to share.

Will curly hair stay curly still?

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Anonymous wrote:You have two options here. Embrace your texture and work on getting your hair hydrated and locking in that hydration with product like gel that also enhances and holds the wave. It's not complicated, but it takes time and practice to figure out what works for your hair porosity and curl pattern. That's where the curly girl method comes in.

Other option if the above doesn't sound appealing is to get better at using a hair dryer and tension to smooth and seal the cuticle. A Brazilian blowout/keratin treatment will make this easier.

Do not use gel, I did that for years and I didn’t realize how much it worsened the frizz. Use a high quality anti-frizz serum.

No, gel doesn’t inherently worsen frizz. You may have used one or applied it in a way that didn’t work for you, but I use lots and lots of gel and have shiny frizz-free waves.

People who find that gel creates frizz need to check if the problem is humectants. Those are terrible for me in the summer.

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Anonymous wrote:Use any anti frizz serum, then let air dry halfway, finish drying with the Revlon brush. https://www.amazon.com/Revlon-One-Step-Dryer-Volumizer-Brush/dp/B01LSUQSB0/ref=asc_df_B01LSUQSB0?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=79920806881100&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583520383828931&psc=1

Dcum taught me this, and my hair never looked better.

Don't get this dryer, it will fry the hell out of your hair.

Anonymous wrote:OP here - so I've tried to "embrace" my waves, to lousy results. When I stay home I'm okay with it, but my son said it looked messy, my boss thought it looked disheveled, and hubby basically said "what are you trying to do"? Clearly it is not curly enough to legitimately look like natural curls. That leaves me with blowing it out, and frizz. Will try one of the products recommended here - thanks.

Still don't know what a Brazilian blowout is...

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Anonymous wrote:You have two options here. Embrace your texture and work on getting your hair hydrated and locking in that hydration with product like gel that also enhances and holds the wave. It's not complicated, but it takes time and practice to figure out what works for your hair porosity and curl pattern. That's where the curly girl method comes in.

Other option if the above doesn't sound appealing is to get better at using a hair dryer and tension to smooth and seal the cuticle. A Brazilian blowout/keratin treatment will make this easier.

Do not use gel, I did that for years and I didn’t realize how much it worsened the frizz. Use a high quality anti-frizz serum.

No, gel doesn’t inherently worsen frizz. You may have used one or applied it in a way that didn’t work for you, but I use lots and lots of gel and have shiny frizz-free waves.